The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-10

to-nlgh, that there had been two battles
damn. th" day
An operator of the Mexican National
Railroad says that conditions are hor-
rIh.c. II" think. Mad.ro has been killed
hy rebels.
Ia the iates, ughung the greater
numD'l wcr, Killed AID the statement is
made ny m operator III the National
Railroad offices in the capital that many
dead Jg- lying N tue street N front OF
Is office
Mau, diS.uya. soldiers nave been Join
ine the rebels throughout the day and
t"-nieh' most Of the business section of
the city is IN their power and they are
patrolling th" streets. They claim also
1" hay" IL" National Palace, bur do not
claim to hav" President Madcro "A
prisoner n j. said that even were
this =" til" leaders would try to cover
u up, - the rebels are demanding the
dnn,h Of the President In return for the
life uf Gen Reyes.
Dead hodes and wounded mon and
women are lying in the streets in many
sections.
Fighting has continued at such fire.
quent intervals that il has been i'm
possible To- remove the dead or treat all
the injured.
GustaVo Madero brother Of the Presi-
dent who recently returned from Il
diploma tic mission To Japan. was made
a prisoner by the mutinccrs to-day. The
rebels have "A stronger hatred for him
than for lhe President, believing that
Gustavo is responsible for Maderos fail
ure as President
Gustavo drew $4,000 from III. Fed
cral Government shortly after his
brother became President for financial
assistance he was supposed to have fur
nished the Nadero rcvolutionists lie
was also granted many concessions by
the Government ana the rebels charge
that he went To Japan I" sell that ma
ton u Pacific coast coaling station To-
raise money To fight Tia" rebels
tustaNo wears a monoCle and SO
strong is his intucnC" over his bruthp~
that the rebels call the Madero rule the
one eyed government"
strong Is his influence over his brother
Gen. EiCtoriano Huerta l. To bc the
commander Of tn" south in the new re-
volt. II is declared, and Gen. pasQualc
oro2Co, Jr, is IL tax. command in the
north. while Trevino is 10 be President
and FeliN DiaZ * To be Secretary of
War.
To-day's revolt had been expected for
a day or 80. Even yesterday afternoon
code messages Were sent To rebel leaders
all over Mexico and in border cities
in the United States to be prepared for
something big"
The resignation of Madcro had been
considered probable for several days and
the rebels thought this was coming. In
stead 1t WAS the revolt Of the troops
such a revolt had been expected sew
cral months ago hut was a surprise At
this time. The sixteenth of last Scptem-
ber was the date set for the revolt Of
the army and high officials We're then
involved but the movement got pub
liCity several days ahead Of time and
nothing came of it,
At that tim" Gen. iluerta was in
command Of the Federal army IN north
"rn Mexico and was the man supposed
To head the new revolt with Gen. Gen
ronimu Trevino for President, Gen
liuerta has sine" been removed from
command and taken to Mexico city.
Only two weeks ago a rebel ticket
was announced at san Antonio, which
was said to have the approval Of all
rebels, with Gen, Trevino for President
and Felix DiaZ for Minister of War. 1t
is for this ticket that the present revolu-
tion is being pushed.
Francisco de Ia Barra. former pro-
visional President OF Mexico and prior
to that Mexican Ambassador to the
United States, was named for one OF
the Cabinet positions under the new
regime, Gen. Samuel Garcia Cuelar.
former chief aide de camp to Porfiro
piaz, was named as another officer. for
the proposed Cabinet. Cuellar Is the
Federal officer who defeated Madero at
'asas Grandes, Chihuahua. in the fall
~ 1871, when both were wounded.
Whrn this programme was announced
a; san Antonio It was given out D.,