Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-03
HUERTA IN FLIGHT;
VERA CRUZ REPORT
Dictator Said to Have Left for
Port TO Embark.
GERMANY HAS SHIP READY
Head OF Mexico Demands Money Of
Bank-Threst Leads Owners to
Seek Protection From France
IL. S. Consul Safe.

Vera Cruz, May 2s.-An uneon
nrmed rumor is in circulation that
Gen. victoriano Huerta has fed from
Mexico City.
The statement comes from a man
who occupies a high position in Mex
leo City The color of verisimilitude
is given by the fact that the German
cruiser Dresden and the steamship
Ipiranga OF the Hamburg-American
line steamed from Vera Cruz Tuesday
night for Puerto Mexico, the Dresden
following closely behind the Ipiranga-
1t was believed that the German gov
eminent will offer General Huerta
asylum on either the Dresden or the
Ipiranga and protect him.
Vera Cruz, May 2S.-The wife OF
Jose Simon, president of the National
Bank Of Mexico City. arrived from
Mexico City with report that HUI
erta had demanded the payment OF
100000 pesos by the banker on
threat Of placing troops In the bank.
Simon refused to submit TO the de-
mand and ielephoaed to the French
minister, placing the affairs of the In
stltution in his hands.
John r. silliman. vice-consul at Sal
tillo. whose arrest by federal officers
brought vigorous protests from the
state department at Washington. ar
rived at Vera Cruz from Mexico City,
bearing passports issued by the Bra
lillian minister
Describing his trip from Saltillo to
Mexico City. the vice-consul said:
Il was kept in confinement by Cen
eral Mas in the penitentiary at Sal
tillo for 81 days"
Mr.. Silliman's attention was drawn
10 Joseph A. Merchants reported state
ment that the Mexican federals seized
Mr. Sillimans state department code
and accused him OF transmitting to
Washington and possibly TO the CON
stitutionalists the dispositions of ;4e
federal garrison of Saltillo.
my lips must remain sealed on all
these points" said Mr.. Silliman, 'un-
til have conferred with my superb
ors"
IL is learned from other sources that
the code books we're not returned
when the consul was released.
Mrs SiIliman is still in Saltillo I'M
der the protection Of the British con
sulate. her husband apparently feels
no anxiety regarding her safety
Niagara Falls. Ont, May 2S.--Presi.
dent Wilson has receded from his de-
mand that detailed solution oil the
land question In Mexico shall be pro-
vided In the agreement reached with
the Huerta government
At the days meeting Justice Lamar
and F w. Lehman, the American
delegates. gave their adherence to the
plan OF settlement tentatively ar
ranged They formally receded from
their proposal that the ultimate agree
ment for settlement OF the Mexican
troubles should include detailed plan
for land reform in Mexico.
This cleared away the lingering dan
ger that the land problem might form
a stumbling block to a complete un-
derstanding, although it was well un.
derstood that the land question would
be disposed Of by declaration that
the new constitutional government OF
Mexico should study the matter with
a view of remedial legislation. This
declaration will be in general terms.
The situation was summed up in the
following announcement by Justice
Lamar on the authority Of the media
tors.
we have begun to discuss the &C
tual terms and details Of plan OF
paeiiication. On number of them
we find ourselves in substantial agree
ment Others are still under discus.
sion, and as to them there has been
no disagreement
1T would, OF coarse, be improper
for us to specify the particular points
we have discussed or those on which
we have agreed or those we will con
slider further"
From the mediators themselves 4
was learned that some Of the vita
points had been reached These ar,
understood to include the manner ii
which the present regime In Mexic,
City would give way to a new pre-
visional government
That General Huerta had given con
sent to the program thus far outline,
was one of the reports. from reliable
sources. on which some OF the optiu
ism displayed was believed to b,
based.
Desiring to avoid the appearance Q
having had their provisional pres
den chosen at an international pnter
ence, the Mexican delegat hav
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One Killed. Tires Hurt In Auto Crast
Akron. o.. May 26-Lawrence VIII