Arizona republican., 1914-05-05
Under Date of May 1 and Bearing Signature of Za- pata, Mexican Papers Publish "Death Warrant ' of the Dictator.
MAY 9TH DAY SET
 FOR THE ATTACK
No Surprise Would Be Ex- perienced Should Velasco Start Independent Revo- lution Following Torreon Battle Incidents.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl


 nation dated May l. signed Zapata, and published in local Mexican pa pers announced that the southern rebels on May will attack Mexico City. It condemns Huerta and Banquet to death.
 Zapata's proclamation is regarded as disposing of the reports that he and Huerta are acting together.
 Constitutionahsts at Tampico noti- fled Admiral Mayo that if any oi his vessels attempted to enter the Panuco river, the oil reservoirs above the city would be emptied and the oil ignited. which would mean the certain destruction of the city.
 A woman. said to have killed eight blueiackets and marines by snlpIng at the beginning of the American occupation, was given into the GUS todv of the American authorities. Mexican informed the authorities ot her whereabouts, upon which her house was searched and a quantity of arms was found. She will be tried in military court tomorrow on charges of murder
 The outbreak of another military revolt in Mexico headed by Velaseo, according to conservative observers who arrived today. Felasco is said to be discontented concerning the failure of the government in Mex ico City to support his properly in the Torreon battle and he is declared to have said he would never again lead column of troops against the rebels
 Velasco asserted there was much plotting among the federal officers, many of whom were dissastified with Huerta and his conduct of mili- tary affairs. Generals Moure and Hidalgo, who were sent to the re- lief of Velasco at Torreon, are re- ported to have been found by Vel asco hiding under freight cars dur ing the heavy firing at San Pedro and to have been upbraided by him for cowardice.
 The fall of Torreon and the sub
  is asserted by Velasco to have been due to the failure of the war de- partment to heed his appeal for small arm ammunition at time he said it was perfectly feasible for it to have reached him. Another officer who reported his station had been captured, was killed by Nelasco l, ha ha1 been abandoned with out sufficient cause and another who was charged with cowardice in the face of the enemy committed suicide while Vel asco was rebulling him.
 News reached here that John R. Silliman, acting American consul at San Luis Potosi, has been a prisoner 1 in the hands of Maas for eleven days and has been threatened with ex | ecution.
 Information about Silimans pre- dicament was brought here by two American newspaper correspondents , who had come to Mexico recently on the invitation of Huerta. They went ] into the north to watch the field OptTdllOnS Ol lile Itutidl army anu after they had witnessed the federals defeat at San Pedro they were taken back to San Luis Potosi and i'm prisoned, but were afterwards re- leased.
 Reports of federal activities in the l interior from Vera Cruz were feceiv- ed today. General Maas is said to have blown up the San Francisco bridge on the narrow gauge railroad, which was d line used by General Scott in his advance in 1857 The report, however, was not confirmed, although it is known by Funston that Mexicans had mined the struc- lures along the road. It is also re- ported that another section of the track has been torn up. Funston to- day for the first time went beyond the American lines encircling the ,city He proceeded to the water
 works at Fl Tejar for inspection, go-
 ing on a flat car with an escort in-
 fantry