The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19

probably sunk, by the constitution.
alist Gunboat Tampico near Mazat.
Ian, according to report received
from Rear Admiral Howard. The
captain and chief engineer OF the
Tampico committed suicide. The ma.
val battle was Witnessed by the
United States ships, New Orleans,
Perry and Preble. Few details are
given in Towards report!
Washington, June IA long dis.
patch was received at the White
House from the American delegates
at the Niagara Falls mediation confer.
ence, which, the officials said, did not
change the present uncertain situa,
ton. Both the work and state depart
ments and the White House disclaim
ed having any official information on
the reported break between Carranza
and Villa.
FL Paso, Tex, June 17.-villa and
Carranza at last have broken. villa
has resigned as second chief OF the
Constitutionalist army and comman
der of the northern military zone In
Mexico. His men seized the informa
ton bureau and telegraph Offices, the
customs house and the treasury de
partment at Juarez, which have been
in charge Of Carranza appointees.
Private advices received here told
of similar action in taking over Car
rama Offices at chihuahua City and
Torreon. The entire northern part
of Mexico evidently is in the power
Of Villas military leaders. ...,.
The seizure of the Offices is taken
here as conclusive evidence that the
long predicted. split has come be
tween Carranza, leader of the .Consti
nationalist revolution. and his most
successful chieftain.
n. Perez Abreu. Carranza's pub
licity agent, was reported as jailed
and II was made known that nearly
all of the employees of Alberto PAM
have been arrested. 49,.
PAM has been in charge Of the
treasury department at Juarez and has
been the trusted relay man in the re
cent exchanges between Carranza
from Saltillo, and Raphael Zubaran, al
Washington, who in turn transferred
the messages to the mediators al
Niagara.
BoniIla Ordered TO Torreon.
Manuel Bonilla, Villas confidential
agent at Juarez. said that he has beer
ordered to hasten to Torreon to con
fer with his chief.
Although Villas persistent military
successes had occasioned speculation
regarding his relation with Carranza
the matter did not receive serious
consideration until the appointment by
Carranza of General Panfilo Matters
as commander OF newly created
military zone.
Natera's appointment placed him in
charge Of strip Of. country which
villa previously had planned to in
wade, including the yet uncaptured
city of Zacatecas. Natera attacked
Zacatecas while villa remained al
Torreon, viewing the experiment from
the rear.
According to reports from Mexico
City, completely confirmed by private
advices from the reyolutionists' front
below that point, Natera was defeated
decisively in frequent attempts to take
the city.
Then Il was that Carranza request
ed villa to rush to Natera's assistance
This was several days ago and in the
meantime reports continued to arrive
OF Natera's defeats. villa remained
at Torreon.
The matter OF who should regulate
the public service in northern Mexico
admittedly has been a bone Of con
tention between Carranza, the leader
and Villa, the subordinate. Under the
old federal regime the railroads and
telegraph were subject to the central
control from the national capital.
All the officials ousted by villa
were appointees of Carranza, whose
civil cabinet had taken over the man
agement of the railroads and tele.
graph, and incidentally the informa.
ton bureau, in accordance with the
prescribed custom in Mexico.