New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
An. D|Az REPORTED ON
WAY BACK TO MEXICO
soanish Paper Says Ex-PreSi-
dent Has Sailed. but Member
of Household Denies It.
CALL FOR ELECTION SOON
y.deral Forces Kill % and
Wound Many Rebels Near
Laredo-Refugees Arrest
cd in Texas, but Freed.

paris May 31-According 10 q dis
.,,cb from Corunna, Spain. the news
nor La Voz dc Galcia' says that
c.osral Porfrio Diaz is proceeding 20
,,avico aboard the French Line steamer
rsnaenc. The Mexican Consul at Co
ANNA the paper adds, is understood
Fl, have received letters addressed to
,bo ex-Prcsident aboard the steamer
Espagnc.
4 member Of the Diaz household in
paris. however denied to-day that
General Diaz is leaving on the Espagne
The former President. he said, had gone
on short visit TO his son in the couu-
m near Paris.
Mexico City, May 3l-No intimation has
YET been given by Provisional President
Huerta as to when he will issue the
decree calling Presidential election. II
is however. considered certain that ne
vr not DELAY for long the tormality OF
ISSUING an official call, as both houses oil
congress- have passed measure hNlnS
october &c Us the date.
General Felix Diaz is the only candidate
vso has frankly entered his name for the
te.;iou. but il is regarded as probable
that ne will be met by the opposition per
hans or Manual Calero. former Mexican
ambassador at Washington, and possibly
~ Francisco de ia Barra Minister FOR
por.icr Affairs. as the representative OF
,be Catholic party.
The tone Of d large part OF the press
and the expressions OF opinion OF many
,srsons including numerous friends OF
FELIX Diaz. indicate that mis- popularity
has so waned that there is little chance
r, bis election TO the Presidency in face
~ the opposition confronting him.
Chihuahua City. Mexico, May 3i.-Gen-
,rsl Samuel f Mercado. recently recalled
rom Parral to-day. was appointed mill
tary governor of Chihuahua State. He
succeeds General Antonio Rabago. who
has been called to Mexico city.
Colonel Romero. with 1900 federals. is
marching south in an effort TO restore rail
and wire communication along the MeXl-
IAN Central Railway as far as Torreon.
IL dght with insurgents under villa
Herrera and Hernandez at Sauciuo the
government reports twenty-five rebels
killed and several taken prisoners.
The constitutionalists are concentrated
at Santa Rosal,a. while the government
troops are repairing burning bridges al
ConchOs The government column
carving several pieces Of heavy artillery.
The insurgent strength is estimated AT
40 well mounted. but poorly armed men,
with no heavy artillery.
laredo Tex. May a.-Federal forces
numbering 80 men surprised nearly 200
Csrranzytas al Columbia. twenty-five
miles above Laredo to-day. They poured
in upon the rebels a deadly IRE from
machine guns. killing % men and wound
ing nanv others. Six federalists were
killed.
The rebel force. which has been near
Columbia for montnp, conducted gov
eminent OF their own. collecting customs
duties on cattle.
Federal forces under command Of Col
onel Geronimo Viuareal left Nuevo
Laredo last night fgr Columbia, arriv-
ing at Z o'clock this morning. before the
rebels realized the federals were In the
vicinity. The rebels soon became demon
allied and fed Twenty Of them crossed
the Rio Grande at Minerva and were ar
rested by the Am arican patrol
Sheriff Sanchez OF Webb County took
charge OF the prisoners arms and the
men we're allowed 10 return 10 Mexico.
L was reported that battle had taken
place al Hidalgo. twenty miles above
Columbia. but this was not verified.
San Antonio. Tex. Nav 1.-Aroused by
reports that NJ. J. Vought formerly OF
s, Paul. one OF the best known Ameri-
cans in Northern Mexico, was seriously
Injured in protecting his wife and her
sister. Miss O'Keefe. Of Topeka, Kan.
from assault by two Mexican soldiers in
bis home at Xicotencatl. State Of Ia
msulipas. John Warren. OF this city. to
DAY sent urgent kilograms 70 Senator
Culberson and Governor Colquitt OF
Texas. demanding protection for the
women.
Details regarding the affair were mea-
ere II was not known whether the SOL
os's were punished. nor wheter they
were federals or Constituencies. Mr.
Warren. who is Vought's business asso-
cate, declared his intention OF wiring
Sshator Morris Shepard and the Ameri-
can c0psulafe ~ TamricO asking an in