The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-21
], S. CONSUL SLAIN
As SPY, IS FEAR OF
SECRETARY BRYAN
No Word Received of Two Other
Americans.
HUERTA GUSTS PoPE'S ENVOY
Dictator Orders Archbishop to Leave
Mexico After Latter Gives Mes
says From Pontiff-kerr Says
Parks Was Slain.

| Vera Cruz, May 20.-Mexican news
papers in Vera Cruz announced that
Francisco de la Barra had been sum-
moned by President Huerta from
France to become his successor. They
state that the announcement is based
on reliable advices from Mexico
! City" De la Barra has served as pro-
visional president Of Mexico and has
held high positions in official and dip
lomatic corps.
That the coils are tightening around
Huerta was learned from two sources.
Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, Huerta's former
minister of the interior, said that he
expected great crash" in the capital
within eight days and local papers re-
ceived advices stating that Huerta's
personal bodyguard had mutinied.
The members Of the bodyguard were
known-as the national palace lancers.
The organization was effected year
ago. The lancers refused to go north
to fight the rebels and were either ar
rested or took to flight.
Urrutia FIees to German Ship.
DR.. Urrutia later fed to the German
liner Ypiranga under guard of Ameri-
can soldiers to escape assassination at
the hands of Mexicans who hold him
responsible for the murder of relatives
or friends at the capital. Urrutia came
here from Mexico City to escape exc
cution by Huerta, who has turned
against him, and in the afternoon he
was mobbed by Mexicans who shrieked
for his death.
Huerta sanIshes Archbishop.
Archbishop Mora y del Rio was driv'
en- out of Mexico City by Provisional
President Huerta, according to infor-
nation received here. The archbishop.
the story says, sought an interview
with Huerta, which at first was re-
fused. but later accorded upon the rep
resentation that the churchman had
communication from the pope. The
communication, it Is said, proved to
be a suggestion that Huerta resign.
The president seemed to take this ad-
vice ispassionately, making no reply
On the following day, however. a mes
senger came TO the archbishop with a
warning from Huerta that he would do
well to leave the country.
Private Parks Is Dead.
All hope that Private Samuel Parks,
the American soldier who wandered
into the Mexican federal lines, had es-
capped death was destroyed here. The
two horses which Parks had with him
when he disappeared were returned to
the American forces without explana-
ton as to Parks. The horses belong
to Lieut.. Col. Elmore F. Taggart Of
the Twenty-eighth infantry. They
were sent by train from the federal
headquarters at Soledad.
U. s. ENJOYS Are OF to Farley.
Washington, May 20-As spokes
men for the United States to the me-
diation conference which will seek to
settle the differences between this
government and General Huerta and
to establish peace in Mexico, Associate
Justice Lamar, former Solicitor Gen
eral Lehman and H. Percfval Dodge.
secretary to the commission, left
Washington for Niagara Falls. Ont.
To Keep in Touch With Wilson.
Before leaving the commissioners
completed arrangements to keep in
close touch with the White House and
} state department on the various stages
of development at the conference.
They refused, however, to discuss
their mission or the instructions they
, had received in their conference with
President Wilson.
U. S. Consul Believed Slain.
Washington. May 20.-Secretary OF
State Bryan admitted that Vice and
Deputy Consul John R. Silliman, whose
fate is still unknown. was regarded
by the Mexican federals as an Ameri-
can spy.
Coupled with the failure of the state
department to get any word of his
safety, after trying almost daily for
) several weeks. this is taken to indi.
cate that the administration fears Sill
man has been executed. 1t is known
that this has been the opinion of some
of the members of the cabinet for a
week or more.
Parks shot, Says Kerr.
2 private samuel fdrhS. IN MS UNI
, form as an American soldier, was shot
to death by federalist firing squad
in command of regular officer of the
Mexican army" declared Robert ]
+ Kerr of Chicago, civil governor OF
Vera Cruz for one day..
! Mr.. Kerr has just come from Vera
! Cruz.
Moreover, for more than a week,
he continued, the war department has
had on Ale report from General Funs
I ton giving every detail of how Parks
. was killed"
: Huerta Delegates Talk.
& New York. May 2o.-The three Mex
lean peace delegates. who leave New
York for Niagara Falls, abandoned
their policy of strict silence Ions
!, enough 10 express optimism as to thu
y result of the mediation
~We have no idea how long tho con
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