The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-06


 Mexico City. March 5.-Ambrosio Fig uera, Madero's trusted chief of rurales in Guerrero and Morelos, and during the previous revolution his greatest ally in tha south, is reported tonight to be in revolt.
 The news of Orozcos change of front caused sensation among the southern Maderistas, 150O of whom have re-enlisted under the banner of the new revolution. orozco and B1guera, according. to dis paehes from Cuernavaca. have long been in communication and the Guerrero leader is said to have known for many days of the formers intention to desert Madero.
 Figuera's personal grievance is alleged to be the presidents action in listening to a proposal from Jesus Salgado, the Guerrero rebel, whom F1guera had been fighting for many weeks, that F1guera be retired from Guerrero on a promise of the other to surrender. Salgado Is said to have boasted that his promise meant nothing.
 DenOunces OrOZcO
 President Madero bitterly denounced Orozco today in the course of an address to about 100 students at the national pal ace. IDtlueDIdlly He 6dNe lue IiISl ol- ficial acknowledgement that his erstwhie chief had deserted the Madero standard
 In exhorting the students to fulfill their patriotic mission manfully, he held Orozco up to scorn as traitor and an ingrate.
 "He has ridiculed the constitutional authority of the nation," said the presi dent in an excited tone. 'He thinks he can lightly toss aside the obligations of his alliegance, but I am going to punish him for his folly. am sending you to administer the punishment his conduct merits"
 The cedets were fourth class students from the capital. About 70 of them, how ever, have received commissions and will leave at once for the campaign against Orozco.
 OrOzco's Detection Admitted
 It was semi-officially admitted today that Orozco has gone over to the enemy. His defection was said to be no great surprise to Madero for the reason that the ex-revolutionary leader, on his last visit to the capital, demanded and was refused 50,000 pesos to make up 100000 pesos which he claimed for loss and dam age he sustained in the previous revo- ution. Fifty thousand pesos. 1t was al- legged, had already been paid to him on this account. He was said to have left the capitol in highly dissatisfied frame of mind when he returned to Chihuahua and soon thereafter rendered his resig- nation as chief of the Madero forces.
 The French consulate here appeared to have no news of the coming of French warship.
 Exodus Continues
 The exodus of foreigners continued un- abated tonight The regular northbound train via Laredo carried two extra sleep ing cars total of four, and several extra day coaches with all available space occupied. The train left in two sections. One of the sleepers was filled with wom- en and children from Fl Orc, mining camp a hundred miles northwest of here. The railroad company, anticipating a possible greater rush for the border to come, is conserving its sleeping cars, adding extra cars only when they can be filled to capacity. Railway officials ap- pear to have no fear that the demand will exceed their ability to i'll it.
 It declared that two-thirds of the for eign women and children have left or have made all preparations to leave the country and many of the wealthy Mex ican families are likewise departing. Members of the German and British colonies held meeting last night and today to discuss means of procedure for self defense if it should become neces- sary. No definite plan had been arrived at tonight.