The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06
SUCCESS INCLINING TO JUAREZ.
Defeat of the RevOlutiOnists in the
State of Oxaca.
D1Az ELUD1NG PURSUIT.
Excitement Over Rumored Armed In
tervention by tho United States.
,tlEenAm TO TINE NEW york HEaALn


The situation remains unchanged. The rebels
hold the States OF Durango Coahuila Nuevo Leon,
Sonora aud Oaxaca, but make no progress.
The government has gained ground In Oaxaca.
Anarchy continues In nearly every state. Business
OF all kinds Is Frustrated and ext0rtions and OPP
pressions are the order OF the day.
San Luis Potosi has been declared in state of
siege. The Legislature protested against 1t ana the
Governor abandoned the capital.
the rev0luti0nists have been expelled from Qua
najuato.
A battle between the opposing forces took place
at San Mate0, OaXaca, ON the Gath. in which the
government troops were victorious. General Leyva
was killed and the revoluti0nists fed leaving their
artillery and baggage in the possession of the
government forces.
General AlatOrre on the oath was within fourteen
leagues OF the capital of Oaxaca.
General POrdri0 Diaz has made the circuit OF the
States OF La Puebla, HIdalgo. Tlascala and Mexico
with 500 men. skirmish only occurred, Dlaz
taking 500 prisoners. General Rocha followed but
failed to overtake General Diaz, who returned to
Oaxaca.
General Cadena has been repulsed at Aguas Cali
entes.
General Donate Guerra on the 27th was organ
izng at Mazatlan under the revolutionary regime.
Governor Leon, OF San Luis Potosl, with 800 State
guards, has abandoned the capital Of that Stale, it
Is supposed Tor revolutionary purposes.
General Martinez, with 5000 rebels. is marching
on zacatecas.
the government General Neri has recaptured
Fresnillo Zacatecas.
The State OF Chihuahua mas assumed an attitude
Of neutrality or quasi independence.
The capital Is excited over q rumor that 1O.0 900
American troops are being concentrated on the Rio
Grande, and that General Augur has received
orders to cross the river into Mexico and support
Juarez.
The fears Of an early triumph of the revolutionsts
are disappearing. The government Is confident Of
ultimate success.
Lafraga, Judge of the Supreme Court is men,
toned as Minister to SPAIN
Changes in the Cabinet are expected at the new
year. Mejia, Minister OF War, Will be promoted,
and will then proceed to attack San Luis Potosi,
which Is considered the stronghold Of the revolu-
tionists.
President Juarez issued proclamation on the
oath relating to mines and the export OF minerals
Bars Will pay the same export duty as coin, and
81 Al per hundred Is the coinage duty on silver
Assay oinces are to be established at Matamoros,
Manzaniio. San BIAS. Mazatan, Quay mas, Socrun-
usco, Tanala and Sana-Cruz, these being the only
ports where the expo alton OF bars anu coin Is per-
mitted. An assay duty has to be paid on bars, IN
addition to the renting OF the government mints.
The proongaton Of the lease OF the mints-at pres
ent in the hands OF private corporations-is pro.
hibited.
The officers OF the army quartered at the capital
stopped the pay OF the private soldiers one day,
and with the money bought coach and made a
birthday present OF 1t TO Melia Secretary OF War.
The Project of Orizaba demanded a loan Of $1,000
from the citizens. The citizens refused and the
Project arrested The most prominent among them
and made them stand on one log during a night.
The citizens then consented to lend the money.
The trip from Vera Cruz to the capital is now
made In two days.
S0tero Logano entered Tepetlban on the 22d, and
plundered everything about the railroad station and
city. He cut down the telegraph wires. On the ar.
rival OF the train from Mexico he robbed the pas
sengers stripping them completely.
The Official Didrfo publishes letters from Gov
ernor Felix Diaz, Of Oaxaca. convicting him of q
fraudulent attempt TO defeat the Investigations of
the Mixed Commission at washington. Dlaz, It
seems, exhorted certain judges and private
individuals interested In the claim OF one Simonson
an American citizen, TO produce witnesses to prove
before the Commission the contrary to what had
occurred and tnat the judges placed themselves in
accord with the witnesses
The Too Republics (newspaper says:-"we pro.
test, in the name OF all Americans. that the Com
mission ought not to receive proofs one particle OF
these corrupt and suborned documents"