The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-18
As They Fear They Are Soon to
Be Bottled Up in the City
of Mexico.
BATTLE is BEING FOUGHT
TampiCo is Reported Captured
by the Rebels But There is
No Confirmation.
~ .,soeIArse sarss,

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 1S-0wing
to the nlenaeing of the town OF OriZ-
aba by tllsfrebels and the consequent
threatening OF communication be-
tween the federal capital and Vera
Cruz, foreigners are fiocking to the
coast in large numbers. They see a
possibility of being bottled up in
Mexico City and every train to Vera
Cruz Is loaded to Its capacity.
Colonel Ramirez, in command OF
the garrison at Orizaba, Is certifying
the strategic points about the city
and reports TO the government that
he VIII be able to resist any attack
by the rebels. A battle was fought
yesterday at Ario de Rcsales in the
state OF Miehoacan, between fifty
federal soldiers and $50 rebels The
from the field after three hours OF
fighting, leaving twenty-five dead.
Only one fedral soldier is reported
killed.
Victoria, the capital OF Tamauli-
pas, reported several days ago as
captured by the rebels, is alleged in
dispatches published here today to
have been Just attacked and lighting
is said to be going on in the suburbs.
The garrison. OF the city is believed to
number 600 federals.
The completion OF the preliminary
organization of both branches of the
new Mexican Congress is regarded
here as putting the final touch to
President Huerta's defiance. sur
prise was caused here today by the
publication of dispatches from
Washington, indicating that Presi-
dent Wilson does not contemplate
any active measures to support the
warning given by John Lind to Gen
eral Huerta against permitting the
new Congress to convene. Talk OF
the possibility of Huerta resigning Is
still heard, but all the acts and ut
terances eff the provisional president
are calculated to dissipate the idea
that he, himself, has any such in
tentions. 1t has been suggested that
Washington has been given assur-
ance that Huerta will resign after
the new Mexican Congress has rati-
fed his acts since the dissolution OF
the former Congress. as
Foreigners here have been keyed
up to a point at which any action
promising IelSl lIOlll LllS pEGNd4lL16
tension would have been acceptable.
There is large proportion of tina
native population which appears to
be keenly alive to the necessity OF
bringing. present conditions to an
end and which looks upon interyen-
ton as the only relief in sight.
Mexican officials here seem to be
convinced that the United States is
blufling and are quoted as stating
that they are satisfied that there will
be. no armed interference.
The announcement that diplo-
matte reception would be given by
Sonora Huerta, the wife of the pro-
visional president, at ChapultepeC
Castle tomorrow gave rise to a story
that General IHuerta had taken up
his residence there. 1t was eX-
planned, however, that Sonora
Huerta had decided to hold the re-
ception at the castle because of the
inadequate accommodations of the
private home Of the IHuertas in Liy-
erpool street. Chapultepec castle is
the official residence OF the Mexican
president. Since the late President
Madero vacated the historic place il
has been given a complete overhaul
ing by painters and decorators.