Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-02-21
MADERO FORCEDO OUT
MEXICO HAS NEW PRESIDENT BY
NAME OF HUERTA-MA0ERo
FORCED TO RESIGN.
HE AND HIS CABINET UNDER ARREST
General Dlaz, Leader Of Rebels, Acts
In Harmony With President
Huerta-climax of 10 Days
Furious Warfare.

Mexico City, Feb. 1S.-President Ma
dero has been arrested in the National
Palace by General Banquet, backed by
his troops.
General Victoriano Huerta, the mill
tary commander of the federal troops,
has been proclaimed president. This
followed conference between Huerta
and General Diaz.
While Madero and the other mem
bers of his family are under arrest in
the palace, the crowds are running
about the streets crying 'Vivas" for
Huerta and Diaz
Word came from the rebel positions
early in the evening that General Diaz
was preparing his troops to unite them
with those of General Huerta.
Francisco Madero has signed his res
ignation.
Wilson Deals With Huerta
Washington.-The government of
Francisco /. Madero having Iallen and
General Victoriano Huerta having
been proclaimed president of Mexico it
devolved upon Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson to move at once with the
de facto Mexican government for the
protection of Americans throughout
the republic.
1t will be Mr.. Wilson's first duty to
treat with the new president for the
amelioration of conditions imposed on
Americans and other foreigners as
result Of the fighting in the streets of
Mexico City, in which some foreigners
were killed, others wounded and thou
sands rendered homeless.
Political recognition of the govern
ment which emerged tonight out of the
travail through which Mexico has
passed in the last two years will be
slower proceeding.
Wars Desolation
All the horrors of a bombardment
have been experienced by the resi-
dents of this city for many days, and
to those that might be expected have
been added the effects of vicious ma.
chine guns and rifle fire in the streets
at range sometimes of less than 100
yards.
Scarcely district of the capital has
escaped injury. Over and through
every quarter at some time shells have
torn and screeched and exploded. Lit.
tie round shells from the automatic
pompoms have added to the terror and
destruction. Hundreds of buildings
attest by their hole-marked sides and
wrecked interiors to the destructive
quality of modern artillery.
Estimate Dead, 1000; Wounded, 5000
How many have been killed or
wounded is a question which none can
answer with any exactness. 1t is
doubtful whether even the government
records will ever reveal the correct
number.
From a source usually considered
careful and conservative it had been
stated that the number of dead is not
less than 1000, while the total of the
wounded amounts to from 5000 to TO-,
600.
The great majority of these are not
soldiers, but men, women and children
unable to escape the line of fire.
This estimate was made after hear
ing the reports of scores of officers of
the White and Red Cross societies and
of the hospitals.
Rebel on Huerta
Colonel Pascual Orozco Cr., revolu-
tionary leader in the north of Mexico,
declared the revolutionists in that sec
ton would not approve the selection
OF Huerta and would continue the re-
bellion unless another is chosen to
manage the affairs of Mexico, prefera.
bly, Senior de la Barra, or General Ger
onimo Trevino.