The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-15
HUERTA'S CUNBOATS PUT TO SEA:
 PROTECTION PROMISED OIL MEN
Fairly Effectual Blockade, If Establish ed, Will Have To Be Respected By U. S. Ships--Peace Envoys Have Pow CT To Act For Their Government

Washington. May 15-While two of the South American envoys were on their way to Niagara Fails. where they win. complete arrangements for peace ne<utiat1ons, and with the third media for and the American mission prepaI- ing to leave here tomorrow, immediate interest in the Mexican centered In the corstitutionalists' administration of their new prize-the port of Tam pdco-and plans for their campaign axaanst Saltnlo and San Luis Potosi.
 Reports to the navy department early today from Rear Admiral Mayo stated that General Gonzales. the Car ranza coznnander st Tampico, had as- sured United States Consul Miller that complete protection would be given to Axnsrscan and other foreign property about inc seaport including the inn naense OH interests there
 News tfrmt the federal mission was Speeding northwa<d today from Key west relieved all anxiety over the pos aFbzziky that the Mexican delegates would not reach Niagara Falls in time for the Beginning of the conference.
 Fun Power To Act.
 F7rsk infdrnatdons of the scope of 4hsKx aukhor1ty were revealed in a ztazeunent by Sennr Rodriquez, spokes- man for xhe party. who declared:
 ~rTS have full power to act; we
 
 ancnrd1ng to our consciences, always bamxdng i'm mind the national honors."
 That applied, however, only to is- sues bstWeen the Huerta government and the United States
 News that Huerta's gunboats off Tzupkco had put out to sea tempor- arfly relieved fhe possibility of g. com pzex situation growing out of block aae of the port While officials here declined to discuss what might result from an attempt by Huerta to halt supplies and ar1u1unitfon for the con d&utionaafsts outside Tampico, naval experts agreed that. if the federal Commanders were able to establish fairly effective blockade, it would kaye to be respected by foreign ship ping
 Details of the final assault on Tam pdco after months of siege which came through slowly today indicated that reinforcexnents of artillery enab General Gonzales to drive the federal Eunboats from their positions Then, under cover of firing from the large guns the constitutionalists charged in-4 to the town, the conflict ending with desperate fighting in the plaza
 Fear Massacre Of Federa1s
 The fate Of the federaIs wno fled some quarters belief was expressed that they would be cut to pieces long before they could hope to reach their own lines south Of San Luis Potosi.
 Order is sbeIng rapidly restored in Tampzco, reports today indicate, and Rear Admiral Mayo. with the Des Moines and Dolphin. has resumed position in the river in front of the town It was known that practically an foreigners had left Tamptco before it's evacuation by the federals and no reports of damage to foreign property r=- Zf F,.r PractfcaIfy all northern Mexico is in control of the constitutionalists and villa Is preparing to lead the assault gainst Saldlln-
 Reports that a constitutionalist of 56cer had ordered that foreign-owned days or they would be seized and worked flor the benefit of the Mexi- can people caused some apprehen- sdon in Ell Paso. Foreign capital in the Parad district is estimated at from <2Ase00-0eo to $SO,00O,0 900 and the nzne-oWnezs who were unwilling to return under r1present conditions were prepaxfns to. protest to the state de- pertinent if reports of the order were verified
 stmnhz1ng Blocks Gone.
 stuzrsblfng blocks in the way of the Niagara Falls conference that had threatened aggravatings deveIopments early i'm the week seemed to be dis appear4ng today Reports, however, stz11 were awaited concerning John R. Sflfiuan, the missing v1ce-consul at Szak1uo, and Samuel Parks, the order- 1y reported to have been executed by Rnsrtzss men near Vera Cruz after he 1efts General Funstol1's lines
 The American delegates to the Nlagz<a Falls conference confered with the President and Secretary Bryan today in preparation for their deDarfure tomorrow. Am bassador Da Cana, Of Brazil, and Minister Nanon, of ArEenffne, are on their way to the | Canadian city. Minister Suarez, of Chile. will leave tomorrow.