Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-24
"PREslDENT" MApERo.

| Ciudad Porfirio DiaZ, Mexico, Nov.
23.-Francisco l. Madero has proclaim
ed himself President of the Proyis-
| ional government of Mexico and ad-
| monishes his followers not to commit
overt acts against Americans nor do
damage to property of foreigners Ma
dero's proclamation is being general
ly crcula ted today throughout North
ern Mexico. -t~
| Particular attention is directed to the
| fact that Americans own a considera-
| BILE part OF the stock of the National
| Railways of Mexico and all friends of
! the revolutionary cause are warned
| that damage to this property might re-
| suit in the United States government
| taking steps that would embarrass the
| provisional government.
Francisco ]. Madero. who according
to dispatch from Ciudad Porfirio
! Diaz has proclaimed himself President
OF the provisional government OF Mex
ico." is a fugitive from justice, having
| been convicted in the Mexican courts
| OF Nov 10 of melting the people to
rebellion. His whereabouts recently
nave been in doubt, though reports
that may be considered fairly we'll
based placed him in the vicinity OF the
family estate in Coahuila. He was q
| candidate at the last election for the
Presidency. When Diaz was continued
| in power Madero disappeared.
Madero is credited with being the
| head of the revolutionary movement.
| The Importance of the reported proc
lamation however, may be less than
appears on the fact of it, as during his
campaign for the Presidency circulars
purporting to have been sent out by
the candidate announced him as the
constitutional President of Mexico"
1t is quite possible that these very cir
culars have been given new issde.
While the elections were in progress
Madero was kept in Jail and when he
was released he made his way to CO.
ITALIA, Texas, where it is said he was
: met by four companions and guide
with whom he returned to Mexico to
place himself at the head Of the anti
government forces in the field.
The revolutionary leader is man Of
family and considerable influence. The
Maderos are wealthy and the name Is
familiar throughout the republic. Next
to General Bernardo Reyes, he is per-
haps the man most feared by the ad-
; ministration. ..,
San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 23-Francisco
|. Madero. who is leading the revolution
in Mexico, completed his plans In reia-
ton to the present outbreak since his
arrival in this city on Oct. q He left
here the night of Nov. Is and crossed the
. Gran do To h a..
Sunday morning, Nov 20, where he took
command Of 600 men. mounted and armed.
Immediately upon his arrival IN San
Antonio last month he was surrounded
by revolutionary leaders, although he dis
! claimed warlike intentions until he left
the city. He came from Mexico disguised
as peon. having forfeited bonds for his
appearance on a charge Of sedition grow
ing out of a speech delivered at San Luis
Potosi May g. prior to the election in
which he was a candidate for the presi-
dency against Diaz.
Madero was met here by Juan Sanchez
Azcona, former member Of the Mexican
Congress, who is also brother-in-law OF
Juan D. Casasus, former ambassador to
the United States, and by Enrikue Bordez
ty in Mexico. Azcona is a graduate Of
Harvard and Madero of Ecole Centraie.
Paris. Madero showed himself freely and
was good advertiser. protesting to be
opening his campaign for, the Presidency
six years hence. He has close friends
here and through them he was enabled
to purchase quietly large quantities Of
arms and ammunition. The arms were
smuggled into Mexico. largely by revo-
lutionists fording the Rio Grande south
west of this city in a remote ranch re.
gion of the Madero estates.
During his operations here Madero talk
ed freely of his opposition to the Diaz
regime but spoke of peaceable revolu-
ton and denied any completely in any
revolutionary junta that has existed here
for two years.
The Madero family Is the wealthiest In
northern Mexico. It owns thousands OF
acres Of good land In Coahuila ana Nuevo
Leon and carries considerable bank &C.
counts in New York. TIE leadInx banks
in the states named are controlled by
the Maderos and their ability to raise
ready money is said to- be great. .,
During the more than 40 days that Ma.
dero spent in this country he was in con-
slant consultation at one OF the leading
family hotels here with visitors from
all sections of Mexico. His family Is
still at the hotel. Just before Madero
left to join the insurrectionists In Mex-
leo shipments Of arms to q friend OF his
in this city were apprehended and the
fact became known that he was actively
leading the revolutionary party. AZ.