Evening star., 1940-10-02
Mexico Is Quiet
After General Dies
In AImazanist Plot
Defeated Candidates Aide
Falls in Bottle With
Soldiers and Police
BY The Ssccisted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2.-Defense
Minister Jesus Augustin Castro de-
clared today that order prevails
throughout the country, including
Monterrey"-where Brig. Gen. An
dres Zarzosa was shot to death yes
terday in a battle with soldiers who
said he planned a revolutionary
coup.
Only a few rebels, described as
scattered members of small bands
VINO took to the hills in Chihuahua
state, were said to be still at large
and government officials said their
activity was of mo Importance.
Mexican soldiers pounced on Gen,
Zarzosa yesterday and shot him to
death few hours. they said, before
the zero hour for a revolutionary
coup intended to capture Monterrey,
Mexico's greatest industrial city,
and seize power in the American
border state of Nuevo Leon.
Gen. ZarzoSa was an old friend,
active campaign supporter and mill
tary subordinate of Gen. Juan An
dreu Almazan, who lost on the basis
of official returns in his attempt to
become President of Mexico over
the opposition of the administration
party.
Early Morning Battle.
A band of Gen. Zargosa's adher-
ents was blasted out of villa they
had rented in this city after a wild
gunbattle early yesterday morning.
First police, then soldiers, laid siege
to the house.
The police said a man whom Gen.
Zarzosa tried to persuade to help
him became frightened by the pro-
portions of the scheme and gave it
away.
Gen. Zarzosa, the police were told,
planned to strike at dawn to seize
the garrison, Governors palace, City
Hall, and all other state and local
Offices.
One of the generals friends was
killed with him, soldier was
wounded. several persons were ar
rested and the other alleged plotters
fled in the darkness from their head
quarters, over rooftops and to the
adjacent streets.
1t was reported that half a dozen
bridges were fired by the accused
plotteds. There was, however, no
interruption in international train
service between Monterrey and
Laredo, Tex, $50 miles to the north,
and other trains reached Monterrey
on time Monday night.
First Stable Attempt.
This was the first attempt op a
sizable scale by Gen. Almazan's
supporters to bring about the revo-
luton which they have predicted
is coming to Mexico, although
troops have put down small rebel
uprisings in several states since
Gen. Almazan was declared the
loser in Julys presidential election
to Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho, the
administration candidate to succeed
President Lazaro Cardenas.
Gen. Almazan. insisting he was
counted out" went to the United
States.
Gen. Zarzosa, 40, was chief of
the 3lst infantry battalion while
Gen. Almazan commanded the mill
itary zone of Nuevo Leon. He OBJ
tanned leave to help Gen. Almazan
in his campaign. Recently, author
tiles were told, he entered Monter-
rey by stealth and began a cam
paign to win members of the army
garrison and police force to his
cause.
Cardenas Gives Guarantee.
News of the uprising reached
Mexico City short time after Meyer
Emilio Madero, head of the National
Revolutionary Unif1cation Party
which has supported Gen. Almazan.
issued statement congratulating
President Cardenas for his state
ments of last Saturday at Chihua-
hua, where Cardenas said he did
not consider Gen. Almazan a rebel"
President Cardenas also said Gen.
Almazan might return to Mexico
with full guarantees"
Gen. Almazan has insisted he will
take the presidential oath December
/, when President Cardenas' term
expires, despite the fact that Gen.
Avila Camacho's election has been
confirmed by the Mexican Congress
and formally announced to the