Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-25
IS DISPOSED TO
CREDIT HUERTA
STORY OF DEATH

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that Americans in Matamoras are
given until midnight to raise 500
600.
United States Consul Joseph +.
johnson at that point, has asked
Captain Head, commanding the
Brownsville company of the Texas
National guard to cross the inter-
national boundary and protect the
American; consulate and foreign in
terests at Matamoras.
Governor Colquitt refused to sane
tion the crossing of the border by
the Brownsville military company.
Mexico City, Feb. 25.-The
American ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, made the following state
ment last night regarding the death
of Madero' and Suarez:
SIN the absence of other reliable
information | am disposed to accept
the governments version of the
manner in which the ex-president
and ex-vice president lost their
lives. Certainly the violent deaths
of these persons were without gov
eminent approval, and if the deaths
were the result of plot, it was OF
restricted character and unknown to
the higher officers of the govern
ment.
Mexican public opinion has &C
cepted this view of the affair and 1t
is not at all excited. The present
government appears to be revealing
marked evidence of activity, firm
ness and prudence, and adhesion to
it, as far as have been able to as
certain, is general throughout the
republic, indicating the early re-es-
tablishment of peace.
1.-THE government as constituted
is very friendly to the United States
and is DESTROYS of affordihg effect
i've protection to all foreigners.
"For the present American public
opinion should deal with the stu
alton calmly and accept with great
reserve the lurid and highly colored
stories which are being furnished by
some few correspondents. The great
majority of the correspondents here
are endeavoring to deal fairly with
the situation
For all the victims" are the
words which. on a field of black,
~ Iang for three days across the
of deputies building in
memory of all those who lost their
lives in the revolutionary outbreak
which began in 1910.
The memorial streamer is COM
promise growing out of resolution
to have the sessions of the chamber
for nine days out OF respect
to Madero and Suarez. The resolu-
ton provoked spirited discussion
but failed of adoption and substl-
tute measure providing for mem
orial to all the victims then was
passed with the understanding that
it include tribute of respect to the
dead ex-president and ex-vice prest-
dent.
1t was learned late last night that
IT, .xo,,o,n,,ap+ hoe rofIcad narmig-
sion for the transfer of the bodies of
Madero and SuareZ respectively to
Coahuila and Yucatan, giving as a
reason that it does not desire to af-
ford the people of these states an
excuse for demonstrations.
The legislature of the state OF
Morelos has appealed to the central
government for troops, declaring
that Capatista raids have been re-
newed there. The appeal said that
on Sunday five haciendas were burn
ed and at the moment of the send
ing of the Geographic request for
aid another was burning about two
miles of Cuernayaca.
Opposition in the chamber of dep
uties to a resolution calling for an
immediate holding of general cleo
lions resulted in an Interpolation OF
the minister of the interior to con-
firm or refute the statement that the
country still is in state of revo-
luton.
Mexico will reply to the note sent
to the government by the state de-
partment at Washington Sept. Is
last without delay and American
claims for damages growing out of
the revolution will receive prompt
attention.
Incidentally several other matters
pending between the two govern
ments will not be permitted to drag
as in the past, according to assuran-
ces given verbally to Ambassador
Wilson today by President Huerta.