The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
Iron HANDED
DAYS OF D|Az
New Regime in Mexico Promises to ht
Like Years Ago When coun-
try Was Ruled by
Bullets.
STATES
Mad.ristas are Yet Without General
leader But are Kicking up
Considerable
Dust.

limited Press I eaEed Wire Service y
" MEXICO CITY via Galveston, Feb
s2T -Venustiano Carranza. revolving
governor of Coahuila, todas expressed
willingness to recognize the Diazd
Huerta government. according to 4
report at the national palace. and ie
this be true, the rebellion in the
north may be considered practically
broken Pascual Orozco Jr Cover.
nor Of Tobasco. the most powerful Of
the northern rebel generals, already
has declared allegiance to the new
government.
Exactly as Emilio Madero, brotheE
of the slain president, was reported
killed near Monterey, so there was a
report and denial today OF the shootA
ing of Raoul Madero in Torreon-
There was a rumor today that Huerta
had admitted tina. emilio Madero is
dead, but this could not be confirmed.
Announcement that the provisional
president and General Felix DiaE
have made tentative plans for a
/ standing army Of 10000 men for
Mexico had shown that the iron-hand-
4 ed days of Diaz have returned upon
! Mexico II the plans OF Diaz and
Huerta are carried out, there viii be
1 federal garrisons in every state OF the
I republic.
4 It was said today that the zapatis-
9 tas would give the new government
i no further trouble until Huerta gives
Zapata formal answer to the rebel
leaders proposal for peace.
Fighting Continues.
Ell PASO, Texas. Feb. 2I.-Fight-
Y ing in general continued today
4 throughout the states of Sonora. Goa
4 huila and Morelos.
Jose Maria Maytorena, who resign
ed the governorship of Sonora late,
yesterday. has fled and it is reported
he has come to the American side.
He had led the Mader's.a revolt in
the state. but had been seized with
panic when the state congress declar-
ed war on the Huer,a government
and fighting started in Rermosillo,i
the state capital
NduCIlsld LtotpS DCihS oil liO0
and put in the field at practically
every town in the state In Coahuiia.
Raoul Madero and Governor Car
rama are at the head of rebellious
forces which already have captured
4 Saltillo. the state capital
The Maderistas as yet are without
/ a general leader and appear to be In
arms more for the purpose OF aveng-
4 ing Maderos death than to establish
4 a new government.
Twenty FederaIa Slain.
/ Ell PASO, Texas, Feb 2T.-Mader.
istas have attacked and annihilated a
small federal garrison at Concha, Chr
huahua, according to advices receiv-
ed today Twenty federals are said
4 to have been slain
i Other advices indicate that the Ma
deristas now control practically all
the country along the Mexican Cen
tral railroad from Chihuahua city ta
Torreon. and hundreds of Mexicans
4 are said to be Joining them.
The advices say that ranchers and
i merchants who have here ofore taken
no part in the revolutionary activities.
are f1ocking to the standard OF Ma
deros friends
Pancho Villa, former bandit and
commander of the rurales in Chihua-
, hua state under Madero, who Joined
. Orozcos revolution and then returned
to Madero's cause. has crossed Into
Mexico and is a the head of Ma
derista force moving to the south. For
several weeks Villa has been a refls.
gee in Fl Paso