Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-19
CRISIS At END.
Diaz and Husrta Ratify Agreement at
United States Embassy.


United States Embassy.
Mexico City, Feb. 19. = Gen. Vic
toriano Huerta, after all formal ar
rangements had been signed between
him and Diaz, went to the American
embassy and recounted the story of
events to Ambassador Wilson. The two
chatted for some time and expressed
their mutual pleasure in the conclusion
OF the battle. -stq ta... --.4.,,.
Felix Diaz went to the American EN-
bassy this morning formally to ratify
the agreement with General Huerta
which brought the crisis to an end
Madero and Cabinet Prisoners.
BY 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Francisco Madero and his cabinet with
lister of finance, had been made pris-
oners
Ernesto Madero escaped few min
utes before Banquet's men took the
others prisoners in the national palace.
Gustavo Madero. another brother of
President Madero. also was arrested.
He had been denounced in many quar-
ters since the first days of the Ma
dero administration as an arch-politt-
clan and had been charged with be-
ing false councillor Of the president.
A few hours later General Delgado
and General Angels. two of the federal
commanders who were not in accord
with General Huerta's plan, were added
to the list of prisoners.
Diaz Not in Plot.
The plan had originally been made
without the knowledge of General Diaz
and his followers. The news soon
reached the rebels and then began a
holiday fusilade from the machine guns
and rifles such as had not been heard
since the opening OF hostilities. It ap-
peared for a time as II every machine
gun and every rifle in the arsenal had
been brought into action in an effort
to fire away all the remaining stores
Of ammunition.
It was, however. merely celebration
Of the arrival Of news that peace was
near.
The awful din was permitted by the
commanders to continue for twenty
minutes before the buglers were COM
manded to sound the cease firing"
Church Bells Ring.
AS the noise of the guns died away
the church bells of the city rang out.
This had been ordered by message
from the national palace. 1t did not
take the public long to realize what
had occurred. Long before the details
for the formation Of the provisional
government under sHuerta had been
worked out the residents ha6 begun
to give vent to their Joy and relief.
The shouts sent up were not those
Of the partisans Of a victorious army
but of people whose nerves had been
worn to tatters by being forced to par
ticipation in a long battle.
American Residents Joyful.
Americans residents congregated in
the district about the United States
embassy and were just as demonstra- :
tive as the Latin n-Americans.
In diplomatic circles where the ten
sion also had been great the solution
was greeted heartily.
Along San Francisco street as in
other thoroughfares Of the downtown
district. extending as far as the big
open square in front of the national
palace. tens Of thousands of people
pushed their way back and forth .wav-
ing banners which had been impro-
vised out of the first material at hand
and on which was printed the one
word. Peace l go
Shouts Of "Hurrah for Huerta."
"Hurrah for Banquet" "Hurrah for
Diaz," "Hurrah for Mondragon."
sounded everywhere thruout the city.
Soldiers Polies City.
The soldiers who q few hours before
had been on the firing lire were post
ed as sentinels on, the street corners
taking the place Of the police. who
had not been on duty for ten days.
There was little disorder except in
one case OF direct vengeance. This
was the burning Of the building and