Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-10
FELIX D|Az SUCCEEDS
MADER0 ACCORDING TO
REPORTS FROM MEXICO
over RINS OF GOVERNMENT BECAUSE he THOUGHT SUCH ACTION
BEST IN VIEW OF PRESENT CONDITIONS
CAPITAL PASSES A QUIET
NIGHT after A STORMY DAY

Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 10.-The
night passed quietly in Mexico City
and Z o'clock this morning saw no re
sumption of the fighting that yester
day resulted in the supposed flight OF
President Madero and the success OF
General Felix Diaz, the rebel leader
Diaz has made no new move, and
the general situation this morning re.
mains much as it was last night, when
the rebellious army practically seiz.
ed the city after street fighting be-
fore the national palace that resulted
IN the death of Bernardo Reyes and
some 200 people,
Stories are rife that President Ma
for some port on the east coast,
while in other quarters it is declared
that he has acceded to the peremp-
tory demand of DiaZ, voiced last night
that he at once resign the presi-
dency.
Neither of these reports could be
confirmed at an early hour this
morning. Relatives of Madero this
morning refused to divulge his where
abouts.
Only few troops came into the
city during the night and the early
Fours of today and these showed lit
tie disposition to fight
Madero City, Mex, Feb. 10--The
ropnrt IF DraciHopt Nfo1ar1'e, Hiubf
was given precedence, although it was
without confirmation. His decision to
close the capitol, it was said, was due
TO General Blanquet's refused to stand
by him. General Banquet arrived
last night with small portion of his
forces. supposedly loyal to Madero,
but he refused to fight against Gen
eral Diaz. Since the arrival of GEN
eral Blanquet's force, villages between
the capital and Toluca have been
burned.
The city apparently was not con.
today that Madero would not
he able to return with enough troops
10 wrest from Diaz the power which
he secured yesterday.
There is considerable speculation as
TO what action congress might take
II is regarded probable that it would
demand the resignation of the Madero
administration.
The United States embassy was
guarded during the night by force
ci twenty Americans selected by Gen
eral G. p. Argimonte, formerly of the
L. S. army and commanded by r. NJ
Boulet, a steamship traffic agent.
Reports regarding the advance of
the Zapatist rebels from the south
continued during the night. 1t was
reported that Genevivo de la Q will
arrive in the capital during the day
join Daz. There was also the more
alarming report that the troops in
Monterey had revolted headed by Gen
3ral Trevno. AS the telegraph line
S in control of the government, there /
5 no way of confirming this report.
The killing OF General Bernardo
.eyes, former minister of war, in yes
erday's fighting had tragic sequence
II the suicide of his son, Rodolfo. The
ounger Reyes shot himself through
he head because Of grief over his
ather's DEATH
HOLDS CRUISER.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 10.-Sec.
etary Knox at the end of today's
pecial cabinet meeting, said it has
'een decided to hold the cruiser Den.
er at Acapulco, Mexico, instead of
ending her to Salvador as has been
tanned. Other naval movements were
lscussed, the secretary said, but none
ecided upon.
AMERICAN INJURED.
Washington, Feb. 10.--One Ameri
an is known to have been injured in
esterday's clash. American Ambas.
ador Henry Lane Wilson at the first
ign of trouble took prompt action to
afeguard the lives of Americans and
ther foreigners. AS dean of the dip
omatic corps, he called all the for :
ign representatives into a confer
nee at the American embassy and
emanded from the Madero govern
,ent specific assurance that adequate {
rejection be extended to all foreign
RS in the capital Subsequently, the
made the same demand
n Felix Diaz. ii
At Mr. Wilson direction, Montgom-
~ Schuyler. secretary of the en-
assy. made tour of the city by au-
mobile. ssINV
Immediately after the conflict be-
veen the Diaz and Madero forces,
2 reported bodies of the dead and
,ing uncared for on the broad ex-
anse of the plaza.
Ambassador Wilson's kilograms con-
rm earlier dispatches of the control
the Mexican capital by the Diaz
rces and the rapid sequence of
vents which followed the release OF
eneral Diaz and General Reyes from
deral prisons. {
Washington. D. c., Feb. 10.-The {
exican ambassy here announced ,
lat it had received but one dispatch .
d the situation. That was from