Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-06-07
CHEERED BY THOUSANDS
GREAT THRoNcs ROAR WELCOME
TO HIM AS CARRIAGE TAKES
HIM TO PALACE
FEARFUL OF HTS ENEMIES
DESPITE DENIALs, 1T is KNOWN
HE HAS TAKEN STEPS TO RUN
DOWN PLoTTERs

Mexico City, June amidst the
widest enthusiasm, Francisco l. Ma
dero, Jr., today entered the seat of
the government which he overturned.
The demonstration was the greatest
which the capital mas known in a gen
Grafton. Business was practically sus-
pended and the streets through which
the revolutionary leader made his
triumphal way were gay with flags,
bunting and flowers, while from the
throats of tens of thousands came
roars of joyous acclaim.
The noise Of welcome began when
the great crowd at the railway station
first caught sight of Madero as he
emerged from his private car and
stepped quickly into waiting car
riage. Shouts of 'Viva Madero"
swelled into a great chorus as the cry
was taken up along the streets lead
ing from the railway station through
out the city.
Bowing and smiling to right and
left, Madero was driven to the ma
tional palace and then to the home
of his rather, at Berlin and Liverpool
streets. The crowds fell in behind
as the carriage passed, until a noisy
but friendly procession had formed.
Scores of civilian societies, political
organizations, women in carriages and
soldiers in parade uniform moved to
the quick step music of the military
bands.
TWAS spectacle stirring and I'M
usual but and the popular rejoicing
could be detected an undercurrent of
resentment on the part of unreconcil-
ed aristocracy that looked on silent
though not unmoved.
Rumors of plots against the life of
the revolutionary hero of the day were
rife. as were reports that secret ar
rests had been made. Antonio Villa
cencia, former chief of police, was
taken INTO custody last night. Immu.
nifty as members of the house of dep
uties is said to have stayed the arm
of the law against others alleged to
have been implicated in plot, the dis
covery of which was followed by the
at Monterey, and Daniel de Villiers,
a former police head. These two men
are accused of being at the head of
the plotters.
Madero's special train was preceded
to the capital by score of other
trains which went up the line yeste--
day to participate in the demonstra-
tions enroute and escort the rebel gen
eral into the city. The occupants Of
these trains, filled the platforms of
the stations where stops were made,
but the general public remained out
side, held in restraint by Gordon of
police. On alighting from his car here
Madero was greeted by Sonora Aguiles
Serbian, 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 Puebla, in preparation for
the revolt was used as storehouse
for rifles and ammunition. The sec.
ret 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 continued the resistance until they
were overpowered. The women were
thrown into Jail where they languish-
ed for months. With the triumph of
the Madero party Serbian society was
formed here and Sonora Serbian was
brought to the, capital to greet the
man for whose cause she and her FAM
fly had suffered so much.
A brief address of welcome was
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