Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
PLAN TO ELIMINATE
PRESIDENT HUERTA
Details Given by Prisoner of
Plot Hatched in Mex
leo City.
CHOICE OF new RULER
BY POPULAR ELECTION
Serious Condition of Affairs in Capt.
tai of Sonora-Laborers
Face Starvation.

EAGLE PASS, Tex. April 26.-Revo-
lutionists in Peidras Negras the Next
can town opposite Eagle Pass, drew from
Luis Saldana, a prisoner. what purports
to be a plan for the immediate eimina-
ton of President Huerta of Mexico. the
choice of a new executive at a popular
election and the insta llation of a pro-
visional president in the interim. Prom
inent politicians. he said are engineering
the plan.
Saldana earlier in the week had ap
preached Gov. CarranZa leader of TIL,
revoutonists. with a peace proposal. HI
said he came from Mexico City. but pro
duced no credentials. and CarranZa or
dered his arrest. Today Saldana's per
sonal effects We're searched and a let
ter was found signed with the name o.
Minister of War Mondragon. and EN-
towering the bearer TO undertake pa
triotic mission not specified.
Details of Disclosures.
Saldana declared he had been author
lied by Mondragon. Felix Daz and Gen
Banquet TO arrange peace terms with
Carranza. Saldana says his instructions
were 10 offer Carranza security in his Of
flee as governor of Coahuila and the com.
mand of all the government forces in the
north. Huerta was to be eliminated but
by what means had not been determined
and CarranZa was to name provisional
president, preferably Francisco de la Bar
ra, who would re-establish peace and q
permanent government
Saldana still Is in Jail. Carranza re-
fuses TO discuss his arrest or his mission.
Peace With Striking Miners.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. april 26.-Conferences
today between state officials, representa-
tives of the striking miners and officials
of the Cananea Consolidated Copper Com
pany resulted in amicable agreement
and arrangements were made to resume
operations of the smelling and mining
properties at Cananea, Mexico. Manager
James s. Douglas, driven from the camp
by mob of wOrkmen last week, was
promised protection and will leave soon
for Cananea.
Refugees arriving here from Hermo-
sillo. the Sonora state capital, report a
critical condition there. They say that
all banks and many of the mercantile
houses are closed and that the laboring
classes actually face starvation, being
only prevented from rioting by strict mill
tary rule. All Industrial establishments
have closed, throwing hundreds Of work
men out of employment.
Americans Flock to Border.
CANANEA, Sonora. April 26-More
than 200 Americans left Cananea today
on special train for the border The
refugees were thrown out Of work by
the partial closing down Of the plants
here. Three mines will resume opera
tions at once. furnishing work for be-
tween 500 and 700 men. The Cananea
Consolidated Copper Company gradual
~ will resume full operations OF its
plants.
Gov. Pesquiera has remained here dur
ing the week adjusting the labor
protection will be afforded the American
corporation. Four hundred state troops
are guarding company property.
Will Resist Collection of Loan.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, April 26.-That
the constitutionalists, If they secure
power in Mexico. will resist with arms
II necessary the collection Of any loan
made by foreign bankers to the Huerta
government was the substance Of a
statement issued today by Gov. Venus
tiano Carranza, the constitutionalist
leader.
Mexico will never pay one dollar so
secured" the statement read.
Mexican Soldiers Under Guard.
five Mexican soldiers prevented from en-
tering Mexico here last night were re-
moved today to Fort Bliss. Tex, where
they are held under a guard of United
States troops
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood arrived here
today on a tour of inspection OF border
points. He declined to comment on the
attempted returning OF Mexican refugee
soldiers The chief of staff will visit
Arizona points before returning to WASH
ington.
Demonstration Against Ojeda.
TUCSON, Ariz.. April o6.-Demonstra-
tons of constitutional sympathizers oc-
casioned the removal of Gen. Ojeda and
his officers from their hotel last night
and today FASTENED their departure for
Los Angeles, Cal.
Gen. .Ojeda. Lieut.. Col Villasenor. seven
captains and twelve lieutenants made up
the party which expects to sail from
California for Guaymas
MRS FRISRIE LEAVES CITY