The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-11

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
Ambassador Wilson, at Mexico
City, teIegraphed the State De-
partment today that conditions i'm
the Mexican capital are alarm
ing. The lower classes are be-
coming more threatening towards
Americans and other foreigners.
Rebels Will March on Capital.
MEXICO CITY, Speclal.-FOr-
eign residents of Mexico City who
are unable to leave at the present
time are arning themselves I'm
anticipation OF an attack upon
the city by InSurrectoSs
General Miranda, commanding
300 rebels at AdjuScO, has served
notice that after the arrival of
5000 reinfOrcementS he is expect
ing daily Inc will open campaign
against the city.
President Diaz Is taking stern
measures TO prevent an uprising
i'm the city, and troops with ma
chine guns are being massed in
the COndera district, an eminence
commanding the city.
The streets are being patrollcd
nightly and the slender gaPrlsOns
of defenders is being worked TO
the utmost i'm the plans of de-
fense and OfTenSc.
Foreigners to Fight.
Captain w. G. Percy, a former
member of the Louisiana Legislature.
and Major J. G. Douglas are forming
a foreign legion for the defense of
foreign citizens.
Madero by the Insurrectos concen-
trating about the city was contained
today in the statement from General
Miranda, who declared that he would
open a campaign about the national
capital, irrespective of the result of
the peace negotiations between Ma
dero and the Diaz commissioners near
Juarez.
I'VE have nothing to do with Ma
dero and will not be bound by any
thing he does" declared Miranda
We shall not cease fighting. even If
Madero does sign a treaty of peace.
We are here awaiting 5000 reinforce
ments who have been operating about
Cuernavaca. and when they arrive we
shall open a new campaign. Ameri-
cans i'm the Mexican cities need have
no fear. We do not intend to hurt
noncombatants In fact, we shall af-
ford protection to women and chill
dren who are unprotected. Colone
Merino is coming from Tres MariaS
with a large force. Our men are al
well armed and equipped with plenti-
full provisions"
Anniversary of Puebla.
The anniversary day of the battle
OF PueDla, Tor years a national hOli-
day in Mexico. broke today with So
600 rebels under arms throughout the
republic and the capital menaced by
the steadily increasing forces of the
revolutionaries. Couriers brought dis
quieting reports into the city. They
reported heavy fighting in progress
around Tres Marias and at E
Parque on the road to Cuernavaca.
At San Angelo. about eleven miles
out, they saw 500 rebels.
Yautepec, near Cuernavaca, which
was captured by the Federals from
the Insurrectos. has again fallen into
the hands of revolutionists. The In
surrectos also hold Ameca.
Private dispatches from Guayama:
report that sixty marines landed from
the gunboat Tampico to reinforce tn,
fifth battalion OF Mexican Federals
which was engaging the rebels on th'
plain back OF the city OF Mazatla
on the west coast, have been cap
turned by the Insurrectos.
These dispatches advise that all o
the officers of Mazatlan had takeI
refuge on the gunboat and that tn,
city of Mazatlan could not hold ou
much longer before the rebel assaults
Foreigners are fleeing into Mexic,
City in great numbers.
Leave Lower California.
SAN DIEGO, Special-Insurrectos Il
Lower California have cut all the wire
about Ensenada and are massing thei
troops about the town. apparently 70
an assault, according to advice
brought here this morning by messen
gers. Practically all the foreign resi-
dents have fled from Ensenada.