Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-23
NUN s PROP HECY
SEEMS To HAVE
BEEN FULFILLED
IN OLD MEXICO
Said Republic Would Have
for President an Old Man
With a Beard Who Would
Meet a Violent Death.
HOW CARRANZA WAS
KILLED Is OBSCURE
Slain Chieftain Rated as An
ti-AmeriCan and During
the War Pursued a De-
CidedIy Anti-AIied Course

my MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtRH'
Washington, May % (by the AS
sociated Press. )-Venustiano Car
rama has joined the long line of
Latin American dictators who have
ended their stormy careers in flight
and death.
A fugitive in the mountains of
Puebla, the old man who kept the
United States and Mexico in a broil
for the last five years, was Killed
on Thursday by some of the troops
which had protected him as loyal
body guard in his flight from the
Mexican capital. Whether he fell
fighting or victim of the celebrated
"ley fuega" which made dead men
of Madero and SuareZ. or actually
was murdered in a coup detat Is
obscured in such fragmentary in
formation as has come out of the
tropical fastness of TlaXCaltenanga,
where he died, presumably sur
rounded by few loyal friends.
Early dispatches today from
Mexico City said the former presi-
dent had been killed in an attack
led by General Herrero, who had
gone with CarranZa in flight but
later deserted to the revolutionists.
The announcement, made at the
headquarters of General Obregon,
head of the revolutionary move
ment, gave the impression that
Carranza had died in battle.
But later advices received in El
Iaso ind Gated that CFranZa had
been made prisoner ana assassnat-
ed in a "cowardly manner" and sa'd
some of the friends who were with
him at the time had sent protest
to Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
Adds Drop to River of Blood.
The full story may not be I'M
mediately known. and even then
NAV be the subject of dispute. In
any event it adds one more drop to
the river of blood which has flowed
over Mexico since Porfirio Diaz
signed his abdication in tears and
died a heart broken man In SPAIN
But II does bring to mind a
nrophesy, said to have been made
nv a nun, which is now being
talked about all over Mexico. She
nronhesied, according to report,
that after Mexico had seen three
Franciscos in public life she would
have for president an old man with
q heard who would meet violent
death. and that he would be sue
ceeded by president who mounted
his horse from the wrong side"
The prophesy also added that
thereafter Mexico would lose its IN
dependence,
There have been three presi-
dents in MeXico's public life since
the prophesy was made. They were
Francisco de la Barra, now an ex-
lie: Francisco |. Madero, the mur-
dered president of 1913, and fran
cisco villa, bandit leader. Carran-
ya was well known for his whis-
Lers Obregon, who led the revolt
AGAINST him and is expected by
manv to succeed to the head Of the
government, lost an arm IN the
hattie of Celaya, with Villa, ana
mounts his horse from the wrong
side.
Carranza's death and the manner
of II probably will have some I'M
nortant bearing on the action of the
limited states wnen the time comes
TO consider recognition or the gov
eminent which succeeds HIM
When president Wilson was rerus-
ing to recognize Huerta, he was
hasing his action on the untlmely
death of Madero and Suarez, ana
announced a broad general polcy
10 the effect that no government
would be recognized which did
not rest on constitutional elections
and which was based on force
alone. AS it is generally recognized
that no government in Mexico could
hone to stand without recognition
nv the United States, the death OF
Carranza and what responsibility
the present revolutionists may
share in it is regarded by officials
and diplomats here as certain 10
become a large element in the gov
ernment's action.
Carranza was the governor OF
the state Of Coahuila, who united
the Mexicans under the banner OF
the constitutionalists in 1913 and
fought Huerta, who seized the
power with the wholesale execu-
tions which accompanied the depo-