The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-25

WHO may wv III l''NlNi'ii W. Ni'" " ''''N
of what is going on Behind the closed
blinds Of the Presidents town housc
told the waiting correspondents in De Ia
Barra's office this morning that one rea-
son why Gen. Diaz would not present
his resignation to-day was that he had
not finished writing it
This member of the diplomatic corp
added that he had been reliably informed
that the Pre- sident's last message would
he veritabie final challenge from tn.
wounded lion; 1t would be hot and sting
ing.
Excitement was tense over all the city
of Mexico when the sun rose this morn
ing Every morning paper bore great
headlines announcing that this was the
tay when Diaz would resign. and in equal
prominence they printed the fact that
Francisco J. Madero would probably
leave Juarez en- route for the capital on
Sunday.
The Office OF the Minister os Foreign
Relations. wherein the harri.d De la
Barra bangles on the end of a telegraph
wire leading down from Juarez, was
full of suppressed excitement. First
there was long line of deputies and
prospective or retiring Governors OF
States to pass one by one into the inner
chamber; then came Ambassador Henry
L. Wilson. the Minister of Russia and the
Minister of Italy All were closeted with
Minister de Ia Rarra for varying periods.
When Senior de la Barra came out he
paused to give just the brief word. al
ready recorded. to the newspaper men
and TO say that he had hopes that railroad
communication would bc speedily re-
stored
Then he did go to the home of Gen.
Diaz, other members of the Cabinet
Joined him there, and until o clock none
of them left the house. All inquiries
at the gate We're futile.
The President : private secretary said
that even he had not seen Gen. Diaz for
twenty-four hours ard Poriirio Diaz.
Jr.. had given strict orders that no mes
sages of inquiry should get beyond the
door The secretary did not know
whether the President intended to for
ward his message Of resignation to the
Chamber of Deputies later in the day.
About and within the Chamber of
Deputies there were scenes of incipient
disorder all afternoon. A crowd began
to line up before the bronze doors by
o'clock. and when the doors We're thrown
open an hour later every inch of ~ landing
room in the visitors gallery and on the
marble floor of the foyer was filed
Fifty odd Mexican journalists waxed
wroth when the gendarmes told them
that there WAS not room in the press box
for ali and there were heated arguments
N N and frinI IN
vain 10 find room in the visitors gallery
When the lam got too great in the gal
leries the Seudarmes tried to move the
crowd and were hooted and hustled
Some of the more riotous visitors We're
thrown out. but not without sharp strug-
giles. which the whole gallery applauded
When the clerk got up to call the roll
there were Kisses and applause for vari-
Gus members according as their per-
sona.lty appealed to IN" crowd Under
the Instructions of jose Saavedra, the
President of the Deputies the clerk read
the law regarding the punishment of
people guilty of offending the dignity
OF the deputies in session. II had little
effect.
As the ordinary business of the House
progressed and there was no allusion to
the receipt OF a message from the Presi-
dent, the crowd grew restive and there
were cries OF When does the esignation
come" and Give us the resignation"
Word that there was to I've no sigma
ton presented slfted ont 10 the street.
and the crowd that blocked the broad
avenue from curb to curb yelled disap-
proval. The police had 10 move in aud
snatch the loudest mouthed out of the
press 10 he hurried to Jail For time II
looked a. If there would be a riot
Tonight r,imor follows rlImor and the
whole city is seething Some say that
Diaz is already IN \ era Cruz. having left
his resignation behind him To be read
when he was AT sea others declare that
he does not intend to resign and that he
is only sparring TOR time until he can buy
over some OF he rebel leader, and make
a last figh, for power
h" wlld"s' report has il that the
President does not expect The Deputies
TO accept his resignation and that if the
House does he will commit -ucldr
The alternate SWING Of th" pendulum
was registered late this afternoon when
boys circulated through m. crowd in
front of tn" Chamber of Deputies circu-
la'inG handbili- signed by tn. names of
four well known members of the Liberal
party Thes. handbills proclaimed in
Lars" type that G"n. lii.H ough, not TO
retire from power and they proceeded To
warn the members Of the Chamber that
the Resignation of President Diaz would
pr"HipI' .te &n&rrhY.
These handbiilI had h" effect of eXcit =
ing -" crowd still furt her.
Though peace i th" cry that comes
down from juar"< and p"dC" il tiarcd
from IN" headlines of all tn. tervid dailics
VI" <lcn cltr, the capital of reunited
Mexico. Is u-dav Clt oil from all the world
sac by a s.ug,e line ot railroad leading
e. Vera tTlf. All of Yesterday and until
near midnight las night cable COM
mlrira'lou with tha | nlt"d States and
Fat. H.
pany cable 70 Galveston was DESTROYED
as the res ~ of n seemingly wanton and
rsasOnieSs cutting OF the land wires at
San Marcos between McNlcp city and Vera
Cruz, by a crowd of bandits calling them
selves ins lrrcGtos. The Federal Tele-
graph Company had two lines operating
internationally between here and Laredo,
and oven these lines had been cat earlier
in the day by rebels near san Felipe,
Gilualuato. Telegraph and railroad
COmmunlCat TO the west coast was
destroyed and the single line of railroad
which linked NeNico cilv with the world
outside was the lnt"ruCeauic, running
irom hero toSI era Cruz. This is an Eng
lish line and has not been touched during
all the inslirs"ctlon.
The National Railways through line
to the United States via Laredo was cut
by Navarro and his band of outlaws and
he sent word 10 the railroad that if anv
attempt was made 10 repair It there
would be trouble As II result Of thu.
piece of vandalism trains operating over
this single rail6av"nunl to the United
Sfatug rn now dot our.aI ,,t, ,r,,uc Cali