The Irish standard., 1913-02-22
SENTENCE MADER0
0EuR0PEAN EXILE.
lFAMiLY TO GO WITH H,M-A,a
BROTHER cusTAvo ExEcur.
ED by SHOOTING.
!"FUGTIvE LAW" WAS USED
Cabinet Members and Most Of oths,
Prisoners Are Released-General
e huerta Takes oath
Of ONCE.

MEXICO City. Feb. 2o.-Francisco I
iMadero. deposed from the presidency
will be exiled. Arrangements have
been made for his departure from the
capital for Vera Cruz. From there he
will sail for some European port.
/; Accompanied by Family.
i Nadero will be accompanied by his
wife and perhaps by his father and
other members Of hts family. His loyal
aide, Captain FREDERICK Monies, also
will go. but in the capacity of a guard,
The party will proceed to Vera Cru,
under escort.
The execution OF Gustavo Madero
brother of the deposed president has
been the latest tragic occurrence. He
was subjected to the fugitive law"
and was shot to death by his guards.
: The members Of the cabinet and
most Of the other prisoners have been
released. Francisco Madero, Jose ri.
no Suarez, the vice president. and
FREDERICK Gonzales Cara, governor OF
the federal district are the only i'm.
lportant prisoners held.
Huerta Becomes President
General victoriano Hnerta became
provisional president of Mexico Wed.
'nesday night. He took the oath OF
ONCE at 1925 o'clock, succeeding Pc.
!fno Lasenerain. Prior to the naming
aof General Huerta he was appointed .
cabinet minister, 50 that the legal sue.
eession. to the presidency would he
maintained.
Pedro I4ascuerain took the oath as
president I'D interim in his capacity
rs minister Of foreign affairs. The
naming Of Senor Lascurain By con.
grees 1t a prolonged session, begin.
a1ns about s O'clock. was merely in.
cideutaI, and was followed soon by
the selection Of General Huerta to
the presidency.
Feb. 10 will be remembered as the
date on which Mexico had within an
hour. three presidents. One OF them,
Francisco I. Madero. had been de-
posed, but he lagally retained his title
until the resignation of himself and
Jose Pine sg y ,s.: :as vice president. :
The Regular Procedure.
After the designations of Madero
and Pine suarez had been accepted
Pedro Lascnrain. as minister of foreign
affairs. was called by congress to s,,c-
ceed the retiring executive and 20
minutes later he was succeeded by
General Huerta. whom he had appoint.
I'd minister Of the interior, thus max.
Ing regular aud legal succession and
enabling congress to name Huerta as
provisional president.
The action taken by the special joint
session Of congress was preceded by
hong debate, but the ultimate result
was never doubted by those familiar
With the plan.
1t had been agreed by Diaz and
Huerta that Huerta should have the
presidency, and signed promises of a
snfi1cient number Of the members OF
congress had been obtained to insure
the SUCCESS of the program.
Northern Rebels Displaced
III Paso.-In northern Mexico Gen.
Antonio Rabaso, commander of the
northern military zone, notified of Gen.
Huerta's claim to the presidency, re,
ruains neutral ordering his officers
merely to keep order. Gov. Abraham
Gonzales of Chihuahua state, is re.
ported to have resigned. He was one
n the organizers OF the Madero re.
rolution.
At Chihuahua city. the state capital,
and at Juarez. on the border the sit.
nation is threatening. The volunteer
troops appear displeased with Huerta
10 provisional president and openly
threaten to Join the rebels. At Juarez
an attempt failed to disarm the vol
AAteers.
Not to Change its Policy.
Washington Reaction from the So
we're strain under which the diplomatic
military and naval branches Of the
government have been laboring for the
last ten days because of the Mexican
revolt was marked Wednesday by the
comparative lethargy prevailing in
those departments. A hasty cousulta.
tion between the beads Of the various
: departments. conducted to some extent
BY snbordinates. resulted in a general
decision to maintain the existing atti.
t11de toward Mexico, not only in dip.
iomatic sense. bot 30 far as that in
wolves the preparation Of the army
and navy to meet any EN- Urgency that
might arise.
Texas Seeks More Troops.
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