Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-10-15
HUERTA ARRESTS DEPUTIES.
The Mexican President Raids Lower
House-Thrown Into Prison.

ber Of Deputies who signed resolu-
tions Of warning to President Huerta
as the result Of the disappearance Of
DR.. Belizaro Dominguez, Senator for
Chiapas, were arrested tonight and
lodged in the penitentiary. Five
other deputies who signed the reso-
luton were absent tonight when q
Gordon of troops was thrown about
the legislative building and several
hundred soldiers invaded the cham
ber.
The arrests followed a demand by
President Huerta that the chamber
withdraw the resolution, which car
ried the threat that the deputies
would abandon the capital owing to
an alleged lack of guarantees for
their personal safety.
Attacked Huerta.
Senator DOminguez early in the
month made a speech IN the Senate
violently attacking Huerta. He add
ed that the situation was due first
and foremost to the fact hat the
Mexican people could net resign
themselves to be governed by Huerta.
before the hour for the regular
opening Of the session of the cham
ber at 4 o'clock this evening, the
basement and roof of tn. building
had been packed with tro, 5. Scores
of police were scattered through the
gallery.
When the deputies were in their
places, Manual Cara Aldalpe, minis
ter OF the INTERIOR entered the cham
Der. simultaneously several hun
dred Federal troops lined up in front
of the chamber. Senor Aldalpe as
cended the platform and read the re-
plyiof President Huerta to the resolu-
tion warning him Of the deputies in
tention to dissolve the parliament
nd hold their sessions elsewhere, and
demanding an investigation of the
disapp earance Of Senator DomingueZ.
Thereby said that President Huerta
|eould do no less than consider the
resolution an act of unjustified ag-
gression and transgression OF the
right Of the other two powers-the
executive and the courts.
Taken to Prison.
= =, When the arrests were made,a few
Of the leaders were placed in auto.
mobiles, while the other deputies
were taken to the penitentiary in
street cars.
Meanwhile similar demands to re-
cant had been made upon members
of the Senate who had concurred in
the chambers resolution. A commit
tee OF Senators called on President
Huerta and signified their Willingness
to comply with his demands. Later
the Senators formally withdrew this
action.
In anticipation Of possible trouble
heavy patrols Of troops are on the
StrpptS o.
which were posted in the interior
courts of the palace in February are
again in place and quantities of am
munition are at hand
OroZco and Salazar marked"
Eel Paso, Texas, Cc,. rc.-Friends
of Gen. Pascrdi Orozco and Cen. Inez
SalaZar, former rebel commanders,
now in command of Federal f. rces,
received advices from chihuahua to-
day saying both commanders we're
slated to be executed for alleged dis
loyalty to the Federal government.
Salazar IS with his army, while Oroz-
co has not left chihuahua city since
the present revolt began.
Huerta Def. uds His Action.
Mexico City, Oct 11.-President
Huerta's def"..se Of his action in
causing the arrest Of 10 members of
the Chamber Of Deputies last night
is that the Deputies were revolution
lists. 1t is his belief, he states, that
they represented the Carranza senti-
ment in the capital.
In a proclamation dissolving the
chamber it is frankly stated that the
deputies threat to remove them
selves from the capital and hold ses-
sions where they would enjoy the pro-
lection which they alleged was denied
them here, meant that they would
transfer their sessions to territory
controlled by the rebels.
Porfirio Diaz Will Wait.
Biarritz, Oct. 12.-Gen. Porfrio
Dlaz, eX-President of Mexico, when
SHOWN dispatches concerning the ar
rest OF the deputies at the Mexican
capital, displayed intense interest,
but would make no comment. He
had intended to leave Paris this week
and later proceed to Mexico, but he
now expects to remain until the end
of October.
We Are Still Hands or.
Washington, Oct. 13--After a con-
ference with Secretary Bryan, Presi-
dent Wilson announced to-day that
John Lind, at Vera Cruz, had been
instructed to tell the Mexican gov
ernment that the United States would
look with disfavor on any injury to
members Of Congress who are under
ARE st.
The President told callers that he
did not see how constitutional
election could be held with affairs in
the present state, and made it plain
that there will be no departure from
the policy to let the Mexicans settle
4 heir own frouhloc