Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-19
All Mexico City Re
sounds with Cheers
for Brave Attache
of y. S. Embassy.
"VIVA LOS AMERICANOSp
RINGS THROUGH STREETS
Provisional President Will Be
Elected Today by Congress.
/ Three Soldiers Killed in Ar
rest of Madero.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN
MEXICO CITY. Feb. Is.-Gustavo Ma
dero, brother of the deposed president.
was removed from the penitentiary at ,
o'clock this morning and executed. 1t Is
presumed that this done by order OF
Felix Diaz. under the notorious fugitive
law"
MEXICO CITY. Feb. ia report re-
eeived today from the interior makes u
evident that the revolution throughout
the republic is far from ended. The re-
port said that Emilio Vasquez Conner
will pcrsist In backing himself for the
4 most of provisional president. taking II
for granted that EmiliaDo Zapata will
continue to keep his thousands In the
south.
From most OF the state capitals, how
ever assurances of loyalty and cooper
alton with the federal government have
already been received.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 49,
The fall of the Madero admin
istration in Mexico, brought
abont by the well-arranged plot
of the Federal military leaders,
has been received in the capital
with general acclamation. 1t
is not known, however, how the
rest of the country will receive
the change.
The part played by the United
States mbassy in the settlement of
the ten days battle gained for the
American lag such tribute as never
before was witnessed in Mexico.
After the messenger from the United
states Inbassy, Harry Berlsnger, bad
vevs through the firs of the rebel
lines to the arsenal. conveying the
message of peace sent by Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, he drove to the
national palace in an automobile
bearing a white flag on one side ana
the Stars and Stripes on the other.
By the time he emerged from the
national palace. after delivering the
note 10 General Huerta. the crowd
outside had learned the import OF
his visit The reappearance OF mis-
machine was the signal for tremen-
dous ovation
Through an immense mass or hu-
manity gathered in the Zocola ana
along San Francisco street the Dig
automobile picked it's way slowly
amid deafening applause. with the
Stars and Stripes flying in the wino.
Group after group of the people on
the streets caught up the cry, ava
los Americanos" until the entire city
reverbera ted with the cheering.
Francisco 1. Madero, forced from
the presidency by the coup de'etat OF
two of his generals yesterday, is pris-
I.za
oner today in the National Palace.
TIe is to be removed some time to-
day under guard from the national
palace and lodged in one of the mill
tary barracks of the city. He was
permitted to rest in one of the bed
rooms of the palace all night
Since the first few minutes after
his arrest he has maintained a sullen
silence, refusing to answer questions
and waving his questioners off with
his characteristic nervous gestures
He also has refused to eat
Jose Pine Suarez, the ex-Nfce-
President, also spent the night under
guard in the national palace
Gustavc Madero and a few of the
other prisoners slept i'll the peniten-
tlary, TO which they had been lnstru-
mental IN sending so many men hlgh
in public life for political crimes.
General Victoriano Huerta, who had
been commanding the Madero forces
against the rebellious troops under
eneraGl Felix Diaz. has been pro-
claimed provision governor-general OF
the republic.
General Aurelano Banquet. who
sided in the overthrow of Madero, is
provisional military commander.
These arrangements have been
agreed to by General Felix Diaz, and
the ten days battle which he has
been waging with the federal forces
appeared today to be over
Election of provisional president
will be made day by Congress. In
all probability enoral Huerta will be
chosen. When the provisional presi-
dent takes Office civil government will
be reestablished and the military di-
rectorship win terminate.
Later in the day considerable oppo-
sition 10 the election of Huerta as
provisional president was in evidence
N the lobby of the Chamber OF
Deputies. Although General Huerta
has a strong following. it was thought
possible that there would develop a
friendly fight between his partisans
and chose of Felix D,az.
y, any event. it is believed that the
cabinet viii include De la Barra,
MonGragon, Reyes and De la Fuente
Throngs of men and women and
children seemingly gave popular ap-
proval to the sudden change in af-
fairs by crowding the big square in
front Of the National Palace and de-
liriously shouting viva for the
three principals and for Manuel Mon
dragon, who had been conducting the
Diaz military operations.
The demonstrations of the night
however, were not without serious
disorder. Marco Hernadez. brother
, of the minister of the interior Rafael
Hernandez, was killed in the streets
by rurales when he refused to cry
viva Tuerta' a dcmonstrative
crowd surrounded him and insisted