Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-11
MADER0 AND D|Az WILL
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENCY
OF MEXICAN REPUBLIC
GENERALS HURTA AND BANQUET WITH 5000 TROOPS ARE SLOWLY
CLOSING IN ON REBEL LEADERS, ARMY OF 5000 and BLOODY
ENGAGEMENT IS AWAITED AT ANY MOMENT
RESIGNATION OF MADER0 DENIED:
GOVERNORS REMAIN LOYAL TO HIM


i Virginia is bound, is cut off from re-
liable information from the Mexican
capital, and the people are excited
! ever rumor that rebels are planning
to attack the seaport.
BATTLE is ON. "
! Laredo, Texas, Feb. 11.--Reports
received here assert that at 10:15
O'Clock this morning hostilities be-
| tween the federals and rebels began
in Mexico City, the federal army OPP
! ening fire on the rebels. The feder.
ais have artillery, including machine
/ guns, placed near the national the
/ ater and are bombarding the rebels.
! 1t is said the rebel forces now num-
| ber 1000 men.
London, Feb. 1.-THE British gov
ernment was urged in the house OF
commons today by Wm Mitchell
! Thomson to urge on the United States
the desrability of taking action from
the restoration of order in Mexico.
Sir Edward Grey stated in reply
that it would be entirely contrary to
international peace to approach the
United States government in the mat
ter suggested. He added that the ac-
tion of the British government had
been confined to requesting the MeXi-
can government to protect British in
terests.
FL Paso, Texas, Feb. 11--Strons
representations to the British govern
nent have been made by stockholders
OF the Mexico Northwestern railway
and it's industrial adiuncts which have
have suffered most heavily from the
continued strife in Mexico, it IS said
Oh good authority. The railway and
laundering interests are of the Pear.
son corporation, an Engish-Canadian
concern.
The mills at Madero. 'Chiiluahua,
closed yesterday due to continued
rebel activity and the railway has
been out of commission for many
! veeks.
A large woodworking factory at Ell
! Paso is threatened with shut down
/ If railway communication is not re-
stored soon.
San Diego, Calf, Feb. 11.-Under
hurry orders from Washington, the
armored cruiser Colorado, flagship of
the Pacific fleet, with Rear Admiral
! w. H. II. Switzerland on board, sail
! ed this morning for Mazatlan. The
admiral will direct the movements OF
the several United States vessels now
/ in Mexican waters on the west coast.
The cruiser, South Dakota IL ready To-
sail on short notice.
New York, Feb. 11.--Private ad.
vices received here this afternoon
! confirmed the reports that fighting has
/ teen resumed in Mexico and proceed
ing briskly. The federal telegraph
lines connecting with the cables have
been in the hands of the government
all day and news dispatches have not
Ieen permitted to come through
I lomptly.
Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 11.--The
scene of the battle is in the very
heart of the Mexican capital. Should
! the cannon of the opposing forces
come into action and there appeared
I to be no doubt this morning that
/ such was the intention of the leaders,
the bursting shells will inevitably do
enormous damage to the buildings in
the commercial and residential quar-
ters. A considerable part of the
structures in both districts are occu-
pied by foreign sections The ca
BILE office is directly in the line of the
fire.
President Francisco Madero and
the members of his cabinet spent the
night in the national palace.