The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
Received by Gamboa

MeAlCO lily, AuS vim A<iAiN
the personal representative of Presi-
dent Wilson and advisor of the Amer
lean embassy here, was received today
in an unofficial capacity by Ferdico
Gamboa, the Mexican minister for for
eign relations. at o'clock
The visit of Mr. Lind consumed but
few minutes of Senior Gamboa's time
and, few persons knew that it had been
made The time selected for the call
was when few visitors were at the
foreign office and a disposition was
shown in the department to cloak it
with secrecy.
No further steps were taken by Mr..
Lind today to advance the object of
his mission to Mexico, and it is be-
lieved that there will be little de-
velopment in the situation before
Thursday Mr.. Lind is in communica
tion with Washington and it is not
improbable that his movements will be
governed by instructions from there,
based upon the progress he is able to
make here.
In view of President Huerta's note
of last week, issued through the act
ing foreign minister. stating that Mr.
Lind would not be received officially
unless he brought credentials and also
official recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment, great significance attaches to
even unoificially.
Learn of Message
By some persons his reception Is
taken as an indication of the dispo-
sition of President Huerta to learn
the character of the message Mr.. Lind
bears. Officials, high and low. per-
sist in saying that President Huerta
never will receive Mr.. Lind, especially
as President Wilson's emissary but
there is an unconflrmed rumor in cir
culation that steps already have been
taken to bring about conference be-
tween them.
1t is the opinion of the Mexicans
generally that even if President Huerta
should receive Mr. Lind it would be
merely to show him personal cour-
tesy and would not alter the stand the
Mexican executive has taken in regard
to foreign interference in the republic.
1t is pointed out also that even
should President Huerta be disposed to
listen to suggestions there remains the
rebel element as a bar to the restora-
tion of peace. Rebel sympathizers in
the capital and even pro government
men, say the rebels are no more in
clined to permit mediation than is the
administration
Move to Embassy
Mr. and Mrs. Lind will move tomor-
row from the hotel at which they
have been stopping to the American
embassy where furniture Will be in
stalled in a sufficient number of rooms
TO provide them with a comfortable
apartment Mrs. Lind, who was slight
ly i'll yesterday was improved today
and personally inspected the embassy
building and selected the rooms to be
furnished and made suggestions re-
garding what should be put in them.
Mr. Lind Interested himself this aft
ernoon by driving about the capital
and visiting points of interest much
like the ordinary tourist His figure al
ready has become familiar to the pub
lie and he is the object of mild interest
wherever he goes.
Official reports received today are
to the effect that Torreon, which has
been under active siege for some
weeks, had been relieved and the rebels
defeated with loss of 5000 men killed,
wounded or taken prisoners,
The report said that the rebels, who
were commanded by Venustiano Car
ranza personally, were permitted to en-
ter the streets of the city as a stra-
tegic move, and that wnen they be-
lieved they had won and We're rush
ing toward the heart of the city, they
were moved down by federal rifles and
machine guns.