Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-23
FUTILE ATTEMPT
MADE TO BLOW UP
EAGLE PASS BRIDGE
Mexican Federals Halted Before
They Succeed in Destroying In
ternational Structure
CARRANZA'S NOTE RECEIVED
Considers Seizure of Vera Cruz
Hostile Act and Asks With
drawal of Forces

Eagle Pass, Tex, April 23.--Aftep
destroying machinery i'm railroad
shops, blowing up railroad switches
and removing instruments from the
telegraph Office in Piedras Negras.
Mexico, opposite this place, early to.
day, party of Mexican federaIs was
prevented from blowing up the Mexi.
cna end OF the International bridge
when the American border patrol ar
rived.
washington, ID. O., April 3D.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American
Charge d'Afaires at Mexico City,
has been handed his passports.
Twelve Americans have been
killed and fifty wounded at Vera
Cruz.
After two days of fighting the
american naval forces hold the
entire city.
General Carranza, the Constitu-
ionalist chief, has addressed
note to the American government
ceSenfing the seizure of Vera Cruz
tie characterfZeS IL as hostile
: act against the Mexican nation i'm
"Vioiatlon of the national SOW
ereignty" and "invites" the United
States to withdraw.
This was the situation which con-
fronted President Wilson and the
Washington administration to-day.
Steps looking toward a restoration
of the embargo on arms have been
recommended and final decision on
this point was expected during the
day.
That Huerta might follow his &C.
ton with reference to O'Shaughnessy
with a declaration of war would not
surprise official Washington. Such
development in most cases have fol-
lowed the departure of minister or
charge d'affaires. Charge Algara, of
the Mexican Embassy, has Instructions
from the Huerta government to leave.
He has been preparing to go for sew.
eral days. His departure will be has
tened, 1t is believed, because
O'Shaughnessy has been handed his
passports, but the American govern
ment, which has not recognized the
Huerta representative through deal
ing with him because he was accredit-
ed to this government by the Ma
ueTO duiiliiiiSITdIlOl, pTODaDly Will nOe
ask Algara to go. He will depart on
the iniation of his own government.
United States to Wait
The determination of the United
States had been to pause after Vera
Cruz was taken and wait for the eff
feet on Huerta before seeking repara-
tion by attack on Tampico. What
the overnight developments may mean
to change the situation was q con.
lecture.
The joint board of the army and
navy has completed plans for any
eventuality. The navy is moving rap
idly to blockade If necessary all ports
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of Mexico. The army is ready to
move in an instant. Already a big
portion of the army is scattered along
the Southern tier of the United States
A copy of the Carranza note in
Spanish was received here to-day. An
important paragraph in it differing
somewhat from the translation made
for Consul Carothers at Ell Paso was
translated as follows by the Mexican
agency:
"MOreOver invasion of our territory.
the permanency of your forces of Vera
VruZ. or violation OF the rights
which constitute our existence as n
free and independent State, would GER
tainly drag us into an unequal but
dutfful war, which we always desired
to avoid"
The Constitutionalists said Car
note was not intended as u
defiance but as an appeal to the United
States to withdraw Its forces and seek
reparation from them.