The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-25
D|AZ No LONGER
CANDIDATE FOR
HIGHEST HONOR
De la Barra Also Declines to
Run for Vice President of
Mexico; Members of :,
Cabinet Resigning.
LOAN is RAISED BY
HUERTA in LONDON
Cananea Copper Company Is
Compelled to Turn Over
Rifles to Sonora Troops;
Mines to Start Up.

MEXICO CITY, April 24.-General
Felix Diaz and Francisco de Ia Barra,
the foreign minister. definitely with,
drew tonight as candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency, respec-
lively, of Mexico. The reason given
for their action is congressional delay
with regard to the elections.
The Mexican government has hoated
loan of $7,500,0o0 for one year at
SS1a, bearing ) per cent interest,
through Coutts & Co., bankers, of
| London. according to information
which apparently is reliable. The loan
was arranged by Sir Weetman d. Pear
| son (Lord Cowdray) and is secured on
the government holdings in the Te-
huanrepec railroad.
| The resignation of Garcia GraDados
Yesterday as minister of the interior
in all probability will be followed by
the resignation Of other members OF
the cabinet. who are dissatisfied at
the postponement Of the elections.
Riots Threatened.
CANANEA, Sonora, Mexico, April
24.-1gnacio IT, Pasquiera, insurgent
governor Of Sonora, here today was
refused loan Of 10000 pesos by the
Cananea Consolidated Copper com
pany. He wished to use the money to
arm 1000 Of the idle miners and en-
ploy them In the campaign against
Guaymas.
However. on written demand from
Colonel Alvarado, commanding the
state troop garrison here. the Ameri-
can mining officials delivered all rifles
owned by the company and former
ly used TO protect company property.
Negotiations between the governor
and mining officials here resulted to-
day in no arrangement regarding the
rcopcning Of full operation of the
various plants. Some $500 idle miners
have threatened bread riots.
Frederick K. Simplch, United States
consul at Nogales, Sonora, is here ar
ranging for the transportation to the
border Of American women and chill
dren. About 700 Americans remain
here. From 500 TO 900 Americans al
ready have reached the border, only
about thirty miles distant
Railroad Line Cut.
Ell PASO, Tex, April 24-The Mex
lean Northwestern railroad was cut to-
day between Pearson and MADEIRA. The
road has been uninterrupted in traffic
for nearly month. The limo is re-
ported to have been destroyed by fed
eral soldiers sent out from chihuahua
City TO combat the insurgents,
Federal soldiers taken prisoners by
United States troops incident to the
battles opposite Nogales and Naco,
Ariz., arc expected to be sent to Juarez
by way Of III Paso. IT is said that
the intention of the Huerta government
to ship the 40 refugee soldiers to
Guaymas by way Of San Diego, Cal,
will not be permitted, as Juarcz is the
nearest border point in control of the
federals.
Guaymas is threatened by attack,
while conditions directly below Juarez
are quiet.
Appeals to Wilson.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Vcnustia-
no Garrauza, leader Of the constitution
alist forces in northern Mexico in re-
bellion against the Huerta- Diaz govern.
ment, telegraphed to President Wilson
today mn cntreaty that the United
States place no restrictions upon ex-
ports of munitions Of war to the con