Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-25
Police Fire on Crowds,
Killing One, Wound
ing Many.
CRIES OF "VIVE MADERO"
RING THROUGH CAPITAL
Many Dead in Last Nights
Riots-Thirty-six Are
Wounded.

MEXICO CITY, May 25.-The police
lnent of foreign relations. One man
was killed and many wounded. A
manifesto issued by Robles Dominguez,
appealing for order, was almost totally
disregarded. Mobs at 1890 p. m. were
still parading streets yelling viva
Madero."
An official statement on the number
of casualties resulting from the bloody
rioting that swept over the city yester-
day evening places the dead at seven
and the wounded at thirty-six. Several
of the wounded are expected to die.
Large forces of police were on duty
early today. ready to cope with any re-
newal of the outbreak, but there were
no signs of renewed disorder during the
early morning hours.
Foreign Minister de La BarTa issued
an official statement this morning that
President Diaz and Vice-President Cor
raI- would resign this afternoon and
that the provisional governl.: :ent would
thereupon assume authority.
Many windows Smashed.
Long vistas Of broken windows test
faed today to the work Of the mob last
night. Reports received from outlying
,puarters show that five people We're
killed at Guadalajara Tuesday night.
Governor Gallardo. of the state OF
! Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the
tapital, has resigned and has been sue
beeded by David Gutierrez Allende.
mob demonstration occurred at
ksq,adala5s~a last night with cries for
vengeance tor the five persons killed
IN Tuesday. The outbreak was quieted
svhen Governor Gallardo resigned Ihe
hanger of the situation at that point
As not considered over.
Presidential Palace Menaced.
Throughout last night there were
echoes of the bloody STRUGGLE Which 90
curred earlier in the evening when
the mob had held sway at many points'
storming buildings and menacing tne
presidential palace until swept pach
Nv vo,levs from the government forces.
The main trouble eliminated after
5ark when word spread through the
HifN that ITtSlQtilb A1toS "e-N
president Corral had not resigned. The
rhan9ber of Deputies was the first
SCENE of clamorous manifestation, ana
this soon spread to the nelghporihe
quarters
shouts for Madero.
Toward 9 o'clock the mob demonstra-
+ion was at it's height. Shouts for Ma
dern were heard everywhere, and pro-
cessions moved through the leading
streets, bearing huge portraits OF the
revolutionary leader. Efforts TO cneck
the fury of the outbreak were made py
Naderos personal representative AL
fredo Robles Dominguez, but the dis
order continued, finding its chief CEN
ire in front of the presidential palace.
Arming themselves with rocks, the
,noh bombarded nearby buildings, IN
Guiding the newspaper Office of Ell I'M
parcial and the Tampaco News Com
pany.
Large forces of troops were hurried
tn the scene of disturbance, and a cor
don was thrown about the presidential
palace. Twice the orders to disperse
were given to the manifestants, but
without avail. Thereupon the soldiers
onened fire Immediately there was
scene of the widest confusion. The
more timid rioters fled to nearby
streets and alleys, while the leaders
gave ground slowly before the ad-
vancing forces who still kept up their
fire. Slowly, however, the mob was
broken up, although detached bodies
continued demonstrations at various
points throughout the city. The official
report today gives the casualties as
seven dead and thirty-six wounded.