The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-06
Is HUERTA TO
GET BIG LOAN ?
REPORTED AMERICAN CON.
Germ WILL ADVANCE FUNDS
FOR CONCESSION.
United States Sending Gunboats
to Protect Interests on West
Coast of Mexico.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 5.-There is
well authenticated report that Pres
ident Huerta has been assured a loan
OF 100000 pesos by an American cor
poration with Mexican connection.
The vice president of the CORPORA
ton. IL Is said. has been personally ne
gouating for the loan. in return for
which It is understood he secured
promises of certaG concessions for
his company.
The primary dealings between the
official of the corporation and the gov
eminent were through the minister OF
finance. but as an agreement was i'm
possible the company's official took
the matter up through a third party
with President Huerta. who without
loss OF time sent the papers to the
company's agent for signing.
Deny Rebel Successes.
Rumors OF rebel successes are cur
rent here tonight. but are denied IN
onicial quarters. The denials are
supported by railroad reports. The
rumor which obtained most credence
was that Monterey was evacuated
this afternoon. This was discounted
by the fact that telegraph wires ara
working through TO Monterey and no
report of this character has been re-
ceived from there.
"A message filed at Monterey before
noon said the residents of that CITY
were expecting an attack momentarily
Ahother uncontrmed report is TO
uhe enect that Colima. between Man
ZahillO and Guadalajara. has been
taken. An anti-government demon
suatlon Is also reported to have &C.
CURED at Guadalajara.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Gua,ded
inquiries are being made a, the etc.
department by Representatives Of
some OF the European governments az
10 the prospect for an early termina.
uon or the present conditions in N.x.
ico VII oh are imposing grieyous bur.
uens upon foreign interests.
There Is no evidence that these In
quiries have had any effect upon tho
-'Nelopment OF the administrator
policy In regard TO Mexico. There "a
huch unofficial talk. however. OF a
probable early recognition OF the fact
that the constitutionalists are in nos.
session or more than half of the conn
try. ''e 'ouN-
Administration officials here are
hooking for some important develop
Hleht as a result Of the extraordinarily
successful campaign OF the constitu.
journalists and every precaution is be-
ing taken TO make certain the protec.
uon OF foreign lives and propertv al,
the scene or the trouble.
0unboats on West Coast
Inc navy has a feet OF ten war
ships on the eastern coast of Nexico
On the west coast twice as extensive
ana with almost no means of com.
munlcauon by rail. however. the
american naval force is much below
the needs Of the situation. hence 10
day 1t was announced that two gun.
boats. the Yorktown and San Fran
cisco and the Raleigh ut Bremerton
were sailing for Mexican waters.
Secretary Bryan to-day took occa-
sion 10 make an emphatic denial OF a
report emanating from the Mexican
capital that Queen Wilhelmina. OF
holland. had undertaken TO Intervene
10 bring about the withdrawal o. Cen
eral Huerta and the restoration OF
peace. The secretary intimated that
the United States Is stu being per-
mitied by the powers 10 deal with the
Mexican problem without interfer.
ence. although as a matter OF court
esy they are kept informed OF all
changes in the situation.