The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-17
Report Of His ReSig-
nation Untrue.
BATTLE STILL RACES
OIaz Refuses to Sign Armlstlce
Until Present Government
Steps Down.

Mexico City, Feb. 1.-THE city's
hopes for peace, based on the British
legations announcement of the resig-
nation of President Madero, fell fiat
later. Madero declared that he had
not resigned and had no present In
tention OF taking any such action, al
though he was willing to make any
personal sacifice which he was con-
vinced was for the good of his coun-
try.
The British legations announce
ment appears to have been founded
on misinformation as result of the
peace efforts OF Francisco de la Barra
and other prominent men.
United States Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson and Pedro Lascurian, the
Mexican foreign minister, were in con-
ference for several hours during the
night. Their efforts to arrange an ar
mfstice, however, were futile. Diaz,
the rebel leader, refused to hear of
peace until President Madero and his
cabinet had resigned.
Rebels Keep Up Firing.
Diaz' firmness in this respect was
indicated by the activity of his gun
ners, who continued the bombardment
at intervals during the night and after
dawn increased their fire until it was
more violent than at any previous
stage of the seven days lighting.
Most of those in Mexico City who
knew President Madero's constancy
of purpose and stubbornness were
pessimistic regarding his resignation.
Others, however, believed he would
yield to the persistent demand made
by men high In public life.
Francisco de la Barra, the former
provisional president, played the part
of peacemaker and promises to be
come as notable In this crisis as he
was in the adjustment of the Difficult
ties of the Madero revolution which
terminated in the overthrow OF Porfirio
Diaz.
The presence OF the war vessels OF
three foreign nations at the port OF
Vera Cruz and the developments OF
the past six days appear to have con-
vinced even the Mexican cabinet min
listers that 1t would be mark OF great
forbearance should foreign interven-
tion be delayed much longer This
has been bluntly urged on President
Madero as a motive for his resigna-
ton.
Panic Among the People.
The agressiveness of the rebels
during the night brought about fur
ther scenes OF panic among the peo-
pie, thousands OF whom filled the
streets during every lull in the fight
ing and FASTENED in jostling masses
away from the danger zones.
Before midnight Diaz, taking ad-
vantage OF the unlighted streets, ex-
tended his lines for several blocks and
shortly afterward engaged the fed
eral troops from his new positions in
the so called "Juarez colony" which
is thickly populated with foreigners.
Groups of rebel soldiers deployed
along Versailles street and from the
roofs Of buildings on Turin street and
Barcelona street for time maintained
an almost incessant rife and machine
gun fire at the federal outposts sta
toned far out in what has been called
the neutral zone"
From time to time rebel artillery
threw pro1ectiles In all directions try
ing to draw the federal nre. They sue
ceeded between 3 and 4 O'Clock In
awakening two federal batteries into
brisk action and sharp artillery duel
lasting half an hour gave the city its
first experience OF a night lombard.
ment.