The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-15
HUERTA EMlSSARlES ON u. S. SOIL AND MEDlATORs LEAVE
 FOR NIAGARA FALLS.
SOME QUESTIONS STILL OPEN
State Department Wants to Know Whereabouts of Consul Sllman
 and Also Wants Particulars of Exc
 euiton of Private Parks.

Washington May l1.- Tampico' fall, ellarging the cousttutionalst sphere of control and giving them a seaport through which munitions oi war may be drectly imported, inject ed into the Mexican situation today new phases to occupy the attention of official Washington. The last con ference of the South American media tors was held, and later it was an nounced that one of the envoys, Am. bassador ODa Cana, would start for Niagara Falls tomorrow. The latest word 70 the state department from the Huerta delegates was that they would reach Key West tonight
 Interest today centered on Tampico and the vigorous prosecution of the constitutionalist campaign southWard. The American government already has begun representations to the con. stitutionalists to secure protection for Americans and other foreign opera tiyes returning to the oil wells, Amer ican Warships have gone up the Pa 1uco river to their old stations before the town At the mouth of the river are the federal gunboats with para of the federal garrison The captains of the shops have asked for an inter view ith Rear Admiral Mayo, which was granted. but its purpose has not been divulged.
 Discussion today centered chiefly on the question of shipping arms and ammunition through Tampco The constituencies, short of ammuui ton, are certain to avail themselves of their first seaport to import war supplies for the campaign against Mexico City The American govern ment has never made clear defini- tion of its policy toward shipments of arms into Mexico from countries other than the United States. Arms were prevented from reaching Huerta through Vera Cruz because the GUS toms house there was seized by the AmcricaA forces as an act of reprisal.
 
 ports no effort has been made to pre- vent arms from reaching Huerta and the belief was general today that the constimticna.ists would have mo diff ficulty in importing munitions through Tampico in any quantity.
 The presence of the Huerta gun boats in Tampico harbor after eyac- uation by the federals has led 10 the conjecture that they will be used t0 blockade the port It is believed thS it is with the purpose of learning whether Admiral Mayo would respect such a blockade that the commanders of the federal euubOats asked for a conference Naval experts here agree that so long as the federal command CTS are able to make this blockade really effective it must be respected by foreign shipping. The recognition of an effective blockade by a bel i9- ercnt does not, it is held, involve po- litical recognition of either party to the strife
 The state department regards the Lobos Island lighthouse incident as closed
 Secretary Bryan acquitted of any blame Lieutenant Commander Jelfer5 of the destroyer Planning, who gave the fight keeper certificate that he had taken possession of the light by force
 Ii was a Mexican and not Norwe- ,,ta,, ,,oueoI from, which shots were fired against Americans at Vera Cruz, fer which incident five South Ameri- cans were arrested according to re- port from General Funston to Secre- tary Garrison today The case is un- der investigation, proceedings in the military court against five meanwhile being suspendc'
 No replies were received at the state department today to demands for information concerning John R. Siliman the missing American vice consul at Saltilo, and Samuel Parks, the American orderly reported exc cutsd by Federals near Vera Graz.
 Secretary Bryan gave much atten- ticn to the status O. the foreign oil operatives in the country surrounding Tampico. The British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice and Mr Van Rappard the Netherlands minister after a long conference at the state department left expressing their sat isfaction at the outcome of the meet