The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
WAY LEFT OPEN FOR CARRANzA TO ENTER ARMISTICE. Rumors From Mexico City Say Huerta Is Losing His
 Hackers.
 CONDITIONS UNCHANGED
 AT PUMPING STATION Ships At Tampico Are Threat ened With Flood of
 Burning Oil.

Washington, May With the vir- tuaI elimination of the constitutional- ists from proceedings aimed at a gen eral settlement of Mexico's ills, the South American envoys today took up plans to compose differences between
 Huerta and the United States govern
 rnent that led to the seizure of Vera Cruz.
 Relations with the rebel chief have not been definitely broken off, the nie- diators leaving open to him the op-
 portunity to enter the proceedings whenever he was ready to fix an. arr mist
 | ! Once announcement is made by the state department Of delegates to act in an advisory capacity with the en~ voys, 1t was believed the rnediators would be ready to outline their scheme for relieving the situation over the Tampieo flag incident and other a1leg- ed offenses against the dignity of the American government in federal terri tory.
 Where the sessions of the rnediators would take place had not been de- termined but in official circles here today it was believed some quiet New { England resort would be chosen. They l will transmit proposals of the media tors to their principals and reply with I in timatfons of the lengths to which both parties would go toward adjust
 
 The envoys of Argentina, Brazil and Chile made known before they resun- | ed their session today, that they in- tended to remain in complete charge l of the negotiations.
 Huerta's position in Mexico was de- c1ared today to be increasingly pre- carfous, Zapata, the southern rebel. according to reports in Vera Cruz, threatened to sack the federal capital today ve1asco. one Of Huerta's chiefs in operations around T6rreon, was said 1 to have declared he never would direct another battle against the constitu- tionalfsts. He was dissatisfied with the support Huerta accorded him in battles against the Carranza invasion. Plots in the army against Huerta were
 growing, it was asserted.
 How far a sudden change in the sft-
 uatfon in Mexico City would affect the mediators, program for general settle ment was q topic of discussion by obz servers. The influx of Americans into Mexico City from outlying districts continued today and arrangements for their transportation to east coast ports were hurried.
 Appeals of isolated groups of Ameri- cans for military escorts were receiv- ed by Sir Lionel Garden. the British minister in Mexico City, who was CO operating with the Brazilian minister for their relief The United States |consu1ts at Progreso, Puerto Mexico,
 Frontera and Carmen were ordered to
 turn over their interests to the French
 consular officials. That was one of
 the features of the, programk of prep-
 arations for evemtualities.
 Reports that the constitutiona1iats
 had notified Rear Admiral Mayo that,
 if his vessels attempted to enter the
 Panuco river at Tampfco, burning oil
 would be let loose upon the town, ex-' cited no comment here It was be-, Ieved the American naval officer would.
 await the gradual reduction or the fed- EeraI garrison by an embargo on food
 supplies.
 Consul Canada at Vera Cruz notified
 the state department today that for
 eign consuls had arranged to send messages once a week.