The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-26
DE LA BARRA
NOW PRESIDENT
WILL ACT AS PROVISIONAL EXEC.
UTivE PENDING THE COMING
ELECTlON-ClTYO ORDERLY

Mexico City, May 26.-Francisco
| De la Barra, Mexican foreign minis
ter, and former ambassador at Wash
ington, took the oath of office in the
/; yellow parlor of the palace, as pro-
visional president of the republic to-
| day. He acts as chief executive to
succeed Diaz who resigned yesterday,
until a general election can be held.
| Order prevailed throughout the cap
ital last night
The Oath of office was administered
to De la Barra in the chamber of dep
uties by members of the staff of form
er President DiaZ. The most dis
tinguished personages in the capital
were present, including the diplomatic
corps in full regalia, headed by Amer
lean Ambassador Wilson.
Owing to the fact that the city was
orderly throughout the night, despite
the magnitude of the crowd which
celebrated change of administration,
businessmen prepared TO resume their
occupations on normal basis.
Shutters were removed from store
windows for the first time in two
days The entire cabinet of President
| Diaz presented their designations.
General Rascon has taken the oath as
the new minister of war.
Diaz is improved this morning. The
inflammation of the face subsidized great
| ly. and fever disappeared.
| De la Ban.a said he would not be
candidate for the presidency
Madero's Move Next
Juarez, May 26.-Madero said today
he would start for Mexico City in a
week, but would soon resign as pro-
visional president. He will probably
| be candidate for president at the
election to be called by De la Barra.
: Securities Go Up
I New York, May 26-1n Wall street
today the resignation of Diaz caused
an advance in Mexican securities.
, The National Railway of Mexico,
second preferred, gained ~.
How the Change Came
Mexico City, May 26. = Mexico
changed presidents Thursday without
any of those demonstrations of an
archy of which the Diaz government
had expressed apprehension.
Citizens thronged the streets,
marching by thousands until far into
the night, but it was demonstration
of joy-a celebration without trace
of malice Wednesday-Diaz' last
day as president-saw thousands OF
dollars worth of property wrecked
and dead and wounded in front of the
national palace. Thursday, under
:, Francisco De la Barra, as provisional
president, there were no assaults, ne
: shooting and no wrecking of build
ings.
5 For the first time in thirty year!
the people were expressing them
selves without restraint, but it is no
too much to state that there was les!
disorder than on an election night ii
almost any American city.
The resignation Of Diaz and h..
cabinet marks the complete triumph
of the revolution. Maderosts !cclar,
with profound conviction that the abil
ity Of the Mexican people to govern
} themselves has been proven. The.
were weighed in the scales and no
found wanting.
Diaz' Letter of Resignation
President Diaz' letter of res1ena
ton follows:
"Sirs: The Mexican people wh'
generously have covered me witt
honors, who proclaimed me as thei
leader during the international war
who periodically assisted me in al
work undertaken to develop the in
: dustry and the commerce of the
country, establish its credit, gain fol
it the respect of the world and Obtain
4 for it an honorable position in the
4 concert Of nations; that same people
/ have revolted in military bands, stat
ing that my presence in the exercise
of the supreme executive power is the
cause of this instruction.
Il do not know of any act imputa
BILE to NE which could have called this
special phenomenon, but permitting
though not admitting, that may be uE
Willingly culpable, such possibility
makes me the least able to reason ou
and decide my own culpability
Therefore, respecting as have always
respected. the will of the people AM
in Coroance of article 50 of the fec
eral CO.. stitution. l come before thu
supreme representatives of the nation
in order to resign, unreservedly tn
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