The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-27


Francisco I. Madero during the inaugura
exercises.
The Sub Director Of the Military Col
lege. Gen Enrique Torroella. was ap-
pointed chief Of staff to the new Pro-
visional President to-day The new SUBJ
Secretary Of the Treasury. Senor Jaime
Guerra went through the treasury vaults
yesterday with Senior jose Yves Liman-
tour just before Senior Limantour resigned
his post Of Minister Of Finance
The retiring Minister and Sehor Guerra
together looked over the SaO. 100000 in
gold now in the vaults. Sehor Liman-
tour thereupon transferred to Senior
Guerra all Government funds in his pos
session and Sefor Guerra gave a receipt
for them.
Provisional President de Ia Barra de-
voted the afternoon following his in
auguration to consulting friends and re-
ceiving representatives Of the press. To
all he expressed the utmost confidence
that peace would soon prevail throughout
the republic.
The capital feels assured tonight that
Gen. Madero's representative. Alfredo
Robles Dominguez, who II In command
OF the Federal district. will not have 10
20 70 the extreme of calling In the insur,:
rectos from the cities Of Pachuca and
Cuernavaca TO maintain order. Sefor
Dominguez is handling both soldiers and
police without difficulty and they are
keeping perfect discipline.
The scene in the capital last night was
far different from that Of the preceding
twenty -four hours. The news that Dias'
had really resigned the Presidency spread
quickly through the city and Its suburbs.
and from the surrounding country the
poems who had started for the city with
the prospect Of looting. should more dis
order occur. kept on their way into
the capital IN order to join In the rejoicing
OF the people, Tho result was that the
streets and plazas we're filled until an
early hour this morning by throngs Of
cheering and bowling Mexicans. while
the more sober minded citizens stayed
indoors and gave thought to the new
situation In which they will find them sslves
when the elections are finally called.
Contrary to the general expectation.
the scene In the Chamber when the retire
uent OF President Diaz was announced
vas most impressive Warned by the
disturbances Of the day before. when the
Chamber was so crowded that there
was hardly room for the Deputies. the
authorities had allowed few outsiders
to enter and the seats in the visitors
kailery were nowhere near filled When
Jose Saavedra. President Of the Chamber.
announced that the clerk would read
q communication from President DiaS
the quiet was 40 intense TINT the
steady, ominous murmur OF the mob
two blocks away could be heard.
mingled with voices OF the officers oom-
manding the troops outside. the COCA
sional rattle Of gun butt on the pave
ment and the clank of accoutrements as
SQUADS OF soldiers marched by.
The clerk read the last messages from
Diaz and Corral in a distinct voice. and
every word Of it was eagerly listened y
by the Depu ties and the spectators.
Hardly had the two designations been
received than enthusiasts in the visitors
gallery, eager to be the first to spread the
news hurried out through the carefully
guarded approaches TO the Chamber and
ran. yelling at tho top of their voices,
down to where the mob waited behind
barriers of soldiery. The cry that Dia1
had resigned was taken up from mouth to
mouth and roared from one end OF the
Alameda to the other.
Then the spirit of the mob changed from
slllsn fury to e1ultation. and those who
had been ready for any violence before
gave themselves up to a delirium Of JOY.
screaming viva Madero!" and Viva
Nexico!" and singing and dancing arm in
arm. The great mass OF 1000 persons
who had been packed in the streets about
the Chamber split into numberless
segments each with its leader carrying
some draggled banner. and made Oh
into various parts Of the city Electric
cars were commandeered and hidden
from sight by masses of clinging humanity
and cabs and victorias We're overloaded
with poems carrying CAV parasols. flowers
and signs wrenched from store fronts.
The troops continued to keep the crowds
on the move. although any danger OF
serious rioting seemed to be past.
The same guard of cavalry and in
faptry that was on duty before the home
OF former President Diaz remained there
through the night. for the residence was tho
objective point of many small mobs. All
these were halted two blocks away. and
there they stood and hurled insults and
jeers over the heads Of the solid masses
OF troops that filed the Gale Cadena
before they were hustled along by the
guards