The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-27
General Huerta is Hurrying to Ell Paso Where
He VIII Start New Revolution to
Further Wreck the Country.
IS AMBITIOUS TO Be THE MAN OF iron
Would Get Possession of Villas Army Through
OBJECTIONS and Again Take Charge as
Dictator of Republic.

ia afoot to wrest control of his forces
from him, with view to ei1minatins
Carranza later.
Another Carranzista worry was the
question whether Gonzales has actual
Nv occupied Mexico City. Dispatches
to border points said he had notified
Mexicans there affirmatively but Vii
listas denied it and state department
advices from Vera Cruz told of much
apprehension because OF lack OF
authentic information.
State department advices early to-
day said Gonzales troops had secured
possession of a. large part of the CAPT.
tai district about Mexico City, but
later word was that the result was
doubtful and q message from Vera
Cruz consular representatives spoke
/ of persistent rumors that he had met
with disaster. Direct word from
Mexico City has not been obtainabbe
for eight days. State department adj
vices say artillery was used to pro-
tect the city. They said If anything
happened the American hand may be
forced. The, Vera Cruz situation Is
bad. Water supplies are cut off.
Authorities reopened surface wells,
closed some years ago to prevent an
troops at Ell Paso were to be doubled,
could not be verified at the war de-
partment tonight. No responsible
Off cial could be located and subordin-
ates refused to say If any troop move
ments had been ordered.
Officials Keep Cool.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-State
treasury and war department. officials
took definite confirmation of reports
that General Huerta was on his way
to Ell Paso cody tonight.
They would not talk, but it was
evident that all plans had been made
for enforcing neutrality on the bor-
der. That there would be nothing
done until it was certain an overt
act was planned was understood, how
ever.
Inasmuch as the treasury is the de-
partment directly charged with neu-
trality enforcement, is was believed
its customs agents would do the pre-
liminary investigating, calling on the
troops if assistance should be needed.
The government apparently planned
to shape its course In accord with de-
velopments.
Washington friends OF Huerta said
q
placed on his movements-thatr really
he was going to the San Francisco
exposition.
Members of the Carranza and Villa
tuntas asserted, however, that If San
Francisco we're his destination it was
unlikely he would have chosen the
southern route on which he would
run unnecessary risks of assassina-
ton by some old Mexican enemy.
Many rumors were current of q
strengthening of American troops on
the border. They could not be traced
to a definite source. but army officers
remarked that General Funston could
If he chose, move troops about on the
frontier without consulting the war
department. perhaps on the ground
that his alterations were merely for
maneuvers, whatever their real pur-
pose.
Rumors concerning General Con
zales continued to conflict late to-
night Some asserting that he had
been heavily defeated by Zapatistas
and some that he was in partial occu-
patton of Mexico City.
Plot is Uncovered.
Ell. PASO, Texas June 26.-The
Mexican revolution Victoriano Huerta
is organizing in the United States
was uncovered here today
Official announcement was made BY
the former dictator's agents that q
meeting of the old Cientifico- Federal
list faction will be held here Sunday
or Monday. Delegates are planning
reception to Huerta when he arrives
here Sunday morning.
On account of threats made against
Huerta's life by Villa and Carranza
factionists. the cientificos are arragn.
ing to bring the aged dictator into Ed
Paso secretly.
In one warehouse here the Huerta