Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-19 | Page 1 | Selection of Huerta Not to Their Liking

SELECTION OF HUERTA HOT-TO THEJUIKl Col. Pascual Orozco, Sr., and Col. Andres Garza Gallan Are Quick to Express Disapproval. WILL DEMAND THAT CHANGE BE MADE If Huerta Is to Remain, They Say, the Rebellion in Northern Mexico Will Continue. LAREDO, Texas. Feb. IS. When informed by a representative of the Associated Press that thc Madero government had becu overthrown and General ITuerta named provisional presideut, Colonel Pascual Orozco, Sr., aud Colonel Andres Garza Gallan, revolutionary leaders in thc north of Mexico, declared the revolutionists revolu-tionists in that section would not approve ap-prove tho selection of ITuerta, and would continue thc rebellion unless another an-other is chosen to manage thc affairs of Mexico, preferably Scnor de la Surra or General Geroniino Trcvino. Orozco Statement. Tho two leaders who arc in commaud of tho rebel forces in control of NTucvo Laredo ixsucd a joint statement, in which they said: Wo cannot believe that, under any circumstances, would Felix Diaz accept General liuerta as teniporar' president. Tho revolutionists revolu-tionists of Lhe north, both hero and in tho state of Chihuahua, are in favor of either ono of two mon for temporary president Scnor Francisco Fran-cisco Leon de la Barra or General Geroniino Trovino, and in tho event General Huerta has been proclaimed pro-claimed temporary president, will continue their campaign until a man entirely agreeablo to thc entire en-tire country is selected to manage the affairs of Mexico. Neither would comment further on their plans for continuing tho rebellion. A telegram from Monterey, which city wns In communication with Mexico City, tonight said It was reported that tho chamber of deputies had confirmed thc appointment of General Huerta as provisional pro-visional president and that several morn-bers morn-bers of the senate knew of and approved tho plan to take President Mudcro a prisoner to prevent further bloodshed. After bin arrest, the dispatch says, Madero Ma-dero was treated with every courtesy. Mobilizing Near Border. It Is learned from official sources that the governor of the stale of Coahulla Is moblHr.lne all his forces at Saltillo with tho Intention of marching on the boarder town, of Pcdrns XcgraiJ. opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. The purpose of tho movement move-ment could not bo ascertained, as federal telegraph oftlclalH cut the wire to .Saltillo .Saltil-lo at 11 o'clock tonight. Tho telegraph manager a.t Pedras Negras says that thc order for mobilization at Saltillo came from Mexico City. The revolutionary administrators of affairs at Nuovo Laredo Issued a decreo tonight ordering a reduction of -10 per cent in the regular tariff on all foreign merchandise Imported through that port.