The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-19
again AsL Madero 20 R~sisn.

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In the lui there We're persistent ru-
mors that the Madero Generals and the
Cabinet Ministers were attempting to
! persuade the President to resign for the
sake of peace and that messengers had
| been sent TO Gen. Diaz asking him IL he
would suggest a provisional President
! to succeed Msdero. 1t was understood
| by the people that the Generals had ad-
vised Madero that further resistance was
| hopeless. but that the President had an
srily declined 10 retire. People ventured
| into the streets in the early morning
hungry for news
! \ conference Of the diplomatic corps
was held and the foreign representatives
| wcr. understood to be in communication
| with both Madero and DiaZ An auto
mobile flying a white nag carried diplo-
mats To the National Palace and soon
| afterward the motor car was driven to
the arsenal These movements indicated
| that important developments might be
expected and the people eagerly passed
about rumors that Madero was TO resign
At 1915 4. NJ. however. the fighting
| vas resumed with some severity. Gen.
Diaz, who was occupying by that time
Dlaz who twas occupying by that time
practically every strategical position
| Nlf ilSeil, ldu
placed a battery Of field guns In the
Avenlda lnsurgentes Al its intersection
with the Gale de MIA, ana there were
rebel machine gun batteries IN position
less than two blocks from the palace.
For the first time since Diaz for,l-
fed himself in the arsenal large bodies
of rebels moved freely in the centre OF
the city seemingly contemptuous OF the
Federal strength. Diaz maintained for
several hours u heavy fire on tho
palace, and his artillery punished the
| Federal troops concentrated about the
Zocaic, 1t appca-"d just before noon
that the Nader!stas were on the de-
fensive and were merely attempting TO
check forward movement by the
FeliCista..
The first news OF importance reached
the people at about noon, when the
firing had again died away. This was
an announcement by the Foreign Min
ister. Pedro Lascurain, that the Presi-
dent had consented "in principle" TO the
appointment OF temporary head Of the
Government II was given ont that
Madero had been brought to realize the
gravity of his position only after his
leading generals had admitted that the
Federal army was disintegrating and
that the soldiers were beginning to muir
mur at the Presidents obstinacy.
Seek 10 Unite On New President.
Even Gen. Huerta it was rumored
had advised Madero To resign. 1t was
known that the Senate was in session at
the Chamber OF Deputies and 1t was
said that the upper House was trying
| to unite on a man to succeed Madero.
In hA vl n tar
, deser,ions TO Diaz were confirmed. \
large body OF Federal troops refused to
fight any longer and marched out OF
the capital Cheering from the direc-
, tion OF the arsenal indicated that the
Felicistas We're getting news tina
, pleased them,
At niRhtfa!l II was suddenly an
nounced from the National Palace that
1 President Madero, his brother Gustavc
| and several members of the Cabinet
had been arrested and imprisoned ano
that Gen. VictOrianO Huerta had been
( proclaimed provisional President. The
E coup d'etat caused tremendous excite
t ment throughout the city and the streets
g were crowded with people who shoute,
e "Viva Diaz," "Niva Hucrta'"
!, Nad~ro Oust~d ny senate.
The fall OF the Government Wa!
= brought about by the success Of th'
: Senate in prevailing upon Gen. Huerta
= who had been the mainstay of the Gov
o crnmcnt, to take Madcro's place. II
- the afternoon the Senate in eXtraord
@ nary session voted to oust Madero. !
1 committee was appointed to c,nfer will
A Gen. Huerta. The committee was en-
tirely successful. The Federal com