The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-25
HUERTA FORCED
TO SPARE LIVES
OF 100 VICTIMS
banquet Stops Execution of AL
legged Conspirators by
His Chief
ALL WINDOWS BOARDED,
STORES BARRICADED
Only Leader is Needed to Insure
the Overthrow of
Dictator
~ WILLIAM q. SHEPHERn

BY WILLIAM o. SHEPHERD.
Ns!dE correspondent United Press
VERA CRUZ, Mex. May 25.-With
Cen Bladquet, minister OF war. open.
~ deying Gen. Huerta, and the dicta-
TOR meekly submitting. while business
houses In tue capital are barrlcaded,
foreigners In Mexico sent word here
today they believed Huerta might not
last through the week.
The break between Huerta and his
war minister came with the discovery
Oh an alleged plot against the provi.
slonal president on Saturday. Almost
beside himself with rage, when he dis.
covered that his subordinates were
IN league against him, Huerta hurried
TO the Belem penitentiary, where 100
political prisoners were confined. and
. ordered their execution. He told the
Jalier 10 lead the 100. suspected OF
connection with the plot, outside and
10 shoot them against the wall.
The prison keeper secretly tele-
phoned TO Banquet, who was in bed
The war minister went post.haste 10
the penitentiaTy in an automobile.
lie called Huerta outside and then
ordered the prisoners returned TO
heir cells.
You must stop this killing of your
supposed enemies Ii you want me 10
stand by you In this crisis" Blanduet
told the dictator, and TO the great as.
constituent OF the prison officials. Hu.
erta meekly allowed Banquet TO
countermand his order for the pris-
' oners' execution, and fed TO one OF
as favorite cafes.
Banquet is said by refugees TO be
the man OF the hour in Mexico city,
and should a crisis come il is Deliev.
ed that he will take charge and at.
tempt 70 send Huerta out OF the coun.
try.
Fifteen French cannon have been
placed by Huerta in Chapultepec cas-.
lie. where, ii is said, he will make his
last stand If he is unable TO escape
The situation in the capital is elec.
trical with tension. Almost all of the
shop windows have been boarded up
for the last three days, in anticipa
tion OF street hghting The store
doors are ready To be locked and bar
ricaded on a moments notice, and
customers do their shopping by lamp
light
, Terrified by the rumored approach
OF Gen. Francisco Villa. Spaniards
are leaving Mexico City by every
train. 1t was learned here today that
party OF 20 Spanish men and WON.
N. bound for Vera Cruz. left the train
at Soledad because they were told
that Spaniards were not wanted with.
in the American lines The Ameri-
can army authorities at once notified
the Spanish consul here that span.
ards are welcome.
a report from Mexico City said that
Minister Fomento Lusano quit the
cabinet because Huerta discovered
that he was plotting to grant a re-
newal OF the Mexico City street rail-
way lines franchise without Huertas
knowledge.
WASHINGTON May 25.-Reports
from Niagara Falls that the Mexican
commissioners TO the mediation con.
ferelces were endeavoring TO save
lluerta caused no apprehension here
today Officials have all along felt
that this would be done. They be
lieve that with characteristic Latin
american procrastination the Huer-
tista representatives will not abandon
this method OF procedure until given
the direct choice of ending the nego-
tiations OF making decision. Then
hey will probably accept Huerta's
elimination and proceed 10 the next
tage OF the negotiations.
This is the Interpretation placed by
administration officials on the advices
received from Justice Lamar by Sec.
letary Bryan. All others here. who
have nothing official to go on. are
dubious and inclined TO fear IL may
Re found out, after ALL that the Mex
,cgn commissioners, like the Amer.
leans. possess no absolute power and
are ct all times responsible 10 the
dictator.
Reports of impending trouble in
Mexico City are becoming more and
more circumstantial The South
American legations here are in pos.
session OF information confirmatory
! OF the United Press dispatches from
tine Mexican capital that Huerta faces
revolt and uprising. Their informa.
ton, from their own representatives.
says all that is needed is a leader
under whom all OF the anti-Huerta
factions can combine. Given such a
enc. IL Is stated. aud the overthrow
Of the dictator would be a matter OF
hours only. II Is believed the present
crisis will develop this leader and
hat long before the Niagara Falls
mediators are forced TO reach a posi-
i've decision. Huerta will have been
eliminated by his own people.
Rumors that the constitutionalists
ave already captured San Luis
'Otosi were not confirmed here. II II
lated that villa is now advancing on
.acatecas and that until that city is
,aptured Potosi will probably hold
~.
BY FRED s. FERGUSON.
star Correspondent United Press) !
NIAGARA FAILS. Ont. May rs