Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-29
ASSASSINS TRY
TO INTIMID
CAPITAL POLICE
Reports From Mexico City
State Assassins of Jurado
Have Not Been Appre-
hended

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %. Charges
that assas sins were hired by the Ohfegon
government 10 kill S nator Francisco
Jurado were contain' in a telegram
sent yesterday to the president Of the
United States senate By Salvador Franco
Urias. deputy Tor the federal district;
RubeA Vizcarra. deputy and former
president Of tn chamber Of deputies; T.
Para, member frem the state Of Pueh-
Ia; NJ. Castillo Najera. deputy from the
state Of Durango and +. Dom;agat, dep
uty from Queretart. all of whom arrived
here from variour parts Of Mexico.
The dispatch stated that Senator in
rado was assassinatcd in NJ xico after
session Of the senate in which he made
certain declarations contrary 20 the
policy 0. the Obr gon government.
The assassins Of Senator Francisco
Jurado Of Campeche. who was shot in
Mexico City last Tuesday have not
been apprehended. and the Inspector
general Of police announced Sunday
that he had received number Of an
onymous communications stating that II
ne continued his Investigations -re-
him. These letters were signed Los
vengadores the avengers-thc in
spector stated. Dispatches received in
Monterrey this morning indicated that
many OF the cooperatista element. Of
which Jurado was one Of the leaders.
are leaving the city. fearing summary
execution il the worklngmens and
agrarian organizations succeed IN Sc
curing complete control of the city.
Unconfirmed dispatches Monday from
Monterrey. received here by de Ia IIuer-
"a representatives. state that a number
of federal troops Of the Monterrey
garrison revoltcd last Thursday. hut
made no attempt to take the city. leav-
ing for the south to join the forces Of
General Coss An announcement was
made Friday BY the Monterrey news
papers that several military and civil
officials and a number Of prominent
citizens were arrested on conspiracy
charges. Dispatches TO rebel reprcScn-
tatives stated that those arrests follow
ed the revolt Of the federal troops.
According TO passengers arriving
from Tampico. residents of that city
are taking very little interest in the
revolution. though its effects have
been felt 70 some extent in the oil
fields. There has been little interfer-
ence with the oil industry. they state,
ny either the federal or rebel troops.
Tampico is enjoying a period 81 great
prosperity owing to the fact that the
port Of Vera Cruz il practically closed
20 foreign shipments
Dispatches from the eastern front.
received in Monterrey Monday. stated
that Generals Guerrero and Barbosa
have cut through the rebel lines. and
are now threatening TO cut rebel com
munications with Vera Cruz. The dis
patch states: "A bloody battle is now
being fought in that sector. the fight
ing extending from Maltrata 20 Es
peranza" The latter city Ii the center
of the rebel lines commanded by Gen
erals Sanchez and Maycotte.
New accessions to the rebel army
are reported in Monterrey papers.
which state that the town az Musquez.
Coahuila, was taken by Severe Jimi-
neg. who revolted Friday. Lieutenant
Colonel Onesimo Gonzales. stationed n
Montelova, Coahuila. who was assigned
tConfinued on page two.)