The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
EXPIRES. MADERO. |
SHOT TO DEATH
JOSEPHINE suAREZ, FORMER
VICE PRES, ALSO KILLED.
BODIES RlDDlED WITH BULLETS
Assassination Does Not Seem to Have
Any Effect on City of Mexico
People May be Afraid TO DEM
onstrate Their Real Feelings.


People May be Afraid TO Dem
onstrate Their Real Feelings.
Mexico City, Feb. 2J--The ailliDg
of former President MaderO and for
ner Vice-president Saurez has had
no effect on the present condition Of
the city. The city continues gay
with flags and bunting gaily decorat-
ing every house and business place,
nd business is going on as usual to-
Jay. 1t is apparent that General
> Siucrta's government has been &C
; .Tepted at its face value by the resi-
Snts. Following the autopsy, the
Sdies of Madero and Saurez were
krned over to their families for bur
there is any regret over the
ing of the two former chief Off
NJ u of the republic it Is not appar.
eere except in the immcdiac fam
and close friends of the dead
But whether this feeling is
pr whether citizens are afraid to
bnstrate their real feelings oculd
be learned today. The people
understand that they must adj
RE strictly to the government laid
go%n by Huerta and Diaz or suffer
quick and sure punishment They
say they believe the return to the
ways and methods of former Presi.
ehl Diaz Is necessary-if this country
placed on stable basis. 49,.
United States Ambassador Wilson
sent the following message to the
swar department concerning the kill
ing of President Madero and Vice
President Saurez;
AS near as can ascertain at
the present, exPresident Madcro
aud eX-Vice President Suarez were
Killed as the result of an attempt
TO secure them wnne they were be.
ing transferred from the national
palace to the penitentiary. had
recommended their transfer to
more comfortable quarters and
Saturday morning Minister dc la
Barra informed me they would be
transferred to the penitentiary in
order that they might have great
CT comfort and where they might
remain In secluSion until the pas
siop of the hour hau passed. What,
ever may or may not have been
the motive of Madero's death it
has not affected the situation In
the country" .t..y
Ready to Avenge Death, ...
Ell Paso, Feb. 24.-The Iexas re-
ports from the northern states of Mex
leo today indicate intense excitement
over the killing of Madero and Suarez,
but fails to show. any open.demonstra-
tions against President Huerta and
his friends. but 1t is feared that the
Madero supporters throughout those
parts where his strength was the
greatest are ready to take up arms to
avcnge his death. '.s,..
Recognition Delayed. 49,.
Washington. Feb. 224.-The killing
of MaderO and SuareZ in Mexico City
will still further delay recognition of
the new administration. 1t is said
that the United States will not give
official recognition of the new govern
ment until the plan for the punish
ment of the men involved in tho act
of killing Madero has been given and
properly administered "
Troops Ready to Move.
Washington, Feb. 24.--Secretary OF
War Stimson, announced this after
noon that he had prepared orders for
the mobilization at Galveston Of the
entire second division OF the army, in
Guiding the 4th, 9Th and 9th brigade5
Orders have not yet been sent out,
however. but will go out this after.
noon. The fifth brigade was ordered
on Saturday to leave for Galveston.
This new order will take the 9Th cav
airy from Des Moincs. With the sec
ODd division will 20 a fun quota of in
fautry, cavalry, artillery, signal
corps, etc, constituting what Is prac
tically complete army for possible
invasion. '.r
Staying Of Madcro. %. 49,.
City of Mexico. Feb. 24.-Francisco
]. Madero, former president of Mexico,
and Josephine Suarez, who served as
VicePresident until the overthrow Of
the Madero regime, were shot and
killed while being taken from the ma
tional palace 10 the penitentiary.
Groups OF friends OF the -deposed
president are said to have gathered
along the route followed by the guards,
making demonstrations OF sympathy
and at times threatening to free the
prisoners by force. During period Of
excitement the officer in command of
the party gave an order to FIRE and the
bodies of the men, who we're but late
ly in authority over those who in this
way wresked vengeance on their for
mer executive. were filled with bullets
Two OF the attacking mob were killed.
Death 10 Instantaneous.
Madero and Suarez sank Imply and
died, almost without murmUr
Aghast at the terrible work their
friendship wrought. the men and wom-
en- who but moment before had
been crying their sympathy and prom
ising woe for those. who harmed a
halr OF the ex-president, fell back be-
fore the guns Of the soldiers that
were turned menacingly in their diree.
ton. ."iH
News OF the fearful deed travelled on
winged foot and within a half hour
there was greater excitement through.
out the capitol than there was two
weeks ago. when the garrison revolted
against the Madero regime. Thou.
sands of people. including practically
all the foreign population gathered in
the streets, all stunned by what
seems the grossness OF the act.