The Washington times., 1913-02-19
C!a...L kAOERO MAD,,
D|Az TO Be RULER
Rebels Acclaim Themselves the
Heads of Mexico and f1oId
Federal Leader.
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retirement of the provisional Presi-
dent, General Huerta, and selecting
his successor. They decided to feep
on fighting until they did.
They have no love for him. for he
defeated OroZco and his band, and
of the Madero army should be ruler
of the nation since Madero has been
defeated.
This morning a proclamation was
posted all over the city calling on the
people TO support the new government
and work for peace throughout the
land. Ii was signed by Diaz and
Huerta and said that the new officials
would end all the troubles of the people.
The proclamation asked that every
one strive 10 give Mexico a place among
the greatest nations of the world.
Wilson To See ENJOYS.
Ambassador Wilson. of the United
states, and other foreign diplomats ex-
pected to hold conferences today to
discuss the re-establishment of order
and the protection of foreign residents.
The censorship on press dispatches
was lifted, but for several hours the
censor sat at his post, refusing to allow
uncensored messages to be put on the
wires until he had official knowledge
of the change in affairs
The arrest of Madero followed an
other day of fierce fighting in which the
rebel forces again demonstrated their
superiority.
Silas F. Gilmore. an elderly American
who has charge of an important me-
chanical works here, was wounded by
three bullets in the. right forearm as
he was unconcernedly walking along
Colima street. He ran into the middle
of a skirmish between detachments of
rehels and federals
1t was found shortly after daylight
that the rebels under Diaz had ma
eo1ially extended their lines and were
threatening some of the federal posi-
tons.
Madero Makes Offer.
Early in the day Madero made an Of
fer to Diaz to bring about the resigna-
The entire cabinet, but stipulated that
he should be permitted TO retain office.
He was in low spirits because of re-
verses met by the federal troops and
wa sconstantly receiving eeports that
the federals were losing ground.
Just before 10 o'clock the firing be-
came hotter and the big guns of the
rebels in the arsenal were brought into
play on the national palace with a
fierce fire. The palace itself was
OF rebels wto had made a sortie.
At the height of the battle the fact
that Madero had agreed to the appoint
ment of an ad interim President was
announced on the authority of the Mex
icen foreign minister, Senior Lascu-
rain.
When this became known to the
federal trops they were demoralized
and the situation soon was so critical
that one strong detachment of gov
ernment forces retired from the cap
ital before noon and marched in the
direction. of Cuernavaca, forty miles
to the southwark.
One rebel battery was placed in
position to the west of Nizza street
within a block of the United States
embassy, and another one four blocks
to the east of the embassy.
Up to O'Clock, however, these bat
terfes. as well as the federal cannon,
had maintained silence, and every
body in the vicinity of the region
where fighting had hitherto occurred,
which includes what is known as the
American colony, waited in anxious
anticipation for what was stos take
place.
Only desultory cannon fire from the
rebel and Federal positions was in pro-
gress at noon. Soon afterward the bat
tie had practically ceased.
Huerta's attempt to communicate
with Diaz precipitated a sharp battle,
in which the rebels opened up with. a
the order to cease firing brought the
battle to close.
After noon no one, even though pos
Eessed of a pass, was permitted to enter
the National Palace. This was brought
about by the specific order of General
tiuerta, commander-in-chief of the Fed
erals.