The chronicle=news., 1913-11-06

stili no Indication mere this morning
whether provisional President Hucr.
In would make \ formal reply Ia tn.
communication made by III. United
Statea. The nature Of thc men,or-
nndum IL saiai to call for no other
reply than compliance. How Ions
Washington expects To wait for this
compliance. aftc. falling To receive
u verbal rrl0indcr. In question
which 4. greatly interesting the few
here who arr convinced Of :hc pas
sage Of III" communication from tho
United States tO the provisional
president.
Mcxico City itself In still ignorant
of the nature oft he now rcprcScn-
tRtionx made by Washington to Gem
oral Hucrta.
Tho newspapers here have printed
only deniais of tho reports from the
tinted States until to-day. when
they partially confirmed them. Tho
Herald. the only English daily news
paper. published, a dispatch from
Vera Cruz. stating that John Lind.
the personal representative Of Prcs-
iskrnt Wilson. had confirmed the re-
ports Of certain Indications being
made by Washington 10 Mexico"
Notwithstanding tho nsessssry
prseastioas sursesndiax the trans
4asssoe b Nsieoa 0'sAaashnsssv.
Iha1kA 1AakSa >a,affsiss. D.. the
Hashinstnu dispstch. enough has
leaked out hero 10 mi the city with
rumors and endless speculation to-.
day - to what General Hucrta'a
coursc Of action will be.
Opinion generally IL in line with
the unofficial Information obtain
able ut the national palace last night
that General Hucrta intends TO re-
fusse compliance with tho United
States demands. hut will proceed
with the program nc has been fol-
lowing Of reorxanIzinx the Mexican
congress- and abiding bythcf indings
Of that body relative to the recent
elections. simultaneously ignoring
WashinRton's warming that the new
congress will not be counted on.
Washington. Nov. at the
White house today II was officially
stated that Charge O'Shaugncssy ut
Mexico City had recently been given
certain instruction to communicate
to the IIuerta government. Whether
such instruction were the same as
those referred 10 as demanding the
elimination Of Huerta. officials de-
ciined to state specifically.
Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. 6.-The
scout cruiser Chester, under hurry
orders to prepare to sail for Vera
Cruz. completed loading supplies to-
day and will be ready to leave thcl
Philadelphia navy yard tonight or
early tomorrow. Reports that bat
tlcships at the yard were being pre-
pared for sailing were denied by
Captain Benson. conmandant of the
yard
Mexico. City. Nov. 6.--The pur-
poses of General Huerta were voiced
this morning by Il person who Is
close to the provisional president
The president Ia determined to reject
all the demands set forth in the lat
est American communication and is
resolved to seat the congress Just
elected
If congress, however. declares the
recent presidential lection null and
void and makes arrangements for
another election, General Hucrta
would be disposed to abide by this
decision and submit to the peoples
choice of man who would occupy
the presidency until the autumn Of
1916.
Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 6.--Advices
from Chihuahua received in Juarez
and Ell Pasc today say Pancho Villa,
with an Constitutionalist force es-
timatGd at 5000 men, began an
attack on chihuahua City at 10
O'Clock last night.