The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-24

The fears expressed IN certain quar-
ters that the new government will be
unable to get funds sufficient to re-
store the depleted national finances
do not seem to be borne out by the
facts 1t was officially stated today
that offers Of large loans have been
received, not alone from New York
firm OF internationally known bank
ers, but also from British and French
capitalists.
Bryan VIII Settle II.
DENVER. Colo, Feb. 24.-The in
PRODUCTION OF resolution demanding
a congressional investigation OF an
alleged understanding he declares
exists between the United States de-
partment Of state and the Morgan
Guggenheim interests In Mexico, will
be the first Official act Of Congress-
man-elect Edward Heating Of Colo
RADIO, when he takes his seat after
March 4. Heating alleges that such
an understanding has governed the
attitude Of the United States In its
relation toward Mexico
Ambassador Wilson's attitude In
this whole Mexican business has been
extremely suspicious" said Heating
today. He is altogether too friendly
with Diaz. Bryan will be secretary
Of state after March 4 and this secret
alliance will be terminated. Diaz and
Huerta ought to be hanged on pub
lie scaffold by the nations Of the
world for their latest atrocious deed"
Gonzales Removed.
Ell PASO, Feb. Ex-Governor Alb
ram Gonzales of Chihuahua state.
who has been under arrest In the
state palace at Chihuahua since the
fall of the Madero government, has
been transferred to the state peniten-
tiary, according to dispatches today
Gonzales is assisting the Maderistas
and his friends fear he VIII be exc
cuted
General Antonio Rabago, command
er Of the Chihuahua garrison, has
proclaimed himself military governor
of Chihuahua and it is said all Ma
derista troops in the garrison have
been disarmed and put under arrest.
All Chihuahua state officials under
Gonzales. including Gonzales provis-
ional secretary. are also under arrest
Mobilization Orders.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. Secretary
of War Stimson announced this after
noon that he had prepared orders for
the mobilization at Galveston of the
entire second division of the army
including the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
tactical brigades. The orders have not
yet been sent out but will go out this
afternoon. The Fifth tactical brigade
was ordered on Saturday to entrain
for Galveston.
With the second division will go a
full quota of infantry, cavalry. artil-
lery. signal corps, ETC., constituting
what is practically a complete army
for possible invasion.
The orders for the troops were turn
ed over to Major General Wood short
ly after O'Clock and will be official
ly communicated late this afternoon
to the brigade commanders.
In addition to the troops started to-
ward Galveston by Saturdays orders,
the orders this afternoon will move
about 10000 more soldiers
The Third and Fourteenth regiments
OF cavalry will probably be ordered
also to Galveston. General Wood re-
fused to give out the exact forces in
cluded In today's orders
Secretary Of War Stimson said this
afternoon that placing the whole Sec
ond division at Galveston was simply
one of the final steps in the compile
ton of Taft's precautionary plans.
City Continues Gay.
by staff cores pendent of the Uni,
ted Press1
MEXICO CITY, via Galveston, Feb.
24-I'he killing of former President
Madero and former Vice President
Pine Suarez has had no effect on the
rank and file of the people of the city. |
The city continues gay with flags
and buntings. Business was going
on as usual this morning. The expla-
nation of General Huerta has appar-
emily been accepted at its face value
by the general residents Following
the autopsy the bodies OF Madero and
Suarez were turned ove- to their
families for burial.
II there Is any regret over The slay-
ing OF the two former chief officials
OF the republic 1t is not apparent here
excepting in the immediate families
and closest friends OF the dead men.
But whether his Indifference Is real,
or whether it is because the people
are afraid TO demonstrate their ZEAL
feelings is difficult to fathom. Most
OF the leading residents OF the CITY
insis. that they prefer the openly de-
clared military dictatorship to MA
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