The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-14
REVOLT IN MEXICO
MADERO'S ARMY ROSE AGAINST
HIM AND JOIN DlAZ
FORCES.
many Wild RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
General Diaz Released From Prison
and Immediately Takes Command
of Mutineers-GeneraI Reyes
Is Killed.


in revolt Sunday in Mexico City, took
possession of the public buildings, shot
down federal adherents IN the streets,
released General Felix Diaz, leader OF
the Vera Cruz revolt, from prison and,
falling into line under his banner, vir-
tually captured the Mexican capital.
Francisco Madero, president of the
republic, and members of his cabinet
took refuge in the national palace,
where they were besieged, but, with
some loyal troops at their back, sue
ceeded in defending the palace from
the assaults of the revolutionists. At
Fight Madero still held the palace,
while General Diaz has virtual control
of the capital.
Madero's family has taken refuge in
the Japanese legation.
General DiaZ, who is the nephew of
the deposed president, Porfirio Diac
now is at the head of a majority of the
capital troops, including most of the
artillery, and is in possession of the ar.
senal in the city and the powder works
nearby.
Madero Relies on Banquet.
Madero is relying on the loyalty of
! General Banquet, who has been sum.
) moned from Toluca, 40 miles distant
| but Banquet has only 1000 neil under
| his command, and the rebels are conf
dent of defeating him, should he refuse
to join the revolt.
The day was marked by four sepa
rate engagements, the most sanguin
airy of which took place in front of the
national palace. But the most impor
tant was that which terminated in th&
formal surrender of the troops in thu
: artillery barracks.
- Reyes Among the 200 Killed.
9 1t is believed that not less than 2O'
? persons were killed in the fighting
h Among the number was General Bel
!. nardo Reyes, strong adherent of POI
\. eirio Diaz, and ex-secretary Of war.
The mutinous troops were led b.
students of the military school at Tia
pam, a suburb. They marched to tn
= prison to which General Felix Diaz ha
o been transferred for safe keeping, an
Is released him. General Bernardo Reye
K also was freed from Santiago militar
prison, there being no resistance
either quarter.
y, To the army of the mutineers quic,
.. y came portions of the First caviar.
N Twenty-fourth cavalry and Twentiet
infantry. General Manuel Mondragol
retired, was in command, but gave wa
Ill tOt Ganara1c niaz and Ppyoc
ar Madero May Have Got Away.
is At an early hour Monday morning
OF was reported President Madero ar
his family had fled from the capt.
IS. toward the eastern coast. 1t also
e- rumored that all the members of tt
ed cabinet have resigned.
lis Confirmation of these rumors cou
= not be obtained
Madero's decision to flee. it is sal
ha followed the knowledge that Gener
a. Banquet, who had arrived with
al small portion of his force, was unwi
u.s. ing to fight General Felix Diaz.
.st Since the arrival of Blanquet's for
o. the bridges between the capital al
Toluca have been burned.
he Son of General Reyes a Suicide.
ar A tragic sequence of the death
ne General Bernardo Reyes in the figl
o. ing was the suicide of his son Rodol
~, , He shot himself through the hes
No Grief over his fathers death was t
cause. He was well-known attornt
No Diaz Takes Penitentiary.
'er General Diaz took possession of I
to lem city prison and penitentiary wi
IL out opposition.
Up Police Chief Figueroa is prison
of Diaz as the result of controveI
m over the patrolling of the streets, Di
to insisting that it should be done by
Der men.
zee Figueroa was acting as go-betwe
he for the administration.
zen The killing of General BernaI
ut. Reyes, always a progressive, remoN
tes one of the most bitter and uncompro
7as Using opponents in Mexico to the
ri dorO pOvarnmant For over wear