Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-18
Protection and Refuge Are or
tered by German and Brit
iSh WarShips Lying in. the
Harbor
PLANS OF EX-DICTATOR
NOT YET DISCLOSED
Day of Anxious Waiting by
Wife of Former President
and Sonora Banquet Ends
Late at Night.

Puerto Mexico, July II. - General
Nictoridno lluerta who recently re
signed as provisional president Of
Mexico, arrived here shortly after .
O'Clock tonight He was accompanied
by General Banquet. his minister of
war.
General lluerta will remain aboard
his tlain tonight.
When he expects to leave his coun-
TRY aud share in the exile OF General
/ Porfirlo Diaz whom he escorted 20
the coast three years ago. is yet un-
known except perhaps to himself.
/ Captain kohler, OF the German crui-
ser Dresden, offered him his ship for
ANY use he cared to make of her
but General Huerta merely thanked
him, adding that he would return his
can tomorrow before noon.
Trip without Incident.
The trip to this port was without
incident or unpleasantness. other than
that caused by the terrible heat of the
tropical lowlands With fluerta and
Banquet were the general staff. The
party occupied a train of nine sleep
ing cals, four of which were given
over to troops. Two other trains,
loaded with nothing but troops, pre-
ceded General Huerta's train and ar
rived here an hour before the iuerta
train. Behind him came another
train, also loaded with soldiers, to
guard against any rear movements.
/ Captain kohlcr and staff. in formal
dress uniform. were at the station and
were officially presented to General
/ Huerta. He thanked the captain for
his call and fer the offer OF his boat
Answering inquiries as to the state
a. a
the officers that he felt very well. al
though somewhat tired from the heat.
Few Mexican Officials Call.
British Vice Consul Gemmil also
lofficially called on Huerta and pre-
scented him message. presumably an
offer of refuge In British cruiser Eris-
tol. Huerta read it ana expressed
pleasure at the consideration being
shown him. Local officials calling
on General Huerta tonight were few
! in num0er, the only one IF Importance
! being General Rincon, commander Of
/ the local garrison. Commander Ga
{ briel A. Carvallo of the MaNIcln gun
I boat Zaragoza. with his staff, alsd
called, but General Huerta was wea.y
Of holding receptions and asked 10 be
excused for the night
All arrangements we're r'Ade carly
in the day for the reception Cf Hu-
erta and Banquet and the stage was
so set that they could ent y the city
and board the Dresden Or Bristol aud
put out to sea go auiciSly as 70 ROD
their Slight of all ira ansltia elenei Is.
Tracks were laid so that the special
train could be pull ID along the wharf
close to the water, AMI the ex-pre'd-
dent and ex-ministcr Of war would
thus be enabled . reach II launch "a
less than dozen step,-
Wives Were Anxious.
1t was a day of shaep anxiety ter
the older members of the party, es-
pecially the wives uf the two men VINO
were passing through country where
la considerable nunncr II revolution
lists are known to pc upefgtin@. They
could not rid themselves .. the fears
that the revolutiolists IN some Niy
might seek revenge upon theii nus
bands. Both were dOWneast ana TN
responsive to the ctfor-s Of Their chil-
ldren and others 20 rouse their spll IT'S
They spent most If the day on seek
chairs aboard the I}rs.ol, hut the
Younger people wandcrcd somewhat
listlessly about the railroad yards ard
visited neighboring stores which re-
sembe the stores in the small TOW ms
Of the United states
The hot wealth sr had forced the
young women and girls to resuffecl
from their trunks their summer
dresses and clothing rarely used in the
capital and the men arraycd Them
selves in white
silence Grccts Arrival.
When the train pulled in, scores of
Officers from the trains which had
arrived previously leaned over the
whavf toiget Il glimpse of their deposed
chief. There was not cheer nor
handicap. Those at the train side as
II by agreement. treated the arrival
Of the ex-president as a most solemn
incident.
few townspeople We're present
but they exhibited nothing more than
curiosity. About town quiet prevailed,
the town had already gone to sleep.
And the few rurales who had been
placed on duty at the intersections of
the streets had nothing more exciting
To do than to hold conversations with
each other when they met.
General iHuerta was sitting in the
smoking room of the car when the
train stopped. In front of him was
General Blanquet Each was in his
shirt sleeves and without a collar The
official delegation from the German
ci uiser climbed aboard the train be-
fore General Huerta appeared to real
ize their presence and then began a
scramble for coat and collar, and a
rapid dressing scene was witnessed F,
through the window by the crowd out
side.
Hasty Dressing Scene.
Huerta mopped the perspiration
from his face with "A big bandana /
handkerchief aud was assisted into
his coat by Banquet. Putting on his |
collar. however, was too much Of a /
task and he went out into the aisle I
Of the center car as he was to re-