The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-19

American residents congregated in
the district about the United States
embassy were just as demonstrative as
the Latin-Americans.
In diplomatic circles where the ten
| sion also had been great the solution
| which had been found was greeted
| heartily. Along San Francisco street
and in other thoroughfares of the
| down town district extending as far as
| the big open square in front of the
| national palace tens of thousands of
| people pushed the way back and forth
waving banners which had been i'm
( provised out OF the first material at
| hand and on which was printed the
| one word, peace" Shouts of "Hur-
! rah for Huerta,'' "Hurrah for Blan-
| quet," "Hurrah for Diaz,' ''Hurrah
| for Mondragon," sounded everywhere
throughout the city.
| The soldiers who few hours before
| had been on the firing line were posted
as sentries on the street corners. taxi
| ing the place of the police who had
| been on duty on the abandoned streets
! for over ten days.
There was practically no disorder
except one notable case of 0Irect VEN
geance. This was the burning of the
building and plant of the Nueva Era
the organ of President Madero. This
| newspaper was already despised by the
anti-governmenta1 element which
utilized the opportunity of paying off
in kind the vandalism of the followers
of Madero who during the previous
revolt burned the plant of the news
paper Ell Pals.
Diaz Ratified the Agreement.
Mexico City, Feb. 19.-Felix Diaz
went to the United States embassy to-
day formally to ratify the agreement
with General Huerta which brought
the crisis to an end.
Vice President Suarez Arrested.
Mexico City. Feb. 19.-Joe PHO
Suarez, the vice president, was also
arrested last night and held prisoner
in another part of the palace from that
where Madero was confined. Each
man was under guard of two soldiers.
The ministers of Madero cabinet were
given parole until o'clock Wednes-
day morning. Senior Juan Sanchez
AZonca private secretary to Madero
has fled to the country in an automo-
bile
Marco Hernandez. a brother of the
minister of the. interior Rafael Herman
dez was killed in the streets by rurales
during the nights demonstrations be-
cause he refused to cry Viva Huerta.
He was answered by the pistols of the
rurales, whose bullets killed him in
stantly.
The mob set fire to the building oc-
cupied by the Nueva Era, a newspa-
per, organ of the Madero administra-
ton.
United States Relieved at News.
Washington, Feb. 19.-AIthough its |
plans remained set for action in case
of emergency the U. S. today was dis |
tinctly relieved at the overnight news |
from Mexico telling of the abdication |
of President Madero and the apparent |
settlement of the Civil war that has |
swept the capital itself. 1t was recog- |
niZed that readjustment in COVER .nent |
was filled with danger and no orders |
were issued that would halt the move I
ment of armed forces southwark al |
ready begun.
Gathered under the avowed declara-
ton that they were to be modified for
practice with the Atlantic fleet at !
Cuba, 1000 marines will |
be dispatched to that port S originally 1
ordered unless there is good reason for
parent today. The navy department.
also denied that it had issued any or
ders in any way setting aside the origi
nal plan of action. Officials feel that |
this government has been at least
released from a difficult
diplomatic situation.
How the Plot Was Consummated.
Mexico City, Feb. 19.-Francisco I.
Madero has been forced out of the
presidency. He was arrested at the ma
tional palace shortly before o'clock
by General Banquet.
General Victoriano Huerta, COM
mander of the federal troops, was pro-
claimed provisional president. |
About the time Madero was seized by
Banquet, his brother, Gustavo Madero, |
the former minister of the finance, was
by General Huerta, who was
dining with him in a public restaurant.
All members of the cabinet were
placed under arrest. with the eX-
ception of Ernesto Madero, the uncle of
the president, who had the portfolio of
finance. He managed to escape. Not
that some definite action
was expected, the coup d'etat at the
palace caused a sensation and the
exact status of affairs could not be
ascertained for several hours.
The direct movement against Madero
was the result of a plot.
Banquet Not Willing Fighter.
From the first it had been known
that General Banquet was unwilling to
fight His men were of the same mind |
He held complete command over them
and it was not doubted that they would
follow him in anv adventure. which
they did at the national palace
The forces numbering 1000 men
which arrived late yesterday, were sent
to the palace ostensihIv
to relieve the reserves there.
The reserves were sent into the
field.
An agreement between General RIs,
Duet and Huerta was reached but the
first intimation that Blanuuet's men
had of the new role they were to play
was shortly before the successful stroke
was made. Banquet drew his men
up in order and delivered a stirring
speech.
This inhuman battle must end, he
said The time has come when sons
drastic means must be taken 70 ston
a conflict in which father is killing
son and brother is fighting against
brother; when noncombatants a-e
sharing the fate of wstr-and all this |
because of the caprice of one man
Banquet then issued orders fo,. tho
arrest of the president and ASSIGNED
a detachment to that duty. Madero I
was soon prisoner in his rooms {
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