Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-13
PRESIDENT DIAz INSANE.
Chief Executive OF Mexico snid to
be Losing Ills Mind.

Ch1el Executive OF Mexico S01d to
be Losing His Mind.
Chicago. March IA mail special to
the Record from the City OF Mexico,
dated March says:
President Diaz will never rule Mexi-
co again" said prominent army officer
and close friend of the PRECEDENT to-
day, for he is insane and the doctors
have no hope Of his recovery
Rumors of like nature have been
rife IN the city ever since the president
hurriedly left the capital two months
ago without giving any official notice of
his departure 1t is now pretty general
~ believed he was hurried out OF the
city by those close to him to keep from
the public the fact that his mind was
badly affected. To lull suspicion II was
given out that he had gone 10 the wilds
OF the state of Guerrero on a hunting
trip. There were those who remarked
that II was strange that the president
should go on second hunting trip
when he had but recently retrned from
one. Shortly after the departure of the
presidential party for Guerrero 1t was
whispered that the president was not
we'll. Then came the report that he was
dangerously Ill. and few days later i
that he was insane.
The gloom was lifted from the city,
however, some three weeks ago, when.
1t was reported that the president had
completely recovered and that he was
on his way back to the city. But he
never reached here. Instead he went 10
the fashionable winter resort, Cuerna-
vnca. few bours' ride from the capital.
where he was received by the governor
of the state, In whose house he has been
ever since. There only physicians and
his family and very Intimate friends
have been permitted to see him.
1t appears from reports that 1t was
decided to bring the president back to
the capital, but that he showed such a
decided dislike to returning here that it
was decided to take him TO Cuernavaca
The presidents lnalady takes the
form OF great dread that some one is
going to kill him, and he believes that
assassins are hidden In his winter resi-
dsnce here, the castle of Chapultepec.
One Of the doctors attendant upon.
Gen. Diaz said a couple of days ago that
the old man appears quite childish. and
that the strong will that made a nation
out OF disorganized conglomeration OF
states peopled by robbers, cut-throats
and political intriguers, has completely
broken down and left the old man as
helpless as child. All there ID left Of
his former strong self is his obstinate
refusal to come back to Chapui,epec
castle.
A member Of the legislature. and
man who has been in close touch with
the president for years said this week:
The present malady of Gen. Diaz COM
menced to show itself In slight eccen-
tricities some three or four years ago,
when an attempt was made upon his
life by drunken tailor named Arroyo.
At the time the general public attached
no great Importance to this incident.
nor did they think the president did.
But the event had a significance which
the public did not see. for Arroyo was
but the tool In the hand Of others who
wished TO get Dtas out OF the way 70
that another prominent ofiicial might
become president
The incident referred to took place
four years ago. The president ana his
party vsre walng o. tAs heaA Of Tie