Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-06
HUERTA SENDS
FAMILY AWAY
Japanese Steamship, Will,
it is Said, Carry Them
From Mexico.
MAY LEAVE HIMSELF.
Dictator's Purpose Past Finding Out
Said to Have Only About 1000 Men
With Him.


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Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, May 6.
The Mexican constitutionlist army
under General Pablo Gonzales has
already engaged the federal out
posts at Saltillo, according to mes
sages brought to General Villa by
native runners early today. Villa
has made preparations to go to Sal
ftillo within few hours.
Vera Cruz, May 6.-The report
that Genearl Huerta is preparing to
step down from the provisional
Presidency of the Mexican republic
and to flee the country is strength
!ened by declarations coming from
the Mexican capital today. Today's
La Union contains this positive as
!sertion under q Mexico City date
line:
General Huerta's family left Mex
leo City Tuesday for Salina Cruz
via Cordoba. This notice has been
brought to State Deputy Pinero, in
Vera Cruz, by Pedro Martinez, who
is believed to be 4 messenger from
Huerta.
Salima Cruz is q port on the
southwest coast Of Mexico. The only
liners touching there arc the Japa
nese Togo, Kaisen and Kaisha.
Martinez was the conservative
Aleader in the Mexican chamber Of
deputies when eighty members were
! imprisoned last fall when attempt
ing TO pass the Mcheno bill provld-
! ing for assumption of Mexican OIL
lands and their exploitation as a
| government monopoly. He always
MAS been Hucrta's strongest and
closest friend,
Huertaas sending his family 10 Sa-
llina Cruz at this time is significant
hin that it points to the probability
of the dictator either fleeing from
the country or taking the feId at
the head of his army. This latter
lact on the part of Huerta has been
Contemplated for some time, 1t Is
lsaid, because he has expressed his
ida.ire to remove his family to a
Iplace of safety before leaving the
capital.
The resignation of Portillo Rojas,
lhocause he did not wish the minister
to succeed him to the presidency,
falso points to Huerta's intention to
ipeavc the capital. According to
igatest advices from Mexico City,
lHuerta is preparing to protect the
lcapital against an advance either of
1.-The constitutionalists or the Amerl-
lean forces at Vera Cruz. His MINI
ing of the railroad and recalling OF
|federal generals from the north. un-
der guise of keeping the armlstlce
iof the A. 3. c., mediators, how
ever, suggests that the distatpr
may choose to make some move
! AGAINST the Americans. At an!
even+. his sending his family to The
| west coast placed them out Of dan
ger.
Vera Cruz. May 6.-General Fran
, | cisco Villa, the rebel commander, may
, not make his intended descent or
Mexico City before another three
months, in the opinion Of promlnen'
business man. who has arrived iron
5 the capital. The refugee, who had
5 Just completed successful negotiations
with Huerta for the removal OF
large quantity of bullion from the
e mining districts in the vicinity of th'
1 capital, says Huerta is. still sendin:
r Federal troops northward, as he ap
{ parently breads more the possible ap
: proach OF General Villa than an a
vance of the Americans.
? Villa is proceeding leisurely, say
: the refugee, if he has the intention 0
moving on the capital. Both Monte
rev am SaltiIlio are believed in Mexl
co City to have been evacuated b,
the Federals. who are said to hav
. fallen back on San Louis Potosi, wher
d Ithey are understood to be threatene'
h by the revolutionists, but are still
S holding ont.
= Huerta, he asserts, has done nothIni
to show he anticipates forwar