The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-19
WITH DRAMATIC SUDDENNESS
REVOLUTION OF ELEVEN DAYS
COMES TOFINAL CONCLUSION
Generals Huerta and Blanquet Join Forces and
Take Executive and Entire Cabinet, Ex-
cept One, Into Custody--Gustavo
Madero Grabbed in Sensation
al Manner in Cafe.

, One reason given for the attitude of
General Banquet from the beginning
was the presence of his son in the
ranks of General Diaz.
| When the arrest OF the president and
| his ministers became known, crowds
gathered in the streets, through which
they paraded. shouting "Vivas'' for
Huerta and Diaz. A conference was
held between the representatives of
these two generals. and an agreement
was reached whereby the appointment
Of General Huerta to the provisional
presidency was proclaimed.
Prior to this, however, Huertas at
tempt to communicate with Diaz pre-
| cipitated one Of the sharpest engage
| ments of the. day. The fire from the
rebel rifles and machine guns was long
sustained. 1t was by no means certain
at that time that the coup which had
been carried out meant the end of
hostilities. At $50 in the afternoon
the cannonading continued heavy and
the rattle of machine guns was heard
in various quarters. At that time san
Francisco street was being cleared by
Huerta, as if he were expecting an at
| tack.
A half hour later the order to cease
fire was sounded and the battle was
| over.
A few loyal members Of Madero's
staff rushed into the room when Ma
dero was struggling with the soldiers,
and went to his rescue, but their eff
forts were of no avail. Captain Gar
| mendia, who had just been appointed
chief of police, advanced upon Col
onel Riveroll, shooting and Wounding
him seriously. Immediately there was
an exchange of shots, and three or four
members of the presidents staff are
said to have been wounded.
Just to make the records clear Ma
dero was given reasonable time in
which to write his resignation. Fail
| ure to do this, it was said, would result
in his being sent with his family to
Vera Cruz, where they would be given
the choice of outgoing vessels.
General Delgado, who acted as the
emissary of Madero in the negotiations
for an armstice Sunday, has been ar
rested. Huerta and his supporters did
not trust Delgado to come into their
plan.
Twenty men of the Twenty ninth in
fantry of Blanquet's forces were en-
trusted with the duty of guarding the
private room of the president at the
beginning of the revolt in the palace.
The arrest of Madero took place in
the hall of the ambassadors. When
the president entered the room he
found all the entrances guarded. One
soldier, over excited by the words of
General Banquet, pointed his gun at
the breast of Madero, who leaped upon
him. In the struggle the gun was dis
charged without injuring anyone. The
soldier was disarmed and placed under
arrest by order of Gerenal Huerta on
the charge of firing without orders.
Fine Irony.
The finest irony attended the arrest
! of Gustavo Madero, the brother of the
president, distinguished as politician
and to whose door most of the evils
of the administration have been laid.
He had invited General Huerta to
luncheon in popular restaurant. This
was custom with Gustavo Madero in
winning favor. General Huerta had
invited guests unknown to his host. In
an adjoining room he had stational g
detachment of Chapultepec park
guards.
All were prepared to take their seats
when a signal from Huerta brought
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