The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-02
DOWN COME DIAZ PICTURES
M4DERO WON'T NAVE EVEN
HIS OWN ~ PUBLIC OFFICES.
Mexican Rebels stop Fighting and han.
dts Are whipped by Troops-Onc
Term Constitutional Amendment
y. Nithdraws More Of Its soldiers.

MEXICO CITY, Dec The myst cry
of what became of the portrait Of Gen.
Porfrio Diaz in Chspultepeo castle is q
mystery no longer President Madero
has ordered that no portraits Of living
functionaries shall be hung in the Offices
Of the Federal Government and that his
own portrait may be hung only in art
galleries
| 1t is given out tha, President Nladero
had been thinking about the matter
for some time, but that no occasion arose
TO call forth an order on the subject until
he understood few days ago that his
picture was TO be hung in one of the
Federal offices Then he ordered that
pictures of no living functionary should
be hung in the Government buildings
number of portraits of Gen. Daz will
have to be removed
At least one of the opponents Of the
Government he's decided to lay down
arms and give Madero chance as Prcsi-
dent Jesus II Salgado, with whom
the Federal forces and the Maderist
rurales of the State of Guerrero have
had several encounters. has written a
letter 10 President Madero saying Il
have resolved to lay down arms all the
time that you are President"
Two Federal victories over insur-
rectionists are reported to the War De-
partment. Candida Procels band in
Guanajuato was routed near the State
capital and in an engagement near Canitas
Durango Jesus del Palacio was killed
Procel was wounded. Procel's uprising
was made in the name of Reyes and that
Of Palacio in the name of Emilio Vasque7
Gomez. In neither fight were the losse
great.
The Federal forces which left here a
few days ago in pursuit of the bandits
who attacked the police station and politl.
cal jefetura here had an encounter at
Las Cuevas. near the Hacienda La Labor
and completely routed the outlaws. The
Federal forces composed of three columns
had made forced marches to overtake
the rebels and could not pursue owing
to fatigue.
band Of rurales under Col. Silver
Mariscal and detachment of the Twenty.
fourth battalion of infantry had an en-
counter with a group of Zapatsts neal
Santa Catarina The bandits were routed
with big loss Of arms and horses. Some
of the men were captured.
Abram Con ZaleS, Minister of Gober =
nacion must give up his post and return
to his duties as Governor OF the State OF
Chihuahua not later than February 10
He has had a three months leave Of alb.
sence which will expire the middle OF
February, but it has been hinted that Mr.
Gonzales will return to his native State
prior to that time He had been eN-
pected to resign az Governor and remair
in the Cabinet, but refuses
The Didrio Official contains the publ
cation Of the single term constitutions
reform passed by Congress in the clcsin.
days OF the Diaz regime. An that nov
remains is to promulgate this act by
solemn proclamation. The decree pro
vides that the President and Nice-Presi
dent Of the republic and State Governor
can never be reelected.
! WASHINGTON. Dec. l.--Orders will b
issued at the War Department soon to-
the withdrawal of more troops from tn
Mexican border Four troops of tn
Twelfth Cavalry will be sent from For,
Apache and Huachuca, Ariz., to For
Meade. S. ID. This transfer viii conccn
trate the Twelfth Cavalry in Forts Mead
and Robinson.