Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-07

sages which had been sent filed by Judge
Crrb1jal
was feared that they had been lost
through Interruptions in the line south Of
Monterey.
judge Carbajsl denied the report that he
had received today messages which In any
way referred to the possibility Of the Diaz
resignation. Ha said he had received a
message Of three typewriter pages which
referred only TO points which he had com
municated &c Minister Limantour on
Wednesday.
DR.. Vasauez Gomez, head of the rebel
pesce commission, addressed a letter to
Judge Carbajal at II o'clock asking for a
reply to the propositions submitted to him
or Thursday particularly that which re-
lated TO the announcement Of the Diaz
resignation. Judge Carbajal was at Juares
during the morning with General Navarro.
Seniors Braniff and obregon were at the
Madero headquarters.
Dins May Resign I'm Few Hours.
MEXICO CITY. May 6-The resignation
OF Porfirio Diaz as president of Mexico
within g. short time Is regarded here today
as a certainty. Should the announcement
be made tomorrow or even tonight It would
cause no surprise to his cabinet.
No authoritative confirmation could be OBJ
tained, but there appears little doubt that
President Diaz. recognizing the seriousness
OF the situation and responding to the pop
uar demand, win retire when order is re-
stored.
At the presidents office no statement
could be had and the cabinet. realizing that
he was the only man who could give
direct answer to the demands OF Francisco
]. Madero. jr the revolutionary leader. that
piaz should publish his intention to resign,
were silent.
This afternoon Minister OF Foreign AT
fairs de la Barra was peremptorily sum
moned to the office of the president. On
arriving he found Senior Limantour, minis
ter Of finance who likewise had been gum
moned The three officials were in con-
ference for hours.
Immediately afterwards typewriter state
ments were issued by the foreign office TO
al newspapers saying the reception to the
Chilean minister tomorrow and the banquet
TO him had been postponed until May r.
The reason for this was given as the slight
illness of the president"
Since the statement was issued General
Dlaz is known to have been out riding in
his automobile. This morning he appar-
emily was in his usual health This In con-
nection with the fact that the conference
was held gives rise to the belief that the
announcement OF his intention to resign
win not be made before tomorrow at the
earliest.
In the event OF his resignation there win
be no opposition on the part OF the present
government officials to Senior de Ia Barra' 4
incumbency OF the presidency pending cleo
tons. The question OF Vice President Cor
rails resinnafiOn iq 81,
known that before departing nor Europe
he refused TO resign. and since arriving
there he kas reiterated this statement.
This Is regarded as merely incidental.
The officials consider the resignation of
Diaz the only ssiution to the trouble
Reluctantly they admit the growing
strength OF the rebels and realize that
peace is improbable should he Antagonist
them further.
In the capital the celebration OF the an
niversRry OF the taking OF PusbIa by
lgnacio .zaragoza was characterized ,by
dullness For the first time in many years
the usual military parade was omitted. be-
cause the nations soldiers are otherwise
occupied. President Diaz took almost no
part In the civn functions, leaving to the
governor, Landa EscandOu. the task of
distributing gold coins to survivors Of the
battle.
Most Of the business offices and msrcan-
tile houses were closed and sunday-lke
calm prevailed. Poems. who wandered ldly
about the streets furnished the only ex
element They gathered IN the street in
front OF the national palace. and although
laughing and chatting, INDUCED in a few
cries % viva Madero"
The police took no measures 70 stsnersa
the crowd which filed into the Garden of
zocalo, the squares In front OF the palace
or poured aimlessly in and out OF the prin-
elpal streets OF the neighborhood. In Isa-
bella ia Catolca street crowds banked
themselves before street car, stopped II
and tore from Il one OF the little Mexican
nags which adorned all the cars. sim the
police failed 20 interfere ana Il was only
when the mob seized a soldier. Iift4d him
20 It's shoulders and marched Off with
him. crying viva Msdero." that the
mounted police rode into It's midst. The
crowd was not looking for trouble how
ever, and dropped the soldier ana fled No
body was injured
Another crowd pushed down cadenA