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

Ia afoot to wrest control Of his forces
from him, with view TO eiini.haeins 4
CarranZa later. ~
Another Carranzista worry was the
question whether Gonzales mas actuai-
Iv occupied Mexico City Dispatches
r. border points said he had notified
Maxicans there afflrniatively but VII
Nstas denied 1t and state department
adyices from Vera Cruz told of mucn
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 a message from era
Cruz consular representatives spoke
Of persistent rumors that he had met
with disaster. Direct word from
Mexico City has not been obtainable
for eight days. State department ad-
vices say artillery was used to pro-
tect the city. They said if anything
happened the American hand may pc
forced The Vera Cruz situation is /,
bad. Water supplies are cut on
Authorities reopened surface wells,
closed SOM, years ago to prevent an
endemic Reports that American
troops at FL Paso were to be douoied'
could not be verified at the war de-
partment tonight No responsive
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 El Paso cody tonight.
They would not talk, but it was
evident that all plans had been made
for enforcing neutrality on the DOT
der That there would be nothing
done until it was certain an overt
act was planned was understood, how
ever.
Jnasnuch as the treasury is the de-
partment directly charged with neu-
tralitv enforcement, is was believed
it's customs agents would do the pre-
liminary Investigating, calling on the
troops il assistance should be needed.
The government apparently planned
to shape its course In accord with de-
velopments.
Washington friends of Huarta said
a wrong Interpretation had been
placed on his movements-that really
he was going to the San Francisco
exposition.
Members of the Carranza and Villa
iuntas asserted however, that If San
Francisco were his destination 1t 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 a
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 Zapatlstas
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 a
meeting of the old Cientifico-Federal-
ist faction will be held here SUNDAY
or Monday. Delegates are planning a
rece ption to Huerta when he arrives
here Sunday morning.
On account of threats made AGAINST
Huerta's lif, by Villa and Carranza
factionists. the cientifcos are arrasn.
ing to bring the aged dictator into El
Paso secretly.
In one warehouse here the Huerta