TENSE SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2141, 6 May 1914, Page 7

TENSE SITUATION

in iexico car OUTBREAK EXPECTED ANY E MOMENT liIMTA'S REPORTED RESIGNATION 7 NOT CREDITS t ijy Telegraph—Press Aeoociatioo—OoprrishS Washington, May 4. t The tense situation iil Mexico City * is giving the mediators much ce-noern-Ifc is believed an outbreak will occur at j ; anv moment. ' : Tho. mediators are now endeavouring a to induce- General Carranza to modify his att.it.vidc towards Huerta. ' Tho reported intention of General i Huerta to resign is wot credited in tho Mexican capital. REFUGEES' STORY. REPORTED CRUCIFIXION OF A , BISHOP. ] San Francisco, May 4. Mexican refugees report that tlio Zapatistas crucified the Bishop of Chiinpik when lie. refused to giro the rebels . thft church's funds. Tho soldiers nail- j or! him to a cross, and left him to die- ( a lingering death. ' ; HUERTA tH DESPERATE PLIGHT. QUARREL WITH THE MINISTER OF WAR. {'Rec. May 5, 9,15 p.m.) Washington, May 4, President Huerta's position is vc- i ; .ported to ho desperate, and troe-ps s which wore hitherto loyal, arc Believed i to be deserting. Tlio War Minister i (General Blanquet) lias quarrelled with lluerta, whs is how doubtful upon whom ho can rely. . Bon. Rflbosa and Senator Garza have 1 boon appointed delegates by Huerta 'to confer at Washington with tho South \ American, mediators, The mediators have refused to recognis© ti-ie Corjstitutkfflalist lea-dor (Gen- ' Carranza), in view of his refusal to ■ suspend Irostilities against Huorta '. peiKlii-i.g medirttio-ii. pionerat Carranaa- is. likely to create troublo oil the uorthont border a.gainst tho Americans, as it is notorious that ho was counting largely on American sympathy to iurthor his plans against Huerta. t General Maas arrested tho' American Consul at Safiluispotosi, and is threat- . tiling him with oSeoutio.li. , I It is probaMo that; fto Mediation. 00b- [.., fcreu-eo- will be held at Montreal. It is tiiiderstqad that the flag incident win . form tho first questjoii. General Funston reported- to the Stnto Denartrn.eiit that tho Mexican Federals amund Vera Crui are inoreasJ iugly insistent on the sutroiidef of tho I waterworks. General Fmiston. asked for orders, in view of the prabablo ue' cessity of driving off tho Mexicans. ZAPATA'S PLANS. WILL ATTACK MEXICO CITY, (Eco. May 5, 9,15 p.m.) NOW York., May 4. ' Advice from Vera Cruz states thai Genoral SJapata issued' a prodaroation - anjjonneiw.g his iiitentiou to a-ttaclc t Mexico City as soon as possible. Tho ,' .proclaination. coiukaiiks Huc-j'ta and 1" -Hiniittuet (tli-6 -''WaivMi-ni-ster) to death t if they are captured, r Zapata arrested njoraihers of the Fod--3 oral Cominitteo who fl-ftre se'iit, asking 2«i3-at.R to join in tho fight against the - Americans. It was. repotted last month that tho t lender of the rotellia-ft in tlift se-nth of J Mexico (Efflilia.tto Zapata) Wot. apparently . Weldlut to outrival the Mrtftar.ii leailor ~ (Francisco Villa) in stioer brutalily. gj_. pata had captured tlio Bishop of CW-lapa, tUil waR h'olciituj him prisoner in th.a vicinity of -Guord-i'o, deniamlin-jj a raasain of .10,00? pom te»). If the rnftsjun wn-s nflt {ortiieotninjr Zapata declared he ir-ould criicify tho bishop oh Good Friday last.