Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-14
General Huerta Fails to
Win Long Battle With
i Disease.
TO BE BURIED -
IN NATIVE L AND
ExiIed President Of Mexico Victim Of
Cancer While Virtual Prisoner Of
United States-Beoame III Shortly
After Arrest in Texas on Charge Of
Fomenting Revolution - Released
From Jail Because Of illness.

ments for Gen. Vtctoriano Huerta, tor-
mer provisional president of Mexico.
who died here last night after a linger-
ing illness, were being completed to-
day. 1t Is probable that the general
will be buried in Mexico, the land OF
his birth, from which he was an exile.
Huerta, once provisional president Of
Mexico, was 72 years of age. General
Huerta had been Ill for nearly SIN
months, his illness first becoming
marked soon after his incarceration as
federal prisoner at Fort Bliss lase
July. Death was due to complication
of liver complaints which caused
general breakdown.
Victim Of Cancer.
He had made long fight against
complication of disease, which was at
first diagnosed as appendicitis. The
operation for this affection disclosed
an even more serious malady. A major
ity Of the surgeons expressing the be-
lief that he had cancer Of the bladder.
General Huerta grady ally became
weaker following a secona serious op-
GRAFTON, and hope for his life was
abandoned ten days ago.
Was Professional Soldier.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta was a pro-
fessional soldier, and as such he had,
up to the overthrow Of President Fran
cisco Madero, been known for; his loyal
support Of the existing governments.
He fought Loyalty for President Por-
fro Diaz until his fall. and when Diaz
was no longer chief executive. Huerta
fought for Francisco de la Barra, the
president.
After F,rancisco Madero was elected,
HuertA found It to be his duty to sup
port one who shat 20 lonE taught rs r
rebel. His loyalty was not challenged
,Sltil the Felix Diaz revolution in Mex
leo City In February, 1913, when the
Madero government was completely
overthrown and Huerta himself ele-
waited to the presidency.
Became President in 1918.
Huerta took office as provisional
president on Feb. 19, 1918. Three days
afterward Francisco Madero, one of his
brothers who had been arrested with
him, and Jose Maria Pine Suarez, vice
president under Madero. We're assassi-
mated while riding under guard from
the palace to the penitentiary.
This crime aroused a storm Of indig-
nation thruout the United States. In
many quarters there were demands for
Intervention. .T
Immediately on assuming office
President Wilson refused to recognize
Huerta as the head Of the Mexican
government, in spite Of the fact that
such recognition had been granted by
Great Britain. At the same time the
Maderistas rallied under venustiano
Carranza, governor Of Coahuila, and
Francisco Villa declared against
Huerta.
U. s. Occupies Vera Cruz.
Thruout the winter the tension be-
tween the United States and Mexico
continued to grow more acute.
The climax came in April, when a
party of American bluejackets was
seized at Vera Cruz and thrown into
Jail. The Americans were quickly re-
leased, but Huerta refused President
Wilson'S demand for a formal salute
to the stars and stripes as measure
Of reparation. On April IL American
bluejackets and marines landed at
Vera Cruz in force and occupied the
city after some street fighting in which
a number Of Americans were killed.
The A. q. c. Mediation.
Shortly afterward a mediation pro-
posal was made by Argentina, Brazil.
and Chile and accepted. Conferences
were held at Niagara Falls, but
brought no decisive result.
Matters dragged along until July 7,
when Huerta, his finances exhausted,
his army thoroughly beaten and disor-
ganized, his enemies growing steadily
ctr -
the Mexican congress. He sailed from
Puerto Mexico few days later on the
German cruiser Dresden and after
short stay In Jamaica chartered a
steamer and set out for Spain. On
evacuation Of Vera Cruz.
On March 3. 1915, General Huerta
left Spain ostensibly for Buenos Aires.
and early in April boarded a steamer
for New York, declaring he was coming
to this country simply on pleasure
trip.
Arrested by U. S. Agents.
After remaining in New York for
some time he started west with the
announced intention Of visiting the
San Francisco-Panama exposition. On
June 81 he was arrested by secret SER
vice agents at Newman, N. NJ. on a
charge Of conspiring to incite revolu-
tion against q friendly country. He
was released on bond, but was rear
rested by secret service men at Ell
Paso on July 8, when apparently plan
ming to cross the border.
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Prosecution Costly.
San Antonio. Tex.-Jan. 14.-United