The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03

~ above stated fortune has been against them In meQ
INSTANCES General AIatorre's attack upon the rebsh
In thor positions on Jazmin Mountain i q example
OF the confidence OF federal troopa
FOREIGNERS,
~ rule, and especially Americans, are, for reasons
wholly unknown 10 your correspondent, In favor Of
the revolution; yet there perhaps Of them
who thinks times would be improved by change u
the administration. This Is the case, Notwithstanding
the preamble OF the Tux,epec .'plan, charges thai
President Lerdo Is endeavorng TO deliver the country
rnx NATIONAL TREASURY
The finances OF Mexico have been Tor many years IL
very unsatisfactory condition. indeed, TOR genera
ton past until the last fiscal the expenses
government have been in Of It's income On the
30h OF June, 1873, however the government had paid
all expenses and had surplus hand OF .
little over ST. 600 The budget for the present fiscal
year something over SIS 00O, 900; OF this amount
Ss sa o. ~ -, ss ne
for carrying on the war; and some time ago MI Lerds
called meeting OF the principal capitalists Of this city
the President determined levy special tar OF
per all capital exceeding SIS. 600, and all
cent on properly and capital les. than 600 and
more than 50 900. The decree Was issued on the 9th
inst. and includes the whole Republic. This Is now
departure aud bold one heretofore revenues have
boon raised by taxes capital, rents, incomes, Inn
ports and exports, but real estate has always been
exempt No government has dared 70 tax the hacen-
das aud lands OF the large propriet0rs tl now. Thm
determination will give tho government the means o.
Sy Ss Collected wpoua uroduops H. ssc.s or
dictcd by many veremos
EMINENT OFFICIALS OF STATE sxIzxD ANl
IMPRISONED AT VERA cRuz-MLIrARx IN.
VOLT AT PURBLA.
VERA CaUx, March 10, 1915.
On Sunday, the 18TH part Of the Juaroz battalion
(vcra Cruz militia, consisting Of about seventy men,
revolted in Jaapa the capital OF this State and sue.
cecdcd In getting possession Of tho whole OF tho city
,mprsoning the Governor, members OF the Supreme
COur nd Oth on Late n h0 duv "A
tion maio tho Governor make him the rsvou-
tionary commander Of the State provided he would
accept the Tuxtepec s'plan" This he refused 70 do,
and consequently continues In prison The other
officials were all released and General Ner re ras
appointed military commander Of the State Gen
cral Teran in this city when appointed, bus
ceeded in making his escape and joining the rebels.
This revolt was Immediately followed by several
others IN the adjoining towns Tho most authen-
tic advicss give the rsvolutonists about 400 men
In and around Jaapa federal forco OF about 500
men will perhaps march from Cordoba 10 the disturbed
city to-day. Martial law has been declared in the
State, and General Marcos Carrlo. who has startss
for oaxaca recalled and appointed Military Governor
by tho constitutional government
SOLDIERS REVOLT.
Two hundr ed soldiers belonging to the Eighth Fad
eral infantry, rovoted In Pueba the 18th nst ii
nve o'clock A. N. They attacked the Governors
Palace continued TO light In the streets of the city
until about O'Clock r. NJ. whom they reyired, moi
before. however, they had captured NUMBER CT
stored In the basement VI tho Governors quartsrk In
this fight about forty killed and more shal
that many moro were wounded. Among the latter ID
the Governors private secretary.
When last heard from tho rebels marchinI
toward the mountains
OK RAILWAY.
force Of 800 rovoutonists took possession OF Z
bridge on the railroad, between this city and Mexico
at i've O'Clock A. ~ on the l4th, and prevented runi
from passing. Al thor number very much
aggerated the government force ~ Cordoba, only
twelve miles OF, did not dare disturb thsm; however,
aLout zoo men sent from Orzava and Cordoba Oh
the in0rnng OF the 10Th, when found tho rebels
had disappeared tho previous afternoon Passengers
stopped IN the train - the Atoyac bridge searched
for arms, but money and valuablcs wore not taken
from them. There 10 another band Of revolutonists
the railway, on the plains not FAR from Mexico,
and that travel has been interrupted for the FIRST
time repctitions feared.
STATE or HIDALGO.
II IL reported here, what 10 considered COED au
thorty, that Pachuca, the capital Of the State Of
Hidalgo sixty miles from tho city Of Msxico has
fallen into the hands or General Negrete, revoiu.
tionist who disappeared from Mexico some ago,
aud has until now, been unheard from.
There also runors TO tho effect that Aatorre has
met with another reverse In Oaxaca but they appear
TO be without foundation should they prove true the
government will mud itself In very precsrous stua
tion-psrhaps fall