The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-28
A BATTLE TODAY.
Expected Between Mexican Federals
and Rebels.

Mexico City, Feb. 28.-An important
battle between the rebel governor of
Aguas Calientes, Alberto Fuentes D. and
government oops under Genera Hidal-
go is expected late today. The state cap
ital Aguas Calientes, is surrounded by
government troops who last night be-
gan to siege.
Governor Fuentes D. is entrenched in
the government palace in the center of
the city building being guarded by
force of state troops much inferior in
numbers and armament to the army
commanded by General Hidalgo. A re-
petition on a small scale OF the street
fighting and bombardment which oc-
CURED in Mexico City appears newt
able.
Peace Envoys Confer With Rebels.
Laredo. Feb. 2s.-Ricardo Garcia Gar
anados and Manuel Garza Aldape peace
representatives of the Mexican govern
ment arrived at Nuevo Laredo last
night to confer with representatives or
the revolutionary bands in northern
Mexico. Conferences VIII Desln toIhor-
row.
Rebels Cut the Railway.
Mexico CITY. Feb. 2S.-The isolation of
Mexico City from the United states py
rail was complete today. Train service
south of Aguas Calientes on the Mex
ican Central line is at a halt, owing
to the occupation of that city by rebels,
while a similar condition at Salt1llo In
Coahuila prevents railroad operations
TO the north over the National lines.
The roads to Tampico also are inter-
rupted. making a detour py way VI
that port from the United States to
this CITY impossible. Ramos Marunez,
who for several months conoucteu
semiofficial negotiations for peace pc
tween MaderO and Zapata, declared
today that Zapata would surrender
and cooperate with the central gov
ernment According to the private sec
retary of Provisional President Huerta
the situation in the state of Sonora is
1rsve bandits. he said, are overrun-
ming portions of the state and many
families in the city of Hermoslllo are
abandoning their homes, rearing an
attack Governor Jose M Maytoreha
Sonora and his place has been taken
bv Ignacia Pesquira. The retlrlns
governor declined to support the new
regime in Mexico City and is orgahlz
ing troops to sustain his position.
Heart Out of Troops Movement.
washington. Feb. 2S.-Although the
United States troop trains are stead
iIv tolling southwark converglng on
Galveston it was made evident TO-DAY
that the heart had gone out OF the
movement. under the influence OF tne
growing conviction that the provision
al government in Mexico is gong 10
be able to maintain itself, whlch
seemed to be the general tenor of the
reportS to the state department. 1IOlAi
its consular officers in Mexico.
Neither the Mexican embassy nor
the state department has heard any
information from the Huerta govern
ment in Mexico City of its announced
intention to send Senior Emilio Rabasa
to the United States as ambassador TO
succeed Senior Calero, who resigned
his post early this year. This c1rcum-
stance created no surprise as the pres
ent administration is on the eve OF
retirement and it is taken for granted
that if President Huerta has decided
to send Senor Rabasa here he VIII
make inquiry later to ascertain IL MS
representative is persona grata to the
administration with which he will have
to deal.
Although quiet reigns in Sonora,
that state has given notice that II VIII
not recognize the Huerta regime until
il has demonstrated it's ability to con-
troll the situation throughout the re-
public The governor of Sonora, who |
has that state under full control, was
ordered by the state congress to notify |
the federal ca pital that for the present |
Sonora will remain "A spectator and |
when a government is established and |
the state government is officially noti- |
fled it will recognize the new order.
As the diplomatic branch of the gov |
ernment has settled down to an atti- |
tude of quiet observation of develop
ments in the southern republic with |
little expectation of recurring the ser {