Lower coast gazette., 1913-12-27
cent more than last year in the Unit
ed States. India, Japan and Egypt.
FOREIGN NEWS.

United States protest against Spanish
property seizure.
Villas rebels are recruiting Federal
~deserters. Villa proclaimed amnesty
to surrendering Federals.
On Sunday 100000 rounds of Gen.
Mercado's evacuating Federals artil-
lery ammunition was found in an east
ern Chihuahua lake.
Helegraphic and railroad communi-
cation has been extended as far west
as Minaca and as far south as Bernie.
jilIo.
Gen. Villa expects soon to have Chi
huahua, Sonora and Sinaloa as freely
open as in times of peace. IS
Raoul Madero, the murdered Made
ro's brother, conferred with Villa up
on a civil government formation.
Juarez, Mexico, reports fruitless ne
gotiations for the S250,O0O paid release
of Villas Chihuahua prisoner, Luis
Terrazas, Jrf
Before adjournment until April 2,
1914, the Mexican Congress approved
the Belgian syndicate concession to
construct 5000 miles of narrow gauge
railway.
The Tampico rebel defeat is ascribed
to the Federal gunboats and Federal
field artillery sustained bombardment.
The rebels always possessed the
railroad yards and retreated victorious
ly, taking every locomotive and most
of the rolling stock.
On Tuesday Villa officially decreed
the confiscation to the rebels of all the
Luis Terrazas, ST., and Enrique Creel
Chihuahua banks, mines, vast areas OF
lands, thousands of cattle, homes and
personal effects.
The rebel confiscated property was
decreed to be given to the widows and
orphans caused by bloodshed among
the Mexicans.
To check the runs on Mexican
banks, particularly on the Bank Of
London & Mexico, Huerta decreed a
legal holiday from Monday, December
22nd, to the end of the year.
The Bank of London & Mexico, with
deposits of $3,000,O00, capital Of $22,-
600, 900 and surplus and profit account
s16,0 00, 900, is the second largest bank
in Mexico.
Francisco Villa and his troops await
the Ojinaga Federals action.
= Ignacio Bonillas, Constituencies
, Secretary of Communications, an.
nounced the practical restoration of
Northwest Mexico rail and wire com
, munication.
) Mexico City official advices report
Federal successes at Topic and Mazat'
Ian, on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
/ Emperor Menelik, of Abyssinia, is
officially dead.
f The Mexican Banco Central refused
to redeem State Bank notes. A run
resulted.
Government lack of funds is the re
S ported cause of two serious Fedora
J, troops mutinies.
Government failure to pay the Fed
eral soldiers caused the Federal -evac
b uation Of Chihuahua.
Huerta has failed to raise European
loans to meet the January interests OF
obligations.
The American Smelling & Refining
d Company, Aguascalientes smelter viii
$ close January 1st.
} The English Cabinet decided not tt
d sanction British official participation
in the San Francisco 1915 Panama-Pa
e cific Exposition.
O lie Matin,' of Paris, reports Pres
dent Poincare, of France, desire to Of
d ficially exchange visits with Presiden
Wilson of the United States.
ell President Yuan Shih-Kai openly al
d proved adjustment of the Chimes
Parliament.
k Fire damaged the famous Ports
mouth, England, dockyard last wee
Il to the extent of $2,5O0,OO0. The Gel
n. tury-old semaphore tower, which in tn
pre-telegraph days was the great sill
mailing station between the Englis
IS fleet and the Admiralty, was burne'
Many valuable models Of old warsnip
records relating to Nelson and Garlic
,e periods and other old naval relics wer
ut destroyed.
al Mexico City advices report a la
n. Saturday renewed rebel Tampico a
,e tack.
): The underwriting by an internatio
le al group of bankers to the Mexica
government, sufficient to meet the ia
IS uary bond interest payments was a
ranged in Paris, through the Banql
st de Paris ct des Pays Bas.
IS Vim. Bayard Hale, Wilson's Cara
e. "a ambassador, and President Wilst
is. conferred on the Hale Constitutional
k, Investigations.
re- Havana reports the Cuban House
til. Representatives approval of a $1,000
ne 900 loan by a %two-thirds vote. The b
er. went to the Senate with the appare
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