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Show JUAREZ, Mex., June G. A widespread wide-spread anti-Madero plot, with ramification ramifi-cation in San Antonio, El Paso, New York and Mexico City has been discovered, dis-covered, according to Mexican government govern-ment officials. The first purpose of the instigators is said to be tho establishment es-tablishment in the cities named of Juntas similar to those of the revolutionary revolu-tionary party, and then carry on a systematic effort to hamper Madero and restore to power a certain political politi-cal element which was ousted when President Diaz resigned. Secret service men in various parts of Mexico have been Instructed to make arrests In the hope that the movement might bo broken up before it assumes any considerable proportions. propor-tions. Plot Against Gonzales' Life. Abram Gonzales, provisional governor gover-nor of Chihuahua, announced today that ho had been compelled to postpone post-pone his trip to tho capital because of a threat on his life. Ho said he had received word that' an offor of $40,000 had been made to provent his reaching Chihuahua. Tho Information came from such a sourco that he did not hesitato to postpone his trip. "Just as I was a'bout to start last Saturday, he said, "I received an urgent urg-ent telegram from Chihuahua warning me not to come; that a plot had been formed and that $40,000 had been set aside for the trouble of getting me out of the way. Consequently I have had to remain hero until I could remove re-move the obstaclo." Examine Dynamite Bomb. In connection with the arrest of Cruz Rey, a former federal jefo. politico poli-tico who is In Jail here, experts today examined the bomb which was seized as it was about to be" taken into tho ball room where Senor Madero was befng entertained the night beforo he lef. for Mexico City. The bomb wa3 found to contain two sticks of dynamite, dyna-mite, a fuse, a cap and ' was loaded with 16 pieces of rough Iron. "These plots do not detract from' the popularity of Madero," said a pro-visional pro-visional government official. "It is' only natural, after so swift a change in government that there should bo many of the old regime reluctant to give up their power. The plots will soon be wiped out." Before leaving here, Senor Madero in an interview said he intended to deal vigorously with all kinds of plotters plot-ters when he reached Mexico City. Taking Every Precaution. LEON, Guanjunta, Mex., Juno 6. (On iboard Madero's special train) Although a multitude of people received receiv-ed Francisco I. Madero, Jr., with open arms when he reached here this morn- ' ing on his way to tho national capital, capi-tal, the executive staff of tho former rebel chief guarded him unusally close as "he appeared on thoir rear platform of his train. Last night's oxporienco In a dark room at Agua Callentes, where the party was led to n supposed banquot, for which no lights had 'been provided, while giving no evidence of hostile Intention, at the same tima caused appreRenaion that a plot might have jcen planned, and as a result, extra-ordinary precautions were taken lodnv ,s tj, traIn nPnp. Mo,ro City increasing care is being taken Soldiers on tho pilot train, which precedes pre-cedes the special In- airfj-jt fhr rnli-f utes are ordered to keep a sharp out-look out-look for trouble. |