The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-30
HUERTA ACCEPTS
MEDIATION Offer
SPANISH AMBASSADOR cOMMU-
NlCATES WITH DICTATOR
SUNDAY.
MARTIAL LAW IN VERA CRUZ
Federals Tearing Up Railroad Track
Leading Into Mexico City
Non-combatants Ordered
Out of Sea Port.

Washington-Spanish Ambassador
Riano announced late Sunday night
that he had received advices from
Mexico City, stating that Gen. Huerta
had accepted the offer of Argentina,
Brazil and Chile to use their good Of
fees to bring about an amicable set
Element Of the difficulty between the
United States and Mexico.
The interests of the Huerta govern
ment in the United States were taken
over by the Spanish embassy when
Charge Algara asked for his pass.
ports and left Washington for Canada.
Ambassador Riano received the offer
of good offices from the three peace
ENJOYS Saturday night, after the offer
had been accepted on the part of the
United States by President Wilson.
1t was cabled at once to the Spanish
minister at Mexico City and by him
presented to President Huerta.
The South American diplomas are
ready to proceed with their plan, no
intimation of the nature of which as
yet has been given. 1t has been gen.
orally understood here, however, that
the peace ENJOYS expect to deal direct
ly with the situation created by the
resentment of the United States gov
eminent against the Tampico incident
and other offenses against its honor
and dignity, hoping to bring about a
peaceful settlement.
Wilson Hopes for Peace.
Administration officials here appear
ed TO be much gratifed at the pros
pect of having the proposals of the
great South American republics listen
ed to by Gen. Huerta.
President Wilson, hopeful, though
not confident that war may be avert
ed through the efforts of Argentina,
Brazil and Chile, conferred with Sec
rotary Garrison, approving orders for
the joint jurisdiction of the army and
navy over Vera Cruz and vicinity.
Vera Cruz Under Martial Law.
Vera ruz-Rear-Admiral Frank F.
Fletcher Sunday placed the city of
Vera Cruz under martial law, ending
the quibbling with Mexican officials
over the form of government.
Under this proclamation it is ex-
pected that more Mexican officials
will agree to return to work. Robert
Diaz, the mayor. has opened his Office,
and schools have been re-opened.
The hope that General Huerta will
permit the Americans now remaining
in Mexico City and other interior
places to leave Mexico has been given
up. The train which was sent out
at $50 o'clock Sunday night to meet
train expected from Merico City
carrying refugees, returned late at
night and Ensign Lowry, in command,
reported that there was no train
from Mexico City at the break in the
railroad.
Lowry also reported that the fed.
erals, who have been operating the
railroad, had more than 1000 poems
at work, tearing up the rails and
throwing them into the water and
burning the ties. The poems and
Mexican federals are apparently
working in the direction of Mexico
City, destroying the railroad.
Bulletins were posted at the con-
sulate and in other conspicuous places
Sunday, by orders of Rear-Admiral
Badger, instructing all American non
combatants to leave Vera Cruz on the
steamer Mexico