Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-05
Huerta'S Forces Ready to
Destroy Entire Line if
Advance on Capital Is
Begun by Americans.
FUNSTON PREPARES TO
DEFEND WATER WORKS
Will Not Extend Lines at Vera
Cruz at Present, but Would
Welcome Order to March On
Mexico City-Mediators IN
Session Again.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Informs-
ton came from Vera Cruz to the war
department today that the Mexican
Federal troops have mined the rail-
road tracks from Vera Cruz to Mex
leo City in preparation for the utter
destruction of the road Ia the event
that the American forces attempt q
march on the capital
No confirmation had been received Of
the reports that the San Francisco
bridge on the Interoceanic Railroad
had been damaged.
The mines are reported to be locate
half-nile apart, and Mexican SOL
diers have been detailed to touch of
the fuses should hostilities eventuate.
These preparations and the throw
ing up of defenses which are daily
making the position of the Mexican
Federal troops stronger, are known to
be source of worry to General Fun
ston, and IL is understood that he
would welcome orders to start for the
Mexican capital at once
Admiral Mayo. at Tampico, has i'm
formed the navy department that -
would have no trouble in taking Tam
pleo with his present forces, and II
was learned today that he has more
than once limited in his dispatches
that it would be az sisable to take
such action. He has now under his
command, in addition to his flagship,
the Des AIolnes, two cruisers and .
torpedo boat feet of nine
Funston Prepares Defense.
/ Over night advices to the war de-
partment from Vera Cruz We're sum-
married. IN this statement by Secre-
tary Garrison today:
The latest message received from
if(Tsneral Funston fame during tha
night In it he reports no change ia
conditions. He visited the Te5ar
pumping station yesterday. He re-
! ports that he is arranging for a prop-
er defense Of the pumping station
without extending our lines''
Admiral Badger reported to the
navy department today the recent Of
word from the torpedo boat destroyer
Drayton at Tuxpam that Territorial
Minister Haeinda there has ordered
customs officers not to clear or enter
! any vessels from or to American
ports. This order, 1t was further re-
| ported, had been given to all ports
in the state of Vera Cruz.
When the South American media
| tors on the eMxican trouble resumed
| their sessions today the field of their
/ work was for the first time definitely
| defined as between the United States
and Huerta, and not as between
! Huerta and Carranza, although it
was still hoped that this might be
| brought in later, so as to include the
whole range of Mexican affairs. Pri-
vate engagements of some OF the me-
| diators kept the sessions from open-
| ing untis toward midday.
Note Sent to carranzs.
The text of the note from the medt-
/ ating ENJOYS sent yesterday to Gem
| eral Carranza Withdrawing the inv.-s
/ tation for a Constitutionalist repre-
sentative to come to Wash ngton To
! participate in the mediation was as
| follows:
I'VE have received your telegram, in
| which you are kind enough to tell us
that you deem it ineonven.ent for the
/ Constitutionalist cause to suspend
/ hostilities against General Huerta on
the ground that such suspe. sion
would only accrue to the bene 1t of
| Huerta, and in which you declare that
the international conflict between
Mexico and the United States for
whose solution you accepted our good
| Offices is independent of the internal
strife in that country.
We consider this unexpected site
ment as inconsistent with the idea
which caused us to offer our good
ffiees. We think. indeed, that ali the
difficulties which have contributed to-
ward the present situation in Mexico
bear either directly or indirectly on
the solution of the pending conflict
| between Mexico and the United
States. Consequently we think that
| these difficulties should be made the
| subject Of consideration in the nego-
| t.ations, for whose successful conduct
we have deenes L Indispensable to
| suspend hostilities.
should sou not deem II so, we
| would be compelled in that case to
! withdraw as inopportune our invi-
| tation for the appointment of repre-
| sentatives of the Constitutionaiists In
| such negotiations.
I'VE beg to assure you OF our high
est consideration.
No Reply to Second Note.
The foregoing was sent In reply to
one from General Carranza outlining
his refusal to enter into agreement to
suspend hostilities against Huerta. A
! second message has been received by
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