The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-23
BEGS CLEMENCY OF PRESIDENT
HUERTA FOR FORMER PRESl-
DENT OF MEXICO.
IT IS UP TO CONGRESS
New Executive lntimates the National
Legislature Will Dispose of the Mat
ter-Many Rumors Of Dissatsfac-
ton With New Government Ar.
Heard in Various States.

Mexico City, Feb. 22-Francisco I.
Maderos wife stood before General
Victorano Huerta, the provisional
president of Mexico and pleaded for
ciemency today for her husband She
lett the national palace with no as
surance for his safety, and she was
forced to forego the consolation of con-
versatton with the imprisoned ex-
president, whose guards are enforcing
rigidly the order of incommunicado.
General Huerta treated the down.
cast frightened woman with every
courtesy. but he explained to her that
In view of the Investigations to which
eN-President Madero would be sub
jected his fate was in other hands,
intimating that congress would prob
ably render the final decision.
| From the state of Coahuila and
other northern points in Mexico, where
rumors of dissatisfaction with the
new administration are rife. more re-
assuring news reached the capital to-
day.
Governor Villareal of the state Of
Nuevo Leon, father-i law of Gustavo
Madero. who recently was shot to
death at the capital has relieved the
situation by resigning from office
In the South
! The most active trouble with which
the government has TO cope is being
caused by groups of southern rebels.
| One band of 400 men today entered the
village OF Ozumba on the Inter-
| Oceanic railway, and looted and
burned the public buildings. A force
of federal troops sent from Ameca-
mecca was ropused, though the gov
ernment losses were only slight. Fur
thcr reinforcements have been sent
from the capital, and a second effort
to dsodgc the rebels will be made
To an cmissary of the provisional
government the rebcls said they would
recognize the government when it had
adopted the plan of San Luis Potosi as
revised in Tacubaya. This revised
plan is that which sought a year ago
/ to place Emilio Vasquez Gomez in the
presidency.
Investigation Asked.
What may be regarded as executive
sanction of an investigation of the ma
tional treasury with a view to deter
mining eX-presidcnt Madero's respon-
i'sibilfty for any shortage, is contained
| in a message sent to congress today
by the foreign minister, Francisco de
la Barra.
The message was agreed upon by
the cabinet and president. 1t was an
outline of the policies of the new ad-
/ miniStratiOn.
Specifying portions of the program,
In pni, 4 ,-,, E,
an immediate investigation of the
exact amount of money in the treas
ury. This is within direct line with
the efforts Of a group of deputies, who
| insist that the Maderos looted the
| treasury and should be punished.
The revolutionary element" said
those who cherished ideals of de-
mocracy and liberty, and for those
who fought, will find In the new gov
ornmcnt a disposition to be frank and
firm and anxious to aid in the i'm
plantation Of the principles which have
for their object the betterment Of the
condition of the citizens
'rhc international situation" con-
tinucs the message, (which may be
considered delicate in some respects
though fortunately not grave, will be
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