Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-27
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that Diaz. for reasons best known Il
themselves. should not leave the capital
They are reported to have harbored th'
idea that Diaz would follow the preceden
of other Latn-American Presidents ant
carry the national funds with him.
There is also a narrow gauge railroad
to the coast. Talking it for granted ina
Diaz would take the more luxuriou:
route. the bandits did not modest the mar
row gauge road. or this reason it wa!
chosen by Daz for his trip.
The general should have reached Vers
Cruz this afternoon, but whether he ar
rived is not publicly known here. News
paper correspondents mt Vera Cruz Ions
since gave up efforts 10 transmit informa
ton over the federal lines, particularly
when their information had TO do viii
news which the government wished to re
main unpublished. Presumably De la
Barra and the higher governmental Off
GERS have been informed Of Diaz's move
ments. but their lips are sealed ON ev.
cry detail Even Americans in high au
thority with the road have been impress
ed with the necessity of maintaining 81
lenee.
Gen Diaz. still feeble from his IL
ness and far from being we'll man.
left his home under dreary circum-
stances. Rain had fallen earlier in the
night. and by the time the former
President emerged from his house, the
air was chilly. He was closely mutfled.
To aid in the disguise. a borrowed au-
tomobile was used. The trip to tie san
Lazaro station was made over unfre-
quented streets. BY a re=arranged
scheme police We're scattered along the
way at the last moment. At certain
points, close friends of the former Chief
Executive including those who are to
accompany him across the Atlantic,
fell in behind the DiaZ automobile.
Three strains were used. the first as a
pilot The third train occupied by q
detachment of the 25th Infantry
brought up the rear. The cars COM
rrising the fugitive's special were oc-
cnpied as follows:
First car; Gen. Diaz and Mrs. Diaz
Mrs Romero Rubio De Teresa. Col.
Porfirio Diaz, Jr., son; Lieut.. Loren
20 Elizaga and their families.
Second car: Gen. Fernandino Con-
zales. Manuel Gonzales. Col. Santa
Cruz, Mai Espinosa y Rondeau.
The third car: Francisco s. Garcia, Ig-
naeio De La Garita and a kitchen crew.
The trains ran without orders, for fear
the bandits along the line might tap the
wire and get news of the flight
Just when or on what ship Gen. Diaz
will sail is matter of conjecture. The
French ship Espagne was to leave Vera
Cruz yesterday. but may have been held
at the disposal of the party from Mexico
City.
A Spanish liner, the Manuel Calvo. is
scheduled to weigh anchor tomorrow and
sail via Havana te Barcelona. A Ger
man ship, on which the Diaz party re-
Gently reserved staterooms. will sail next
Wednesday. These reservations have not
been cancelled.
Gen. Daz probably will make his home
in Madrid. During the recent centennial
King Alfonso conferred on him title
and made him an honorary general of
the Spanish army Sonora Diaz was
made a dy-in-wai.ing to the Spanish
Queen. Gen. Diaz speaks no language
other than Spanish and, outside of Mex
leo, he would find the most congenial
surroundings in Spain.
Gen. Samuel Garcia Cuellar. chief of
staff during the regime of President
Diaz, was formally appointed COVER
nor of the federal district today and
assumed his duties at once. He is re-
garded as man of high character and
attachments and is popular with all
classes. He Won his rank of general
by bravery and ability displayed as
commander of the federal forces in the
battle of Casas Grandes. in which he
lost an arm.
One of the first requests by Madero
after the signing of the peace pact was
that his former opponent should re-
main in the service of the provisional
government. Gen. Cuellar has a wide
acquaintance in the United States,
having served as Mexican commission
er at the Buffalo Exposition.
According to these advices Diaz
boarded the Ypiranga. Hamburg
American boat. tonight. The Ypiranga
is due to sail south to Coatzacoaticos
tomorrow. She will return to Vera
Cruz and sail for Europe Wednesday.
Mexico city. May 26.-Private tcle-
grams received here tonight report
the arrival of Gen. Diaz at Vera Cruz
At o'clock this afternoon
Juarez, Mexico, May GA message
to Francisco /. Madero, late tonight,
from Senior Cardan at Jalapa, Mex
said that the train bearing President
DiaZ TO Vera Cruz was attacked at
Tepeehulc. No further details were
given.
Washington, May 25.--Aside from
Fastening change in the command
Of the manoeuvre division, the restor-
alton of peace in Mexico will have
re effect upon the military forces now
in Texas, 1t was deemed prudent to
keep Gen. Carter in charge of the
division as long as condition is Next
60 we're delicate, but he will soon
| be succeeded by Gen. Frederick n
Grant, in execution of The original
| policy OF rotation in the commanding
| officer. The division will remain il
Texas until at least next winter, for
| military training. The change in the
| Presidency will noI affect the person
mel of the Washington embassy