Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-04
HUERTA IN FEAR
Of CONSPIRACY
Imprisoned Deputies Are Placed
in Separate Cells.
EXECUTIONS MAY FOLLOW
Rebels Said to Have Slain Spanish
Consul and Several Subjects of
Spain During Fight at
Victoria.

Mexico City, Nov. 29.-President
Huerta gave orders Thursday that the
deputies of the previous congress who
were arrested when that body was
dissolved and Huerta assumed the role
of dictator are to be placed in separ-
ate cells and not allowed to commUni-
cate even with their families. 1t is
thought probable that the execution
of several OF the imprisoned deputies
as traitors to the federal government
viii be ordered without delay. There
ere now in prison about 100 ex-dep-
uties It is believed that the reason
of Huerta's order was the receipt of
Information by Huerta that a plot was
on foot to seize the capital when the
main body of federal troops had left
the city to proceed against the north
ern rebels.
City of Mexico, Nov 29.-During the
rebels looting and burning of Vic
toria, it was reported by arrivals
from Tampico Thursday, the Spanish
consul and several Spanish subjects
we're killed by the revolutionists.
The rebels, who left Victoria after
destroying the city, are reported
marching on Tampico, 1000 strong.
They are under Generals Aguilar and
Abel SaIazar. It is said a demand for
Tampico's surrender has been made.
A federal military train with $50
soldiers aboard was dynamited during
the day at FL Salado, so miles south
of SaltiIlo.
FL PasO, Tex, Nov 29.-Spanish res
idents of Juarez appealed to the Amer
lean consul, Thomas b. Edwards, to
take charge of their possessions in
that city, as Gen. "Pancho" Villa had
threatened to confiscate their stores
and other property. Consul Edwards
accepted the custody of the proper
ties.
There are about 100 Spaniards in
Juarez- They had aroused Villas dis
pleasure by refusing to accept rebel
fiat money and by closing their stores.
Vera Cruz, Nov. 29.-Fearing arrest
by the Mexican authorities on the
charge of assisting in the recent es-
cape to the United States battleship
Rhode Island of Evaristo and Daniel
Madero, J. F. Woodward, Jr., a mem
Der of the American colony in Vera
Cruz and formerly of Monterey, is
under the protection of the American
flag aboard the battleship Michigan.
Capt Edward E. Capehart, command
ing the Michigan, is now the senior
officer of the squadron.
II Paso, Tex, Nov. 28.-All the fed
eral forces of Mexicans that have en-
gagged "Pancho" Villas rebel troops
near TERRA Blanca were defeated and
routed Tuesday, according to an official
message sent from the firing line by
General Villa TO the rebel chiefs in
Juarez.
General Villa said in the message
that the federal troops were in "a
disgraceful retreat to the south and
that his forces had captured all their
artillery and three of the seven trains
on which they had reached the battle
field.
A wounded rebel officer brought to
Juarez on Red Cross train reported
that a number of General Salazar's
federal volunteers captured in the
lighting before Zaragosa were taken
before Villa, who ordered them exc
cuted in the field The order was car
Tied out at once.
The officer believed so or 40 men
We're executed thus.
The federals had been cut off from
the main body of Salazar's troops and
were captured after a desperate Sight.
Several were wounded, but this fact
did not prevent their execution.