Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
IS RAISED IN RANK
Commander of Mader0 Death
Escort Promoted.
PLACED IN REGULAR ARMY
Inclination to Recognize Huerta Ad-
ministration Shown by Rebels.
TROUBLE STILL CONTINUES
Dissatisfaction to New Government
Manifest in Some Parts
of Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, March 4.-Maj. Carde-
mas, who was in charge Of the escort Of
Francisco Madero and Jose Pine Suarez
on the day they were killed. was today
promoted from the rural guard to the
same rank in the regular army.
A general inclination to recognize Gen.
Huerta's administration is being mani
tested by the rebels in all parts of the re-
public. Nearly all the rebel leaders have
now fallen in line. asking either that their
men be Incorporated in the regular army
or mustered out Many Of the rebels, how
ever, display sensitiveness in regard to
the amnesty bill. to be discussed by the
chamber tomorrow, which. they say,
wrongly implies their defeat. Rumors Of
plots and conspiracies are frequent in the
capital. where everybody continues to
suspect his neighbor. Secret service men
keep constant watch over the most prom
inent suspects.
Rebels Take Mexican Town.
A force of rebels has occupied VEGA
pixtla. a town Of considerable impor-
tance in the state of Morelos.
The War Department today announced
it's intention of dispatching a punitive
expedition into the southern rebel zone
New significance has been added to the
northern insurrectionary movement I'M
der Gov. Carranza. of the state Of Goa
hula, by the discovery Of some adher-
ents of Caranza far to the west. in Zaca-
tecas, where they have burned railroad
bridges Carranza himself IL preparing
to evacuate Saltillo, and government
force Is expected to replace him late to-
day. Gen. Benjamin Argumedo. one Of
hal ,.Ja II.
800 men at the disposal of the new ad-
ministration. His headquarters are at
Lerdo. suburb of Torreon. Argumedo
telegraphed also that one of his lieuten-
ants. Boblos Sunday attacked and de-
feated the rebel chief Jaurregui, in north
crn Aguas Calientes.
Orozco to Attack Rebel Force.
Gen. Chechs Campos. another rebel
leader, with a considerable force, is at
Gomez Palacio, another suburb of Tor
reon
AS the government has not received
satisfactory advices from Gov. May
torena of the state Of Sonora, the war
office will call on Pascual Orozco to send
5000 men against him.
Jesus Morales. called the "one-eyed,''
has arrived at Puebla to confer with the
federal authorities concerning the sur
render Of his 1900 men.
Ex-Gov. Lara of the state Of HidalSo.
was brought to the capital last night to
undergo examination as to alleged irreg-
ularities while he was in Office
The Mexican congress will meet tomor-
row to discuss the amnesty bill intro
duced by Provisional President Huerta.
Madero's Secretary Watched.
Juan Sanchez Azcona. formerly private
secretary of Francisco Madero. has re-
turned to public life here. He is con-
tinually watched by secret service men.
who received information that he was
connected with a new plot Stared at
by congressman and Missed by specta-
tors in the galleries, he walked down the
aisle of the chamber OF deputies to his
seat yesterday. He has been Ill at
Puebla for some time. and his absence
from the capital gave rise to rumors that
he had been executed. His first act on
returning to the capital was to occupy his
seat i'm the chamber as a deputy.
Coincident with Azcona's arrival in the
capital secret service men discovered a.
large stock of arms and ammunition I'M
the village of Cuautiltan ana arrested q