The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-09
REIGN OF TERROR
FOR MEXICO
When Villas Troops Near the Capital
There VIII be Big
Revolt.
GBy VIM. G. Shepherd. United Press
STAFF Correspondence

[By VIM. G. Shepherd, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
VERA CRUZ, July 9.-Huerta's
plight in Mexico City is desperate.
Only two of mis- faithful generals are
holding back the entire army from re-
volt, and day by day terror grows
with the fear that the dictator is grow
ing insane with his renewed drinking.
This was the picture of the Mexican
capital brought here today by Alfredo
Norega, General Blanquet's most IN.
innate friend, and through him close
to the inner circle of those who now
rule Mexico City. Enroute to Madrid
ne turned against Huerta and for the
first time revealed the desperate plight
In which the dictator now stands.
"Only Generals Banquet and Mature
are holding the entire army back
from revolving against Huerta,' he
told me. "Huerta would leave the cap
ital II he could. but he don't dare to-,
for fear the army would learn of it,
turn against him and rend him to
pieces.
"Huerta's plight is desperate. He
does not even dare send his wife from
the city as 1t would be q signal for his
downfall. He discharges every mem
Der of the government who tries to
send his own family away. Terror
exists among the leading Mexicans of
the capital.
Many believe Huerta is now insane.
"How was Madero killed" asked
Norega.
"Madero and Vice President Susrz
were taken out behind the pen by
Colonel francesca Cardenaz, stood
up against wall and shot," was the
reply.
"Cardenaz then shot up an automo-
bile and told the story about the at
tempted rescue Of the two men.
was never friend Of Madero, but
that is the truth about how he died.
81 think it was Huerta personally
who gave the death order" continued
Norega, and at least Huerta was re-
sponsible for the order because Car
denaz got it from Mondragon.
THE United States is right when
1t blames Huerta for the killing OF
Madero.
There is carnival Of loot in the
capital now. Jorge Huerta, the pres
ident's son, has made two million
dollars gold in the past year. He is
terrible man who has killed scores
to satisfy personal grudges.
"Moheno CORNER cabinet minister)
has made five hundred thousand dol
lars.
1.-THE other day. Just before he re-
tired, before the rebels, General ..oa-
quin Mas entered bank in Coahuila
and rified the vaults of 100000 in
gold. Huerta is fabulously rich.
Urrutia was making $4,000 day but
he killed so many men secretly and
laid the blame on Banquet that Blan-
quet demanded his retirement
"Huerta is acting like an insane
man. He ought to let the last member
OF his family leave the capital but he
refuses.
"He says: the Americans won't let
me be killed. They can't recognize
Carranza If he kills me because they
wouldn't recognize me after Madero
was killed.
Look out for the blow up in the
capital he continued. II got out of
the country by appointment to Mad
rid. Hundreds OF other Mexicans are
trying to find excuses for leaving.
My prophecy is that when Villa
nears the capital the army will revolt
and slay Huerta. Then will come a
reign Of unspeakable terror.
81 give Huerta two weeks"