Arizona republican., 1913-06-30
Money Going Fa st.

AIENICO. City, June 29-The ex- penditure of the money borrowed by Mexico in the latter part of May, about two hundred million pesos. is not going to be at all difficult. According to re- liable information something like $56, 0000 0O0 gold already has been disbursed and there remains on hand not more than S24.000,000 gold. The loan was placed q 90 and commission of at least two per cent. was paid. leaving the total amount actually available not more than 2SO00o0OO gold. The s56.- 000 900 already paid out is accounted for roughly by $21,O00OOO0 returned to New York bankers in the shape of bonds and $35.000. .00O to the National Bank for the payment of accounts in Paris and London and other pressing claims Of the remaining $24,00O,0O0 the government has promised to pay S7.000000 for port improvements at Sa- lima Cruz Vera Cruz. Tampico and F'rontera. and other items listed ac- count for a few millions more. leaving available for the war fund probably not more than S15.000.0O0 gold
 An unofficial estimate of the cost of the general conduct of the war, includ- ing keeping the army in the field. is $7.50O,00O a month. providing, of course. that all bills are liQuidated. In addi- ton to this borrowed money the gov ernment has it's ordinary income, but this has been materially reduced be- cause of a dimnutiOn in the totals of imports upon which duties are collect cd. and reduction in the sale of stamps for the conduct of general business. The stamp tax brings money to the treasury in propOrtian to the volume of business, and business is light.
 Given these conditions. there is spec uIation in Mexico City today as to how long president Huerta's financial re- sources will hold out. and the general opinion is that they will last between three and four months.
 That the spirit of romance never is far from that of fighting is frequently to be seen these days in stories brought in from the provinces. Natero Elzon do a rebel chieftain who is operating in NuevO Leon. recently fulfilled his promise of marriage to his betrothed in spite of the opposition of the girl and her parents, and the loud protests of the priest who performed the cere- mony.
 The girls family did not believe in revolutions: not this one at any rate It was not their idea of the way to be patriotic. one day EIiZondo rode at the head of his band into Higueros. the village where his sweetheart lived. He "captured" the town solely for the pur- pose of being present on the date which had been set for the marriage. Instead Of finding all prepared for the cere- mony. however. he was met by an in dignant sweetheart. an angry father and an obdurate priest Although sur priSed. ElizondO was not willing to ride out of town without his bride. so he summoned the priest and instructed him to perform the ceremony or be shot as an enemy to the cause"
 The wedding festivities which came afterwards were none the less joyous. however. for the bride soon lost her contempt for her rebel husband. and her oldest brother rode away with Eli condo a week later as his second in command.
 Mexico has shifted her trade in arms and ammunition from German manu- facturers to Japanese. The war de- partment has contracted to purchase from a house in Japan. 100000 rifles of the Mauser type. They are to be fin ished with a number of Improvements (COrtinued on Page TWo)