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Show CONSPIRACY TO BRING ABOUT A MEXICANlfTINY EL PASO Tex, Auc. 1L CdO-1 CdO-1 firmation of the conpiraev to bring ! about a mutiny in the federal garrison at Chihuahua City and to deliver the (city to General Villa, was received 1 here, loday in letters and telegrams i from Chihuahua state capital. The I plot was discovered 2i hours before it could be carried out and many officers offi-cers and soldier were arrested ttl the Reveille last Wednesday morning, according to the Information. The plan was to have the garrison troops revolt against the loyal Car ranza officers and deliver life city to Villa, who is near the Chihuahun-Duranqo Chihuahun-Duranqo line Colonel Hernandez, a federal who had been deposed of his i command, wan approached and of-' of-' fered a general's commission in the j Villa army if he would join the re-volt re-volt Instead he (telegraphed General Lnnque Martinez, Chief of Staff a' Chihuahua City, the details of the 'plot. When the plotters returned to i the state capital they were arrested One of the rinch-aders was said to i have been General Lazaro Alanls, a former Villa eommar.darft who had been shown amnesty in lf15 by Car ranza. Many other federal officers and Bi-i Bi-i villans were placed in the penitentiary peniten-tiary Wednesday. Rumors that a numDer were execurea wen not ron-flrmed. ron-flrmed. 00 |