The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-21
.MADERO SH|vERS
IN HIS PRISON
|peposed President Of Mexico is a Ner-
vous Wreck as Result Of Re-
cent overthrow Of His
Power.
IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE
Huerta Has Promised to Spare Him
But viii Give No Quarter TO
tho Rebel
Leaders.

limited Press Leased WIRE ServfceI
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.--prostratsd'
by tho strain OF anxiety as 10 the fxhsl
Of her husband, senora Madsro todsy
received rsassurips message from
President Huerta, to the effect th&1
Franclsco Made~o MAS In no I'M
mediate danger Of losing HE lite. i
Tho former presidents wife was bnl
tho care OF physIcIans vino rsportsds
that she was suffer,ng from ner~oas
prostratlon and Auerta's nrcssags hi
said to have had q salutory sfsee..
Despite the reinsurance from ihei
provisional president 70 ailay esno~a,
Madero's sears, II Was known hoee,
that Madero's fate etll hung In tie
balance and probably would not bs
decided until late today when corr
gress was to meet. Il was to be tho
first question considered by the ies,s.
latIve body.
1t was the general belief today that
Madero would not tie executed ny
formal order. II ar all. Should It he
decided that h's death Is necessary
to stability OF the new government,
| the public would NOT be informed.
The course Of procedure would like
| ly be the same followed In the axs-
cution OF Gustavo Madero The dread
ley de fuga'' world again be i.volS-
ed.
Madero would probably be killed
while on the way to Vera Cruz under
exile. The report would be issued
that he had met with fatal acci-
dent enroute to Vera Cruz Or ti,at
| he tried to ESCAPE and was shot
This law OF flight under which the
prisoner is told that he is free to es-
cape. and is then shot down while
running away from his guards, is
likely to be apple. at frequent inter-
walls in the near future. 1t has prov-
ed an easy way to get rid of rro1ole-
!, some prisoners.
1t was reported that the national
treasury today shows deficit OF sir
million pesos, for which Madero VIII
| be forced to give an accounting
Investigation OF this allegel loot
ing OF the treasury involves the names
| of number of prominent Maderistas,
who fearing the result of the new
i governments findings, have already
1 begun an agitation for a new revolu-
/ ton
4 Madero is Unstruna.
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I MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.-Deposed
I President Madero TODAY was a nerv-
GUS wreck, covering abiectly In the
room In the national palace that is
his prison. He started up nervously
] at every sound of approaching foot.
steps and plainly showed his appre.
hension
From the conversation OF guards,
1 Madero and ex-Vice President Suarez
knew all that was going on, and they
knew that If their fate was left to the
vote of the new cabinet, Madero
might be given the fugitive law
because of his death list
| President Huerta early today plan.
4 ned to send couriers out to Orozco,
lapata and all other independent
! rebels, to notify them that they must
cooperate in restoring order. BY
command of President Hnerta they
4 will be told that they must immediate-
ly unite their forces under govern
ment officers and become part Of
the Mexican army for the restoration
of order
I'm case of their refusal to comply
with this order said President
Huerta, they will be declared out
laws and exterminated without
mercy"