2,000 In Line For Huerta.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 11, 1913:
Paraders Cheer in Review — Capitol Awaits Lind Calmly.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10.— An enthusiastic demonstration in honor of Gen. Victoriano Huerta, Provisional President of the Republic, took place in the capital to-day.
    Two thousand men marched in a parade that cheered President Huerta as he reviewed the procession from the balcony of the National Palace, where he stood, surrounded by his military staff and the members of his Cabinet, during the entire time occupied by the marchers in passing that point.
    All of the men in the parade were orderly from the beginning to the end of the demonstration. No anti-American feeling was shown.
    Many Americans were among the onlookers, and all classes of the city's inhabitants were represented.
    The Government is awaiting calmly and without any evidences of excitement the arrival to-night of John Lind, President Wilson's representative.
    It is believed among the officials that Mr. Lind intends to abstain from any action until there are further developments, when possibly an official statement of his mission will be given out.

Huerta Forms a New Cabinet.
    A new Cabinet was formed by President Huerta to-day. The new members will take the oath of office tomorrow. There were several surprises when the appointments were announced.
    Deputy José Maria Lozano, leader of the young Independents of the lower house of the National Congress, was made Minister of Public Instruction.
    Manuel Garza Aldape, Acting Minister of Foreign Relations, was designated by the President to be Minister of Commerce and Agriculture.
    Federico Gamboa, who recently returned to Mexico from a foreign mission, was appointed Minister of Foreign Relations.
    Those appointments by President Huerta filled all the vacancies in the Cabinet except the portfolio of Finance. It is believed that Senator Enrique Gorostieta will be appointed Minister of Finance to-morrow.
    All the appointments announced by the Provisional President met general approval from the public.
    Dispatches received here to-night report that Gov. Venustiano Carranza of of the State of Coahuila, Commander in Chief of the Constitutionalists, and Julio Madero have retired, at the head of their forces, to Durango. Gov. Carranza and Señor Madero commanded in person the rebels who attacked the City of Torreon.
    Following their failure to take the city, Carranza and Madero retired with their troops to Durango. They are attempting to establish the semblance of a government in Durango, having been driven from Monclova. They have appointed followers of their arms to operate the railway lines running out of Durango. These men were repairing the line to Torreon when the rebels were defeated there.
    It is believed that Carranza's troops now will destroy the railway bridges between Torreon and Durango, to prevent the Federals from pushing the victory over them to the latter city.
    The losses in the fighting at Torreon were very heavy. They are estimated at 1,000, the greater number being in the rebel ranks. That was owing, in part, to the fact that the Federals occupied superior positions. It also was due partly to the fact that the Huerta forces were better armed and better organized than were the Carranza men.
    In the fighting at Torreon, according to the dispatches, the rebels outnumbered the Federals almost two to one.
    The fighting was begun on July 20. It lasted two weeks, with the forces almost continually in action.
    Reinforcements reached the rebels frequently. The Federals were reinforced by 700 men under Gen. Felipe Alvarez.
    Commanding the rebel forces, in addition to Gov. Carranza and Señor Madero, were Gen. Tomas Urbina and Pamfilo Natera. The insurgents are said to have numbered 7,000.
    No foreigners were injured in the course of the fighting. All who were in the city remained strictly neutral.
    A local volunteer force greatly assisted the Government troops in repulsing the rebels. They made frequent sallies against the besiegers, attacking outposts daily.
    Many valiant charges were made by the Federal cavalry. The Government artillery worked excellently, forcing the rebels from commanding positions overlooking entrances to the city.