New Britain herald., 1914-07-14
HUfRTA PREPARING
 AVENUE OF EXIT
DictatOf's Resignation MomentaTlb|
 Expected in Mex.Co City.
VERA CRUZ R R. BEING REPAIRED


 General Can Give Assurance Fu}
 Guarantee Of Life and Property.
 Washington, July 14.-Huerta resignation momentarily was expectl ed in Mexico City today. Official dip lomatic dispatches from the federal capital stated the dictator probablJ would quit his post and turn over hid administration to his new foreig1 minister, Francisco CarbaJal, eitne} today or Wednesday.
 Evidence that Huerta was prcparI ing an avenue of exit after his abl dication was seen in the work of red storing through rail communicated q between Mexico City and Vera Cruz| The chief engineer of the MexicaI q Railway was sent from the capital personally to supervise the repairinH of the gap in the line near the coastI Huerta, it was believed, might us( that route of departure. The rstlwal { was torn up after the American ocI cupation of Vera Cruz.
 i. Wants Unconditional Surrender. With a crisis imminent, administraI tion officials and envoys of the SoutN American republics were untiring i1 their efforts today to bring about transition of power in Mexico Cit( without further sacrifice of life, Carl ranza, constitutionalist chief, in. notiI flying the United States that he would not sanction any conference with repJ resentatives of Huerta to draft peac( terms declared that llnconditiona( surrender of the authorities in Mexl ico was the only thing that he would accept. He said he could give ampl1 assurances for the guarantee of iif( and property.
 While Washington officials have in | dicated they would take no step t< interfere with the revolution, th( constitutionalists have been notified that recognition would not be extendI ed to them if excesses marked thet( entrance, into Mexico City. One Plan Suggested.
 one plan suggested for transfer q power to the constitutionalists wal the resignation of Huerta or the adI ministration that succeeded him. 1eavI ing police power over the capital I( the hands of local minor authoritie4 Members of the revolutionary Junt1 in Washington who made the sugI gestion, said that if that course wer( pursued Carranza then could entcl the capital and assume control, savoid/ ing any recognition of Huerta the1 might be implied by acceptance oI executive power directly from him Q| minister succeeding him. t
 Not Among Passengers.
 General Huerta was not among th| high officials or Mexican refugee. sailing from Vera Cruz on the lineI Espagne, according to early dispatchI es today from General Funston. m holding of the liner and the hun ried repair of the railroad to MexI ico City had been taken as an in| dication that the dictator was resd< to flee with Adolfo De Lama. EstevI Ruiz. Querido Moheno and the gefs| eraI, Maas, and all of his official fan1| ily. who sailed on the Espagne.
 Moved. Provisional Capital.
 Reports from Consular A9eu| Carothers say Carrsnza has moyG/ his provisional capital to Monter1. from Saltillo.
 Rebels Arrest American.
 San Antonio, Tex, July 14.--Man. ueI Trevino, an American citizen am manager and part owner of the cleo. tric light plant at Matamoras, Mex has been arrested by constitutionsl ists, charged with having comnifteI acts against the constitutionalic cause, according to dispatch froW 
 sAs a result of Trevino's arrest taI electric light plant has been forceI to discontinue operation and tho tox/ Is in darkness. The Matamoras tQ/ thorities have requested J. H. Johr son, United States consul, to hav( appointed another manager for th plant.
 Rebels Sweeping Coast
 On Board U. S. s. California; Maxatlan, Mex, July 13 (By wireles to San Diego, Cal, July 14.)--The Tn surgents are sweeping the Pacin coast of Mexico. Evacuations. occu pations, armistices and the exchsng of prisoners are everywhere reportei to Rear Admiral Howard, commanc Ing the American Pacific fleet. anI the indications are that within week the federals will be in possee sion of only Mazatlan and Saiin Cruz.
 At Santa Rosalia, a mining port o the outer coast of Lower Caiifcrnle the federals and constitutfoneus held a conference yesterday at whfc it was decided to bury the hstc4@ and make joint cause with carreA The same procedure is expected take place at La Pax, another L0we port. while at Guaymas ~ armistice has been agreed on to ex pire at midnight, July 20.
 Vessels Loading Rapidly.
 Tn the meantime four large mer|