The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-16
.HUERTA'S REIGN
IS NEAR ITS END
BELIEVED DICTATOR WILL AN.
NoUNcE. RETIREMENT TODAY
BANQUET WILL ALSO STEP OUT
General Villa is Caused Much Worry
Over Turn of Affairs Which May
Result in obreson and Con.
zaIes Pushing Forces.

Vera Cruz, July 10. That the next
few days will see the end of the reign
of general Huerta as dictator of Mex
leo was the confident belief here To.
day following the arrival of Robert
Esteva Ruiz, former acting minister
of foreign relations, who declared
before he left Mexico City 1t was I'M
derstood that Huerta was to submit
his resignation to Congress within
the next few days.
1t would cause no surprise here IL
General Hnerta should announce his
retirement to-day. He has invited
the newspaper men who are in the
capitol to dinner this afternoon and
1T is expected he might make a state
ntent then.
With Huerta it is considered GER
tain that General banquet, his chief
advisor, will step down. He is ex-
Ipected to leave the capitol with
Huerta. They may take refuge on a
British cruiser but there Is a POSSIBLE
ity that the reins of government may
be handed over to Francisco Carba-
| jail, present minister OF foreign re-
lations in time for Huerta and Blan-
quet to sail on the steamer Alfonso
XIII, from Vera Cruz Thursday.
Villa is Caused Much Worry.
Chihuahua, July 13.-Fearing that
the sudden turn of affairs in Mexico
win result in Generals Obregon and
Gonzales pushing. their forces to
Mexico. City before the division of
the north of the Mexican constitn-
tionalist army can reach there, Gen
eral Villa to-day ordered all com
manders in the field to prepare for
an immediate movement southwark
! villa announced that the campaign
against Queretaro and Mexico City
would be well under way in less
than a week.
The success of General Obregon's
army In taking Guadalajera and the
reports reaching here that General
Gonzales is attacking San Luis Pot
osi, the last Huerta stronghold north
of Gueretaro, are causing Villa much
worry as he had considered it inn
possible for, either of these armies
to accomplish anything important
without his assistance.
From Cerritos, the field headquart-
ers of the division of the northeast,
it is reported that General Gonzales
lis on his way from Saltillo TO take
;, personal command.
The San Luis POtosi campaign Is
on. General CarranZa Is also enrOute
from Tampico bringing ammunition
and supplies. The federal garrison
at San Luis POtosi estimated at 49,
600 is commanded by General Mas.
Gap Being Repaired.
Vera Cruz, July l3.-The three mile
gap in the railroad outside Vera Cruz
is being hurriedly repaired today II
Is presumed that the line between
Mexico City ana this port is being
made intact so that General Huerta
may be brought into the American
lines. Bankers here this afternoon
professed to know that General Huer.
ia and General Banquet, Huerta's
chief advisor, will reach here tomor.
row night with their families. They
will leave the capitol at an early hour
Tuesday morning, it is declared. Gen
eral Pena will succeed General Blan-
quet as minister OF war,
carranza's Refusal Reported.
Washington, July Is. = Carranza's
refusal of the proposition to meet
Huerta delegates for the settlement
of Mexico's internal affairs was otti-
cially reported by Consul Silliman at
Saltillo to the state department this
afternoon. 1t was stated that the
state department will make no further
effort to get Carranza to send dele
gates to a mediation conference.