Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-23

thereafter had a lengthy long-distance
conference with the president. going
over the points Huerta had raised.
While the reply was considered ia
vorable in its general purport as to
saluting the American flag, yet it again
parleyed over details and conditions.
AS a result of the long-distance talk,
Mr.. Bryan dispatched a further mes
sage to the City of Mexico, making it
plain that President Wilson would
listen to no counter proposals or sug-
gestions, but must have an unequivo-
cal acceptance of the American de-
mand at the time stated-6 o'clock,
April 10.
While the exchanges were going on
by cable between Washington and
Mexico, the navy department was cen
tering its attention on further prep
arations for any eventuality which
might occur. At 10: 30-shorftly after
Huerta's latest dilatory message had
been received, orders were sent to the
battleship Mississippi with an zero
plane corps and 600 marines and the
torpedo flotilla at Pensacola, Fla, to
get under way at once, joining Ad-
miral Badgers fleet as it entered the
Gulf OF Mexico, and preceding the fleet
to Tampico..
Bryan confers With Lind.
The torpedo fiotilla consists of %
destroyers, the tender Dixie and the
scout cruiser Birmingham, but sew
eral of the destroyers are in reserve,
so it is potable only Is will sail.
Secretary Bryan had planned to go
to church at II o'clock, but as the
cable messages began to come in he
changed his plans and went to the
state department. There he was
Joined by John Lind, the presidents
| person representative in Mexico,
and the two went together to the pri-
iyate telegraph office of the state de-
partment to consult over a difficult
piece of deciphering in the latest
bessage from Huerta. Later, the sec
rotary and Mrs. Lind Joined Secretary
Tumulty at the White House and the
latest exchanges were further gone
over in detail.
Later it became known that the
messages showed that Huerta was not
raising objection to the salute itself,
but as to the details under which the
salute would be returned. The main
-o-1s4sAx. r,n, that fIA. TTritnI Gtntnpi
agree in writing that the salute be
fired, instead of relying on the assur-
ance given by Admiral Mayo for a re-
turn salute, was construed by officials
as a wilful and adroit move on Huerta's
part to obtain an assurance direct
from the American government which
would be capable Of being construed
by him as a recognition of the de facto
Mexican government.
Wilson confers With Leaders.
There was no disposition on the part
Of the officials here to give any assur-
ance or to prolong the discussion as
to details. They were determined,
after consulting with President Will
son, to hold to the one concrete ques-
ton Of Huerta's yielding to the Amer
lean demand as it had been submitted.
The reply to Huerta made clear to
him that a yea" or mo" to the
American demand was all that re.
manned for him and that nothing that
was to be done would bear the con-
struction of a recognition of the Tuer-
ia regime.
Extra Patrol on Border.
An extra strong patrol will be placed
along the international border, but II
is not likely there viii be a land in.
vasion from the north.
The dispatch of % destroyers to
join the Atlantic feet in Mexican
waters and other elaborate prepare
tons for war on the part Of the United
States were made known.
Ordeal of Touch.
An indication of the belief that hui
man blood has a vital connection with
Its divine source Is found In the wide
spread opinion that the blood OF .
murdered person will bear witness
, against the murderer by fiowish afresf
|, at his. touch. Literature teens witt
: incidents OF the ordeal Of touch"
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