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Show AMERICANS HASTENING TO GET OUT OF MEXICO; NEGOTIATIONS HALTED BBBBB BBBBBB. - B President Goes to New Hampshire H For Outing. Llnd to Act B His Own Discretion bWsbWB H Vera Cruz, Aug. 29. John Llnd, H President Wilson's personal represen- B tntlve, let It bo understood tonight VH that ho will mot return to Mexico VH City except on special Invitation of VH ' President Huerta. He probably will VH take passage for the United States VH on tho next Ward line steamer sail- VB i lng from this port. H " ' ".Mexico City, Aug. 29 The failure HHHH of John Llnd, personal representative HBVJ ,, of President Wilson, to return to the HBVJ' capital from Vera Cruz is taken here B' , to Indicate that Washington and Mex- ' r Jco are agreed on one thing, namely, H"r that there Is no good to bo nccom- H' pllshed by the trip. Mr. Llnd Is still H . In Vera Cruz nwaltlng Instructions. H The Mexican government hns made H' no further proposnl or concess'on to h ' tho United States. It is considered B I here that the next move must be made H by Washington. f Officials hero today lewed tho situation more brightly becaufo of the flotation of a twelve million peso ! loan, which was taken by three local H batnks. H Washington, Aug. 29. I'res dent H Wilson left Washington late tcday fo H tho summer capital at Cornish, N. H f f II., still hopeful of favorable culm'n H ' ntlcn of the negotiations undertaken H 1 1 by this country to bring about peace H ' In H '; Although no -nfllrmnt've action on H ( I cither sldo had been reported up to H t tho time of the President's departure, H rincournglng dispatches were received H from Nelson O'Shnughnessy, In care H of tho Amerlcnn embassy nt Mexico H i ; City, bearing on 'the general sltun- H r tlon. These reached the Pros'dont a H ' j few hours befo'e train tlmo and led H him to dctcrmlno upon n short rest H ; ( over Labor Day. H , I Nothing 'n the advices from Mexl- H ) co City gave tho administration of- H llclals cans j for particular anxiety, H l It was the general conviction that ! ' a lull In fie diplomatic exchanges would bo bencllc'nl to nil coVicor:-d The President, It Is known, feels that good may como from nn opportunity pHi fr the position of this government, H I ns unnounced In his message of Wed- H nesday, to "sink In." H Further Negotiations Erpected H Excitement subsiding over the ox- H I change of proposals nnd replies would B " WI's believed, lend to further no- M t gotlaticB between tho . m.'lals of fl i i Mexico City nnd John Llnd, tho pop- H f I fon"l reiiresentntlve of this govern- H i -Mr- Llnd, It was asserted ton'ght M hni1 crtn Instructed from Washing- M ton to continue to act at his own dis- M j cretlon ns to whether he should B nwnit developments at Vera Cruz or H re'rn to Mexico City. Up to a late H hour no dispatches had been received H nt "'o state department from Mr H Llnd. Secretary Dryan ta'd before H leaving for nn overnight trip In Penn- H aylvnnla that he believed the envoy H I W0,lld remain In Vera Cruz tonight. H Early In tho day Mr. Hryan confer- H red with the President over the re- M py of Senor Gamboa, Moxlcnm secre- H tnry of foro'gn affairs to Mr. Llnd's H second note. They also considered a H messngo sent by Mr. Llnd to Wash- m Ingtcm yesterday nftornoon. That B these latest communications gavo rea- H son for hopeful expectations was 1 freely admitted H j J,r- '''"d It was reported probably H would mak? tho next move In tho ac- H gotlatl'Jns. which tho President em- 1 phatlcally asserted In his message had H. I lot been closed The fnct that Mexl- H' ' co t'l'y olllclals In thel- second note m ' of reply had receded from the de- M niand for nn exchnnge of ncredtted am- H bnssador, It was pointed out, left nn B opening for future move. Tho view m wns expressed that Gambon's reply 1 to tho second American note might H t actunto M-. Llnd to nddmjs a third IkM note to tho ofllc'nU of the Huertn governm(nt Acting nt his own ills- netlon It wns suggested, tho Amori- H enn rcpresentntlvcg might forward ,. B message to Moxlco City from Vera B f Cruz beforo determining on going to K th- Moxlrnn cnp'tal for a renewal of PB direct negotiations H , Discusses Situation With Cabinet i'J , Deforo deciding to go to Cornish, ,J President Wilson d'scussed tho situ- it , nt'n at length with cabinet ofllcorrt MB ill. an(1 arrangements wore mndo where- m Ht hy lle c"i'd bo notified nt once of B . Rny developments Should anything sHlliMlliBaaaBk, lmPHn '" rC'"llro h,s "resenco In K' &! wnliKton before Tuesday, ho ned to return at a moment's notice. Mr Tumulty, secretary to tho President, remained In Washington tonight to bo In direct touch with do-veVpmcr.ts, do-veVpmcr.ts, planning to go to his New Jersey borne tomorrow, however, upon the return of Secretary Dryan. Hundreds of telegrams and letters reached the White House today from nil parts of the country expressing approval of "resident Wilson's ines-sngfe ines-sngfe ' n Mexico. These wore not made public, but the Pres'dant Is known to have been highly gratified at tho sympathetic reception his courss hns received. Exodus of Americans Iteports to the state department to-day to-day continued to tell of the exodus of Americans from Mexico. From Tamplco came news of large numbers num-bers gathering from San Luis Potos' and ndjacent states, and It was said hundreds were expected at Vera Cruz from tho southern Interior states to await embarkation. While many probably pro-bably will go to New Orleans and Galveston, It Is expected that not a few will seek safety In Cuba, wh le some will go to Europe. Consul Letcher at Chihuahua reported re-ported that a train left that city yes-' yes-' terday bound for El Paso carrying a I party of Americans Including 54 men I 2S women nnd IT children nnd n number num-ber of other foreigners. Other ndvlces stated that 40 refugees, refu-gees, who mndo their way from Dur-nngo Dur-nngo to Vera Cruz, were due to nrrlvo In Now Orleans tomorrow. Fourteen others dn tho Bteamer City of Mexico Mexi-co now nro en route to the snme city from Vera Cruz. Mcrmon Missionaries Are Leaving Mexico President Hn L. Pratt of Msx'co City telegraphed to President Joseph V. Smith yesterday that the state department had ordered all Americans Ameri-cans to leave Mexico, nnd thersforo ho and Ills' family and the Mormon missionaries laboring In Mexico City an 1 regions nround about wero to leave last night by wny of Vera Cruz. Medical Supplies Sent to Torreon Cor.sil Genernl Hannn nt Monterey reports that a supply of raedlclno has arrived from San Antonio, Toxas nnd Is being taken by William Frederic to To-reon for stamping out tho epidemic epi-demic of smallpox and typhoid ravaging ravag-ing that city. Another supply received receiv-ed from Captain Oliver of the battleship battle-ship New Hampshlro Is being taken to Torreon by automobile In charge of George Itlchnrdson and Ernest noeh-ringer. noeh-ringer. There was no Indication today of additional troop movements. Brig. Gen. Tasked H. miss, commanding tho touthern department has full authority au-thority to move the d fferent organlz-atlons organlz-atlons under his command without Instructions from Washington. Ho Is also authorized to call on other departments de-partments for additional troops If In his iPscretlon the situation warrants such action. |