Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

President Porfirio Daz is dead. Long
live Citizen Porfirio Diaz."
Tho speaker admitted that Diaz had
been called to account for his errors
by people who had progressed raster
than tho author of their progress had
realized. but he declared the good which
Diaz had done his country would live
forever in history and outweigh his mis-
takes.
POLICE IN ENTIRE CONTROL.
Every entrance to the Chamber and
all street approaches were guarded by
heavily armed. mounted police. only
those who came hours ahead of time
not within this Gordon. Those admit
on were quiet and we'll behaved out
side tho line of police. the throns
checred itself hoarse. but gave the po
leo no trouble Street cars running
near tho Chamber woro compelled to
stop by the density of the crowd ard
cor roofs swarmed with eager specta-
tors.
Every car running over these routes
was commandeered by men and boys
many Blocks before the center Of IN
tcrest was reached.
To the city generally the acceptance
Of the resignation of the President
was announced by the clangor of the
bells of the cathedral and two dis
charges of cannon
For many blocks on eithr side of the
Chamber, the streets we're black with
people Great crowds were scattered
over the Zocalo when the ringing of
tie bells and the firing of the cannon
announced the triumph of the revolu-
ton. With one accord they rushed
toward the Chamber, but their prog
ress was halted by the multitude ahead
OF them.
AS the crowds melted away after the
session by thousands, they fell into
Irregular march clubs. The marchers
carried flags and banners Of the ma
t'onal green, white and red. litho-
graphs of Madero, laurel wreaths,
brooms. apparently symbolic Of the
clean sweep by the rebellion, slaves
end poles.
WINDOWS BROKEN EVERYWHERE
All business was suspended. Ev-
eiywhere windows were suffered but
tho remonstrants of last night had
become harmless celebratorS.
on every balcony in the city. and they
are on every house and office building.
women and children and those too intirm
to be in the street came out to see the
celebration. Many of them tossed flowers
and confetti on the marching thousands
A heavy guard of mounted police was
maintained in front OF the national
palace near which seven persons were
killed and sc wounded last night, when
the mob was fired on.
1t was at conference between Alfredo
Robes Dominguez, the personal rep
resentative of Francisco l. Madero and
Francisco de la Barra that the agreement
to place the Maderist troops at the dis
position of the government in the name
Of tranquility was reached Only in tho
case that the federal troops proved I'M
able to control the situation, will the for
mer rebel soldiers be brought into the
city.
Dominglez. who is now the ranking
Maderist in the capital. went into the
streets to-day accompanied by his staff
after the issuance by him Of q manifesto.
In which he appealed to the people to
refrain from disorder and to dispense.
Riding from one group of manifestants
to another. he exhorted them not to dis
grace themselves and their leader by
rioting.
The crowds did not disperse. but
there was marked Improvement in
their behavior. The paraders cheered
Dom!nguez ard his aides and assured
them that they would not indulge in
acts of violence.
Provisional President de la Barra-e elect
acknowledged his elevation to that high
office in an open letter to the Mexican
people tonight He declared he would
not be n candidate for either president or
vice-president when general election
should be called