Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-30
Mexican Authorities Permit Amori-
cans to Go to Vera Cruz
AMERICAN COLONY IS GROWING
Little Change In the Situation
Three Trainloads Of Refugees
Arc Expected from
Mexico City

Vera Cruz, April 29.-Anxiety II
: Vera Cruz as to friends and rela
l. tives In the interior. has been great
h ly relieved by the events OF yester
q day which show that the Mexican
authorities are permitting Ameri
cans to come down to the coast. To
day the American colony here which
is growing steadily. settled down to
await news from Puerto. Mexico, Of
the arrival OF. three train loads OF
refugees from Mexico City which
the Huerta officials promised Com
mander Tweedle. of the British
cruiser Essex. would be dispatched
from the capital last night.
The route from the capital to
Puerto, Mexico, is long and round
about, and It is not expected the
train will reach the coast before
next Friday.
Washington, April 29.-The Mex
lean crisis now is centering on the
issue between those who are seek
ing, through the good offices and.
intermediation of Latin-America,
to find some middle ground for pa
cific adjustment, and those who re-
gard resort to arms as an inevita-
BILE consequence of what has occur
red.
Admiral Fletcher telegraphed the
navy department that he had taken
charge of San Juan d'Ulloa prison |
at Vera Cruz on account OF the
''frightful conditions" discovered
there. He said that S25 prisoners,
arrested within the last two months
in order to force them into federal
army. were confined in the prison.
Admiral Fletcher recommended
that these be Immediately released
and Secretary Daniels so ordered by
The thanks of the American gov
eminent to Germany for its friend
~ action in recalling the steamer
Ypiranaga with war munitions in
Its cargo, from Vera Cruz, and for
the energetic assistance given by
he commander and crew of the
cruiser Dresden in rescuing Ameri-
an refugees at Tampico, has been
Informally conveyed to Germany.
England Strongly FavOrs Mediation {
London, April 29.-"The trouble g
n Mexico is one Of great consequence h
o the British government on ac- =,
cunt Of the large British interests g,
involved and we, Of course, are
eady to encourage and further in n
ny way we can, any proposals for
Relation which will have the eff "
oct Of bringing the trouble to an
nd"
This statement was made by Sir
dward Grey, the British foreign :,
,cretary, in the house of commons 81
hen he formally announced that =,
le United States had accepted the n,
Offered mediation Of Argentina, A.
rail and Chile.
Villa and Carranza Friends 70
Chihuahua Mexico, April 29.-At ed
evolutionary headquarters here de- tn
al was made that relations be- tn,
zen Generals Villa and Carranza Ju
sre strained, in proof Of which a no
endly telegram from Villa at raj
arez to Carranza was exhibited. rez
Hnerta Lets Yankees Leave
Vera Cruz, April 29.-Consul MAJ
NADIA was advised by the Brazilian tne
mister at Mexico City that the en- wa
rgo on Americans at the capital
d been entirely raised and that w
" were free to depart as they
ased. I'm,
rhe American consul also ascer-
ned that the women among the =
ugees detained at Cordoba had 1af.
N removed to hotels. The wo- shr.
a still are expe riencing difficulty COO,
food, but their condi- NO,
! is said to have been materially IN