The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-14
ZOO KILLED WHEN
SOLDIERS REVOLT
AGAINST MAOERO
RE5ELs RELEASE cisz AND
REYEs FROM PRISON AND
STORM PALACE
REPULSED AFTER HARD FIGHT
eve Hundred Wounded as Mexican
President. Fore~srnec, .fsssiil As
ser-5Ies Loyal Troops ana Sweeps
insGreent Ranks

Mexico City. FEB Following =
Gay o. bloodshed the national CAPT
tai. in which 20 persons we're Killed
and 80 Others wounded. the ate Of the
republic q Mexico under President
. F'rz- cisco J. Madero j. trembling IN
4 the salance The LONG predicted To-
I volt against the present regime which
h4s been smCldering practically ever
4 since NaderO overthreW Porlrio Iaz.
Vas realized Wheu large part o. the
I federal troops reyoltet. released Gen
I Felix Dia1 nephew % the former pres
ident. and Gen Bernardo Reyes. an
other Dizz atherent. who had been
4 condned IN Relem prison since last
I December. and with these tao popular
idols AZ their head descended upon the
national palace
Nzcero O-fercs His Palace.
President Madero. forewarned - the
movement. hastily summoned those
troops Who had remained LOYAL 20 him
and. vith the aid o. machine guns.
rret the insurgents in front Of the pal
are For more than an hour rhe Zoca-
70. the plaza which faces the palace
Was The scene Of fearful carnage
soldiers and spectators alike being
shot dO<n By the bullets OF the cpQos-
iug forces
The city i IN an uproar ~ excite
nent and suspense. mobs are every
Ehere. mounted guards patrol every
street in an attempt 70 allay the sx-
element ard unrest Maiero j. in the
national palace surrounded by a reSi-
Eeut o. volunteers Ehose .oyaify 5
s1sstiOned
Newspaper Plants Burned
The plants a The TWO auti-Eovern-
ment newspaper. l. Pals and Fl Trib-
INA. have been burned b. zymp1ihiz-
rs vith the 1fadero government and
fear reizns u tho residential section.
where every door and window Is
barred while from within comes no
ray Of light Mary persons have been
leaving the city ln terror ever since
uoor and over az hangs the great
dread OF What may happen before day
break
The first ilrimation ~ the near prnx-
i-ity CT the rebels 70 the City VAS 70
csivsd late ar night. when a detach-
usnt under the command % Gen.
Iauro Villar suddenly appeared and
attacked the government powder
magazine and arsenal After a sharp
fight in xhich General Nlllar vas
killed the magazine vas captured
Prom tia; tire on a state OF anarchy
reiEned. although the sleeping sopu-
lace knew nothing % the events until
a great crowd Ok rebels and Disr SYN
7sthizers appeared suddenly in the
Zoczio
Oisz ara Reyes Released
Soon they we're joined b. the revolt
ing fe6erals. their number including
several companies 81 cavalry When
their forces appeared 20 have reached
the number expected 20 Join IN The
movement they suddenly disapIs
This Vas cause % great apprehen-
sion and uneasiness 10 those IN the
Uprising. bur their hearts -ere glad
dened in a few minutes by Tie cater
q hoofs ard. amid wild cheering. the
cavalry appeared with Gen felix DiaE
and Gen. PER- ardo Rlvc< ar their
head The rWo leaders had seen liber-
ated from Telem prison. where they
vert0 iaced On December L. uhen
they we're brought up 20 Mexico City
frurn Vera Crur as prison r. Of state
Occupants C Palace Alert
fezzVhiie the occupants q the pal
ace where on che alert For months
machine guns have been mounted On
the roof Of rhe palace a1d they vsre
soon manned
Suddenly from the Tocf z the pal
ace cane the rattle and roar o. the ma
chine guns The Naderists had turned
loose The popuiace. without Varn-
inE. suffered equally with The rebels
Around the palace were drawn I'D a
regimen; % volunteers. stiH loyal 10
Mzder0. These the reyolting troops
attacked. and for more than an hour
the battle ragged The aim Of the gun
ners on the roof OF the palace vas
poor and the orlookers In the Zocalo.
zho ran IN terror in every direction
T for a point Of safety. fels in their
tracks. either killed or wounded.
Bodies Lying Everywhere.
General Diaz. realizing that he was
outnuubered. reiterated Taking the
I crack First regiment with him. and
/ followed b. more than 600 sympathiz-
ers. the rebels moved away. As they
left the plaza bodies wee lying every
where. Ia some places there were
three or four on top Of each ether.
While many persons we're struggling
e get away as fast IS their wounds
would permit The grass and stone
/ pavements were stained Nth blood
Meanwhile General Diaz had at
tackled the arsenal and. after n SHARP
fght. vas soon In possession II vas
| ruuored that General Reyes had been
killed In the onslaught al ZccaIo. but
the rumor has not yet been confirmed
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