Evening star., 1911-06-07

MEXICO CITY. June 7.-Amid the wild
est enthusiasm. Francisco I. Madero. IT,.
today entered the seat Of the government
which he had overturned.
The demonstration was the greatest
that the capital has known In genera
ton. Business was practically suspended,
and the streets through which the revo-
lutionary leader made hts triumphal way
were gay with flags, bunting and MOWERS,
while from the throats of tens of thou
sands came roars Of acclaim.
The noisy welcome began when the
great crowd at the railway station nrst
caught sight Of the bearded face ana
stocky figure as Madero emerged from
his private car and stepped quickly into
waiting carriage. Shouts of viva Ma
dero.' sweiled into q great chorus as the
cry was taken up along the streets ieao-
ing from the railway station through the
city.
RowinR and smiling right and left, Ma
dero was driven from the station to the
national palace and thence to the nome
of his father. at Berlin and Lverpooi
streets Throngs that lined the way feii
in behind as the carriage passed. unui
a noisy but friendly procession nao oeen
formed Scores of civilian societies, po-
NticaI organizations, women In carriages
and soldiers in parade uniforms moved
on to the guickstep music of the mill
tary bands
Spectacle Is Stirring.
1t was a spectacle stirring and unusual.
but amid the popular rejoicing could be
detected an undercurrent OF resentment
on the part of unreconciled aristocracy,
that looked on silent though not un-
moved.
nl,rc nSt he
hero of the day were rife, as were re-
ports that secret arrests had been made
Antonio Eillacencia, former chief OF pc
lice, was taken into CUSTODY iast nlsht:
Immunity as members of the house OF
deputies is said to have stayed the arm
of the. Law against others alleged TO
nave been implicated in plot. the dis
COY ery of which vas followed by the ar
rest of W. L. Dunn. an American, at
Monterey, and Daniel De Villeres- These
two men are accused OF being at the
head of the plotters.
Maderos special train was preceded TO
the capital by a score Of other trains.
which went up the line yesterday to par
ticipate in the demonstrations en- route
and escort the rebel general to the city
The occupants of these trains filled the
platforms of the stations where stops
were made, but the general public re-
NAMED outside, held in restraint by
Gordon of police.
Handed Wreath.
Upon alighting from his car here Ma
dero was greeted by Sonora Aguiles Ser
dan, one Of the heroines Of the rebellion,
who handed him a laurel wreath. Sonora
Serbian is the widow Of one of the first
of the revolutionary conspirators to lose
his life His home in Pueblo. In prepara-
ton for the revolt, was used as a store
house for rifles and ammunition. The Sc
cret was discovered by the government
and Serbian was killed in defending his
home When the husband fell his wife
and her two sisters seized rifles and CON
tinued the resistance until they were over
powered. The women were thrown into
Jail. where they languished for months.
With the triumph Of tine Madero party
a Serbian society was formed here, and
Sonora Serbian was brought to the capi-
tai to greet the man for whose cause she
and her family had suffered SO much. The
tile woman rendered the wreath wtthou
word. Madero's reply could not be
heard above the din that greeted the In
cident
\ brief address of welcome was made
~ DIR. Cuthberto Hidalgo after whicf
q parade was formed. The various bodies
participating had been at the rendezvous
) nce daybreak and each had been as
.iened a pos ton in the line, into whict
fell at the proper moment
Banners bearing Madero's likeness
were Win tuS
tional colors and slogans OF the revolu-
ton. Looming larger than all others
were banners bearing the single word
order" These were intended to in
fiuence the populace to restrain the
more turbulent impulses. Shopkeepers
;s a rule. were inclined TO be on the
safe side. and generally the windows
IT their places were shuttered.
Procession Starts.
From the railway station the process
sion moved into Gales del Puente de
Aiyarado. through the Ayenida de los
Hombres nustres and into the park at
the national palace and thence
back through the Avenida de San
Francisco. the Avenida Juarez the
Paseo de la Reforma and the Gales
de Berlin to the Madero home. at the
corner of Gales de Berlin and Gales
de Liverpool
Here in the two-story red brick
house owned by Madero the older, and
distinguished from its neighbors by 8
tower, the conqueror of Porfirio Diaz
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