The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-15
HUERTA ABOUT TO
TURN RE|NS OVER
Hopeless Task Comes To
IngloriOus End.
STAND Of REBELS CRITICISED
Outside Nations Are Opposed
To Military Occupation
Of Capital.
MUCH TROUBLE Is YET AHEAD


Washington, July 13.-Gen. Car
rama formally notified the United
States to-day that he would engage
in no mediation whatever with the
Huerta delegates and would accept
only terms of absolute surrender.
Mexico City, July 13.-Authori-
tative quarters here to-day declare
that unless a quick agreement is
reached between the contending fac
lions in Mexico. Francisco Carbajal.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, will
sever his connection with the ad-
ministration.
Vera Cruz, July 13.--Four hun
dred laborers acting under orders
from Mexico City started work to-
day repairing the two-mile gap in
the Mexican railway connecting
Vera Cruz with the capital. and the
rushing of the work is believed here
TO indicate u possibility that the,
hyst train to pass over the repaired
road may be a special conveying
Gen. Huerta and his family to the
coast. The gap. which has been
without rails since April 81, will be
restored to working order within
two days at the most
Passengers who arrived from the
capital to-day reported an extraor-
binary session of the Senate there
on Saturday, but said no announce
ment had been made as to the mat
ters discussed behind locked doors.
They said, however, the session was
followed by conference between
several Senators and Francisco Car
bajal, the new Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
City was looked to to-day as the
place where the next big scene in the
Mexican situation would be staged.
With Huerta about to quit and turn
over his affairs to his new Foreign
Minister, Francisco Carbajal, hope
was expressed that way might be
found peacefully to transfer the
Government to the Constitutional
lists and avert military conquest of
the capital by their triumphant
forces.
Carranza has announced his I'M
willingness to deal with Carbajal,
regarding him as the creation of
Huerta. Nevertheless. it has been
suggested that parleys for the quick
transition of power might take place
if Carbajal appeared in the role of
representative of faction, rather
than as provisional head of a Gov
eminent which the Constitutional
lists refuse to recognize.
CarranZa, 1t was declared. intend
ed to follow the "Plan of Guada-
lupe," which provides for military
occupation of the capital. However.
several European and South Ameri-
can nations. it was said. might
frown on such course. They re-
gard with apprehension the posi-
bility of fighting i'm Mexico City and
forceful assumption of power with
out some previous guarantee to the
populace. 1t has been strongly in
timated that If Carranza. after HL-
ertas elimination, should insist up
on his original program, disapprov-
al would be manifested by several
nations. They might refuse to rec
ognize the Constitutionalist leader.
unless he showed a disposition 10
give some quarter.
indications were not lacking.
however. that a way might be found
for the transfer of power without
much further fighting. The impress
sion prevailed widely In Washington
that hostilities In Mexico We're near
an end. IL was suggested that IL
arrangements of peace were settled
upon, Carranza could enter the cap
ital with only a comparatively small /
force to help preserve peace. The
remainder of his armies would re-
main at the capitals gates or near
present headquarters. to be