The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-17
The Resignation of His Cabi-
net Has Been Demanded.
NEPHEW PORFIRIO DIAz
Is Proclaimed Provisional
President of the Republic.
He Has Taken Possession of
City of Vera Cruz.

Mexico City. Oct. IA crisis has
oeen reached in the affairs of Mexico
anu PRESIDENT Madero's administration
at critical point. The resignation
o. his cabinet was demanded IN tbo
OF deputies by Deputy Queer
lao Moheno, but the president OF the
Oer refused to permit discussion
ana tne motion will come up again to-
uay- with General Felix Diaz. nephew
OF the exiled ex-president in undisputed
| control of Vera Cruz. Mexico's most i'm
| portant seaport reports have reached
mere also of new uprisings in variors,
parts of the republic including the citv
or Pachuca, only 55 miles from the
capltai. Beside this the loyalty of the
army is questioned.
Doubts as to the specific object OF
the Diaz revolt were removed when h
was proclaimed provisional PRESIDENT bv
Jose Diaz Ordsz. his cousin and com
Iilander OF the 2lst infantry stationed
at Vera Cruz.
So far advanced are the nlans of
Dlaz and his supporters that they are
said to have selected a cabinet
among those composing it is General
bernardo Reyes. who is now in the mill
ltary prison of the capital as the result
OF the failure of an attempted rebellion
a year ago. He has been named min
lister of war.
BoInbardment Is Ordered
Mexico City. Oct. 1.-THE Mexican
government insisting that Commodore
Azueta is still able to control the gum
boats, today ordered him to lombard
vera Cruz held by General Diaz's reb-
els.
Vera Cruz Is Isolated.
1HeXlco City, Oct. 17.-In order to
r1sh the rebellion of Felix Diaz at
Vera Cruz not only have the federal
armies from the north and south been
commanded to converge on. that citv
put General joaquin Beltral. who has
been stationed at Esperanza between
the capital and Vera Cruz on the
MeX1ccn railway for the purpose of
operating against the rebel general
Ag1ilaI. has been ordered TO move on
vera Cruz. From Mexico City itself
two military trains dnder the com
nand of Colonel Rubio Navaret. with
"a pieces of artillery havo been sent
to General Beltran's support. Among
other officers ordered to take the field
are Colonels Scastro and Ocaranza,
two men who were very prominent in
:he campaign against Zapata in the
stale of Morelos.
The general public does not seem
inclined to share the optimism of the
GO ernment. 1t is considered not i'm
probable that some part OF the army
ordered against Felix Diaz will Join
nlm instead of lighting against him.
This belief. found support today when
a detachment of 125 men sent from
Orlzaba by General Beltran met
rebel outpost short distance to the
south and at once Joined the rebels.
Vera Cruz Is now completely iso-
lated except by water. The govern
ment has instructed the railway TO
withdraw all their rolling stock and
to establish new terminals at Orizaba
Jalapa and Sierra Blanca. No train
Will be run beyond the federal lines.
The total cutting off of Diaz from
communication will depend on the 10y
atty of the gunboats which is not CON
lrnl fo he ff.,su
Guns Trained on City.
Some of the men manning the gun
boats Bravo and Tampico landed yes
terday at Vera Cruz and offered their
services to the rebel leader. Commo-
dore Azueta, however, refused to Join
the movement and had ths guns Of his
boats trained on the city.
Diaz, who escaped the vigilance OF
the government detectives on Sunday
night appeared in Jalare, the capi-
tai of the state of Vera Cruz, on Tues
day, but his presence was not discov-
cred until he was on his way to Vera
Cruz with 200 men. At the same time
Colonel Jose Diaz Ordaz of the Twen-
ty-first infantry was on his way from
Orizaba with seven men of his regi-
ment.
Together Diaz and Ordaz entered
Vera Cruz at daylight yesterday. The
infantry was in barracks
there and proposition to join the re-
beliion was submitted to the officers
and men. IL was accepted by prac-
tically the entire personnel Of the regi-
ment but the Nineteenth infantry
regiment, also stationed there rejected
the proposition and was at once sur
by the district troops. Cult
errez, commanding the Nineteenth.
notified the governor of his loyalty and
received orders to fight but the rebels
numbered nearly 500 while the Nine
teenth was only 45O strong, and soon
Joined the rebels without a fight.
This placed in the hands of Felix
Diaz not only all the troops in Vera
Cruz, but six 80 milimeter guns and
an abundance of ammunition.
Rebel Leaders i'm Accord.
No disorder occurred in the streets
but the banks and commercial houses
fearing the inability of the rebels to
maintain order closed their doors
There is little danger of the inhabit-
ants suffering from a siege since the
rebels control a large agricultural area
N all directions. 1t is taken for grant
ed that General Aguilar is in accord
with Felix Dlaz and that the two have
entered into an agreement with num-
erous bands of rebels in the states OF
Vera Cruz and Oaxaca.
1t is rumored that PascuaI OrOzco
and Felix Diaz have reached an un-
to unite the rebels against
President Madero. The Ward line
steamer due at Vera Cruz tomorrow
carries scores of American citizens
who will be forced to remain in the
beleaguered city or return on the same