The chronicle=news., 1913-02-27
HUERTA OFFERS
AMNESTY To
POLITICAL
FOES


al Prcsii.n, Hucriu today drafted
bill granting amnesty To all politig-
.! offenders "Hho shall prc.cn;
themselves Ia III. authorities within
fifteen days"
Tn, mc.sur. ~eS buried To the
chamber oI deputies. which IL In eek
traoli!naiy ~s,ion. Tor quick action.
The rm!S.arics of EmIiianu IA
pata. who We're said 10 be h!din. IN
the state of More,o.. ar" her 10 con
Ter with Huerta. iTh'y are raid ioI
bear instructions from ,brIr i.adr.
10 arrange terms OF surrender.
Seventeen Zapa'lsta- who ad
vancrd to th. cd.. OF the federal
district. cish, miles from tn, cnpi-
tai. wcr. captured today aud cNccui-
ed. Juan Vargas. commander of ths
ruralc.. sent this inCsgas. 10 pr,si-
dent Hucr;a:
Il nav. the honor to r.por, the
execution OF seventeen bandits tax
en- In ou,iawry and rebellion"
Hu.rtn ,cpiieL. highly commend
Ing the official
The body OF General Bernardo
HcyC-. the flrst victim OF til. Diny
10Y ciliion. viii be- brought from M
outlying cemetery und VIII lie ri,ai
rc-burlai with military honors
If the vhumb.r Of drpuii.. nc-
cspts the recommendation OF Its TN.
ancc committee. an immediate.
pence" appropriation consider ~"
In excess of the 100. v.oco.coV pesos
asked for by Madcro. will be au-
ihorikch by IL bond Issue.
EaEl. ras-. Texas. Feb. :I.-Gu,.
crnor Cnrtanza OF the stat. Of CO...
hula today sent n messenger To sac
As-o'iaicd Press representative. II,
Eagle Pass with this stat ,incnt;
Il wish cmphGttc.Iiy to deny H'lI
reports to the effect that I am d-.s,-
|ses With .es s2;sn11o Nssste ,ssx..
have no intention whntc,cr Of co.:-
sidcrinG any sort OF u compromi.s'
Governor Carran.a said that Gcn.
cral Hucrtn could give him no sails
factory explanation by what rir.;,
Ii. claimed the presidency OF McN.
co. aud that he 'Carranzab would
stand on; for the constitutional
government against all odds
Colonel carranxa today held P.i
dras NcRra.. opposite E:agi. Pnsa
There had been no fighting aul
there seemed no immediate prosp,.
of any.
Del Rio. Texas. Feb. ...-Th"
Carran.a revolt proceeded withJu,
fighting today IN the section OF Mex.
leo adjoining this place. Twen,y-
five hundred refugees from Las VA
cas- aud from Mexican ranches me-
the border in Del Rio waiting ~
der the Carranza men shall co.nc
some time today to capture" Las
Vacas. There is not u sign of preg-
|aration FOR resistance there and Ionr
Is expected.
Meanwhile the refugees will wait
on American soil
I.acdo. Texas. Feb. 27.-rhe Pc, ce
between Huerta emissar-
les and Nucvo Laredo and rebel au-
thorities scheduled for today was
postponed until tonight.
Washington. Feb. IA ,clc-
kl AM Appearing lOt plolcCttOu ItI
Abraham Gonzai.s. civil governor Of
the state OF Chihuahua. Mexico. was
received today by Senator Fall of
New Mexico, from J. G. Follansbce
an American hating large property
interests in the state. Gonzales had
been supplantcd by General Rabago.
acting as military governor under
the authority Of President Hucrta
The telegram to senator Fall read:
Abraham Gonzales in graves,
danger. Please do all you can for
him"
Senator Fall said be would make
no representation to the state de-
partmcnt. but would appeal to the
press.
Washington. FEB. 27.-Brigadier
General E. 4. stcevcr. at present
commanding the second brigade o:
the cavalry division with hcadquar-
ters at Fort Bliss Texas, has been
ordered before Il retiring board be-
cause of failing sight. Colonel Will
bur n Wilder OF the Fifth Cavalry.
US senior officer, will be in tempor-
ary charge of the brigade.
Austin, Texas, Feb. .7.-Thc
house of Representatives today tabled
resolutions cUndcmuing the Mexican
autlbsrities for the death of Madcro
and Suarez
The withdrawal of the four COM
Danies of Texas national guardmcn
from BrOwnsvill. was ordered by
Governor ColQutt today. These
troops were sent TO Brownsville two
days ago, erroneous reports having
1 been spread by Texas despatchers
that Americans were threatened by
Mexican rebels in that section.