Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-04-30
MEXICO CITY IS
SCENE OF RIOT
AMERICANS IN MEXICO ARE IN
oANega-nugarA REFUSES
TO LET THEM LEAVE.
TAKE REFUGEES FROM TRAIN
United States Troop Cannot 90 te
Reseve-Mob Tears Down Statue
Of Washington and Tear
Up American Flag

Washington. ID. CA reign Of ter.
ror exists in Mexico City. Official
bulletins containing information re-
ceived by the state and navy depart
menls here state this fact.
Huerta's soldiers are taking Amer.
leans on the trains and preventing
them from leaving Mexico City.
One hundred and twenty-five Amer
leans. mostly women and children.
we're taken from a train on the Mex.
lean Short Line between San Juan
Del Rio and lraquato.
All the foreigners IN Mexico City
have concentrated In one section Of
the city for defense purposes. They
are well armed and led BY the marine
guards OF the various foreign emhas-
sizes.
But I; Is feared the rnohs will rush
their buildings and break down this
defense before assistance can be got.
ten to the foreigners.
The worst feature cf the situation
h that the American forces al Vera
Cruz are utterly Inadequate 10 reach
Mexico City Not until the army brs.
Eade arrives from Galveston can .
march toward Mexico City BE- begun.
Even then the Mexicans control the
bridges. particularly the bridge over
the impossible canyon at Cordoha.
and there resistance 10 the American
-. -. 80 -
from the sea 20 Mexico City. i0.0oa
feet up. will be stubborn and erec-
tive. Il Is feared
Since trouble hrst broke out IN
Mexico three years ago every mill
tary program prepared by the army
and navy general boards has eoutem
plated a flyfng wedge to Mexico City
so that that point could BE- taken zns
held before the MexieAns could con
centrate any defense
Conferences we're held between tn
cabinet cfYie<rs Immediately upon IN
receipt of the news of rsosing a Me1
tco cny- n von cona11erea b~et1
| policy TO enAsavus 70 pnxsnaAe H1eE'
to allow the Americans to leave Ne
leo City than attempt to send an q
pedition from Vera Cruz to rescu
them.
Refugees hni reported sf Cera Cru
that Huerta Is holding these Amel
leans because he believes that IN
Americans are holding Mexieans a
Vera Cruz Mr.. Daniels. secretary O
the navy. said that he believed tina
II Haerta could be convinced that th'
United States Is not holding Mex
leans al Vera Cruz. Huerta can b
persuaded to allow the Americans Il
leave Mexico City. This Is the eours'
which Is being followed.
Those who know conditions in Mex
| leo City have little hope that the al.
ministrafiol's effort to persuade
Huerta to allow Americans 10 leave
will be successful They say that tn
mobs are probably now beyond con
troll Of the authorities and that tn
troops In Mexico City could probabl,
not be depended upon 20 drive a mo
from the foreign colony.
| Professions Of men throng contir
ually through the streets OF Mexic
City. The report that the statue Q
| George Washington was taken fror
its pedestal and carried through IN
streets amid ieers and Kisses OF tn
mob has been officially confirmed
Later the mob entered Porter's Hote
the principal hostelry for foreigner
| fr fka Naxfaau - r,ffaI fu@ulffnw fh
guests and breaking windows.