The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-13
Besieged President of Mexi-
CO Angrily Spurns the Sug-
gestion Made BY Senior do
la Barra.
FOREIGNERS PRAY
FOR INTERVENTION
Firing Between Rebel and
Federal Armies Continued
All Last Night and Was
Resumed Today.
tNauonal New. Association,

<Nattoual News Associstion)
MEXICO. CITY. Feb. 1s.-An inter
mittent bombardmen. of the national
palace where President Madero and
his loyal federal troops are besieged
was kept up all night by the insur-
gent artillery. At dawn there was q
brief lull. following which the battle
was resumed in all it's fury.
During the night the federals re-
ceived four carloads of ammunition
and every cannon and marching gun
in the government batteries was in
action shortly before 8 o'clock The
shells were dropping in all parts OF
the city. Both Madero and Col. DiaE.
leader of the insurgents, had posted
pickets during the night and these
kept mp q scattered fire.
Insurgent sharpshooters from the
rebel band of Zappata, who had enter
ed the city during the night. took sta
tions on the tops of high buildings and
tried to tpick on federal sentries on
top of the national palace and on the
lawn fronting the palace. A powerful
searchlieht was turned on the national
palace and in its glare the victims Of
the sharpshooters fire could easily be
seen.
De La 6arra Spurned.
During the respite in the firing At
sunrise Senior de Ia Barra, formerly
Mexican ambassador at Washington.
called upon Madero in the national
palace under flag of truce and beg
ged Madero. for the sake Of humanity,
to resign to save further bioodshed.
Il will never resign" shouted MAJ
dero in anger.
Both federaIs and rebels were stron-
ger today, having received reinforce
ments during the night. bat both
sides occupied the same positions they
have held since Sunday. Neither seem
ed to have suffered any great damage.
Few persons slept in Mexico City
during the night. While foreigners
were fleeing into the suburbs for pro-
lection many non combatAnts sat up.
rifle in hand, to protect their property
from maraudfng bands. At 10 o'clock
the cannon doomed near the eitidel. A
few minutes later the whir OF machine
guns was heard. This was kept M for
half an hour then silence settled down
| for a time
Between IL and IL O'Clock snaohfns
guns were in action in several places
and bullets were dropping In Al a.
reetions. At midnight a force Of fsder-
ais made a sortie from the pahes
Diax. but were driven back
4 L. -
being rushed To Mexico and mat
American troops may be moved fnte
the Mexican capital caused q wave OF
Joy to sweep over the foreign colonists
today Americans wept with joy whsa
they learned that United States troops
may be sent here.
Terrible Situation.
The situation in the city today was
terrible. with battle carnage nlifng
the streets in every direction Bodies
of dead soldiers. dogs and horses. lay
partly covered by wreckage in the
streets Heavy damage was done in
the vicinity of the Mexican cable Of
fee, which was riddied by shells.
However. while the shells were crash
ing about the building the reporters
stuck at their posts in the Mexocan
Herald building. risking their lives
At s:45 this morning federal bat
terry of Eve cannon. located two blocks
south of the cable office. fired salvo
toward the arsenal Diaz brought all
his guns into play and schrapnel yhis-
tied through the air. One shell entered
a private house. where IL burst killing
two persons. Several persons in the
streets were killed.