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Show IiJERTAISffiADV f TO LEAVEHEXICO Vera Cruz, June 30. The departure depart-ure of the French cruiser Conde for Puerto Mexico and the sailing of the German cruiser Dresden, presumably for the same port, gave rise to the suggestion here today that President Huerta's family and perhaps himself would be afforded refuge on one of the warships. Several weeks ago a room was pre pared on the Conde for someons who never arrived and it was current gossip gos-sip that President Huerta war to oc cupy the quarters. Washington, June 30 With the Mexican mediation conference at Niagara Nia-gara Falls on the eve of a recess pending the proposed meeting of representatives rep-resentatives of General Huerta and be constitutionalists to discuss the internal affairs of their republic General Venustlano Carranza. first chief of the constitutionalists, tonight telegraphed his agents in Washington Washing-ton that he had not yet heard from his associate leaders with regard to the wisdom of participating in such a conference. Carranza representatives, who had expected earlier in the day that some definite reply might be received by night, announced later that nothing would be learned until tomorrow at the earliest The general belief here was that It would be some time before be-fore any decision was reached Incason lor wwi-. In some quarters the feeling is persistent per-sistent that the constitutionalist lead rs will delay replying to the invitation invi-tation of the mediators to participate In a conference with Huerta's delegates dele-gates as long as possible In order to tain time for straightening out their own internal affairs, and to force their military campaign as near a possible to Huerta s stronghold at Mexico City. In the event the clnstitutionallsts finally refuse to negotiate in any way with Huerta b delegates over the Internal In-ternal affairs of Mexico it Is said, a protocol between the United States and Huerta as to international prob-1 lems would hr completed, but while ; some form of provisional government might be agreed to. It hardly could ;be effective so long as the internal resolution continued. Fears of Uprising. Considerable apprehension was cre-atpd cre-atpd In official quarters over an unofficial un-official report communicated to the state department that General Huerta Huer-ta had begun to get his family near the eastern coast of Mexico by sending send-ing two of his children toward Puerto Puer-to Mexico. , This led to reports that he was pre paring to flee from Mexico In order to save himself and family from falling fall-ing Into the hands of the constitutionalists constitu-tionalists Another disquieting devel ibpment was the advice to English subjects sub-jects to leave Mexico given by Sir Lionel Carden. the British minister it Mexico Ctty. Although Sir Lionel garden explained that he feared a famine in food and fuel his action roused fears of an uprising in Mexico Mex-ico City or Jts environs. |