Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-23
,NauRcENT ATTACK ON MEXICAN
CITY REPLsEp, AFTER WILD
SCENES OF DISORDER.
QUIET PREVAILS At CAPITAL,
OTHER DISTURBED cENTERs
Federal Troops Marching to Meet Gen.
eral Madero, Who Heads Constantly
Growing Army-United States Taxi
ina Steps to Enforce Neutrality
Along Border.
EAcrs ARoUr MEXICO.

/ Area - 167 thousand square.
i miles. Population, 100000.
| Silver production, nearly $780,
/ 100000 annually.
/ Gold production, nearly $20,O00,-
| 900 annually.
] value of yearly exports. about
| s125.O00,o0O.
| capitalization Of banks, about
/ 800. 100000.
/ Miles of railroad, about $4,000
/ miles.
j Republic Of Mexico declared in
/ depcnaen. Feb. "a, 1921.
independence proclaimed Dec. 2.
| 1922.
j Recognized by United States in
/ 1923.
| First constitution proclaimed
| Oct. 4, 1924.
i Present constitutions adopted
| Feb. 5, 1857.
/ Republican consists of twenty
! six states, one territory and a fed
/; eral district.
/ The Republic Of Mexico was de-
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i established as an empire, under
/ Iturbide. in 1922. and proclaimed
i republic by Santa Ana. Dec. 2.
+; 1922. Iturbide abdicated March
/ go. 1923. The Mexican flag.
I; green, white and red, was adopt
| ed. The first constitution was
i formulated in 1923 and 1924 and
i was proclaimed Oct. 4, 1924. Qua
/ dalupe Victoria was elected the
| first president
i The Texas revolution OF 1885
| was successful and the Mexican
/ war established the annexation of
| Texas to the United States.
/ The French English Spanish
/ Intervention in 1861, during the
/ presidency of Juarez. brought
/ about the second empire. The war
brought out Porfirio Diaz as a re-
| publican leader. The army OF in-
/ tervention captured the City OF
| Mexico in May, 1868. Juarez and
| Diaz retiring to San Luis Potosi
! and establishing the republican
| capital In April. 1864. Archduke
i Macmillan was proclaimed en-
/ peror of Mexico, and reigned two
| years.
/ In 1866. the French withdrew
| from Mexico. Juarez and Diaz
| reorganized the army of the re-
I public and advanced on the City
OF Mexico. The city was captured
! on May Is, 1867, and Macmillan
/ surrendered. He was court mar
/ tailed, sentenced to death and ex-
/ Tsva
| was elected president in August.
/ and reelected in 1871. He died
/ July IS, 1872, and Tejada. presi-
( dent Of the supreme court, COM
I pleted the term.
! The constitutional amendments
/ of September. 1873, led to a revo-
| luton headed by Iglesias. Diaz
| was made Communicated chief of
| the army and defeated the revolu-
| tionists. He was proclaimed pro-
| visional president in November.
| 1876, and was elected president at
| the elections in April, 1877, to
/ hold office until November, 1880.
| He declined reelection and in
| 1880 Gonzales was elected presi-
I dent. Diaz was again elected in
1 1854, and was reelected in 1888,
i 1892. 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908.
| The republic of Mexico consists
| of twenty-six states, one territory
/ and one federal district. The
/ national capital is the city Of
| Mexico. The state governments,
| like that of the federal govern
| ment, are divided into three parts:
the executive or governor, the leg
! islature and the judiciary. The
/ governor and legislature are elect
| ed by the people and the Judiciary
| is appointed.
/ Mexico abounds in mineral re.
| sources. In 1907, Mexico led the
\ world in the production Of silver,
| producing nearly $40,0O0,000. In
the same year, gold to the value of
! $1S,O0O,OOO was produced, giving
| the country sixth rank among the
! gold producing nations of the
| world. Iron. copper, lead. quick
silver, zinc, tin, cobalt and nickel
| also are. mined extensively. The
] value of exports last year amounts
to nearly $125.000,O0. The aggre-
! gate capital Of Mexican banks is
about 100000, 900. The building
! OF railroads is progressing rapid
! ly. In 1876, Mexico had 367 miles
Of railroad, and this has increased
! by 1908 to nearly $4,000 miles.