The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-01
(Continued From Yesterday
 A Strange Blessing.

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 Strange Blessing.
 Bishop Mora y Rio stretched forth the two fingers of his right hand in the customary gesture and solemnly consecrating the candles in the cathe- dral, which freely rendered, says: You who are about to burn, I bless you" General Huerta was thorough lfy satisfied and pleased, and it is said not the shadow of a smile crossed the countenance of any of the bishops.
 On July 5, 1914, Huerta even went through the form of an election and declared himself the choice of the Mexican people for another siX-year term.
 It was evident, however, that he had lost his h old on the country and that his days in power were number ed. He announced in confidence to his close followers that he was about to abdicate. The Presidential train was ordered July 1 3 and Huerta had his close friends and members of his official family come to the station and see him off. They parted with tears and "ernbrazos" and vows of eternal loyalty.
 No sooner was the Presidential train out of sight than his adherents began a wild scurrying to clear their skirts of connection with the Huerta regime and prepared to climb aboard the Constitutionalist band wagon Huerta, who knew his followers got off the train hundred kilometres down the line, motored back to the capita1-and laughed. The scurrying ceased, for the cat was back. Huerta finally left the capital July IS, 1914, going to Puerto Mexico,. where he boarded the German cruiser Bremen After living for a time in France and Spain Huertag came to the United States in 1916, was arrested by Fed eral officers on his way to Fl Paso and died at that place while awaiting trial on charges of violating the neu- trality laws
 President 2S Days.
 When he departed from the capital Huerta turned over the Presidency to | Francisco Carbaja1, one of his cabl- l net. Carbaja1 remained in office 2S l days, long enough to arrange the l peaceful occupation of Mexico City l by Carranza and the surrender of the | Huerta, forces. He fled from Mexico ! Aug. Ii, 1914, and made his way to | Galveston. He now is engaged in the | practice of law in the United States. | Carranza, although actually in con l trol, under the title of First Chief | of the ConstitutionaEist Armies in | Charge of the Executive Power, summed the title of President for | nearly three years, but he was an | early victim to the power habit: A | civilian himself, he had no real hold on the army or its leaders. His days were filled with subterfuges and con- | nivings to prevent any of his generals from becoming too powerful to over | shadow him. In pairs he played them | off one against the other, taking ad | vantage of every enmfty and jealousy 1 he could foster for his ends
 | If one general grew too strong hls
 pay rolls might be held up accident ally until his men grew dlscontented | and began to desert Honors and foreign posts were heaped on indi- | viduals whose presence in Mexico be- came a menace.
 Under such a policy there was con- stant discord among the Mexican leaders The old feud between Villa and Carranza broke out afresh. "a pata joined with Villa as Qong as the latter was in the South, but would mot leave his own balliwick to helI
 him. Finally representatives of the | various rival leaders met at Aguas Caientcs in the summer of 1915 in ar effort, fostered by foreign nations, tc
 compose their differences and choose
 a temporary President.
 Another 'Short Term."
 They selected Eulalio Gutierrez, 6
 blacksmith who had started the revo-
 lution with a 50 pound box of gian1
 powder and a box of illuminate o mercury caps stolen from a mine an6
 finished it with a strong and well
 equipped army. Carranza did no recognize Gutierrez Villa turned o1 him. nobody was satisfied with hin as President and after clinging des perately to the saddle of Mexican of
 fee for 20 days, Gutierrez slid gentl.