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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Political unrest in Mexico over church property laws: Oaxaca overthrows Arteaga's government on Feb 15; Puebla decrees against execution; mutiny rumors; Finance Minister Gomez Iriarte resigns, leaving key posts vacant.
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On the 15th February the people and military of Oaxaca pronounced against the government of Senor Arteaga, who had shown himself very zealous in carrying out the law relating to the church property. The "pronunciamento" was successful, and the government of Arteaga overthrown, after some little bloodshed The people insist that the law of the 11th January against the church property shall not be executed.
The State of Puebla has passed the following decrees, viz:
1. The general Congress shall be petitioned to revoke the decree of the 4th instant. (in relation to the church property.)
2. No law or regulation looking to the disposition of the church property shall be executed
3. The State protests against the "extraordinary contingent," imposed upon it, in proportion to its resources.
The Indicador of the 7th February says "The papers state that there is a mutiny in Mexico, as to the object of which there is a variety of opinions. None of the reasons assigned could possibly exist under the present circumstances out of the city of Mexico."
The Indicador of the 20th February has a paragraph to the following effect: "Senor S. Gomez Iriarte has resigned his office as Minister of Finance. We had foreseen that he was making a useless sacrifice, and expected every moment to hear of his withdrawal. Having now no Minister of Finance, of Foreign Relations or War and Marine, it may be said we are without a government."—Union.
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Mexico
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15th February
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government of arteaga overthrown after some little bloodshed; no execution of church property laws insisted; key ministerial resignations leaving mexico without government in finance, foreign relations, war and marine.
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People and military of Oaxaca pronounced against Senor Arteaga's government on 15th February due to his zeal in enforcing church property law; pronunciamento successful, government overthrown. Puebla passed decrees petitioning revocation of 4th instant decree, prohibiting execution of church property laws, protesting extraordinary contingent. Indicador reported mutiny in Mexico on 7th February; on 20th February, Finance Minister Gomez Iriarte resigned, leaving major posts vacant.