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Show ALLEGED PLOT TOIW ' MADERO, 11 nananana.ana.n.eJjaMa, Two Men Arrested Charged With Planning a New Mexican Revolution. INSURRECTO ARMY EXCITED BY EVENT Believed to Explain Delay of Madero in Starting for Capital. EL FA80. Mij29. Berelationi of an aliased plot to atart another revolu-tloa revolu-tloa la Mexico after overthrowing the leadership of Francisco I. Madero, Jr., and prey.ntlng his journey to Mexico City, created Intense excitement throughout tha insnrrecto arm today. That Madero had been advised of certain facta not generally known is believed by some to explain tha delay in bia departure for the capital to consult con-sult with. President De la Birr a concerning con-cerning the pressing problems connected con-nected with the reorganization of the government, although Senor Madero himself declared he postponed the trip merely to await the installation of the provisjontl governors. Tha plot, which resulted last night in the arrest of Daniel De Villiert of Mexico Mex-ico fity at El Paso, and of W. F. Dunn, an American, at Monterey. Mexico, Mex-ico, ia aaid to include three inturrecto chiefs operating in the atate of Coa-nulla. Coa-nulla. A telegram from Monterey atates that Dunn, on Madero 'a orders, has -been placed incommunicado for seven-tv-two houn. De Villiert is held in the tl Paso .wil on charges of "conspiracy to murder Francisco I. Madero, Jr." Vlllioen Sere sis Aliased Plan According to Gen. Benjamin VUlioen, the Boer veteran, who ia Madero 'a chief military adviser, the scheme was that Viiljoen and General Oroico wera to desert Madero and start a new revolutionary revolu-tionary movement, which would be Joined by certain insurrecto leaders now in the field together with a federal general known to be friendly to the "Cientifieo" party. It was represented represent-ed to him, General Villjoea asaerta, that great quantities of arma and ammunition am-munition ware stored in the mines of Coshuilla in anticipation of the near, outbreak and that success wss enured aa "Madero. would never reach Mexico City." Behind tha arrest of th two alleged conspirators last night is th story of several weeka of eonferenc and the axehang of many telegrams. Soon af ter th battle of Juarez, General VUlioen VUl-ioen received a telegram from Mexico City declaring that "the government wants to make a proposition." The telegram waa aigned Villiert. Madero eras informed of th telegram aad it was deeided to give every encouragement encourage-ment to those behind the- overtures. Villjoen accordingly sent a reply stating stat-ing that he waa "open to receive propositions." prop-ositions." This wat followed by a telegram from De Villiers, instructing Villroen "to watch the rebel chief, note by what road be comet, and when he leaves. Make friends with Oroico. There is a fortune in night for na. Emissaries Appear. Shortly after this two men appeared in El Paso and secretly met Villjoen and Orozeo, who professed their willingness willing-ness to enter the pint. Villioea declares he wss to receive (25,000 and Orosco a like amount. Money was given them for current expenses, Villjoen receiving $480 and Orozeo t200. Dunn, who was one of the pair, Villjoea asserts, translated trans-lated to them a cipher message which read: "Last message at hand, Rosen working work-ing faat for change of federal city. Do not worrv about financial end. of which we will take care. Would advise direct action against Diss at early time. Be very careful alip. Continue advising and act as yon think best. Mexico City man save agent Figeuroa brothers coming com-ing from south. ADOLFO." Tha meeaage. it waa expected, eame from the agent ef the eonepirators at Mexico City.- The reference to Diss waa not explained by General Villjoen. Agreement having been reached with villjoeq and Orozeo, Iunn started for Mexico City, followed by a private detective de-tective with instructions to arrest him on Mexican toil. The arrest was made at Monterey last night. Telegrams from there last night declared that "important papers" had been found on the prisoner.' According to General Villjoen. a third alleged conspirator waa to have been arrested at Mexico City, but sufficient suf-ficient svidenee could not ba obtained. De Velliers Declares Innocence. De Villiert when seen at tba eonnty jail today looked cheerful, but refused to discuss the charge against hia. "I am innocent of any charge nnd 111 be out ia a few days and have a drink with yon all." he aaid laughingly, through ths prison bars to the newspaper newspa-per men. Atked shoot the telegrams which had been fonnd oa him and which ft en era) Villjoea claims were shown to him. the prisoner replied: ' "Nona of tha telegrams wera addressed ad-dressed to me." Though some of the meessges used aliases, which Constable Brown found on De Villiers, according to Brown 'a declaration today are addressed to Daniel Villiers. De Villiers declared that he was a rancher nnd that hie home is in 8s n iatnnlft. He said he fonc-ht in tke Boer war and ther met General Villjoen. Vill-joen. It wse the intimacy arising from thst meeting upon which, it la believed. be-lieved. De Villiert bssed his idea that the general would enter the plot or at least not disc lose those who wera initiating in-itiating it. May B Indicted in Texas. The belief also wss expreseed by Daniel Jackson, General Villjoen 'a nt-tomey. nt-tomey. today, thst De Villiers aad (Continued on page 10.) - ALLEGED PLOT (Continued freer-page ' ) Dnna had operated so freelv in Ameri can territory that they thought they could not be indicted for a political ot tense against another eountrv. Mr. Jackson stated today that tha complaint com-plaint against Da Villiers was based on a Texas statute, and as it alleged conspiracy con-spiracy to murder a citizen of aoofhei land. Tranriseo I. Madero, it would be possible, if neeeasery. to secure the extradition ex-tradition of many important persons in Mexico said to be involved in'tha case. Mr. Jackson said names of many men in Mexico known to be members of the "Cienttfieo" party were among these. He declared be would show the connection con-nection with tha plot of Rosendo Pin edo, leader of the Nientifico party in the Mexican congress. " As a 'Mexican congressman is immune from arrest. Mr. Jackson said he did not know exactly how Senor Pinedo could be brought to trial. It is known, however, that telegrams have been passing pass-ing from here to Mexico City, requiring requir-ing that Pinedo be kept under surveillance surveil-lance pending tha outcome of developments develop-ments here. That the alleged plot was elaborately Elanncd andthat more plots against im are to be expected before he become be-come established at Mexico City, was frankly admitted by Francisco I. Madero, Ma-dero, Jr., today. Madero Knew of It. "For ten days we have been secretly se-cretly working on this plot, " said Senor Madero. "When I was first informed in-formed of it I traced it to Mexico City. A small group of the old regime there decided to take a last desperate chance te-aave thannaluea. ia tha hope -that. if I were overthrown they might .continue in the old ways of exploiting the eountrv eoun-trv for their private good. When I learned that a large sum of money was bark of the plot I determined to give It every encouragement. Oroaco was to have gone to Cases Grandee with his troops but he remained here, apparently ap-parently to become a dupe to the scheme. "General Villjoen also was instructed instruct-ed to take any money offered him. These men were to desert me and start a counter revolution. When the plot had gone far enough f ordered the arrests. ar-rests. "The plot did not-delay my proposed trip to Mexico City aa many believe. I am remaining here simply to effect the initiation into office of some of my provisional (rove mors. With these governors installed I will feel that the new regime has progressed sufficiently to warrant my presence at the capital. "I have unlimited confidence in the faith which ihe Mexican people have i for me. On fj a small portion for selfish sel-fish motives are likely to oppose me. There will be more plots undoubtedly, hut prompt atepa will be taken to atop them." ' De Villi en Hire Lawyer. J. E. Wharton, local attorney, has been selected bv De Villiers to represent repre-sent him and a hearing in the case will be given tomorrow. The police searched the hotel room of De Villiers today and found what are believed to be two code telegrams, one of which reads as follows: "Monterey, Mexico, May 28. Daniel De Villiers "El Paso. Texas:' Everybody Every-body well Mexico City. Madame has wired you, (Signed) . "A. GALAN." Galan is the man for whom De Villiers Vil-liers has been em n loved for some time as a rancher and is likewise the man who, Francisco I. Madero declares, has many times threatened to kill him. Galas Ga-las is alleged to have been in a plot to murder Madero when the latter was in San Antonio, Tex., last winter, working out the details -of the revolution. Dunn Texas Newspaper Mas. I TV. F. Dnnn, the American arrested at Monterey in connection with the plot against Madero, was formerly a newspaper man at San Antonio, Tex. Referring to criticism coming from Mexico City that the new government appeared to be taking on the element of a "family affair" in the selection of Maderoe and Gomezes for office, Senor Se-nor Madero said: "These mea have taken an active fiart in the revolution and were seeded se-eded because of their fitness and their enthusiasm for the cause of liberty. Absolutely Ab-solutely no consideration waa paid to family ties. The charges of nepotism are being trumped up by the small element ele-ment which fears to see the dawn of the new era." |