The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14
Reports Are Circulated of Threatening Rebel Attack
 and Student Riots
DIAZ DOES NOT KNOW
 WHICH WAY TO TURN
Great Excitement Prevails When the Saloons and Grocery Stores Are Ordered CIosed-No Trouble
 Has Yet Developed

was received Of the quarrel between Oro1- co and Madero at Juarez. The second cabinet meeting of the day was being held when the Associated Press dispatch ra lating the Juarez incident was sent into the meeting. As result the ministers ceased their deliberations until tomorrow, hoping that the dissension between Ma dero and his chiefs might grow more se- rious and put new complexion on the situation.
 | 1t is no exaggeration to state that Pres ident Diaz and his ministers are drifting
 about in the open sea without rudder.
 compass or chart. Breakers are on every
 side and their roar Is plainly heard. | Their main army has been defeateo.
 North east. south and west the people
 are in arms and growing in strength The
 long arm of the government, so strong l six months ago. seems palsied now. Since the defeat of Navarro. so far as
 can be learned, the government has not
 taken a single step to retrieve its for
 tunes. With 95 per cent of the people
 in favor of an enlarged liberty. President
 Diaz does not seem to know where to 1 turn for help.
 With large part of the capitals gar
 rison patrolling the outposts of the city | to ward off an attack by the rebels and
 the remainder ready to assist the police 1 in quelling riot in the down town dis
 trict. residents of this place were given their thrills of the revolution today. Acting upon information received at the department of war and at police head quarters that the revoutonists were plan ming an attack upon the suburbs, pre- sumably Tlalpam or San Angel and that the long talked of students demonstra-
 ton was to be held this afternon. every
 precautionary measure was immediately
 taken. Not only were troops detailed to
 watch the surburban district, but gen.
 eral order was issued by the police de- psrtment for all places where liquors are
 sold to close at o'clock. This was sent
 to grocery stores as well as to saloons and
 pnlque shops before it was discovered that it was intended to apply only to the | latter two. Police officers were then sent
 to notify the grocerymen of the mistake
 and few minutes before o'clock the
 original order was rescinded.
 But the attack by the rebels did not
 take place, and the students demonstra-
 ton was again prohibited.
 The rebels are yet encamped in the
 neighborhood of the Mountain Ajusco. and | the students will not admit that they l are contemplating a demonstration, but the government will not relax its vigilance and it now appears improb, ;, that therest will be anything to mar the Co. >rs, s,rlsualf Sunday devotion and diversionsss roda airn a "a rohaI
 attack could not have succeeded. but the great danger was from within. It was be- lieved by the authorities that a demon-
 stration by the students might precipitate
 general disturbance participated In by
 the ruffian element which. coming at the
 moment of an attack by rebels, even
 though few in number, would present
 most serious difficulties.
 | Stores Crowded | Residents of the capital, learning of
 the order to close the stores. crowded | them at the siesta period to secure pro visions in Quanties large enough to last | them for several days. Keepers of a | few other stores than those to which | the order was considered to apply. de- | cided to be on the safe side and put up
 their shutters. but most of those were | taken down late In the afternoon when | the city began to resume its usual
 activity.
 | Foreign military attaches well as | the government army officers cannot | believe that the small band of rebels
 in the federal district really intend to attack the capital. Within a few days march of the city there are enough rebels to be a formidable menace if
 mobilized, but it Is not believed that those within striking distance would | l, rif fD ocf x1rif1, h Throughout the city the Idea of self | defense is growing. Preliminary steps | looking to an organization have been
 taken by the committee representing | the American colony although the &C.,
 tion has not found unanimous approval
 The Chamber of Commerce today de-
 cided not to take any concerted action | at present, but leave the protection of business houses to individual owners. | Similar action has been taken in Guadajara.
 This afternoon there was circulated | in the city an appeal to Mexicans to inscribe their names in the roster of | those who would defend their homes and business houses against fire, rob- bery and disorders. The public was asked to enlist at the office of Daniel l Garza a well known architect of the l capital The revolutionists, and espe- cially Madero, are bitterly arraigned in the circular.
 l Sensation Caused
 Something of a sensation was occa- stoned today by the publication in El Heraldo of letter signed by four young men high in Mexican society who announce that they have espoused the cause of Madero and have placed themselves at the head of a fighting force The letter is sent from B ha- | cienda in the state of Jalisco Two of these men, Manuel Rincon Gallardo and
 Jose Perez Castro. are sons of noted | Mexican generals
 Brief advices received at the war de- pertinent state that the federals garrt- | soning Torreon have not yet been forced
 to meet general attack of the revo- lutionists at that town, although the enemy is gathering in large numbers in the surrounding country. Occasional skirmishes between outposts of fed
 erals and the advancing rebels were followed early this morning by brisk | engagement between somewhat larger forces in which, according to the re- ports at the war department, the fed- erals were victorious.
 From Acapulco the government today received confirmation of the capture of l N nH