Evening star., 1914-07-23
FULL Guarantees to All.

ment and the constitutionalists was
signed last night and that hostilities will
be suspended Throughout the republic
was the state,m mt given out last night
by Gen. Eduardo o Iturbide, governor of
the federal district. in the name of Pres
ident Carbajal
Gov Iturbide added that the peace ne
EQUATIONS VIII be advanced upon a basis
OF giving full guarantees to everybody.
frospects FOR Peace grew brighter yes
terday with the announcement from
Carranza sources In the capital that ne
EQUATIONS for the transfer of the gov
ernment to the constitutionalists were
proceeding fhvor,lbly. The same hopeful
We" was taken by federal officials. and
agreed to a general amnesty. the chief
point for Which President CarbajaI has
been contendtnG
The 300 men in the advance guard of
Gen. Alvaro Obregon's 5000 constitu-
tionalists are, at Tula. an hours ride
from the capital. and the remainder of
this army is near Queretaro 100 miles
to the north. where it is assembling for
peaceful advance on Mexico City.
First to Reach City.
Cen Obregon probably will be the first
consttutionalast commander to arrive
ene. His force is believed to be suf-
hcient to instre the capital against in
ter1s,l disorder or attacks by bandits
now, active In the south.
The impre ssion prevails here that the
Huetta congress will not meet again. and
that the next session in the chamber Of
deputies will be that of the members
Of the Madero congress. dissolved by
Huerl a last October.
A majority of the Madero congress-
men are here awaiting the sanction Of
Gen. Carranza to reassemble and elect
a provisional president to succeed
CarbsVal.
Dis. tolution of the Huerta congress Is
consid .red unfavorabiy. as the term of
office W the Madero congressman will
not en,s until September Is next. 1t is
probable that the old congress will
proceed as though its deliberations
never h: I'd been Interrupted
In spit z of fighting during the last
few days between the federals support
bands VIII tch have been attacking the
small tow ns Just south Of Mexico City,
the capital apparently Is undisturbed.
Theaters AND cafes are thronged and
and buildirig operations are going on
edly. Citizens appear con-
fdent the evolution is over.
The famous 29th Regiment. which
TUNED to the capital. setting at rest
many wild rumors as to what course
that organization would follow.
Garcia .NaraI 10. ex-minister Of public
and the last member Of the
Huerta cabinet to leave yesterday start
ed for Vera Cruz bound for New York.
Gen. Rojas Revolts.
Gen. Anttando Rojas, a former revolu-
tionary leader who later became a federal
chief, revolteN yesterday with 200 men of
the federal troops stationed at Tacubaya.
a suburb Of the, capital. The military au-
thorities at once. dispatched a detachment
Of the 18th Regiment In pursuit Rojas
and his men were pvertaken in the Santa
Fe hills and fifty Of the mutineers cap
tured and brought here. Gen. Rojas and
COL Alatriste, with about 100 men, es-
capped and are being closely followed by
government troops. The officials of the
railway announced that the gap
In the railway line outside Vera Cruz had
been repaired and the first trains since
April 20 would arrive in Vera Cruz to-
night.
Late yesterday afternoon federal
troops were still holding Xochilmco. a
suburb, against Zapata troops, with
slight chance Of tho village being
taken.
Fighting was said to be going on last
night to the south of Tlalpam, about
ffteen miles from the capital, with the
reported to have the advan-
tage.
Eight trains loa1ed with troops ar
rived here yesterday afternoon from
Queretaro. The government expects to
bring into the city about 10000 men in |
side of tho next twenty-fo hours. |
War Minister Velasco declined to state |
the reasons for this concentration. |