Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-17
MEXICAN FLAG
TORN DOWN
IN TEXAS
U. S. SOLDIERS HAUL DOWN MEX.
ICAN FLAG IN CELEBRATION At
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, and FORCE
MExICANS TO RUN Up AMERICAN
FLAG
REFUGEES ARRIVE
FROM WESTERN MEXICO

Brownsville. Texas, Sept. 17.-Unit-
ed States soldiers yesterday hauled
down several Mexican flags at MeXi
can independence day celebration
about forty miles from here on the
American side of the border. The
Mexicans then raised an American
flag. Residents of Pharr, Texas, also
pulled down Mexican flags until the
Mexicans raised one American flag.
/ Refugees Arrive.
San Diego, Calf, Sept. 1.-THE
cruiser Buffalo arrived here today with
139 refugees picked up along the west
coast of Mexico. Most of them were
destitute when they boarded the ship
and many of them gave visible evi-
dence of the privations they had eX-
perienced in the revolution-torn re-
public
According to Captain Won Blamer of
the cruiser, there is little danger to
Americans in the Mexican ports he
visited The refugees, he said, had
left Mexico because of President Will
sons warning.
! Hunger, not bullets, was the enemy
the refugees had to fight in Mexico
/ Most of them managed to obtain food
/ of some sort, but the pinched faces of
the children about the Buffalo showed
that nourishing food was scarce,
r. W. Vail, American consul at
! Guayas, who makes his home at Los
| Angeles, was among the passengers.
Il came north" he said, because OF
the illness of a relative. Otherwise |
should have stayed in the south. The
acting consul has fifty American citi-
zens to look after, who are remaining
at Guaymas of their own free will.
! What was considered an extreme
case was that of ]. j. Donovan and
family. who came from the Yaqui riv-
er country. War troubles forced them
to fee for safety. They hid in the
brush many times from rebel bands
and arrived in Guaymas destitute.
All the refugees boarding the Buffa-
10 were heavily armed. They chung
to their weapons to the last and
brought them ashore here.
The Buffalo is to sail today for San
Francisco
Trevino Honored.
Mexico City, Sept 17.-General
Geronimo Trevino, former commander
of the Monterey military zone, was to-
day appointed chief of the military
supreme court, the permanent mill.
tary tribunal His arrival in the Mex
lean capital recently gave rise to re-
ports that he had come for the purpose
of succeeding Provisional President
Huerta in the chief magistracy OF the
republic.
Jose Maria Lozano. minister of pub
lie instruction, was appointed minister
of communications and public WORKS
to succeed Col. David de la Fuenta
who has been raised to the rank OF
brigadier general and is to proceed to
the state of Sinaloa as governor.
BattIeships Will Remain.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 17.-Amer-
ican battleships probably will remain
ir Mexican waters, respite General
Huertas declaration that they will be
unwelcome after another month. There |
was no official expression of this gov
ernment's attitude today but 1t was
plainly indicated that the United I
States will keep its vessels off the ,
Mexican Pacific coast and Atlantic !
coast as long as the safety of Amer
leans warrants.
IT was pointed out today that Amer
ican warships in Mexican waters
would continue to adhere strictly to
the injunction of President Huerta not
to "entail an attack on the dignity and
of Mexico" but further
than that it is not likely that the Will
sen administration will accept dicta-
tion from Huerta as to the circum.
stances in which American vessels
may lie off the Mexican coast.
An abstract of Huerta's message is
being studied by Secretary Bryan who
i; prepared to discuss it with Presi-
dent Wilson. Particular attention has
been attracted by Huerta's announce
ment that the electoral law has been
providing for a presi-
Dental election in October. 1t is re-
garded as significant that Huerta ex-
nects TO conduct elections to success.
full issue, Notwithstanding the revolu
tionary movement That suggests the
idea that the Huerta party will take
the ground that owing to the limita-
ton of the rebellion to the two states
Of Sonora and Durango. the constitu-
tional prohibition against the conduct
o. national election while the coun-
try is not at peace would not apply.
1t was said at the state department
today that so far there appears to be
nothing in Huerta's message to cause
he United States to change its atti.
tude.
viii Tax immigrants.
Eagle Pass, Texas, Sept 1.-THE ,
Mexican gold dollar was today by /
iecree made the basis of financial op-
erations in constitutionalist territory.
rhe decree issued at Piedras Negras {
resulted from confidential adyices al.