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Show MILITARY KEPT WELL IN LEASH BY PRESIDENT "WASHIXGTOX, May 9. The opening open-ing of the Mexican mediation conference confer-ence at Niagara Falls on the scheduled date, May 18, was assured today, when word was received of the departure of the Mexican delegates from Mexico City for the conference. Preparations for dispatching reinforcements rein-forcements to General Funston at Veva Cruz, should such a movement become necessary, went forward steadily, work on twelve transports to carry troops, i horses nnd- supplies being piu-hed, but i no warlike development occurred and j the militarv is apnarenclv btun kept i well in leash to avoid embarrassing the mediation negotiations. Cloud Eliminated. A threatening cloud disappeared from the diplomatic horizun. when the German Ger-man steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie, reported re-ported to be carrying arms and ammunition am-munition for Huerfot returned to Vera Cruz without debarking her war stores at Puerto Mexico, and it ' was announced an-nounced that the munitions on this and a second German steamer, the Bavaria, would be returned to Germany. The possibility either of a seizure or hlock-f-.de of Puerto Mexico, or of an act per imp interpret able .r.s a violation of the military status quo in favor of Huerta, thereby was eliminated. Possible Delegates. Xo announcement regarding the American Ameri-can delegates to the conference was made today, but Justice Lama r of the United States supreme court and Frederick V. Lehman of St. Louis, former solicitor General, mentioned as two of the po.sinle delegates, conferred with President Wilson. Wil-son. It was thought the debjates would oe named not later than Monday. Secretaries Bryan and Gariison conferred con-ferred with the president, but declined to discuss military or diplomatic developments. develop-ments. Secretarv Dame!?. the third member of the cabinet directlv imaresud in the Mexican situation, was on the presidential vac lit Mayflower, which joined the funeral ship Montana witn its marine and bluejacket dead from Vt-ia Cruz, off the Virnn!a capes today. The two ship? are steaming to Nw York, where they w;ll Arrive tomorrow. No Check in Sight. With ro?:sib!e hindrance o mediation from the Puerto Mex; o incident, the bi-lay bi-lay -n the departure of ti-.e Huerta delegates dele-gates and the protect of GeiiLrrtl Kucrtu about alleged violation.- of the a! u,.t!c un-ie: stand;:;? cleared away or in process of d.tappearance. the outh American mediators, it is understood, 5e r.thir;,' -"n tne horizon to check tie becinmni; of the me.iiaLors' formal -f-.c-edirs Mav 1 -i. liceria. far a- wx? known, had express ex-press '.d no d ' sa t is; act Ion w : i n t he rep! v of ti:e Unit-'.! .States to his prorest. and the actun. derarcure of the d"i-;,i;ed was :;h-cn as an 'arrest of his ;,s im--n- 1 tion to proreed with r.eifotm t limp. VLs d-lera:e are expee'ed to corue to Wafh-jiniTKn Wafh-jiniTKn f.-o:n Kev V.'st or Gi vron and arrive ber about the middle of rxt wf-ek. Tbny, of ro-.j-?e. wbl hav safe fondue through the Arntrlan I!ne3 at 'era Cruz. May Come on Warship. The por.-lKV.ry that they may be offered of-fered 7 a .B.-;-it-'i on an American v.-arshlp from Cruz. coniirrjnn'arioriP by n-.'-r- chan: ships beins uncertain, w;ls nr.en- tiC'Tir L Tr.e th.-e South Am'-rin med'atori". it Is nv.v understoji, pror-n-r!y wid not : ea v e W a ? it i n e t o n f "r N i a tjj ra Fall until un-til r.-:t Saturday, arrivir-i; t::cre onlv on rr.e e-.-e of the opening of the (onfr,n:--. Cha raes d'affaires will r. r.a m-d. It la ur,d-rst vod. f-r two if not i..r-e of the m.fsion? w r.if e chi'-fs wbl b fiN-nt from rhe';r posts to cor.d net tn medi a t Ion pro--e'dir.V3. T.ie thre envo-.s leid th!r customary cf--:-:or,s today ar.fl nhn called upen .--r'-:.ir;.' P;-..ir Pr:'a ' io;: for the c-.p-ff-rnco a-"e bei-v-d to I e virtually corn-r'!'.ed. corn-r'!'.ed. tint no a nn ju.v ement wan :vri out durir? t.. da v. A-r.or?; the nuf:frs-tioiiE nuf:frs-tioiiE !-e;;t to tb mediators for the solution solu-tion of t M e M lea n ';in:!i is n prl n r 7 a mp hjt f r-rn a pmrr '. : : -r t Mx!'un. r-'.iwin r-'.iwin the "n'!ri situation a:;d propos-i propos-i r. sc the con voi-j ion of a cone re "s of re.a -e. Army Preparations. 1 h ro1 i lio.i t t b & da v t '! wnr dp.i rtmnt c-'tmpiet, j: pr-pa ra r i. ,r .- for nrrnv !r:ov-mns. ; r-lu' ; i i,i tr: reluf of-f m"iit of General pun.-'on at Vera, t'ruz. r,oulu iT-'r-'ity a:;r". Twlve tranpports w.-:e iTiiip;d f ,r and rr.n wto workmr nicnt atid day to convert, th rharw-rd n "rr'.-.n n; j,.- -j .'it tb'i r unra of u. ;.a r :.a -'i'-n to n ' -.! rr:od;i i f smu i. h'irv' . r m.ri ppli'v t. t -r ' t a in.d :'-::; th t;'. :.;;ji!i ;-.t 1'.-.. ;ie riiv, u t remainder remain-der of tii- .-''"-ond ibvislnr,; ft ,,, r'jadv to reinforc) General f-" u i . 5. t r j n at ntiv ruo-m'-'.'-.t, tjr.en. but Kf-rftarv Garrlvui a!d no of-l-rs had yet hff-n Ifmied for t :"."! r d . apa t'hi. 1 !e said no a Ki,'reF' 1 v rr.'-HZW'-!' wrf coiif'-mplat-r, ;il:d that a r. y mvTncn t wid' ii in.;cht. be or.lere.l would be dl--tafd il'lv l.y raiitp.n. LI n 1 1 1 v - 'a 1 lc m i 1 1 ; a rnu v. -r con v nee-' t ha t tho t f o( s no -v a wa 1 1 ; ri a o;--'!"!' fit 'I'exi Citv wnrv tn r " tb"van-;piaid tb"van-;piaid of a p.r'-.- of at Irart ;.(,,) for th invasion Of .ff-;ico, t,ut rr.rSny .,fnrirr nu- tlioriM'-R In Wh '-blni;l on Kavo no sifn of Intf-iiUon to l'-t 'b- landlnt,' nt ra k'vuz "hp into a. sreneral '.ampalyn asrahiht ,M..b'0, for the pr'-'-cnt. nt 1 n ; t . A brief war s-iir nt Taoina. Wash. wb"re a Mon of cavalry r.f th" wfa'e national na-tional 'ijr,j as (,rrl. red out, pf-ntnn i.l v for v.-,, srvl.'f;. iad'-1 o'dkl-.- v Ivi, It v. a -i a n no 1 1 1 1 r I'd that I hi ri tol b r.a t u ui v, a a 1n'l-pMid'-,t r.f an ord'- from V.'n u1ifi-t u1ifi-t or' . and a it '"n r ru-d out ni"i' fi ft a t'-:-.t of c-; f mienry . Monitor Sent to Tampiro. A Hi" hnvr drparl rni-nt the monitor Oytiib v.vh ord'-if'd lo Tiiinpi-'o. Tim -Afil'- . sb i i ! " "f J '-, t r 1 1 i'i ft and i a o,a , of mi-f"nn:f mi-f"nn:f Hi" I'aniK'o ri -r. around v. hb h the "ii l:iijf:"i' oil fil'i;i u r'j-c',nt.';red, In caf of ii. -'.'' utv. The f-poit vcn)-ol iodnv from Admiral Radi'rr nnor, -ot,d 1 1 Ions in t h nil fUdds in i h" tvd.'hlv.rbr.nd of T .a i,,oko 1h i '.m r-K-d n onfirmatoi -. In Koui" fl":'H'. , of w-.k that had ia. h.-l thr. : tatn i nat-tmcnt f.-,r.r,. rh,vH ai'o that ,iiici-,an oil m-ti ".)-" In d.mv'M- of 1..- tnr; tb"lr prop, -ty in Mf'.h'o !.. a o-i r.f tbt- f.mh- p-n-b.n of ml rto,!i.oion during t ho rnrt drawn-out f- --:r. of Tainpi-o. Tf it can U ;u,own Hi;t th" IrR.-fk Wor ,''"V"utcd from nn'-'a ' i ir.: tb"li' v.HN Miroijili no :frjulf of their 'y. n, It Pi corta'n I be slate kpar! in'uil will Ibnt In Tlnn H" ' - tlcri'-nl . wl.l'li x 111 h" load" .if nil t he '.'-:-:! n 1 mi 1 of Ain"vi'.au -lahna nk'nlfi'.f Meyl'n, the"" - on --lona 1 n s mi fully p-foftr.fi n th,"lr rlrhl--'. II In Uriov. n lb" I'.'-ithdi ;ovortin"iit nl-readv nl-readv y. a '-'U rnu I ilin:: n Pm intd ihlo li-l nf rhilir.q of tViifi 'l:.-ir;iH.., r. hl-h mi;-il ho m"t ), Hi" pern, a l. "nt f r n m n t id M-;-,l"0 aft'-r th" t"l.-llloii I'-l r.-"r. Hryrm (fnitifiod. e'r-'T"lai-y t'.r-.an v a ;r j a H Tlrd nl Hi" ii" wm b" r" 'Iv-d oda v Hon. Ain-uh an O.n'-ml I'f. Iirei- at lli-nii.i nl' th r,.''h.fi of Ibn rtiii. n f ainahlp c.nipanv hi dlr-'Hrn.: tin- iMnm to lb. mimic vllhonl unload iji! of tb'hr- iiihiiIM'U'm ,,f v:,i ir-,,j ir-,,j 1 I In L" on l.nai d lb" .. n nvhlpa h.oIt..rii...-iMll C- rlllr. and Ma ana. h ;,,., .it to h" "d in lh. ban-P. of I'm I 1 1 : i 'a n I I a,.., !,, I. ,,. t lc 1 ,,, ,1 1 f i, of J nit'i i th I m i, nl ,i Hon y-l'b thr- ..I I u h v.h i.-li , an- r,i. 4 . onld l-.-a-di Hi': . it-. 'I tp. '.""."t.i i V -aid II. Ml -o f i I" JO', he I l.n.v. I h i ' .-. on Ibn in-t I of lb- hi,, p. '.ib. v ! '.ir"'.!nir.vin'' ..I'd Mti. tr.n n -in bflsador hre nor with the Gormen gov-fnn-ent any request that these ca-'gues be hehl up. Relieved Tension. T'ndmihtpdly the selution 'of the question ques-tion reached today relieved the P'ate department de-partment frcju what promised to he an etnba rrasslnt; si tu-t tion. Wall no Anriran voir-diip at Puerto Mexico, and eonseqm ntly wilh.nut the means of preventing- thu landing of thef-e arms and ammunition w'nich misht be used against American troops later on, the only feasible method of effective action ac-tion was an appeal to the German government gov-ernment to stop the delivery. For it? part Germany doubtless -would have been greatly emu a r ra s ? e d hi y -urn h a request, for the reason that it d no authority to interft.-ro with its own commercial lines in legitimate business, except In time of war, and It Is. of course, known to nil Kuropean povernments that the government of the United States is not ready to admit the existence of such conditions. con-ditions. Inquiry failed to develop the reasons which actuated the sr.camsh.:p company, but it is a ssumed that the cat jto was taken at the shippers' risk and with a distinct understanding that It would not be landed if the company would thereby be emba rrassed with its relations with the I.'nited States government. From an unofficial source it wps learneJ that these arms and the ammunition, line liu-' liu-' carrro on the Vpiranga turned hac-. from ' Vera Cruz, were onpi n;i My shipped from New York or some othff eastern port, at an y ra t e , that T 1" e v w ere o f A m e r i -can manufacture and were sent to Hamburg Ham-burg as likely lo a fford the easiest access" ac-cess" to the Mexican gulf ports. Silliman Safe. I Reassuring information concerning the safety of Vice Consul John R. S'iiliman. , reported arrested by Huerta commanders at Saliillo or San Luis Potosi. was received. re-ceived. The state department, which had addressed strong remonstrances to General Gen-eral Huerta on the subject through the Brazilian minister and had been seeking information on his fa;e throuqh every available channel, received through th.j French ie nation In Mp xh.o City a com-niunication com-niunication from i ;ei;eral P.la nun e h Huerta's war niin'.r1!-, th.at Amoi-i-car. consubtte at Scitdlo .as yuarded federal troops, and that r..dthr Mr. Hilllman nor other Americans were under un-der arrest. The movement of refugees from Mexico Mex-ico continued. Sir Lionel Ca i den, th." J-lnltish representative in Mxico City, a ti a i n s t ro n " 1 y u r s . -d h : n a ' i o na Is to leave for the con-t . His aj prtncn?!on is connected, it is believed, with supposed sup-posed dai lif-i's to tho --apilal from ir.e forces of V.jt pata. report s of which have bc-en disiiuit-ung tl.e foreign d'plumats 101 several days. Rumors and Denials. Th? ca:iip'H ; a b-t-tjrri tii" coutT.dir.tr Mexican forces con tin;.-1!, with tec uu.tl rumors and dcn.ais of t!.e (a!! of important impor-tant points. Admiral Howard re;.' ri-.d ih.a: 'azni!nn on t h. F.i'Ufi.- coast, bad not surr-mherui. ror.trary to imports printed hre. hut that fi.rhtln c--n-ttnuf d. H- also r.-,.ortcd if.ir H'.'-'i bad oidere t tin- h-pus In In1 v. - ho;s-s on the Pacific coist e v ' : g-: .s h. to tmbai r;i-s na-.:--!. Hon. and t:.-('. A.:"'c-i.-an !-.:rn. a r 1 ui.-itl to : i i:on. M--xlcqn I'acit;.'. I. r : -i could ipU be '.'..m.--u-d-ted. Rfi-ire-r-nJa ivp T !-.-. ;n t h.e be it; , today to-day ado. ..;.! th" .b--1rm,:;- of the 'ly-l:orar.' 'ly-l:orar.' mnrd-r-rs" f M-y'c" and p'a i.e. in t:-:r h . r. Is t'-- 'in.ihcm-.r' s ol hus-rcirdry." hus-rcirdry." li- proph--.-. i ih.:t u I'r-i-. i n i- T'i',son -r ch'.-fd d-awn m-i " baws on the M-xhan :-if :.i '. .on ir v.;.( b.a ve to t hundr s"ve: al times "fore he bus go." |