Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-01
Government Arrests Jose Luis
ReQuina and Other Promi-
nent Mexica1S on Charge of
Conspiracy
.BLANQUET HANDLES
CASE EXCLUSIVELY
War Department Insists I0sur-
rection In Tehua0tepeC Is
Inspired BY Leader Who
Fled to Havana

Il, #, uoRNiNG JOURNAL SPECIAL LENatu wiRsl
Mexico City Jan 3l- WIN the ar
rest teday Of Jose Luis ReQuena, chief
II the Felix D!az political organiza-
ticn. and two or three other men who
were also prominent in his support in
the late race for the presidency and
the discovery Of several hudred rifles
stored in the capital, the war depart
ment believes it has weh in hand a
new plot, which it is alleged had as
It's object an attempt to overthrow me
government tomorrow.
The case had been handled entirely
hy agents OF General banquet, MN
lister OF war, and the chief Of police,
Gel. Francisco Chayez many of whoss
men are alleged To have been impl-
catel in the reasonable plan, is Inc
clined to doubt the accuracy Of the
war departments Information The
arrests We're determined upon after
the submission to General ElanQuet of
evidence discovered by q detective
who had represented himself as Juaa
Orteea. an active rebel operator I'm the
state cf Mlchoacm and the territory
Of Tepic. The detective went 20 the
home of Francisco serrano. "a civil en-
gineer living at Tlalpam, suburb ~
Mexico CITY with letter said TO have
been written by another revolutionata
chief which appears to have con-
vinced serrano Of the bearers identity
as Ortegu
The detective won Serranos conli-
dence and offered % contribute 5000
ana sou gns promising that lope
men would Join the new eause SER
rano. it Is alleged by tho inielligenea
department OF The war office. sent 4
ncte. lo Relucna asking his opinion re-
garding his acceptance of the offer ~
the war department there is "a letter
supposed To have been written hy i'e-
qucna 10 serrano n which Rcquena
advises acceptance of the rebels offer
As III 10 corroborato the genulnencs.
of the information, 500 rifles have been
brought 90 the government arsenal
which, It is saia We're discovered ih
place where 0Hesa said they were
hidden.
Pedro Villar am attorney who idcn-
ufioi himself with Gen FeiN niazs
political fortunes went lo Havana F.
meet him ana accompanied him r.
Vera Cruz remaining with him uutt
the night of his flight has also bcsa
arrested
Enrique hernandez Castillo aon-n-
law eft Requena and prominent h
die political affairs of the capital 6
being sought for by agents of thc Wal
department
Thc cAact development of ihe plo.
and The eNaet form the new govern
ment was "a take are things on which
General Hlanquet is mcommunicatNe
nor do hls agents profess 60 know the
dctais They claim to have some et-
idenee 10 Indicate that the plan was
either to install as temporary prea-
dent Gen Fernando Gonzales. Fan
army officer of repute. who Is now ~
Washington on leave, or Gen FellA
Diaz
Another feature winch ls interest
ing those working on The case is the
reported disappearance from Paris OF
General Mondragon, who was In Diaz
chlef lieutenant at the Time OF his re.
volt here year ago lie was re-
moved from the department Of wei
and sent TO France on "a special mis-
sion by president Iuerta niorma
lion from Paris is that ne has not ap.
peared at the bank to collect his las
remittance from the government now
many days overdue
AS corroborative evidence, b. is re.
ported that an American While re-.
Gently In Havana was talking TO Gen
eral Diaz relative TO "a concession whicl
he hoped 10 get IN Mexico. Diuz ad
vlsed him not to do anything further
until he (Dlaz) was in power, inti'
mating that the time would not b'
long.