The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-08

'en received.
State Department. is busy with his du-
Ties at the department and may not
De spared. but II satisfactory arrange
| ments can be made TO take care OF his
work. he may be selected. Henry d.
White. former ambassador TO France
Is another who is being spoken OF as
a possibility.
O'Shauohnessy Arrives.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. former
charge d'anaires at Mexico City. ar
/ rived in Washington to-day to give his
account OF events leading up to the
receipt OF his passports from General
huerta and his enforced departure
from the Mexican capital lie saw
: Secretary Bryan only for a few min
utes and deferred his report TO the
President and TO Mr.. Bryan until to-
morrow
Reports from the Brazilian ambas-
sador at Mexico City stated that A
ram load OF American refugees. 500
70 QUO IN number. left Mexico City for
8 vera Cruz in two sections yesterday
4 evening The Mexican dictator this
Time permitted "A guard to accompany
the trains 20 protect the refugees
,5otn ,h mo moiestau9n. Among those on
American who had been under arrest
or charges OF espionage. and who was
/ released in Difference to strong rep
ttsentations on the part OF the Ameri-
can coyernms
Equally strong representations
nave been made in behalf OF John r.
I Sllliman, American vice and deputy
consul az Saltillo. whose disappear
ance az san Luis Potosi has been a
I source cf anViety a. The state depart-
ment for several days. Both the IRA
lillian ambassador and the French
charge danaires have visited General
HueTta To request assurances con
cerniug Mr.. Siiliman General Huersa
assured both that orders to protect
the missing consul had been sent 20
the federal commanders. As Saltillo
is cut on from telcgrapnic communi.
cation from the capital and perhaps
l by this time In the hands OF the con
stituuonaiists. the orders. the diplo-
mats stated. might probably not reach
b their destination.
To Increase Army
In the senate. Senator Cham berlaln.
| chairman Of the committee on mill
l Authorizing the president 20 increase
4 the regular army above the present
I statutory limitation OF 100 900 men
q in time OF war or when war Is i'm
minent or on other occasions OF grave
national emergency requiring the use
/ OF the regular army" The resolution
( also recited that at the present time
there exists condition which may ar
I any moment require the fullest and
most effective use of the regular
army Of the United States" Senator
I Chamberlain stated that the bill was
not the result OF any conference .sith
the president or the secretary Of war.
4 significant evidence OF military
preparedness came from Colonel Goe-
, thais. governor Of the Panama canal
zone. who reported TO the war de-
partment that detachments Of troops
had been stationed at main points
I along the Canai-at Gatun Pedro
| Misuel and Miranores-to protect the
locks against possible disturbance
during tho Mexican trouble.
notwithstanding the fact that Car
rama viii not be represented by any
delerafes az the mediation conference
. it Was authOritatively stated that the
plan which would be presented by
the mediators covers the pacifcation
of all Mexico. The elimination Of
Carranza a. considered by the media
I tors. 10 was said 10 have simplihed
. matters
The peace plan. IL was learned. will
! not be formulated until the negotia-
tions ~ Niagara Falls shall have pro-
duced a basis OF information and an
exc hange Of views between the medi-
atOrs and the delegates and until ev-
erything 90 DO presented 20 them by
the delegates of both sides shall have
j ffu ANliN fhNNINfffl ana NlItf0.
a Mistaken Idea.
tn this connection 20 was pointed
out here to-day that there seemed 10
D. mistaken idea In some quarters
That the mediation proceedings were
in The nature 81 an international con
ference. 20 DO followed BY the signing
~ protocol whereas the efforts Of
the msdiators will DO advisory and not
arbitrary The negotiations 10 b. car
red ON IN Niagara Falls. ~ was ~.
plaiErd. are for tho purpose ~ work
inF out plan acceptable 10 all par
There is no disposition. if was said
to REGARD the advance Of the C0nstl.
fuiIpnaliff forces as an imminent dan
Err. Tho mediator being inclined a..
rOrdinE ~ reliable Information. 10 b..
love that they have ample time 10
make definite progress with their me.
diafion proceedings before any dovsi
opm'nis could interfere with their o.
forfe.
Tho administration b. keeping ice
own r0uuEels aa 10 mediation Tho
rpufy ~ silence pending tho media.
ton hHe been due. hiHh officials DO
riarr. fo desire 10 avoid anything
open 10 possible construction aa b..
iuF Hn Influence on the mcdiatore
fut boo accommodating this end through
rfruruIpua silence. tho vloN has Ob
Ihinrd iu some quarters that tho al
NIlul l.IfHilnu was taking no interest
and had lost hope in mediation Thosa
within tHe naturalization councils eav
That aI The most rrHuOn alhlo official
.grn sincerely deairous ~ seeing mo.
diafipn succeed They w0uid vel
come. if iE pointed ouf. having tho in
rubus ~ Mexico lifted on tho ahoui.
|d'fs of ihe country aud The admin
tratlOn FO that attention could ue
given 10 domestic affairs
Conditions Improved
II Reports during the DAY show "a that
ffgortfrYaF an r.. T..N