Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-12
LoboS Island Lighthouse Taken
Over After Ii Had Been De-
serted by Keepers, Says
Admira'S Report.
AMERICAN CONSULAR
OFFICER HELD PRISONER
Strong Appeal Made for Latin
American Prisoners Held by
General Funston for Snip
ing" in Vera Cruz

,sv nosmso JOURNAL srreu,l rsAsso wsri
washington Nap - While peace
negotiations marked time pending fore
NAL sittnRs of tHg South American
mcdiators To begin Monday on Cana
dian soil. tho mcdators and Officials
of the state department here today
were occupied with several serious
phases of the MeXcan situation de-
mauding immediate attention
Secretary Bryan called at the AR
gcntine legation ana spent two hours
ia conference with Tho South Ameri-
can ENJOYS, discussing the continued
detention of John l} SilliWan Amcri-
can vice consul at Salullo hy MeNican
federals. the reported seizure of l-n-
hos island with It's lighthouse by
American torpedo boats ana the case
of the five South Americans under arr
rest at Vera Cruz for fnug upon
United states sailors and marines.
MIR Bryan insisted that the release
of SHliman must be brought about AT
once When asked about the ques-
tion later. ne would NOT say what
would happen if the vice consul We're
kept i'm prison, but be- was graycly en-
phatic in announcing tho govern
iments determination TO have MIN
freed
Keepers Deserted Lighthouse.
( A4 ta the Lobos island incident the
secretary informed the medmtnrs that
Rear Admiral Mayo cahled tonight
Ithat the Mexican keepers deserted the
great lighthouse on the island and the
DESTROYER tender Dixie Was muin-
tanning it for the benefit of n1Nlga-
TORS
Ina administration circles q is con-
/ tended that II the seizure has heen
made 10 was not au act Of aggression
against Huerta but merely necessary
step 10 protect al shipping against
possible disaster as result OF the
closing of the lighthouse hy The fed
erals
While the representatives appoint
ed hy General lluerta Go confer Win
/ the mcdi1tors were preparing 90 leaNc
Vera Cruz the United states govern
mont officially announced iis repre-
scntatiycs in mediation negotiations
before the South American triumVi-
rate at Niagara Falls Ontario, next
Monday
american Representative.
Justice Lamar ol The United states
supreme court. and Frciruck W
Lehman former solicitor general
were chosen by President Wilson as
the American representative From
Huerta are hasienins forward Angus
time Rodriguez, Emelo RItast ana
4 luis Elguoru. Ambassador DJ Same
of Brazil. Minister Nlou af argentina
and Minister SuareS of chile the me
diatnrs tonight expressed satisfaction
in thc selection Of ihD 8lyH r for
Both governments
General Curranzn and tine Mexican
rebels vino seek Huertus overthrow
|viu not be represented in the confer
.tuDc. according TO latest adVices
They viii continue their war in HUI
eItas territory while the truce be-
tween the international dIHputanta
proceeds
Authorities here were provoked nt
reports that American Vice consul
sumuu Was imprisoned by Huerta'H
soldiers at Saluilo From Tampicu
where Mexican federals ana cnnsttu-
tiondlists have been preparing for %
saugulnary struggle. came rumhllngs
IF battle. while reports chat Huerta's
strength was waning in Mexico city
and that thc bandit leader. Iupntl
Has about to attack the capital from
the south served 10 arouse diplomatic
Iugents of foreign nations lest their
people in McNiso city might hc Zoo lm-
mediate danger.
Vice Consul Silliman Prisoner.
State department officials were in-
digmut when 10 became known chat
Vice Consul silliman uni bits clerk
Joseph A. MafphanL as well as sey-
anal ..fbtr hfrtFf44r- H4I H..r rtrIa.
ouers OFF Tho federal commander at
sluIlu and the consul is stili held des-
pite urgent representations flr his re-
lease made by the Brazilian minister
On Mexico city
Late dispatches were accepted us
indicating that the Mrxiclu war min
istet's assurance 90 the French charge
last week that neither Consul Snlman
nor ans member of tine embassy staff
and mo- Americans Ina SalliIlo. had
been No Danger was intended only to
deceive state department officials as
to the real state Of affairs at SaltIllo.
Forced 10 open Uonsuiar Safe.
Late Zoo thc daV Consul Canada re-
ported the arrival of Consular Clerk
Marchari In Vera Cruz The clerk iu-
formed Mr. canada that when hc was
released from custody of the MeXiC8us
ho was marched under guard from the
mit To- tine euHaulHtc and compelled at
the point of revolver 90 open the
safe and surrender TO tho federal COM
uandcr all consular records and all
NaWuhles including money and "
quantity 0f ioWels left There for safe
Keeping 10 Is nut known here how
many Americans were imprisoned. hut
word uaa received that all had been
released except Consul Sillmau aud
that Saltilo refugees are part of
band Of 900 who lcft Megico city for
Ncm CRUZ today
Despite such dlsquictng elements.
thc Iutin-Amcrcan mediators pro.
ecedod with their pDns for tho con
ference 40 Niagara Falls
The incident viii be the subject uf
q general conference at the depart
ment tomorrow when secretary Dan
o. a.ffNN III7 B Tfa