The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-07-29
Including Incidents Of
Much Importance.
"a SKETCH OF HUERTES REIGN
And Happenings Connecte1
Herewith Up To The
Present Time.
RESUME OF THE SITUATION

cisco I. Madero had been arrested at
the national palace. Three days la
ter Madero and Jose Maria Pine
Suarez, Vice President, were shot to
death on midnight ride, under
guard, from the palace to the peni-
tertiary. The manner of their death
has never been satisfactorily ex-
planned.
One of Huerta's first acts as Pro-
yisional President was to telegraph
William II. Taft, then President OF
the United States, the following
message:
Il have the honor to inform you
that have overthrow this govern
ment. The forces are with me and
from now on peace and prosperity
will reign"
The republic was at once plunged
into civil war again, notwithstand-
ing the issuance by Huerta of proc
lamation of general amnesty. The
Sonora State Congress officially re-
pudiated the Provisional Govern
ment before Huerta had settled him
self comfortably in the presidential
chair. Zapata. revolutionary leader
to the south of the capital. after ne
gotiating few days with the new
regime, went back to his guerrilla
campaign SalaZar, one of the high
est generals in the army, denounc-
ed Huerta. Carranza, Constitution
alist leader in chihuahua, assailed
him in a bitter statement made pub
lie at San Antonio. Francisco villa
announced himself an adherent of
Madero and Joined the ranks of the
Northern army. Pascual Orozco, of
the clan of the Northern revolution
aries, was the lone notable figure
among the disaffected who declared
for the new government.
President Taft, nearing the end
of his term, left to his successor the
problem of adjusting diplomatic re-
lations with Mexico. To Woodrow
w 1lSOH Stht VII
the day of the American Presidents
Inauguration.
Hampered at the outset of his
administration by the refusal of the
United States to recognize him, HUI
erta soon faced growing difficulties
in raising funds to run his govern
ment. His uneasy hold upon affairs
was weakened by minor COnstitu-
, tionalist victories in the North, and
by recurring rumOrs of break with
Felix Diaz, nephew of Poriirio Diaz,
and Huerta's ally i'm the overthrow
of Madero.
On May / Huerta announced that
he would urge Congress to call cleo
tons in October to choose his sue
cessor. The Congress selected Dc
tober 26 as the date of the election.
and a decree to that effect was is
sued by Huerta on June 3.
Felix Diaz. who had announced
himself as a candidate for the presi-
dency, was sent to Japan on July II,
Henry Lane Wilson. the American
Ambassador, was recalled to Wash
ington and Nelson OShaughnessy,
Charge d'Affaires. was left in charge
of American interests in Mexico.
Early in August it became known
that President Wilson intended to
send John Lind. former Governor OF
Minnesota, to Mexico as his person
al representative in an endeavor TO
arrange basis for the republic
peace. Huerta announced that he
would not tolerate interference.
Nevertheless Mr.. Lind delivered
his note from President Wilson. HUI
erta rejected all proposals made by
which were the suggestions that he
resign and that he not be candi-
date on election day. Relations be-
tween Mexico and the United States
became acute. President Wilson
proclaimed his policy in an address
before Congress to which was at
tached the correspondence between
Mr.. Lind and the Huerta admins
tration.
Huerta was attacked In the Sen
ate on October . by Senator Dom
inguez and some of his colleagues,
Dominguez disappeared. The Cham
Der of Deputies adopted resolution
calling for AN Investigation.
To this Huerta's reply was dra-
matte and swift. He marched col
umn of troops to the chambers OF
the Deputies and seized ITO of them
and threw them into prison. Next
he dissolved the Congress and took
unto himself the legislative author