River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-01
PLOT TO REBEL
AGAINST MADERO
TWO MEN ARRESTED, CHARGED
WITH CONSERVING AGAINST
INSURREcTo CHIEF.
LIBERAL BRIDES ARE RENDERED
General ViIIjoen Says He Was Offered
$25.0oo-Scheme Disclosed to
Place Cientifico Leader Into
the Presidency.


upon by Francisco 1. Madero as well
laid plan to prevent his reaching Mex
leo City, to overthrow his leadership
and to start counter revolution, was
revealed in the arrest of Daniel de
Villieres of Mexico City. w. F. Dunn,
an American, also has been arrested.
He was taken in Monterey, Mexico, by
a detective who had traiIed him from
Ell Paso.
The alleged plot involves certain
Sums OF money which were to have
been paid out to Madero's military
leaders. Madero, according to the de-
tails given out by him, was fully adj
vised Of the scheme and allowed it to
be encouraged A 10 days trailing
by detectives then began.
The arrests followed what is be-
lieved to have been an effort on the
part Of certain members of the Cienti-
fico party to overthrow Madero. De
Where's and Dunn for the last 10 days,
il is alleged, have been attempting to
influence General Benjamin Villjoen,
an American citizen, who is chief mil
y
Pascual Oronzco, to desert Madero's
standard
Gave Rebels Encouragement.
Instead of yielding, the two chiefs
had secretly encouraged the conspira-
tors until evidence could be collected
to make the arrests Dunn left here
three days ago for the alleged pur-
pose Of obtaining funds for the Ma
Hero military chiefs.
Both men were in constant telegraph
ic communication with Andres Cara
IGalan of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, who is
said to be one of the leaders of the
.Cientifco party in the state of Goa
hula. De Villieres and Dunn, in their
talk with Villjoen and Orozco, claimed
that they had secured the cooperation
of General Figueroa, the rebel leader
of the south, and that General Ire
vino, commander of the federal forces
in Monterey, had promised assistance
when the new revolt began.
In messages from Senior Galan at
Cuidad Porfirio Diaz, to both De Viii
Heres and Dunn, the existence of a
plot on the life of Madero was dis
closed
General Villjoen declared that $685.
900 had been promised him if he would
participate in the conspiracy General
Pascual OrOZco, he said, was to get
any amount he named and was to be
chief of the military zone compre.
hended by the northern states of Mex
leo.
The plot, if successful, was to put
Rosendo Pinedo, leader of the Cientifi-
co parry in the Mexican congress, into
the presidency.
Generals Accepted Brides.
In their efforts to secure evidence
against Dunn and De Villeries, Cen
eral Villjoen accepted $3.50 and Gen
eral Pascual Orozco $500, which was
placed in the funds of the provisional
government. The steps taken by Viii
joen to encourage those who were at
tempting to bribe him were known to
| Senior Madero and the campaign
against them was carefully mapped
out
Names have been secured through
the contents of messages said to in
volve some of the most prominent men
in Mexico and a future investigation,
it is said, will disclose their identity.
| De Villieres and Dunn had aliases at a
local hotel during their stay here, but
their movements were watched con-
stantly by detectives.
Dunn and De Villieres told me-"
said General Villjoen, that they had
plenty of rifles and ammunition con-
cealed in the coal mines of Coahuila.
They also said that they had with
them all the rurales and special police
of Mexico City numbering over 1000
men, as we'll as Figueroa's forces"
The warrant for the arrest of De
Villieres was issued by Justice of the
Peace e. B. McClintock on a complaint
charging conspiracy to murder Fran
cisco l. Madero," filed by Gen. Will
joen.
Mexican Refugees Reach Frisco.
San Francisco, May 29.-Four days
overdue, the Pacific Mail steamer New
port arrived here, bringing the first
details of the battle of Acapulco, in
which So federals and an unknown
number of insurrectos were killed.
The Newport brought 70 cabin and
/ SO passengers. nearly all of whom
were refugees from the Mexican coast
DENMARK HOST TO AMERICANS.