The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-29

en- Torreon they will have = clear
field for their match to Mexico City
and the overthrow of the Madero gov
ernment would then be expected with
in a few days
No confirmation has been received
OF the reported execution Of Federal
General Villa and the death OF Gener-
al Aubert
The Mexican Malta.
HL PAsO, Texas. March ga
story Of the startling condition OF af-
fairs in Mexico City, Of the formation
of Mexican Malta" by the "pro-
gressive constitutional party" of
which President Madero was once
the head, and of the general state of
anarchy existing in the republic, was
received here today from the United
Press correspondent in Mexico City.
The news came in the form of let
ter, the correspondent explaining that
such a strict censorship had been es-
tablished on all kilograms that it was
impossible to send statements OF true
conditions. The correspondents let.
ter says:
An association called the La Por-
RAJ has been formed here by members
of the progressive constitutional par
ty. Members of this society are COM
mitting assaults, holdups and robber-
les every night. Last night two of the
society members killed the wife of a
wealthy citizen of the Colonia Impair
cial. The citizen and his wife were
returning from the theatre when two
men with knives in their hands rusn-
ed out of an alley and attacked the
citizen. The latter's wife hurled her
self between her husband and his as
sailants and was stabbed to the heart
"The leader of La Porra has con.
fessed to one Of the papers here, but
he has not been arrested, though his
confession was signed and published.
The government is powerless to pro-
| tect itself
Stories of bribery, robbery and
murder are circulated on every hand.
One has no idea of the crime in this
city. and the anarchy outside, unless
one lives here
Within Thirty Miles of Capital.
/ GALVESTON, Tex, March 29.-Ca-
BILE dispatches received here today
from Mexico declare that reports have
reached Mexico City that General
4 Trucy Aubert, commanding part of the
j federals about Jiminez, has been kill.
ed by dynamite bomb. 1t is also re.
4 ported that General Pancho Villa was
captured by the rebels and executed
4 at the order of General Orozco.
/ strict censorship has been estab.
lished by the government on all press
dispatches and confirmation of these
reports have not yet been received.
i 1t is said, hobever, that the infor
nation came to the government in q
code message received by Deputy
Melisio PARA
General Mirrandas rebels, only thir
ty miles from Mexico City, are said to
be showing signs Of preparing for an
attack. A state of anarchy exists no,
only in the city, but throughout the
surrounding country. and the govern
ment Is apparently powerless.
Federals in Retreat.
Ell PASO, Texas, March 29.-Gener
al Trucy Aubert with his federal army
4 of 1000 evacuated Villa Lopez, OF
Atotonilio, as it is also called, durine
the night, thus for the third time
escaping from the overwhelmingl,
greater force of the rebels. Today he
is pushing his retreat toward Torreor
with Generals Salazar, Campo ant
Luis Fernandez in pursuit The,
have more than $500 rebels, twice thu
number Of Aubert's command.
Atotonilio was badly damaged IL
yesterday afternoons artillery batuIt
and portion of the town was burned
Today. the rebels say, Aubert will b,
again surrounded and that this tim,
they expect to effect the capture O
his command.