Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
NEW GOVERNMENT COMPLETE
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governor Of the federal district. is the
third prisoner occupying the room. There
is no partition. Each man is furnished
with a bed and meals are brought peri
odcally and served Jointly. Madero has
ceased to refuse food. and so far as per-
sonaI comfort is concerned he no longer
resists efforts in that direction
Outside the room stands a guard Of sol
diers, and although there are no windows
in the room another guard is constantly
in duty within, even during the sleeping
hours.
No one has been allowed to talk with
the prisoners, although their wives have
been permitted to send verbal messages.
Madero has signified nothing regarding
his future plans. even if permitted to
leave the country.
The members of his family are equally
retieent. Gustavo Madero. who was shot
yesterday. remarked on one occasion that
South America had been considered as
refuge just before it became evident that
the government of Porforio Diaz was
weakening. The Maderos about that time
considered that they were beaten and had
made all arrangements to buy property
In South America The treasury depart
ment is al present closed pending its
formal delivery to the new authorities
by the retiring minister of finance, Ernes-
to Madero. All the other offices OF the
government are open for the conduct Of
affairs as usual The arsenal has been
formally delivered over to Gen. Blan-
quet the new commander of the post the
Diaz forces being roundly cheered as they
marched out.
Francisco Cosio Robelo, who succeeded
in attracting to his banner of revolt
against Huerta possibly 100 rurales. is
making little Roadway. Gen. Francisco
Romero was. yesterday. arrested for
completely in this revolt and. today. Col
Arturo Vale of the rural guard was also
placed under arrest on the same charge,
The closest estimates ohtanable of
the casualties during the fighting in
the streets show that about three thou
sand persons the great majority of
whom were civilians, many of them
women and children, We're killed, while
seven thousand were wounded These
are not government figures nor has the
government made any reliable ealcula-
ords were made of the bodies gathered
in the streets and in the houses shat
tered by shells whence they were carted
to open spaces outside the city and
burned
Numerous Instances have been record
ed in which whole families were wiped
out by exploding shells. while the pene-
trating fire of the machine guns scat
tered death through wide and populous
districts
1t is still a common sight to see char
red bodies lying on heaps of trash
which had been set IN fire.
The estimates as to the loss of prop
erty are necessarily. guess work, but
there is no doubt that the damage
to many million dollars. Mag
nifleent residences We're shot half to
pieces and great business houses in the
downtown district suffered similar
fate.
These are the da-s of fugitives. The
families of most OF those who stood
high in favor with the defunct govern
ment of Francisco Madero, fearing re-
taliation, have fed from the city.
Among them are The members of the
Madero family, although the wife of
the ex-President has gone no further
than the ranch near the Atzcapotzalco
suburb The other members of the
family are supposed to be making plans
to board a vessel at Vera Cruz.