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Prediction of Downfall
Is Charged to Bad
Faith.
COLOMBIA IN 1T
Sends Message to Mexican
Senate Protesting Against
Policy of United States.

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Mexico City. Mexico.-An outline
OF President Wilson'S message was
prominently displayed in all Spanish
newspapers. Commenting on the mes
sage the Independent says:
The man at the White House has
dared to affirm against the truth
universally conceded) that Huerta Ia
losing sympathy every day and that
ms rail- is to be expected. 1t is hardly
beslevable that President Wilson
would have the temerity to assert
such thing. He thereby gives testi-
mony of his bad faith towards things
Mexican"
Portirio Diaz to Active List.
The Mexican war department TODAY
published an order transferring Gen.
eral Porfirio Diaz from the retired
list TO the active list. The order
pears the date of September 20.
Colombia DenOunces u. s..
The Colombian congress severely
criticized Col. Roosevelt in COM
munication cabled to the Mexican
Senate and chamber OF Deputies to-
DAY. The communication arraigns
Roosevelt, and governmental methods
In the United States. 1t was sent. 1t
was explained, as protest against
intermediation in Latin. American af.
fairs by the colossus of the north"
ihe communication was considered
In a secret sess!c. :. y.,.'-h 1t was
decided to lay it on the table.
DE La Barra to Janan:
Paris, France.-Francisco De La
Barra, former provisional president
OF Mexico. who has been Mexican
minister to France for a few months.
LEFT suddenly today for Japan, on re-
ceipt of orders from Huerta. He viii
travel by way or Germany, Russia
and Siberia. u
Federals Fleeing to Y. 8.
Juarez, Mex.--Confident that sew
en- federal generals who evacuated
Chihuahua with their troops intend
ed to seek refuge in the United Stat
es thus escaping the danger of being
taken prisoners by the rebels, Cen
eral villa this morning sent more
rebels to intercept them. The federals
led by Gen. Salvatore Mercadeo, are
headed for Ojinaga on the interna-
tional border. 1t is thought they will
attempt to cross the river to Presid-
60. At Presideo it is expected they
will be arrested by the United States
authorities and taken to Maria, and
thence to San Antonio. With the fed
eral generals are 1000 regular SOL
d1ers, and many subordinate offic-
ers and more than / 1000 of the veal.
thier class of Chihuahua.
Generals Orozca and Salazar, be-
lieved to be with Marcadeo, are under
Indictment in the federal court at FL
Paso for violation of the neutrality
laws.
"The only place they will surrend-
err will be in the United States" de-
clared Villa as he suggestively pat
ted an automatic revolver at a Juarez
hotel
Tampico Succeeds Victoria.
Mexico City, Mexico.-The seaport
city of Tampico this morning was
officially declared the temporary
capital of the state of Tamaulipas.
General Antonio Rabago, the mill
tary governor, who was forced to
abandon Ciudon Ciudad Victoria and
who was erroneously reported to
have committed suicide, has gone to
Tampico under orders by Huerta to
re-establish his government. Other
federal generals who were driven
from Victoria have been ordered to
reorganize their forces, will again
march upon Victoria. This will be
done with extreme difficulty, as the
expeditions are without
trains. as the railroads have been de-
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