The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26

Mexico City, May 25.-For six hours
last night this city was in the hands
of a mob until a rainstorm, more effec-
tive than police and soldiers, caused
the dispersal of most of them. At mid
night. however, a remnant, keeping
step to the beating of tin pals and
paying no attention to the downpour,
continued the demonstration, carefully
watched by police and soldiers.
Twice soldiers fired on the mob, the
first time at the big square in front
of the national palace and again to
dispense mob which had stoned the
building occupied by Ell impartial and
had set it on fire. :
Nothing like accuracy was to be
obtained last night with reference to
the number of dead. Estimates ran
from seven to eighteen, including
three policemen said to have been
beaten to death by the mob.
Ell impartial, which continued to
prepare for publication despite the at
tacks made on the building, went so
far as to place the estimate at thirty
dead, mostly at the Zocalo. The po-
lice at midnight estimated the dead in
the Zocalo at FIVE or six and the
wounded at between forty and fifty
five.
An unconfirmed rumor had 1t that
a detachment of Figueroa's reyolu-
tionary force from Cuernavaca was at
Lecheria, about fifteen miles from the
city.
Demonstrations were reported at
Guadalajara, Zacatecas and Tehuante-
pee. The governor of Jalisco was driv-
en- from Guadalajara and at Zacatecas
four persons are said to have been
killed.
In this city business was suspended
at 6 o'clock. BY IL o'clock last night
the street cars, several of which had
been stoned, ceased operation.
Not single taxicab or coach was to
DE seen.
The elements favored the demon
stration, as for the first time in weeks
rain did not fall in the early evening
The clouds withheld their burden un
til 10 o'clock. With the downpour the
crowds, which in the aggregate mum
oered thousands, began to disappear
rapidly and at midnight only band
of 100 or so continued marching.
Diaz is Very III.
Gen. Diaz, who has reserved the
captains quarters on a Hamburg
American liner due to sail from Vera
Cruz on the last day of the month
continues very i'll, despite recent op
timistic official reports. He is receiv
ing absolutely no visitors. A heav!
guard was maintained in front of thu
presidential residence throughout tn,
night.
Foreseeing the tragic possibilitie
in the demonstration, Alfred Robel
pominguez, Maderos representative
at the beginning of the disorders sc
cured the publication of a plea TO
moderation. In an extra of Ell Her
aldo in the name of Madero, he urge,
the people to resort to no violence
assuring them that he had persona
knowledge that the designations o
Diaz and Corral would be offered tC
day. That they were not offered yes
terday is officially announced as du
TO a technical delay in getting that O
Corral in proper legal form.
Copies of this extra were distribut
ed to the mob free of cost, but tn
story which appeared to interest ther
more than the statement of Domir
guez was that of the failure of Dia
and Corral to resign. They shoute
their approval of Ell Heraldo, which
an American owned paper, but col
tinued with their marching and shou
ing.
Fail to Quiet Mob.
About $3.50 it was evident that ths
part of the crowd which had tried [