The Washington herald., 1913-02-11
MADERO Opens
fire ON REBELS
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barracked near. is personally holding tho
arsenal-key to the power OF the city
with n guard of a thousand picked and
loyal supporters
| Tho attitude CT the rebels is quietly
triumphant rather than menacing. Thert
has been n studied suppression of law
| lessness in the streets, but several in.
stances Of ghOul robberies have reused
the wrath of foreigners.
| Two American women-innocent of tn,
least particiaation in the trouble-wers
shot to death curing the final battle al
the palace gates yesterday. They were
killed, II is thought, by the machine guns
| that blazed from the roof of the execu-
tive ediflce. Their bodies lay where they
/ fell until after nightfaIl. In the dusk
OF the evening a band OF the sordid rob-
bers OF the dead went skulking among
the corpses In the streets.
The word went into the American col
ony. Within five minutes twenty Amer
leans, armed with reyolvers and guns
had taken station beside the bodies OF
the two dead women. The ghouls were
frightened away by pistol shots that
the scene.
spnnlard as Envoy.
Colognane, the Spanish Minister, con-
sented to-day to be the envoy bearing a
proposal of peace from Diaz to Madero.
The proposal was that Madero resign in
stanly and deliver the government into
the hands of Diaz. nephew OF the great
Porfirio. who ruled the nation for SO
many years.
It will die first" replied the President.
An ~ faA -
powr in the interior. are reported TO
have Joined Diaz in the city. Blanquet
is taking no active part, ostensIbiy. He
is In his home here and admits that he
has no confidence In his own troops. His
rnen entered the city last night, one
by one
Chihuahua and PuebIs are reported to
be wholly won by the revolutionists. The
most barbarous warfare has been going
on in the provinces for the last month,
to the peril OF many Americans
Diaz is in possession of Belem prison.
the arsenal, and two powder magazines.
Outside these strategic buildings his
cannon and machine guns hold threaten
iDg muzzles down every street.
Americans Furious.
The thousands Of American residents
are furious at the report from Wash
ington that nc interference is intended.
1t has been intimatcd, through official
sources that ample reparation will be
eSact@d for all damages done to Ameri-
can property. This the United States
citizens in Mexico City take to mean
that they will be repaid for the lives
of their wives and children.
The only protection that the United
States embassy and the homes OF United
States citizens have is a volunteer guard
NJ -h1 ~ A,,ff
night AMI day. armed with what weap-
ons they can get Every one understands
that the quiet OF the city is the quiet
Of a volcano before an eruption. All feel
that Madero will never yield; that great
er and more deadly struggles are yet to
come
The city was supposedly under martial
law last night. but there were few MEM
bers OF the police on guard The soldiers
were difficult to distinguish. II was a
question whather it was Msdero's mar
tial law OF Diaz's.
Rebels I'm Power.
But undoubtedly the rebels hold the
balance OF power. The arsenal, seized
by Diaz yesterday. contained 5000 rifles,
with ammunition to last an army for
three months
Several OF the newspapers have stop
pNN PNbAANdAAOh ONlHb " lLEedls-E.A
impartial, El Pals and FL Diario The
editors were afraid TO work in the
offices. A mob gathered at the doors OF
the Mexican Herald. but cries OF no,
no. .averted an attack on the building.
II is estimated that Diaz has now Ie,-
0p men under his control, not counting
the legions that are lying in wait outside
the city.
Madero's friends are dwindling They
number little more than a tenth of the
number lead by his enemy.
DE Lao has reached Xochimilco, six
teen miles to the southwark.
De La Llabe. former colonel for Ma
dero. who revolted several months ago
is marching on the capital from Vera
Cruz. His force is reported to be two
thousand strong.
A A force of rebels followers of Gen.
Zapata, took possession to-day OF Tlal-
pam. suburb seven miles from the CEN
ter of the city.
Madcro Near City.
There were conflicting reports concern
ing the whereabouts of Madero Some
say that. with his family. he has taken
secret flight TO the eastern cost, bent on
quitting the country. 1t is almost GER
ain, however, that he was interviewed to-
day in the city. or near il. by the Span
ish Minister as peace envoy
There is another report that all the
members OF the cabinet have resigned.
1t is recalled that during the Orozco
MaderO said that. in case the
capital city was taken he would hold
the palace as long as possible and IL
the worse came to the worst, would
transfer .-Ie government TO the hills in !
the south and keep UP the fight until !
his last follower was killed.
Publir interest among Americans CEN |
tered on the question of the atti-
tude Congfiress may take. 1t is regard |
ed as rot improbable that the resignation |
Of the Madero administration may be ad- |
vised.
The United States Embassy was guard !
ed during the night by a force of twen- |