Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-18
GEN. OR0zCO DRAWS
GUN ON MADERO
CHIEF GENERAL OF INSURREcTO
LEADERS HEADS ENRAGED
SOLDIERS WHO DEMAND
BETTER TREATMENT.
GALL FOR DEATH OF GEN. MA.
vARRo sTiRs UP TROUBLE.
Gen. Madero Hustles His Prisoner to
the River, Which the Old officer
Swims His Horse Across and
is Safe in EI Paso.

There We're sensational episodes
among the insurrecto leaders in
luarez Saturday. Francisco /. Made
70, provisional president, allowed his
chief general to draw a revolver on
HIM and then spirited away his chief
military prisoner TO save him from
harm al the hands of the insurrecto
army.
Events crowded themselves onto
one, another in Juarez First the
insurrectos insurged against their
own leader and demanded the resig-
nation of the cabinet; then they
cried, Death 10 Navarro" so siren
uously that Madero slipped him in an
automobile out Of Juarez and down
the river, where he told the military
prisoner to get to El Paso as best
he could.
Navarro Is Wet But Safe.
Then followed hours of suspense
and waiting Navarro was reported
killed in as many different manners
as there were reports. but in the
course of four hours he turned up
in a downtown FL Paso store. drip
ping in wet clothing, but serene and
safe. He had abandoned the horse
which Madero furnished him when
the automobile ride out of JuareZ
was ended and had waded the tur-
bulent, uicksand-bottomed river neck
deep and slipped into FL Paso in
cab without being discovered even by
the supposedly alert sentries guard
ing the international line He said
he was still Madero's prisoner and
would return to Juarez on demand.
The day ended with Madero. the
provisional president stripped of
practically and Navarro. his
prisoner of war. safely in foreign
country; the insurrectos more eXcit-
ed than ever over the act of their
chief in releasing the man they hate
more than all others.
Dares Them to Shoot Him.
Early Saturday Gen. Orozco called
on Provisional President Madero anC
the two talked alone for some time.
Suddenly their voices were raised
and the other rebel political chiefs |
rushed into the room only to find |
themselves held back by some of |
Orozco's men. A throng of soldiers |
had gathered outside the building
and Senior Madero determined to APP |
peal 10 them Six-shooters had been |
drawn and rifles were leveled, but |
Senior Madero stood before the crowd |
and slapping his breast, shouted:
Shoot me! Shoot me, if you
lare,"
Gen. OroZco was at his side. His
men ostensibly had been summoned
o take part in the coup detat but
Is Madero stepped forth among
hem and talked in his reassuring
way the affection which had been
ipened among his men since the
evolution began crystallized in
mighty shout, "Vive Madero."
Again Became Enraged.
But when Madero slipped out after
promising to give consideration to
the cabinet and furnishing
he food requested. and took Navarro
o the river to allow him to escape.
here was blood in the eyes of every
nsurgent soldier in the town.
IL is claimed that Madero has not
sked the cabinet to resign and that
e will not, that the protest was
merely fomented by Orozco. who
'as angered at not having been made
ecretary of war. The cabinet offered
IS resignation in a body. bit Madero
id not accept it,