The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-28
FEAR HUERTA WILL
EXECUTE DEPUTIES
President Orders Ex.Members
Of Congress Placed in
Separate Cells.
100 ARE STILL IN PRISON
Action Due to Report Of Plot to
Seize Capital From
Federals.
,Dsc,a' rabie Despo'ch 10 The suN.

MEXICO CRY. Nov. 2I.-President
Huerta gave orders this morning 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 separate
cells and not allowed to communicate
even with their families.
II is thought probable that the execu-
t!on of several of the imprisoned Depu-
ties as traitors to the Federal Govern
ment VIII be ordered without delay.
The Deputies have hitherto enjoyed
the greatest liberty in the penitent!ary,
and it was expected that they would
men arrested in the Chamber OF Depu-
ties on the charge that they were in
conspiracy with the rebels have been
released on habeas corpus writs
Among the latter was Rodofo Reyes,
son Of Gen. bernardo Reyes. who was
killed in the Huerta- Diaz attack on the
National Palace to destroy the Madero
regime.
Heard Of Plot to Seise City.
There are now in prison about 100
eX-Deputies. II is believed that the
reason of Huertas order of this morn
ing was the receipt of Information BY
the provisional President that plot was
on foot 10 seize the capital when the
main body Of Federal troops had left
the city to proceed against the northern
rebels.
That Gen. HuertA wanted /; under.
stood that the arrest Of the Deputies
was due to his belief that there was
really conspiracy against his regime
and that 1t was not a mere subter-
fuge to dissolve Congress was indicated
by the arrest Of many Deputies who
were not in Mexico city at the time
Among these we're the Vera Cruz Depu-
ties Armando Descharnps. Deifino VIC
toria. ,Silvestre Aguilar and Tomas
Pfneiro. who were arrested in Vera
Cruz and brought here. They were
declared formally indicted on charges
of sedition and acts tending to disturb
public order by Judge Francisco p.
Garcia Of the Second District court and
placed in the penitentary.
Victoria Destroyed by Rebels.
I, was admitted here to-day that Gen.
Rabago. Military Governor Of Tamau-
ipas. has evacuated Victoria. capital Of
that State, and retreated toward Tule, l.,
to the southeast.
The rebel forces. under Pablo Con
zales and Jesus Carranza. anticipating
an attack on Victoria by the combined
columns OF Gen. Rubio Navarrete and
Ocarranza, destroyed the city and cut
the railroad communications for miles
east and west. Dynamite was used to
blow up the buildings OF solid construc-
ton.
Fugi,ives from Victoria report tha,
the rebels executed several Spania rds
including the Spanish Consul The city
was taken after terrible siege which
lasted eight days. Gen. Antonio Ra-
bago, comma ndcr Of the Federal garri-
son. had only 500 troops when the city
was attacked. while the rebels num-
bered 5000. The Federals lost more
than 100 men in the fighting. hut did
not leave the city before they had spent
all their ammunition. They then re-
treated in good order, taking with them
their machine guns.
Th" fugitives say that the rebel losses
We're much heavier at Victoria than the
Federals', although the exact number
is unknown.
With the destruction Of this city the
rebels absolutely control one of the only
two possible routes for a Federal ad-
vance to the reinforcement of the Tam.
p!co garrison, 1t is admitted that thu
situation at TampicO is getting daily
more critical. The direction taken by
the retreating Fcderals now makes Il
impossible for them TO join in the de-
fence of Tampico.
1t is alleged here that the dilator,
tactics OF Gen.. Navarrete caused the
fall OF VictOHa. He Is said to have
fingered at a point thirty miles away
for several days instead Of going to the
relief OF the city.
sim Fighting ~ Carueros.
Official reports to the National Rail.
ways officials say heavy fighting contin-
ues at carneros, south of Saltiilo. It is
believed that trains are running be-
tween Saltillo and Monterey. but that
there are none between Monterey and
Laredo. on the border. The rebel force
is estimated at 1900 to 1000 under
Eulalio Gutierrez. not part Of the rebel
army which captured Victoria.
Gen. Jiminex Castro, Military Gov
ernor OF the State OF Morelos received a
letter from Gen Amador Salazar. COM