Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13
ASSASSINATION PLOT
To Kill Madero and Dynamite Public
Buildings in Mexico.

and to dynamite the public buildings
has been discovered according to adj
vices received here today. by fmanci-
al interests with connections in Mex
leo.
The police, the advices say, have
taken every precaution TO keep the
matter secret, but arrests have al
ready been mads, and there is d posi-
J. bility that men prominent in the
Diaz regime may be involved. The
governor of the city Of Mexico as
serts that the plot is whispered, and
that the authorities have no idea how
far the trial will lead The most i'm
portant men arrested was Gonzales
Oteiza member of well Toucca fam
lily. The advices explain that the
strict censorship maintained in Mex
leo City prevents the sending out Of
details by telegraph.
Mexico City, Aprii 13.-With a
strike OH the National Railroad GER
tain which means the tieing up Of
nearly all railroad lines in. Mexico,
and Gen. Orozco refusing to recog-
nize Marion Letcher as the United
States CONSUL at Chihusmla, togeth-
er with serious developments in Mex
leo City, Americans mere today are
in fearing for their safety.
President Madero has issued an or
der forbiddng Americans bringing
any more arms into the Capital, say
ing that he considered the arming OF
foreigners dangerous to MeXicans. or
1000 krag-Jorgenson rifles shipped
here, very few have been taken out by
Americans, owing to the proh0bitive
the great mass Of foreigners are en-
tirely unrmed. They charge that
the Spanish papers here are uniformly
against them. and through published
articles are endeavoring to start fight
fng. Should the United States have
to take any action toward Mexico the
Americans believe there would be an
uprising against them. Talk of inter
vention has been revived and rumors
were spread that an invasion may be
expected April Is.
Washington, April l3.-The belief
that General Pasquale Orozco, com
mander of the Mexican rebels, is de-
]iberately attempting to provoke Am
eriran intervention, is being forced on
the State Department by confidential
dispatches, detailing continued and
apparently studied affronts To the
United States enacted by the nsnr-
rectionists.
1t is believed here that Orozco, his
revolt crumbling in the face OF Made
roe's increasing re-cnfOrcements made
possible by the United States friend
~ attitude, has decided that ne would
rather take chances of personal agg'
randizement in 4 united Mexican war
against the United States, than to be
leader Of forlorn hope against Mad
Gro.
It was pointed out today that there
had been {; significant change in Or
ozco's latitude toward the United
States within two weeks. Al that
time the rebel lcoder sent 4 long tel
egram protesting the utmost friend
ship for America.
Today dispatches told that he MAS
refusing to recognize the Official stat
ms Of American consular officers,
thus closing the legations as Sanct
uares for Americans fleeing from
hloodthirsty rebels.
This announced intention to regard
u. s. consu!s simply as citizens is
taken as j direct insult here and the
State Department today pondered
deeply on how to offset this new atti-
tude and protect Americans in the
troubled zone from the ever ncrcas-
ing danger: Of death. Dispatches
continue to report outrage against
Americans Inflicted by rebels.
President Taft today received 4 tel
egram from Charles il. Drake, chief
of Staff OF the Department Of the Miss
issippi Of the United Spanish War
veterans, volunteering his services
and those of many other Cuban vet
Grams, for service in Mexico.
An American conductor was fatally
shot by bandits who held up a train
North of Mexico City according to
kilograms today. 4 number of pas
sengers were wounded. In another
hold up at lraquate, Engineer Zach
arm farmer, an American was kill
ed.
Official reports say that the rebels