The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-27
HUERTA F0ILS PLOT
TO OVERTHROW HIM
POrfiriO and Felix DiaZ SuS-
pected Of COnspiring to
Dust President.
MANY ARRESTS MADE
Prominent Legislators and
Army Commanders Among
Those Thrown Into Jail.
,p>c,a, Cable Despatch 10 rnr su>

SPECIAL Cable Despatch Ia THE suN.
Mexico CITY. Jan. ga plot similar
10 the one whereby Gen. Felix Diaz over
threw President Mudero has Just been dir
covered.
The chief OF police announced tonight
that the uprising was planned for Feoru-
ary l. The police chief says he has jailed
or depor,ed most Of the principal con
sp,rators, who are chiefly old followers OF
Portirio Diaz or Fele!stas or Cientiiicos
Of the Limantour group. Arrests are stu
being made almost every minute.
Among those who have been arrested
are Gen. Fernandez Gonzales, Il veteran
follower of Porhrio piaz. and Gen
Eugenio Rascon, another Poriirista. VINO
was n candidate for the N!ce-Presidency
on the Catholic ticket on which senior
Gamboa was the candidate for President
and who is at present Governor or Yucca
tan: Senator Gumers!ndo Enriquez, an
old Portlrista, who was the only man
who had the courage to ask President
Madero to resign during the Felc'sta
coup. having offered a resolution in the
Senate to that effect. and Jose Luis Re
ouena, a prominent lawyer and Vice.
ticket during the last elections.
POrariO Dias Suspected.
According TO the statement OF the chief
| of police many OF the richest men In the
country. mostly Pornrlstas, Felicis,as and
| Clentlficas were to have Joined In the up
| rising, together with many officers, soldiers
and civilians and repeat the coup whereby
Gen. Felix Diaz. President Huerta and
Gen. banquet overthrow President Ma
dero The chief says the conspirators
possess an unlimited supply Of money and
| Gen. Pornrio Diaz and Senior Limantour
! are believed to he contributing to the fund.
Last Saturday night when President
Huerta was informed OF this plot he sent
for Gen. Rascon. who was formerly one OF
his warm friends. After long con-
| ference Rascon was arrested and was
sent to Vera Cruz Saturday under heavy
guard. He was not permitted to speak
to any one en- route. 1t in believed he
will be deported TO San Salvador. where
he was born
| Gen Gonzales was arrested at his home.
His house and that OF Gen. Rsscon were
searched by the police. who found numer-
| Gus documents WHICH are bttiu W iHSriiiii-
nate many prominent men. The docu-
ments also give the names OF those who
have been contributing to the fund for the
| uprising. Gen. Gonzales was sent to Vera
Cruz. whence II IL said he will be de-
ported to Europe.
Senior Requena was arrested to-day
and placed In the military prison of
| Santiago, where Gen. Reyes was confined
| before the Felicista uprising. Senator
Enriquez. who although a very old man.
| having been a comrade in arms Of Gen
Porfrlo Dias. in stll very fiery and also
very willy. He escaped In the disguise
| of IL frlar and IL believed to have gone
| to Vera Cruz.
fernandez Juaregui and four other
! deputies who were recently released from
tho psnitentiary were also arrested. The
chief of police says there will be many
more arrests and every ono Is trembling,
Detectives are shadowing hundreds OF the
wealthiest men OF the capital, as the plot
| includes most OF the members OF the arts
| tocracy as was tho ease In the Felicista
uprising.
A reliable refugee who has Just ar