Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-08-01
OFF FOR VERA CRUZ
Special Train Conveys huerta's
Family and Friends from
City of Mexico.
PARTY IS HEAVILY GUARDED
Eight Hundred Soldiers Precede spe-
cial and 500 Follow-BIanquet's
Relatives Also on Board.


City of Mexico.-The family of Pres
ident Huerta and other relatives and
close friends have left the capital for
Vera Cruz aboard a special train. The
train was composed of three sleepers
and a baggage car. Running ahead of
it were two military trains carrying
800 men. Following came another
military train with 500 troops aboard.
The family of General Banquet, min
lister of war, also left on the special.
1t is believed that President Huerta,
General Banquet and other high Of
fcials will leave the capital at once
The party boarded the train at Villa
de Guadalupe, railroad station about
five miles from Mexico City. Only
few persons were aware of their de.
parture-
Rebels Press On.
Washington, d. C.-Although the
resignation of General Huerta is con-
fdently expected by the state depart
ment and Washington diplomats at
any moment, the Constitutionalists,
unaffected by the news, are pressing
hard their military campaign on Mex
leo City
Official dispatches revealed that Gen
eraI Villa, with $4,000 men, is ready
for a rapid advance on the Mexican
capital and that General Obregon's
forces at Guadalajara are prepared to
sweep onward within a few days. OF
fcials have not been given much to
prediction but they now believe firmly
the Constituencies will be in Mex
leo City in two or three weeks regard
less of what the Huerta government
may do.
Diplomats are working hard to pre-
vent fighting in the capital and still
hope the transfer of power to Consti-
tutionalists may be effected without
further bloodshed. General Huerta's
resignation, it is realized, would not
compose the situation Immediately,
but it would make possible parleys
with the Constitutionalists through
which a change of government could
be accomplished peacefully.
Expect Flight Soon.
Numerous official advices saying
Huerta will resign in day OF two, in
GLIDING messages from the Brazilian
minister in Mexico City and other dip
lomats, have raised the expectations
of official Washington that his exit
from power also will mean his flight
from the country. Some Constitutions
alists are not at all convinced that
Huerta is ready to abdicate.
carbajaI in Office.
City of Mexico.-The cn1ef engineer
of the Mexican railway left here for
Vera Cruz to superintend the work of
repairing the gap in the railway out
side the American lines. He expressed
the opinion that trains will be run
ming between the capital and Vera
Cruz in few days.
The formal presentation of Francis
co Carbaja1, the newly appointed min
lister of foreign affairs, to the diplo-
matte corps took place. Ten minis
tiers and five charges representing the
powers met the new head of the cabi-
net.
Repairing the Railway.
Vera Cruz, Mex.4Four hundred la
borers acting under orders from Mex
leo City have started work repairing
the two-mile gap in the Mexican rail-
way connecting Vera Cruz with the
capital. The rushing of the work is
believed here to indicate a possibility
that the first train to pass over the
repaired road may be a special con-
veying General Huerta and his fam
lily to the coast. The gap, which has
been without rails since April 81, will
be restored to working order within
two days at the most
Washington Notified.
Washington, d. C.-The Brazilian
minister to Mexico, who is caring. for
interests of the United States in that
country, telegraphed the state depart
ment that the resignation of General
Huerta in favor of Francisco Carbajal,
the newly appointed minister of for
eign affairs, is expected soon.
Minister Suarez of Chile, one of the
three mediators, anticipating the re-
tfrement of Huerta, sought in an in
formal talk with Secretary Bryan to
learn what the attitude of the United
states will be toward the Carbajal
government. While the Washington
government will not recognize Caba-
jail, Minister Suarez learned that it is
inclined to treat Informally with the
new administration until a transfer
of power to the Constitutionalists can
be effected