The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-14
AN ULN|MATUM SENT
TO GENERAL HUERTA
But He Refuses to Accede to De-
mands of United States.
MIR. LIND LEAVES CITY.
Whole City i'm State of SusDense and
American Embassy May Leave
at Any Time.

Mexico City, Nov 12.-Gen Vic
toriano Huerta tacitly refused tonight
TO accede to the demands of the
united States expressed in an ulti-
matum sent to him by President Will
SON personal representative, John
Lind.
General Huerta was notified early
today that unless he returned an
answer by 6 o'clock this evening that
he would prevent the newly elected
Congress from convening, and fur
thermore, make this action known to
the members of the diplomatic CORPS
by midnight the United States would
have no further parleying with the
Mexican government.
Mr. Lind waited until 6 O'Clock
and received no answer He then
made arrangements for his departure
on the train leaving for Vera Cruz at
8 O'Clock. 1t was announced, how
ever that General Huerta had one
more chance-that if he took the
action demanded by midnight the
fact that he failed to reply to Mr..
Lind within the time specified would
be overlooked. Mr.. Lind could see
no good reason to suppose that
Huerta intended to accede
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. the Charge
was the messenger who delivered the
ultimatum. He was unable to get
into personal touch with General
Huerta but left the message at the
Presidents office. 1t was intimated
tonight at the palace that General
Huerta had not received the note in
time to give it full consideration.
This, however. did not appear to Mr..
Lind valid excuse for procrastina-
tion.
The prevention of the converting of
| Congress has been one of the essen
tial points in the negotiations con-
Quoted by Mr.. Lind; this for two
reasons:
First, il was believed that the new
Congress would lose no time in pass
ing measures having to do with the
oil concessions; and second, because
the cOnvening Of Congress would
give an air of legality to Huerta's
government.
Not since the recent revolutions be
gan has the feeling i'm the Mexican
capital been so tense as il was today.
The most categorical denials by the
American Charge Nelson O'Shaugh-
messy and Mr.. Lind of knowledge
of any developments on which this
feeling could be based failed to dis
abuse the minds of the people gen
orally of the belief that the next "a
hours would see some decisive move
on the part of Washington
The reports spread until there was
scarcely a foreign resident in the cap
ital who had not heard that the Am
erican Charge had been given, or was
about to be given his passports. A
large part of the population conf
IDENTITY expected to see the whole en-
bassy STAFF depart on the evening
train for Vera Cruz.
All sorts of rumors were current
Many persons, who were contemplat-
ing leaving the country i'm the near
future, made hurried preparations
end caught the night train for Vera
Cruz, preferring to wait there until
they can procure steamer accommo-
dations to remaining i'm the capital.
Mr.. Lind was said to have receiv-
ed messages from Vera Cruz. urging
him to return at once for fear the
railroad would be cut.
The uneasiness was accentuated
through the receipt by several per
sons of messages from relatives and
friends in the United States, urging
their immediate departure from
Mexico.