New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
Remnants of Federal Force
Elude Their Pursuers
in Mountains.
POWERS MAKE PACT
TO AID OIL PUBLIC
Great Britain, Netherlands and
U S. Agree to Safeguard
Tampico Titles.

Tampico. Mexico. May S.-Alno.t an
tope OF forcing the Federal troop. "a
treating from Tampico into a fgh, =,
Ozuluama, about sixty miles south os
here. or at any other point near the Goa
disappeared when reports from Colo
Rafarrate, in command Of the pursu
rebel forces, we're received. He said 4
the best information he could obtain
that General Ignacio Morelos Zarago
the Federal commander. and the re-,
rants Of his army were disappearing IN,
the mountains to the west.
A detachment OF twenty-five FEEDER
soldiers under Colonel Clemente Vergsr
surrendered early Saturday morning 10
Constitutionalst outpost near Panao
The men were dsarmed and most OF than
offered to Join the Constitutonalists.
General Luis Caballero. the Constlti.
tionalst commander. has issued orders
that all the dynamite held here and In
tended for use in mines and in other IN
dustres Is TO be released Immediately in
order to facilitate the resumption OF bust
ness throughout the district under his d.
recuon. The destruction OF two small
barges. loaded with dynamite, which had
been sunk near Pueblo Viejo close TO this
city. was also ordered by the Goyerno-
II had been discovered that the Federsls
had sunk the explosives there. presumably
intending to use them as a mine In case
the rebels pressed them too closely. Gen.
erai Caballero has notified the foreign
consuls and the native authorities TO warn
every one away from that district to-
morrow. when the dynamite Is TO be eI-
ploded.
Another force OF Constitutionalist troops
under General Candida Aguilar, which
was marching toward the interior to cut
off the Federal retreat. had not been
heard from until this morning.
Washington, May 25.-Acquisitions o, oil
properties or leases OF foreigners In the
Tampico district by persons who have
taken advantage OF the enforced absence
of the rightful claimants will be repu-
dated by Great Britain, the United States
and the Netherlands.
State, the British Ambassador, Sir Cecil
Springfield and the Minister from the
Netherlands, Chevalier Rappard, met al
the State Department to-day and Per
fected a tripartite agreement that neither
country will recognize any change in uts
brought about as an incidental to the
military operations about Tampico. Il
will be signed later. Rear ADMIRAL Sir
Christopher Cradock and the Dutch Con-
sui at Tampico were cabled 10 give notice
of the intention of the three governments.
Americans have been the principal SUI.
ferers, but many OF the British wells ana
tanks were operated by American work.
men. When the latter fed possession OF
the wells was taken by others. who I'M
dertook to make payments on the leases
or to go through the forms OF continuing
operations. 1t Is to protect possible inno-
cent purchasers of stock against such
operations that the three-sided agreement
is being made.
Admiral Cradock cabled to-day from
Tampico that conditions there were quiet
that many OF the workmen had returned
TO the wells, which were again flowing
freely, and that shipments were proceed
Ing. AS they amount In normal times u
as much as 10000 barrels daily, this Il
regarded as important.