The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-07

Kentucky declared that the repeal was ito purchase immunity for a con tinuation of watchful waiting in Mexico"
 The South American mediators completed their plans for beginning Headquarters will be established at leading hotel there, which con santed to advance the date of it's opening in order to accommodate the conference. The mediators, with | their secretaries, stenographers, etc., will make a party of about fifteen, They will leave here on the 14th to prepare for the opening conference on the following Monday. The Huerta delegates are expected to arrive by way of Montreal, coming thence to Niagara Falls.
 The mediators definitely announced i today that they would proceed with their work without regard to the course of Carranza, in coming in or remaining out of the conference. They have made no further oyertures to him and if he comes in it will be voluntary on his part.
 In quarters outside of the media tors, however, pressure is being ap- piled to Carranza to bring him into the conference. It is believed to be the desire of the United States that he should participate in order that the entire Mexican trouble may be brought within any settlement se- cured.
 The United States delegates have not been named. Secretary Bryan said today, however, that there was no truth in published intimations that the United States might not ap- point delegates and thus withhold participation in the conference. He will talk further with President Will son before the names are announced
 A notable official assemblage will meet the funeral ship Montana when it arrives at Brooklyn Monday with the dead sailors and marines from Vera Cruz. Beside the president and the secretary of the navy, twenty-one members of the house of representa- tives will be designated to attend the ceremony under a resolution of the house adopted today. A similar reso- lution probably will be adopted by the senate.
 During the day Secretary Bryan re- ceived a delegation of prominent men connected with the oil industry at and near Tampico They wanted written assurances from the federal and constitutionalist commanders there that oil properties would be safeguarded. Mir. Bryan told them that both the warning factions had agreed not to attack the oil proper ties and that the American consulate, which had been re-established, was assisting in the preservation of the property.
 Anxiety concerning the where abouts of Vice and Deputy Consul John R. Silliman of Saltillo, who dis
  Luis Potosi, were not allayed during the day, no replies having been re- ceved to the messages of inquiry addressed to Mexico City. Dr. Ed ward Ryan, the American Red Cross agent, arrested on charge of espion- age, and Consul Bonney and wife of San Luis Potosi are among the refu- gees in Mexico City.
 Rafael Zubaran, minister of the in terior of the constitutionalist cabi- net, after his conference by telegraph with General Carranza in the city of Chihuahua on the military situation in Mexico late today estimated that within one month their forces will have reached Mexico City.
 MT. Zubaran made public the fol- lowing message from General Car ranza on the military successes of the constitutionalists
 General Pablo Gonzales informs me that on May 3, Geperal Garrera Torres defeated 3,600 federals at Penazcos, near San Luis Potosi, cap turing General Arzamendi, with all the officers of his staff, three military trains, 1,S00 prisoners and a great quantity of arms and ammunition.
 General Obregon, operating on the west coast, informs me that he has captured Acaponeta, 100 miles below Mazatlan, in the territory of Topic, the whole federal garrison having surrendered, composed of more than 1,700 men. We captured 2,000 Mauser rifles, three field pieces, several ma chine guns and what is best of all, one million rounds of ammunition. General Obregon has completed the siege of Mazatlan, the gunboat More los having grounded at the island Piedra and has been put out of com mission by our artillery.
 "The forces of General Pablo Con zales overlook the column which fled from Monterey to Saltillo, capturing six field guns and much artillery and rifle ammunition. (Signed)
 "VENUSTIANO CARRANZA."
 Mir. Zubaran has come to Washing ton on a mission as yet unannounced. Secretary Bryan today said he had reeeived a statement from Zubaran