The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-04
AGED GENERAL ATTEMPTS TO
SPEAK BUT IS DRIVEN BY
MOB TO SHELTER.
POLICE ARE POWERlESS
Reyes Starts to Open Presidential
Campaign Against Madero With
Open Air Speech and Riot Follows
Police, Under Orders to Not Fire,
Are Driven Back by Madsristas.


forcibly robbed OF 5000 pesos today
by mod of Maderistas, In the prin-
cipal thoroughfare of the capital, Cen
eral Bernardo Reyes. candidate for
the president in opposition to Fran
cisco l. Madero, was forced to aban-
don an effort to address his constit-
uents and to run the gauntlet OF
jeering crowd upon whim the police
had received orders not to fire ex-
cept as last resort.
Repeatedly the police charged the
turbulent element, however. and the
records of the Red Cross. the White
Cross and the commissaries account
for 43 wounded as a result Of the days
disorders. Most of these were in
Jured by stones. but many gashes by
the sabres of the place.
The stoning of the aged general was
the climax of a riot which began
not been entirely quelled late tonight.
Since It's beginning police and soldiers
have patrolled the streets, but because
OF the governments desire not to use
the iron hand, the heavily armed
horsemen had but an intimldatory ef-
feet upon the rabble.
Placing their faith In the word Of
the government that equal guarantees
would be given all parties In the cam
paign, and trusting Madero's words
that he would welcome honest opposi-
ton. the hackers of Reyes last week
called an open-air meeting for today.
1t was announced that General
Reyes would make his initial speech
of the campaign. the site selected being
In front of the $l0000.000 National
| theater In course OF construction.
Party Attacked.
Early this morning groups OF Ma
derlstas began forming and threats TO
| interfere with the Reyistas' meeting
were heard. Shortly before 10 o'clock
the partisans of Reyes began gathering
and the two elements clashed near the
western end OF the Alameda. Near
this turbulent scene. General Reyes,
his son Rodolfo, and n group of party
leaders, drove In an automobile Far
outnumbering his supporters. the Ma
deristas crowded about his machine
making further progress difficult.
Stepping from the car the general
rebuked the mob, but his words pro-
voked louder jeers. supplemented by
n rain of missiles. The automobile
was abandoned Its occupants walked
four blocks to the center of the dis
turbance, the rowdies following and
throwing stones. Mounted police who
had been trailing now rode their horses
into the center of the mob. which
gave way. Entering a building Reye,
and his escorts went to the SECOND
story, from where Reyes stepped to {
balcony with the intention of address
ing the crowd. now grown to grea
proportions.
Aged Man Faces Crowd.
Such was the disorder, however, tina
Reyes escort attempted To dissuad
him. The old man would not be de
tered, and raised his hand for 81
lence. Instead, the tumult grew an
chunks Of marble and rocks wer
hurled at the white-h haired figure.
number reached their mark and 80
Reyes stood despite the efforts Of hi
son to induce him to seek shelter. Fo
20 minutes he remained there, dodgin
missiles which wrecked the window
of the building. The police, hated b
the populace as the instrument use
| by DiaZ to maintain order with a
. iron hand. had drawn their sabres an
I charged the crowd.
r Content with momentary success an
e remembering their orders To dei
. gently with the mob, the police rf
formed after each charge and hel
\ their position on the opposite side ,
: the street Seeing that the police di
not intend to use drastic measure
e the rabble turned its attention to ther
n hurting a shower Of stones.
For more than an hour the figl
y continued Inside the building Reye
: friends had succeeded in conyincir
u him that it was useless to try to cal
: ry out his program. The party had q
y automobile brought to the entran'
u and In it they started for the Rey,
, home In Santa Maria
g The flying automobile escaped mo
:, of the stones, but the escort of noun
:" ed police was stoned at every jun
by the crowd