Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
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.

Mexico City, Mex.-The army rose
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-
tuaily 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
light 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 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 meu 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 the
formal surrender of the troops in the
artillery barracks.
Reyes Among the 200 Killed.
1t is believed that not less than 200
persons were killed in the fighting.
Among the number was General Ber-
nardo Reyes, a strong adherent of Por-
URIC Diaz, and ex-secretary of war.
The mutinous troops were led by
students of the military school at Tlal.
pam, suburb. They marched to the
been transferred for safe keeping, and
released him. General Bernardo Reyes
also was freed from Santiago military
prison, there being no resistance in
either quarter.
To the army Of the mutineers quicn-
y came portions of the First cavalry,
Twenty-fOurth cavalry and Twentieth
infantry. General Manuel Mondragon,
retired, was in command, but gave way
tot Generals Diez and Reyes.
Madero May Have Got Away.
At an early hour Monday morning it
his family had fled from the capita,
toward the eastern coast. It also is
rumored that all the members of the
cabinet have resigned.
Confirmation of these rumors could
not be obtained.
Madero's decision to flee. it is said.
followed the knowledge that General
Banquet, who had arrived with a
small portion of his force, was unwill-
ing to fight General Felix Diaz.
Since the arrival of Blanquet's force
Tic DIluSeS DelWeen the capital and
Toluca have been burned.
Son Of General Reyes a Suicide.
A tragic sequence of the death of
General Bernardo Reyes in the fight
ing was the suicide Of his son Rodolfo.
He shot himself through the head.
Grief over his fathers death was the
cause. He was a well-known attorney.
Diaz Takes Penitentiary.
General Diaz took possession of Be-
lem city prison and penitentiary with
out opposition.
Police Chief Figueroa is a prisoner
of Diaz as the result of a controversy
over the patrolling of the streets, Diaz
insisting that it should be done by his
men.
Figueroa was acting as go-between
for the administration.
The killing of General Bernardo
Reyes, always a progressive, removes
one of the most bitter and uncomprom-
Using opponents in Mexico to the Ma
dero government. For over a year he
had been in prison charged with trea-
son in fomenting an uprising against
Madero.