The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-09-08
A Riot Marks the Campaign.

Mexico, Sept. 4.-Stoned and forci.
| bly, robbed of 5000 pesos by mob of
Maderistas, in the principal thorough
fare of the capital, Gen. Bernardo
| Reyes, candidate for the presidency in
opposition to Francisco |. Madero, was
| forced to abandon an effort to address
his constituents and TO run the gaunt-
let of jeering crowd, upon whom the
| police had received orders not to fire
except as last resort.
Repeatedly the police charged the
turbulent element, however, and the
| records of the red cross, the white
cross and the Commissary account for
| fOrty-three wounded as a result of the
! days disorders. Most of these were
injured by stones but many show
| bruises and gashes made by the sabers
of the mounted police.
The stoning of the aged general was
the climax of a riot that began at 10
o'clock Sunday morning and had en-
tirely been quelled at late hour last
night. Since it's beginning police and
soldiers have patrolled the streets but
| because the government desires not to
use the iron hand, the heavily armed
| horsemen had but an intimiditory eff
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 word that
he would welcome honest opposition
the hackers of Reyes last week called
an open air meeting for Sunday. 1t
was announced Gen. Reyes would
make his initial speech of the cam
paign, the site selected being in front
of the big ten million dollar national
theater in coure of construction.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the parti-
sans of Reyes began gathering in
Avenda Juarez and the two elements
| clashed near the western end of the
| Alameda. Near this turbulent scene
men, Reyes, his son Rudolfo and a
group OF party leaders drove In an
automobile. Far outnumbering his
about his machine making difficult the
further progress. Stepping from the
car the general rebuked the mob for
| its conduct, but his words provoked
louder jeers supplemented by rain
of stones and other missiles. The
automobile was abandoned. Its occu-
pants walked the length Of the Alamo
dia to the center of the disturbance, a
distance of four blocks, the rowdies
following and throwing stones. 1t was
during this time that 5000 pesos was
distracted from the generals pocket.
Aged General is Struck.
| Mounted police who had been trail
ing the crowds now rode their horses
into the center of the mob, which gave
way before them Entering building
facing the theater Reyes and his es-
corts went to the second story, from
where Reyes stepped onto a balcony
with the intention of addressing the
crowd, now growing to great proper
tons. Such was the disorder, how
ever, that Reyes escort attempted to
dissuade him from making the effort.
The old man would not be deferred
and raised his hand for silence. In
stead the tumult grew and chunks of
marble and rocks gathered from the
ground were hurled at the white hair
ed figure.
A number reached their mark and
yet Reyes stood despite the efforts of
his son to induce him to seek shelter.
For twenty minutes he remand their
lodging missiles which crushed the
windows and signs covering the front
of the building. The police, hailed by
the populace as the instrument used
by Diaz to maintain order with an iron
hand, had drawn their sabers and
charged the crowd.
Reyes friends finally succeeded in
convincing him that his attempt to
speak was useless and he returned
home by a circuitous route.