The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-01
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Swanson. 4 have frienN sasu
Mexico and on the border. Y oiu
member very wall the convA
with Benton before the tragedy lo
ton impressed me as being in "
angry mood. Some have called him
hot headed Scotchman. He is said 10
have been enraged over reports tina,
!. one of Villas men had cut his fences
and stolen some of his cattle. Wheth-
er Villa or his man were responsible
for the depreciation I cannot say. AT
all events, Benton seemed bent on
starting trouble when last saw him.
did Benton take out papers making
him citizen of Mexico?" was ask d.
Swanson replied: Il have heard re-
ports that Benton held various posts
under the Mexican government.
have not verified these statements as
1t is not any OF my affairs
On to Torreon.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Feb. Is
General Francisco Villa will not wait
in Chihuahua for the coming OF Gem
eral venustiano Carranza, first CHIEF
OF the Mexican constitutionalists. Az
soon as the five inch guns he has or
dered from FL Paso arrive, he viii go
with them to Torreon.
Villa announced this plan tonight.
It is said he did not wish to be I'M
derstood as inimical to Carranza but
that he could not put OF the Torreon
campaign in order to NEST the provis-
ional president.
Guard for Americans.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2S.-At the
special order of General Huerta, large
squads of armed police guarded the
American club and American hotels
here tonight. The guard was ordered
established as result Of rumors oil
antf-American demonstrations being
planned during the night. Later a
guard OF police was placed about thu
American embassy and other places
where Americans are wont to gather.
Huerta refused to explain explicitly
why he considered the esta blishment /:
OF patrols about the American estab- !
lishment necessary, but appeared
greatly worried.
Charge O'Shaughnessy talked with |
Herta this evening as to bringing a |
guard OF United States marines to
Mexico City. In disposing of the ques-
ton o'Shaughnessy declared Huerta /
said: 81 think marines are unneces-
sary but you ought to have more /
guards at the embassy. I'll send them /
myself
It was then that the police guard /
was established at the embassy. At
mass meeting of British citizens to- |
night it was decided to send cable /
gram to London demanding that the !
British government take a hand in !
investigating the Benton case instead
OF leaving the matter to the United |
States.
With the acute situation Indicated |
here, adyiees received from Mazatlan |
declared that Americans there sought |
safety on the American cruiser in the
harbor when rebels entred the sub
urbs of the town tonight after a bit
ter battle with the federal defenders.
Fighting was in progress in the
streets and Americans were forced to
fee for their lives.
War department reports here de-
clare that the federals are still hold
ing the CENTER of the town and that
500 rebels were killed during the
fighting this afternoon. The rebels
cut off the city water supply three
days ago and the greatest SUFFERING
has resulted. i
There will be special bull fghc
tomorrow morning to which all the
foreign newspaper correspondents in
the capital have BEEN invited as
The dictator Is expected to attend. In
the afternoon the correspondents hava
been asked TO go duck hunting by
the government. A special train, vel,
stocked, has been provided by order
of Husrta. This entertainment OF for
eign writers is the first step in For
elgn Minister Rojas policy for the
Cancellation OF the American press
and the foreign governments.
Need More Rangers.
AUSTIN, Texas. Feb. Ex-Governor
colquitt this afternoon received
telegram from Ranger Captain j. j.
Sanders, stationed at Laredo In which
he said complaints had been fiisa
against the persons charged with
theft OF the horses OF Clemente Yer
CARA, the Texas citizens who was