The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-18
hL-DAN CONFERENCE HELD
YESTERDAY WITH
MEDlATORS.
Mexican Delegates Make No State
ment But II Is known They
Are Very Optimistic.

WASHINGTON. May i7.-After
NAH Vi conference between the. three
eHes.ntatives OF the Huerta govern.
uent. the south American mediatorS
ana the American delegates, the ad
vance guard In the Mexican mediatio.
proceedings Il nov actually ON ia
way 20 Niagara Pals. Ont for the
Sunierence 10 open there next Wefnes-
nay lac entire Mexican party. In
Siudlng the three delegates. Senors
habasa. Rodriguez and Elguero. with
their wives. daughters ana a Ierre
sultsf lett ~ O'Clock this afteruoon
Ter New lofk. where they will r,mni.
Hntll Tuesday before proceeding TO
Two of the medlators also st.r,.s
ior The conference. Minister Naor ~
ATgentina leaving al O'Clock tonirht
dlrect Tor Niagara Falls. and Ambas-
sador ia Cana of Brazil going nv Waw
OF New York. where he will be ioined
1y Madame Ia Cana ana proceed 10
the scene OF the conference tomorroS,
night OF Tuesday. Minister snare os
chile leaves tomorrow and the Ameri-
can delegates, Justice Lamar and Mr..
frederick W. Lehman with The
American stan. will leave in time TO
reach Niagara Falls. Tuesday night.
9u1ut the same time as the Mexican
u'lstates reach there from New York
The stay Of the Hucrta delegates
TOT - hours at Washington gave an
opportunity Tor very thorough can.
Asss OF their plans and general views.
Iheir conference with the mediators
iast night lasted nearly two hours. and
~ Is known that there was a discus
SION OF the whole range OF Mexican
aHairs, so that the mediators are now
IN possession OF quite definite informa-
Ton OF the viewpoint OF the Mexican
9eleeates Also the meeting between
Justice Lamar and MIR. Lehman and
Maxtaan N..l.
dinner at the Spanish embassy last
nlsht; while purely formal and social.
gave better opportunity for closer mu.
rlal exchanges than have been posi-
Die up to this time.
No Public Statement.
Ihrouehout their stay the Mexican
delegates steadily refused TO make
any public statement regarding their
mission. and IL was only representa-
tive MeXicans with whom they talked
MhlIe mere that general idea of
thetr viewpoint was obtained
Inc chief military development of
the cay Was report from General
tunston that the San Francisco
bridge on the Interoceanic railroad %
miles from Vera Cruz. had been 10.
stroyed. This confirmed previous re-
ports from naval aviators who had
made observations along this route
General Funston did not describe the
.iahh'i IN WnlCn the bridge had been
destroyed, but IL was assumed by of.
nclals here that IL was BY federal sol-
diers. Its destruction will not ana,
communication with Mexico City- az
the principal route Is over the Next
can Central
General Funston also reported ru-
mors that General Navarette. the fed
eIai commander. was in the vicinity
OF vera Cruz with a force of 3.O0o
men Army officers seriously dof,bf
however. that Navarette has so MANY
troops IN his command. General Ftrns-
ton said the five Mexican "snipers-
~ hrst believed to be South Amerf-
cans had been released in accordance
WIN Instructions received from Sec
retary Garrison
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels
spent several hours at their desks 20
uay' nut both announced that no new
orders had been issued affecting naval
OF hliltaIy movements in Mexico.
MeSicans Optimistic.
Ihough the three Mexican delegates
would make no statement. declaring
mat II would be inexpedent for then,
10 say anything in advance OF the ne
sotiations, II was learned from quar-
ters In close touch with them that
they are decidedly optimistic concern
ing the chances for mediation. They
nave little idea how long the task or
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