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Show NEW MEXICAN PRESIDENT PREPARES iTO RECEIVE CONSTITUTIONALISTS I While General Huerta and Minister of War Blanquet Are ir Full Flight, Envoys Are on Way to Arrange With Car-ranza Car-ranza Leaders for Peaceful Entry Into Mexico City Other Close Friends Leave With Former Dictator. J CARBAJAL SELECTS NEW CABINE1 !AH Members of Huerta's Official Family Resign Vicious At tack on Americans and U. S. Policies Made in Senate Public in Galleries Hiss Speaker ExPresident's Message Contains Bitter Reference to United States Government Suppressed Papers Re -appear on Streets. I Mexico City. July 16 The change in government whereby General Vic-'toriano Vic-'toriano Huerta turned over the pro- visional presidency to Francisco Car-8aj Car-8aj bajal has been quietly received b.v the population. Except the demon- Btration for President Carbajal noth- th ing has occurred. There were shouts ,,. . in the streets of "Down with Huer- Jf ta," and "Viva Carranza ." but the po h ' lice promptly stopped all such dem- . onstration1 General Huerta, , who remained in the capital some hours !' after his resignation, is in flight. " probably on his way to Puerto Mexl- T, co to join his family and friends who , e left for that port a day earlier Gen re' eral Aureliano Blanquet, his minister, '?.; and strong adherent, went with Hu erta when he left the city last night. . , as did several others of his close ,ud. friends. Before leaving. General Huerta went to the national palace, where he congratulated Carbajal who replied that he would do all In his power for the country's benefit. Later President Presi-dent Carbajal conferred with the secretaries sec-retaries of the different departments, all members of Huerta's cabinet, hav pii ing resigned. A new cabinet, it is I W expected, will be chosen today. Envoys Sent to Carranza. A significant incident In connection connec-tion with the change of government was the announcement that a special t committee had left the capital last night to arrange with the constitu-tionalist constitu-tionalist leaders for a peaceful en-of en-of I try Into the capital, are ; T-he committee consists of Jesus av. "Uruete. .lose Inesnovels. and Enrique Bordes Mangel, former members of on' the chamber of deputies. nf (General Huerta's resignation was 1 J' sent to congress late yesterday after-j re" noon and was accepted by the sena j tors and the deputies after a brief! I a' debate by a vote of 121 to 17 In j t thp message conveying his resigna-, tion. General Huerta took occasion to make hitter reference to the United jn States government Following the acceptance of the nJT resignation Francisco Carbajal was appointed provisional president and Ej he took the oath of office at the Joint session of the senate and deputies jVG two houn later. jje. Attack on Americans cle. A feature of the discussion in the r(jg chamber was the speech made b Deputy Musquiz Blanco, who made jn a hitter attack nn Americans and American politics. Hp was hissed ,n by the public in the galleries. 1 yl ihe newspaper? issued extras Aj. nn the day's events. El Pals which was suppressed by the govern-1 ,,' men. two months ago. reappeared last i ma . r . night. . 11 Carbajal We'l Reeved. Mexico City. Jut 16 The de1?na tion of Francisco Carbajal for the ' provisional presidency has been well lde received throughout the republic, ar cording to reports reaching here this morning. The fact thai the new president is a civilian contributed to e win for him the sympathies of the Mevuan people who apnea' to have lf become tired of a military dictator. r'n" Although almost ail the troops of aw the garrison of Mexico City left with! '''' General Huerta and the members of bin family, complete nuiet has prevailed pre-vailed here today. nal A number of revolutionary troops occupy a position at Tulyahualeo. a Milage not far from the capital, but y no attempt was made by them to enter en-ter Mexico City as they have been ordered by the northern leaders to suspend all operations. General Jose Refugio Yelasco received re-ceived the appointment of minister of war early this morning and was sworn in at 11 o'clock. It was expected ex-pected that the other ministerial offices of-fices would be filled later in the day. Funston Sends Meesage. Washington. July 16. Brigadier General Funston at Vera Cruz, In a dispatch to the war department today made no mention of Huerta's plans, but expressed the belief that in consequence con-sequence of the dictator's resignation there would be defections from his I rrwry mum ! iimiiiimi troops on guard along the railroad and that the deserters would come to Vera Cruz. It was explained at the war depart mcnt that no effort will be made to keep such soldiers out of Vera Cruz. At first it was the idea that they should be interned, but later it was decided they would be permitted to come provided they laid down their arms Orders Wired U. S. Troops. Washington, July 10. Secretary Garrison lodav telegraphed Brigadier General Bliss, commander of the American troops on the border, or dering American officers to refrain from participating in any conferences between federal or constitutional officers. of-ficers. Huerta Headed for Coast. Washington, July 16. Official dispatches dis-patches early today threw no light on the destination of General Huerta and refugees of his party, although it still was generally believed their special train and troop and escort were headed for Puerto Mexico Should Huerta's escort take him to the American lines at Vera Cruz, the .Mexican soldiers probably would not be permitted to pass through unless they surrendered and consented to be interned in the same way as other federals on the border. The American Ameri-can army would not turn them back to be executed by constitutionalist outside Vera Cruz. May Board Warship. Puerto Mexico, July 16 It was currently cur-rently reported today that General Huerta was on board one of the three special trains from the capital known to be on the way here. The British cruiser Bristol anchored anchor-ed near the pier in front of the station sta-tion this morning and the German cruiser Dresden were approaching the harbor. New Revolution Planned. San Antonio, Texas. July 16 Reports Re-ports that a junta was being formed In El Paso the interests of Felix Diaz w ore being discussed unofficialh by army officers here today. The plan, it was said, was to start a counterrevolution counter-revolution against Carranza and Villa and secure aid of Huerta Irregulars. oo |