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Show GENERAL HUERTA IS DEAD. Former Dictator of Mexico Meets Death on American Soil, El Paso, Texas. General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, died at his home here at 8:35 o'clock Thursday night. General Victoriano Huerta, who succeeded suc-ceeded President Francisco I. Madero in executive power in Mexico City, and later left Mexico, died of schero-sis schero-sis of the liver. He was surrounded by his family and servants when the end came. General Victoriano Huerta was a professional soldier, and as such he had, up to the overthrow of President Francisco Madero, been known for his loyal support of the existing governments. gov-ernments. He fought loyally for President Pres-ident Profiro Diaz until his fall, and whei Diag was no longer chief executive, execu-tive, Huerta fought for . Francisco de la Barra, the provisional president. After Francisco Madero was elected, Huerta found it to be his duty to sup? port one he had so long fought as a rebel. His loyalty was not challenged chal-lenged until the Felix Diaz revolution in Mexico City in February, 1913, when the Madero government was completely overthrown and Huerta himself elevated to the presidency. |
