The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-21
MADER0 IS 0UsTED
PRESIDENT, HIS BROTHER, AND
CABINET ARE ALL
ARRESTED.
ENDING OF STRUGGLE URGED
General Banquet Delivers Peace
Speech to Army-Diaz and Huerta
Come to an Agreement and
Battle Ends.

Mexico City, Feb. 2O.-Francisco L.
Madero has been forced out of the
presidency. He was arrested at the
national palace by General Blanquet.
General Victoriana Huerta, command
er of the federal troops, was proclaim
ed provisional president
Francisco Madero later signed his
resignation.
Others Arrested.
About the time Madero was seized
by Banquet, his brother, Gustave Ma.
dero, the former minister of finance,
was arrested by General Huerta, who
was dining with him in a public res.
taurant. All members of the cabinet
were also promptly placed under ar.
rest, with the exception of Ernesto
Madero, the uncle Of the president,
who held the portfolio of finance He
was notified of the intentions against
the government and escaped.
Notwithstanding the fact that some
definite action was expected, the coup
detat at the palace caused sensation
and the exact status of affairs could
not be ascertained for several hours.
Plot Brewing Some Time.
The direct movement against Ma.
dero was the result of plot which
had been brewing since Monday and
which possibly existed with Banquet
for much greater length of time.
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 any adven,
ture, which they did at the national
palace yesterday.
The forces, numbering 1000 men,
which arrived late Monday, were sent
Immediately to the palace, ostensibly
to relieve the reserves there The re.
serves were sent into the field.
An agreement between Generals
Banquet and Huerta was reached
Monday night, but the first intimation
that Blanquet'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 stirring speech.
BIanquet's Speech.
This inhumane battle must end"
he said "The time has come when
some drastic means must be taken to
stop conflict in which father is kill
ing son and brother is fighting against
brother; when non-combatants are
sharing the fate of war-and all this
because of the caprice of one man."
Banquet then issued orders for the
arrest of the president and assigned
detachment to that duty. Madero
was soon a prisoner in his own room.
One reason given for the attitude
of General Banquet, from the begin.
ming, was the presence of his son in
the ranks of Diaz.
When the arrest of the president
crowds gathered in the streets,
through which they paraded, shouting
"vivas" for Huerta and Diaz. A con-
ference was held between the repre-
sentatives of these two generals and
an agreement was reached whereby
the appointment of General Huerta
to the provisional presidency was pro-
claimed.
Engagement Precipitated.
Prior to this, however, Huerta's at
tempt to communicate with Diaz pre-
cipitated one of the sharpest engage
ments of the day.
The fire from the rebel rifles and
machine guns was long sustained. 1t
was by no means certain at that time
that the coup which had been carried
out meant the end of hostilities.
A half hour later the order to cease
firing was sounded and the battle was
over. A few loyal members of Ma
dero's staff rushed into the room when
Madero was struggling with the SOL
diers and went to his rescue, but in
effectually.
Captain Garmendia, who had just
been appointed chief of police, adj
vanced upon Colonel Riveroll, shoot
ing and wounding him seriously. I'M
mediately there was an exchange Of
shots and three or four members OF
the presidents staff are said to have
been wounded.