The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-02-19
HEAVY Fighting
Mexico City in the Throes Ct
Rebellion.
MEDoRo HAS RESIGNED.

| MED0R0 HAS RESIGNED.
| Movement Of Troops Observed on
Both Sides-Government Forces
Strongly Rsinforced-Heavy Guns
OF FederaIs Prepared For Action
Administration Officials al Washing
ton Apprehensive Over Killing OF
Americans.
Mexico Oity, Feb. 13.-Fightlng was
resumed in the Mexican capital at 8
o'clock this morning when the federal
battery opened the attack. The rebels
offered grim resistance. Tho heavy
firing can be heard in different parts
Of the city.
The struggling federals who arrived
at the American embassy at noon de-
clared that detachment of govern
ment troops was shot to pieces IN
the western edge of the city early
this morning, indicating that Dlaz
has a mobile force outside of his lines
in the central district.
Two aon-combatarts were killed IN
front of the American club today by
bursting shells.
pEc1-,,pT1oN oF FIGHTING HAD BEEN
EXPECTED.
Mexico City, Feb. 13.-Heavy tight
inc is expected early today between
the rebels and federals. The move
mtnts Of the troops were observed on
both sides about O'Clock this morn
ing
The government forces were strong
| Is reinforced during the night. The
| federal commander declared this
morning that he had 1000 men against
5000 rebels.
Tnc heavy guns brought Up 5y the
federals are prepared fer action. The
federal csmmander declared that he
would win the battle decisively in
short time.
BANKS OF MEXICO CLOSED.
Laredo. Texas, Feb. Passengers
from Mexico City on last nights train
reported that when they left the cap
tai, banks had been closed since Sat-
urday. Large numbers of Americans
were at the station ready to leave,
but could not get the money and
checks in payment for tickets We're
refused.
AMERICANS WARNED TO GET OUT OF
THE DANGER ZONE.
Washington, D. O., Feb. 13.--Am-
bassador Wilson's overnight dispatches
were laid before the president today
on his return from Philadelphia. They
contained principally an account of
the most disquieting feature of the
fighting in Mexico City and the kill
ing of two American women yester-
day.
The administration officials look
with apprehension Oh the killings, one
of the first results of which was last
nights order to Ambassador Wilson
to warn all Americans out of the
danger zone.
Ambassador Wilson's dispatches to-
day report that many houses occu-
pied by Americans have been seized
by government troops and the occu-
pants driven into the streets. Exposed
to the fire on both sides, the refugees
made their way to the American
embassy, which is now open to all
refugees.
ASSAULT UPON NAVAL OFFICERS.
Washington, D. G., Feb. l3.---The
anti American feeling at Acapulco,
Mexico, eliminated in an assault on
two officers of the cruiser Denver, be-
fore the cruiser departed yesterday
for Acsjutla, Honduras. The officers
who were passing through the streets
were uninjured.
Mexico City, Feb. 14.-The tragic
events of the last day of the Madero-
Diaz struggle. ending in the resigna-
ton of the president of the republic,
might he summed up in the state
ment that today was very largely a
repetition of yesterdays occurrences,
with the reb lstrength, apparent even
at the beginning of the outbreak,
growing rapidly. The resignation OF
President Madero followed a course
of f, lures on the part of the federals
to make head against the Disz forces.
affairs in Mexico City. the theatre
for almost a week of an innovation IN
modern warefare, took senational
turn tonight, when it was authorize
lively stated that President Madero