The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-05
MEXICAN MIDDLE
GROWING WORSE
CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CITY
BORDER ON MOB RULE AND
FOREIGNERS NOT SAFE.
Brother Of General Carranza is Cap
tured and Held as Hostage by
New Rebel Chieftain.

Washington. Jan. Sir Cec.l
Spring Rice, the British ambassador,
transmitted to the state department
today copy of a mail report from
Charge Hoher of the British legation
in Mexico City saying conditions
there week ago were deplorable
High commepdatioa was given Eu,
uardo Iturbide, former governor of
the federal district, for his efforts in
saving the lives of Britons and Ameri.
cans when the Zapata forces entered
the city. Since then Iturbide has sue.
ceeded in getting out OF the hands OF
the Mexican officials who threatened
to execute him, and according to Of
ficial reports received today. he is
row in the United States.
Since Charge Hohler's report was
sent conditions have improved. ac-
cordi1g to state department adyices
The Mexican convention -reassembled
today and discussed credentials OF
delegates.
Neither the war nor state depart
ments had any further adyices as to
the situation at Naco, but the belief
prevailed that an adjustment of the
difficulties there would be reported on
the arrival of General Juan Calabral
with 5000 Gutierrez troops
Elseo Arredondo, head OF the Car
rama agency here, issued a state
ment tonight Summarizing dispatches
from Vera Cruz, confirming reports Of
the capture of General Jesus Car
rama brother of the first chief, by
General Alfonso Santfbanez in San
Geronimo, state of Oaxaca, on Decem-
ber 30 The general and his son and
nephew are being held as hostages
but his entire staff has been exc.
cuted by Santibanez. The statement
said.
General Santibanez entered the
ranks Of the constitutional revolu.
tionaIy army at the close OF the
Huerta regime. He succeeded in
gaining the confidence of General
Jesus CarranZa who supplied him
with troops and munitions of war and
finally succeeded in having nim
named military commander OF the
Tsthmus of Tehuantepec.
General Carranza was totally un-
aware OF the detection Of Santiban y
when he appointed San Geronimo and
was so certain of his loyalty that he
was travelling with but tae lfghtest Of
escorts
The first chief has received word
from Santibanez that if he viii sane.
tion some arrangements claimed to
have been made between Santibanez
and General Jesus Carranza and will
pardon his treachery and allow him
to retain his military office, he will
release General Carran2a and his two
relatives. He makes the threat that
unless his conditions are met he viii
execute General Jesus Carranza and
his son and nephew.
"Carranza's reply feelingly die
tated, was:
Such traitorous conduct can re-
ceive no pardon If my brothers $
death is necessary step towards the
triumph of our principles and the es-
tablishment of peace ] am willing
that he die. And | know that with
the feelings of a true soldier my
brother will be willing to sacrifice his
life for his country
The first chief, as soon as he was
aware of the plight of General Car
rama, ordered troops to the isthmus.
This morning they routed Santiba-
nezs column near San Geronimo and
the traitor with $50 men fled to the
town OF Chihuitan in the mountains
of OaXaca.
The first kilograms received by
the chief here from the isthmus pur.
ported to have beel sent by his
broyh and were to the effect that
no more troops should be- ordered
south. These were in reality sent by
Santibanez ami it was only through a
telegram received from c. r. CABRERA
that the true situation Was first ascer
tanned