The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-21
MEXICAN ENJOYS
!. START FOR CANADA
Delegates Entertained While at
Washington.
THANK U. S. FOR CoURTESIEs
Brazilian Minister at Mexico City IL
Report to State Department Ex-
presses Alarm for Americans
at San Quentin.


Washington, May 1S.-With instruc,
lions giving them plenary power to
represent the Mexican government in
the coming peace conference at Mag
ara Falls, Canada, President Huerta' s
delegates arrived in this city. They
proceeded to Niagara Falls last night
The Mexican representatives are
Emilio Rabasa, author of the standard
Mexican works on international law.
who was chosen ambassador to the
United States by President Huerta,
but was not received; Augustin Rod
riguez, director Of the school of law
in Mexico and the oldest practising
attorney in Mexico, and Luis Elguero,
senator, capitalist and lawyer of
note.
..,. Women in the Party. o..
Other members of the party were
Misses r. Rabasa, Isabel Rabasa and
Carmen Rabasa, and Oscar Rabasa,
daughters and son of Emilio Rabasa;
Luis and Guadalupe Rodriguez, son
and daughter of Augustin Rodriguez,
and Mrs. Mercedes de la Cueva de
Martinez del Campo, wife of Manuel
Martinez del Campo.
The members of the party arrived
at Union station from Key West in
two special cars furnished by the state
department. They we're met by Senior
Riano, the Spanish ambassador. They
went at once to the Willard hotel
where the state department had re-
served accommodations for them.
At the request of the Mexican min
lister of foreign affairs, Senior Riano.
the Spanish ambassador, who is look
ing after Mexican affairs in Washing
ton, sent note Of thanks to the state
department for the courtesies shown
the Mexican representatives.
Gives Dinner to conferees.
Soon after their arrival the Mexican
representatives paid their respects to
the Abe. mediators at the Argen.
tine legation. The American repre-
sentatives to the peace conference
performed this diplomatic duty sew
eral days ago.
The Spanish ambassador gave a din
ner at night for the mediators and the
Mexican and American representa-
tives and the staff of the Spanish en-
bassy. The dinner was entirely social
and had no political significance.
Mr.. Naon, the Argentine minister,
left Washington last night for Mag.
ara Falls to arrange for the opening
of the conference Wednesday. The
other mediators will depart early this
week for the scene Of the conference.
Reports Americans In Peril.
The Brazilian minister at Mexico
ment, expressed apprehension regard
ing number Of Americans who have
concentrated at San Quentin. He said
he had asked the nearest British con-
sular officer to render all assistance
possible.
Meanwhile the urgent representa-
tions made by President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan to the Huerta govern
ment, through the Brazilian minister
at Mexico City, as TO the reported ex-
ecution of Private Samuel Parks, an
American soldier who strayed through
the Mexican lines while suffering from
the heat, brought a message from
Mexican Foreign Minister Ruiz to the
Spanish ambassador, Mr.. Riano. This
said that the disappearance of Parks
would be Immediately Investigated.
Alarm in Mexico City.
Foreigners in Mexico City are in a
nervous condition, said dispatch re.
ceiVed at one of the embassies. No
details of the reasons for apprehen-
sion were given, but the general tenor
Of the dispatch intimated that the dan
ger, either from revolt within the city
or an attack from without, had not
become imminent.
The safety OF John r. Silliman,
vice-consul at Saltillo, was reported to
the state department by the Mexican
minister in Mexico, who learned from
refugees that Sfiliman had been re-
leased and was on the way to the cap
ital, but delayed in his journey by in