The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-19
FEAR CT BEING BOTTLED UP
CAUSES HUNDREDS TO SEEK
SAFETY AT VERA CRUZ.
HUERTA IS STILL DEFIANT
Mexican Officials Seem to Be Convnc-
ed that the United States Is Bluff
ing and Are Quoted as DECLARING
sessSs,
that There Will Be no ffifcrve enton.

Mexico City, Nov. Es S%ing to the
menacmg of OrizatA b BY the rebels
and the consequently threatening OF
communication between the federal
capital and Vera Cruz foreigners are
fiocking to the coast in large numbers
They see possibility of being bottled
up in Mexico City and every tain is
loaded to its capacity
Col. Ramirez, in command of the
garrison at Orizaba, Eolds all strategic
points about the city and reports to
the government that he will be able
to resist any attack by the rebels. A
battle was fought yesterday at Rio de
Rosales in the state of Michoacan, be-
tween so soldiers and $50 rebels The
rebels are said to have withdrawn
from the field after three hours fight
ing, leaving % dead and many wound
ed. Only one federal is reported kill
ed.
Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tam
aulipas, reported several days ago as
captured by the rebels, is alleged III
dispatches published here to have
been just attack and fighting is said
to be going on In the suburbs.
The garrison is believed to number
800 fedcrals.
No announcement has yet been
made of a successor to Manuel Cara
Aldape as minister of the interior.
The removal of Querido Moheno from
the foreign ministry to that of the
interior and the appointment of Pc
dro Lascurain to the post of foreign
minister, which he held under Presi-
dent Madero, have been discussed 10
Completion of the preliminary or
ganization of the new Mexican con-
'Cress Is regarded here as putting the
inal touch to President Huertas def
ance. Surprise was occasioned by
the publication of dispatches from
Washington indicating that. President
Wilson does not, contemplate any ac-
tive measures to support the warning
given to Gen. Huerta against permit
ting the new congress to convene
Talk Of the possibility of Huerta re-
signing still is heard, but all acts and
utterances of the provisional president
are calculated to dispel the idea that
he has any such intentions. 1t has
been suggested that Washington has
been given assurances that Huerta
will resign after the new Mexican con-
gress has ratified his acts since the
dissolution of the former congress.
Foreigners had been keyed up to a
point at which any action promising
relief from prevailing tension would
have been acceptable. There is a
large portion Of the native population
which appears keenly alive to the ne
cessity Of ending present conditions
and which looks upon Intervention as
the only relief
Mexican officials seem to be con
vinced that the United States is bluff
ing and are quoted as declaring they
are satisfied that there will be no
armed interferences with their af-
fairs.
A singular fact noticeable here and
commented on by foreign residents is
the continued absence OF any anti
American spirit among the Mexican
populace The efforts of certain ma
tive newspapers to stir up such feel
ing have met with little success.
Mexicans explain the difference in
sentiment as due to the character OF
the present controversy, which fails
to enlist the sympathy of the people