The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-26
MADERO BETRAYED
he WAS PUT UNDER ARREST Bl
men HE TRUSTED
WHOM HE HAD ADVANCED

The Change of Government Appar
emily Meets With Popular Approra
Crowds Lining the Streets Shout
ing "Vivas'' for the Principals
Madero Given to His Enemies.
The news from Mexico City show.
that President Madero was betrayed
by men whom he had trusted anc
advanced to high position and turn
ed over to the tender mercy of hi:
bitterest enemies. Generals Huerts
and Banquet were in charge of the
Federal army fighting the rebels il
| Mexico City when they betrayed Ma
! dero into the hands of Diaz, who was
| in command of the rebels, and the
one man who is responsible for the
terrible scenes that have been enact.
ed in Mexico City during the past
two weeks.
Both Huerta and Banquet had as.
sured Madero Of their loyalty up to
the very time they betrayed him in
to the hands of Diaz, the rebel lead
er, who now share with them the re-
sponsibility for the government OF
Mexico, for his treachery. General
Victoriano Huerta, who had been
commanding the Madero forces
against the rebellious troops under
General Felix Diaz, has been pro-
claimed provisional governor-gen-
eral Of the republic, and General
Banquet, who was second in COM
mand of the Federal troops, but
but who aided with the overthrow
of Madero, is provisional military
commander.
These men were on the most in
innate terms with Mad and he
relied on them to cru: the rebell-
ion, but instead, they betrayed their
friend. The plot to overthrow Ma
dero took definite shape about noon
Tuesday.
It was arranged that Blanquet
should play a role in the peace plan
secondary only to that Of General
Victoriano Huerta.
The force of 1000 men belonging
to Blanquet's command was moved
IL from its position near the British
cemetery and stationed near the ma
tional palace. 1t was explained that
this force was intended to replace
the reserve troops which had been
there many weeks and whose loyalty
to Madero was unquestioned.
General Banquet brought about
the arrest Of Madero after he had
made speech to the crowd in which
he said that the time had come when
the slaughter in the city must cease.
He had already detailed twenty men
to march to the presidents private
Office in the palace and guard the
entrance. Colonel Riverell was plac-
ed in command of this squad.
The presidents first intimation
Of the new turn of affairs came when
he walked into the hall of the am
bassadors, where he saw federal
soldiers standing with their rifles
at "ready." One Of the soldiers,
over enthusiastic, stepped forward
and dropped his rifle into a line
with the presidents breast.
Madero thrust the rifle aside and
seized the soldier. In the struggle,
the gun was discharged, the bullet
flying harmlessly away. The strug-
gle and the report brought Madero's
personal guards to his assistance,
but they offered Intellectual resist
ance to the soldiers.
At the conclusion Of the brief en-
counter two of the guards had been
killed and six others wounded, among
them, Colonel Riverell, who died a
short time afterward. The capture of
the members of the cabinet was ef-
fected without resistance and there
appears to be excellent reason to be-
!ieve that some of the cabinet mem
bers were involved in the plot.
Gustavo Madero, brother of the
president, also was arrested. He had
been denounced in many quarters
since the first day Of the Madero ac-
miniStration as an aTchNpollTcjan
and had been charged with 5aing
false councillor OF the president. A
few Lours later General dc Laeo
and Ge'trai Angeles, -Wo ieN'al
commanders, who were not in accord
with General Huerta's plan were ad-
ded to the list of prisoners.
Francisco Madero, always of a ner-
vous disposition, appeared like wild
man at the moment of his arrest. He
talked volubly about TRAITORS" de-
ronucing bitterly those who had
brought about his downfall. Later,
however, he seemed to regard the
matter more philosoph!cally.
Great curiosity had been aroused
by unusal activity in the national
palace and the arrival there of Gener-
al Huerta with Gustavo Madero, one
Of the brothers of the president.
Hundreds of people gathered around
the doors of the building.
When General Huerta saw that the
populace was being held back by a
line of soldiers, he gave orders to let
them enter. The crowd poured
through the wide doors in a solid
stream until the court yard was
filed.
General Huerta then made a short
speech to the gathering, briefly out
lining the results Of his action. He
assured his hearers that peace would
soon be established throughout the
republic. The people had expected to
hear General Huerta announce the
victor of the government forces or