Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Two Hundred Known to
Have Died in Capital
Revolt.
DIAZ NOW In COM MMAND
General Reyes Falls and Grief
Causes Son to Suicide
United States Prepares.

Mexico City, Feb. 1O.-Residents Of
the city spent a quiet but sleepless
night, expecting to see more fighting
in the streets today as a result of q
/ revolt in the army by which General
Felix Diaz practically captured the
Mexican capital Saturday and over 200
/ persons were killed.
! It, was reported that under cover Of
night President Madero fed toward
the eastern coast, taking his family
with him. 1t was also reported all
members Of the cabinet had resigned.
Report Of the fight was given cred
ence, although it was without con-
! firmation. Decision TO fee the capital,
IL was said, was due to General Blan-
quet's refusal to stand by him. Blan-
/ Quet arrived last night with a small
portion of his forces supposedly loyal
! to Madero, but he refused to fight
against Felix Diaz.
! The bridges between the capital and
/ Tortula have been burned.
MAY ASK RESIGNATION.
1t is recalled that during the Orozco
rebellion, Madero stated if the national
capital was captured he would transfer
the seat of government to the hills in
the SOUTH where he would keep dEsa
fight for the constituted government.
If Madero remained in the national pal
ace here or took refuge in the palace at
IChapultepec, it was generally assum-
ed bombaTdment of these palaces would
follow. There was considerable spec
ulatiOn today as to what action con-
gress would take. II was regarded
probable that congress would demand
the resignation of the Madero admins
tratiOn.
L. =. EMBASSY GUARDED.
Silence of the night in the street was
almost grave-like, despite the fact that
!. all the regular police had been remov.
ed and in their places patrolmen in
groups made the rounds of the city at
long intervals.
The United States embassy was
guarded during the night by a force OF
, 20 Americans selected by General c.
H. Agramonte, formerly OF the United
States army, and commanded by R NJ
Boulet, a steamship agent. Reports
regarding an advance of Zapatista
= rebels from the south during the night
continued.
REYES SON A SUICIDE.
|, The killing of General Bernardo
} Reyes, former minister of war, in yes
terday's fighting. had a tragic sequence
in the suicide of his son, Rodolfo. The
: younger Reyes shot himself in the
: head because Of grief over his father.
death.
RELATIVES SECRE.TIVE.
Only few troops came into the cit,
during the night and in the early hour,
today these showed little disposition t
fight. Relatives refuse to divulge the
whereabouts of President Madero.
, REBELS NEAR MONTEREY.
. Monclova, Mexico, Feb. 1O.-A banC
of rebels marching on Monterey, will
it is declared, demand the surrende
of the city today.
WASHINGTON PREPARED.
Washington, Feb 10. - Presiden
Taft and his cabinet met early toda.
to take up the Mexican situation. l
was a special session, called original,
TO consider a message TO congress ol
the budget system, but the starting
: developments of yesterday diverted it
3 original purpose.
S While It was again stated toda,
q there would be no Intervention in Mex
a ico during the remaining three week
= OF Taft's administration, the genera
!. stan of the army had Mexican mobil
e ization plans ready and the navy wa
r in readiness for any contingency. !
few orders would set in motion tn
highly organized plan for the Joint US
Of the army and navy for the proteC
ton Of Americans and their propert
IN Mexico. But it WAS pointed ou
that nothing short of the most dir
! condition could force American intel
j vention at this time.
NO SURPRISE HERE.
Early dispatches to the state dpeart
L ment today contained no further new
y OF the uprising or the fate Of Presiden
Y Madero.
Q II now develops the administrator
l. was not surprised by the uprising il
y Mexico yesterday. AS far back as las
fall, when Felix DiAz began his unsuC
. cessful attempt at a revolution in Yer
I Cruz, officials here fully expected tn
Madero regime would soon end.
When Secretary Knox entered tn