Show FORMER CONSUL IS IN ENGLAND R. R L. L Velarde Writes From Manchester of Trouble in Old Mexico R. R L. L Velarde formerly Mexican vice Ico consul In Salt Lake under the regime has reached Manchester En Eng Eng- land in safety accompanied by his wife wie a series of or exciting adventures adventures en ad tures in his native land Word Wora was re received received to- to calved from him yesterday esterday b by J. J T T. Hammond Jr of or the law firm cf r Hammond Hammond his legal representatives rep rep- es while here According to the tho letter Mr Ir Velarde wont went to Mexico from Salt Snit Lake lee last fall falt reaching the Mexican capital Just when n former fermer Chief Justice Iturbide of ot the Mexican supreme court and Zapata Zapata Zapata Za- Za pata were having an altercation over o who was president of tho the republic When hen Velarde reached there ho he waS thrust In jail b by the followers of ot Iturbide bide and for a n while was In Helem Belem tho the famous Jail of ot Mexico City With other political prisoners Mr 11 Velarde thought for a n time that the they would have hn to stand against the wall as S the phrase runs 18 in the e southern 1 republic c c tive U vt C o 01 inc mv execution u 01 p. p c. c Ui nUl he succeeded In bribing his guards and owing t to tIme thc ens easy access of oC the military jailers aller and of the faulty construction of ot the old building ho he succeeded in getting away Mrs rs Velarde Joined him and the they fled tied to Vera era Cruz Crux getting a 0 steamer to Franco France after aCter having evaded the Zapa Zapa- tI and They rhey thought their troubles trouble were over But when they rea reached hed Paris the they found the thc Germann Germans were approaching approach approach- ing It on their first advance ad toward tho the French capital So Mr and Mrs Irs Velarde fled tied across tho channel to En England land Mr Velarde Velard writes to Mr Ir Hammond that In his pinion opinion tho the various factional faction faction- al leaders in Mexico like Carranza Villa a and the like are aro simply bleeding and despoiling their native land for tor their own private gain |