New Britain herald., 1914-05-05
ENvOYS ELIMINATE
 GENERAL CARRANz|
United States and hucTta NoI
 Considered by McdiatOrS.

RAILROAD TRACKS BEING DYNAMITE Nelson O'Shaugmessy Arrives at Ne{
 Orleans But Refuses to Discuss Me,
 ican Situation-Reported Actin l American Consul Is Prisoner. Washington, May 5.--The text of tf Mexican mediators' telegram to Ger/ eral Carranza eliminating him fro{ the mediation proceedings, which b& came known today. disclosed for ti{ first time that the mediators held tht "All the difficulties which contributeI leo bear either directly or indirectl| | on the solution on the pending con1 flict between Mexico and the Unito| | States"
 This message from the medfatoH | gives the first authoritative express1o) from them that they considered thI | whole range of Mexican difficulties, inl cluding the Huerta-Carranza issue, al i, having bearing on the controvers| between the United States and Huerta For the first time since the occul | patton of Vera Cruz, the regular ses| | sion of the cabinet today lasted led l than an hour. After the conferencj cabinet members said that there wal l practically no discussion of the Mex| ] ican situation and that the time wal | devoted to departmental routine.
 Text of Note.
 The text of the note from the med iating envoys sent yesterday to Car ranza withdrawing the invitation fo constitutionalist representative stl 1 come to Washington to participate d the mediation was as follows:
 We have received your telegra n in which, you are kind enough to tel us that you deem it inconvenient fol the constitutionalist cause to suspend hostilities against General JIuerta ou the ground that such suspension would only acrue to the benefit of Huerta| and in which you declare that ths | international conflict between Mexico and the United States for whose so. | lution you accepted our good offices is independent of the internal strif< in that country.
 Statement Is Inconsistent. | We consider this unexpected state. ment as inconsistent with the idea which caused us to offer our good offices. We think, indeed, that all the difficulties in Mexico bear either directly or indirectly oh the solution of the pending conflict between Mex. ico and the United States. Conse. quently we think that these difficnl. ties should be made the subject cI consideration in the negotiations fol whose successful conduct we have deemed it indispensable to suspend ! hostilities.
 Should you not deem it so. we would be compelled in that case ia withdraw as inopportune our invitn- tion for the appointment of repru- sentatives of the constitutionaIlsts i;, such negotiations.
 We beg to assure you of our high est consideration"
 The foregoing message was sent it, reply to one from Carranza outIinin.. his refusal 10 enter into agreement t,, suspend hostilities against Huerta. A second message has been received by the mediators from Carranza. in whicl, lie specifically asked them to mal definite terms and scope of the .ieSo tlations before he proceeded to ap- point representatives. No reply wa | sent to this telegram as the attitude os the nediators was embodied in tho former note.
 SiIliman Is Prisoner.
 Alarmed by unofficial reports that Acting American Consul John R. sill,- man at San Luis Potosl. Mexico, has been a prisoner of General Maax. Mexican federal commander. for two weeks, the state department today sent urgent telesrams of inquiry con- cerning him addressed to the Brazilian minister in Mexico City, Consul Miller at Tampico and Consul Hanna at Mon> terey Silliman's regular post wa< Saltillo, but he was transferred to san Luis Potosi in the present emergency.
 New Customs Orders.
 Admiral Badger reported to tho navy department today the receipt of word from the torpedo boat destroyer Drayton at Tuxpan, that Territoriel Minister Hacienda there had ordered customs officers not to clear or enter any vessels from or to American ports. This order, it was further reported. had been given to all ports in tho State of Vera Cruz. .
 The Drayton also reported tsf@t thirteen Americans had been detainrd against their will at Metlaloyuca in the State of Puerbla about sixty miIrs from Tuxpan. This information reached the British consul at Tuxpan from American refugees who said the Mexican authorities gave as their reason for holding the Americans a desire to assure their safety. The