The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-06
Official Mexico Regards the Presidents Resignation
 as a Certainty
HOLD MYSTERIOUS
 CABINET MEETING
Cabinet Will Not Be Surprised at Immediate Retirement of Diaz.
 De La Barra Acceptable as
 Temporary President

Mexico City, May 5.-The resignation of Porforio Diaz as president of Mex leo within a very short time IS i' garded as a certainty. Shouio the announcement of his intention to resign be made tomorrow or even tonight u would cause no surprise to members oi K his cabinet.
 No authoritative confirmation could be obtained. but there appears little doubt that President Diaz, recognizing she seriousness of the situation and re- spending to the popular demand VIII Setire when order is restored.
 At the presidents office today no statement could be had and the mem- bers of the cabinet, realizing he was The only man who could give direct answer to the demands of Francisco L. Nadero. Jr the revolutionary leader. that Diaz should make known puoiiciY his intention to retire, were silent.
 At 1 o'clock today Minister Of For eign Affairs de la Barra was peremp- torialy summoned to the office Of the president On arriving he found Sen pr Iimantour, minister of finance, who likewise had been summoned The three officials were in conference for hours. Immediately afterward typewriter statements were issued by the foreign office to all the newspapers saying the reception to the Chilean minister, set for tomorrow, and the banquet to tue same official, scheduled for tomorrow night, had been postponed. The reason for this change of plans was given as i "the slight illness of the president The presidents indisposition is known to be slight, but on orders from his physi- clans, he must remain indoors. Diaz Goes Riding
 Since the statement was issued Gen. eral Diaz is known to have been out riding in his automobile. This morn- ing he apparently was In his usual health. This, in connection with the fact that the conference was held, gives rise to the belief that the announce ment of his intention to re~-Sn will not s be made before tomorrow at the earliest. Y In the event of his resignation there will be no opposition on the part of the pres ent government officials to Senor De La 5 rarras incurlbency of the presidential. post pending new elections. The question of Vice President Corrals resignation Is not so simple. It is known that before leaving for Europe he refused to resign and since arriving there he has reiterated this statement. But this Is regarded as merely incidental The officials consider the resignation of Diaz the only solution 10 the trouble Reluctantly they admit the growing strength of the revolution and realize peace is improbable should he antagonize them further.
 .Uncomhrmed reports have reached here of skirmishing in the neighborhood or ealtilo.
 In the capital today the celebration of the anniversary of the taking of Puebla by Ignacio Zaragoza was characterized by dullness For the first time in many years the military parade was omitted be- cause the nations soldiers are otherwise occupied. President Diaz took almost no part in the civil functions, leaving to the governor. Landa Y. Escandon, the task of distributing gold coins to survivors of the battle
 Most of the business offices and mer- cantile houses were closed and Sunday like calm prevailed. Crowds of peons who wandered idly about the streets furnished the only excitement. They gathered in the streets in front of the national palace, and although laughing and chatting, in dulged in a few cries of viva Madero.'
 The police took no measure to disperse the crowd which filed into the garden of Zocalo, the big square in front of the pal ace or poured aimlessly about the prin- cipal streets of the neighborhood
 Tn Isabella La Catolica street crowds banked themselves before a street car, stopped and tore from 1t one of the lit- tie Mexican flags which adorned all the cars today. Still the police failed to in- tcrfere and it was only when the mop seized a soldier, lifted him to its should CTS and marched off with him crying. s'yiva Madero,'' that the mounted police rode into It's midst. The crowd was not looking for trouble, however, and dropped the soldier and fled Nobody was injured.
 Another crowd pushed down Cadena street and in passing the presidents house let few shouts derogatory to the gov ernment and laudatory of Madero and the revolution. The police also dispersed this crowd without anyone being hurt \ Railroad traffic continues demoralized. "A train arriving today from the north brough story of hold-up by 800 rebels at Lu Lu, station 90 r,iles south of Sal tillo. The rebels searched the train but did not molest the passengers. From the express car they took some thousands of oesos. however. The rebels then held the messengers train until the arrival of freight train the box cars of which were loaded with rubber This was unloaded and the rebels with their horses got into the box cars. The crew of the freight train was then told 10 get dpodiu .hc Pos- eenger train, which was permitted to pro- ceed. It developed later that the rebels had their own train crew and even tele- graph operators. They said they were going north on bridge burning expedi- tion.
 The war department is silent on the subject of Torreon, Saltillo a-id Durango. which are reported to have been captured by the rebels.
 RumOred Attack Untrue
 Although today, the fifth of May, one of Mexico's great national days as the an- niversary of the victory of General Daz's troops over the French has been fixed upon by scores of rumor mongers during the past week as the date of concerted insurrecto attack upon many of the coun- try's cities and even upon the capital it. self. residents of the capital were in ,lined to smile today when one mentioned the probability of immediate attack
 Reports of approaching trouble are still nlentifu however. The rebels are ad- mittedly stronger today than they have ever been before But there is no good x eason says the department of war, for f believing that they contemplate an i'm X mediate attack upon the capital. N should the attack be made. the rebels will be met by garrison composed as Y follows, according to information from A the wardepartment: 200 artillerymen, 1000 f74S.ra antrvnlen. 300 cavalry and 2O0O 4police-