Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
FOREIGNERS TAKEN OUT
OF DANCER IN INTERIM
Diaz to Respect Proposed Neutral
Zone If Federals Agree.
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO QUIT
Defies the Senate and Ignores Coun-
sels Of His Observation-Disclosures
dor Wilson Has Marrow Es-
cape From Bullet.

ruary IS, 8 p.m.-The proposition
is under consideration by Madero
and his ministers to declare a
truce of from twelve to twenty
four hours. The matter has been
referred to Gen. Huerta, who has
suspended hostilities until II
o'clock, when his answer will be
given.
In the interim foreigners will
be removed from the danger zone.
1t also is proposed to define a
zone about the American en-
bassy, which will be respected.
Diaz has agreed, provided the fed
erals accept this proposal.
Discuss ousting Of Madero.
While the federal guns pounded
the Diaz Notifications in the ar
senal and the rebels sent back
shell for shell. the senate sat to-
day and discussed the ousting Of
Madero from the presidency.
Confident Of ultimately defeat
ing Diaz, Madero de6ed the SEN
ate and ignored the counsel OF
Francisco de la Barra, and other
friends.
Madero Ignores Senate.
He absolutely refused to resign,
but did not take the trouble to
make known his decision person
ally to the senate.
The fighting in the streets OF
the Mexican capital at times to-
day was as savage as on any other
day of the weeks battle.
Wilson's Marrow Escape.
The American embassy again
came directly within the line OF
fire. and the American ambassa-
dor, Henry Lane Wilson, had a
narrow escape from rifle bullet,
which whistled close to his head
within the embassy.
Shortly before 5 O'Clock the
German legation was struck by a
shell.
Wounded American Killed.
| ,rbere were numerous casualties among
| lnon-co,nbatants. A strange fatality seems
m have followed r. NJ. Meredith OF
Troy. Ohio. He was slightly wounded
tuo days ago while passing through the
streets. Today a shell crashed into FOR
ter's Hotel and killed him. Sidney Suth-
erland correspondent OF a Salt Lake C1ty
newspaper, but resident OF Mexico Clty'
| was killed by the same shell.
| The situation in Mexico CITY, apart Irom
It's terrifying aspect, is remarkable one.
| Friends OF President Madero fully ex-
pected his resignation. put as NE uas 10y
| wore along he became fired In MS oe-
| termination to retain the re1nS or power
To the Spanish minister. Senior Cologan
| v Cologan, he said: Il will not resign.
was elected by the people: L am the
constituted president. / will die before
resign"
| Censorship in Operation.
| And amid all the confusions and alarms
at o clock the Mexican government ap-
piled the censorship to all dispatches and
cable messages. This will necessarily
vastly increase the difficulties Of inform
| ing the outside world of the operations
within the Mexican capital and will ef-
| fectually suppress incoming dispatches re-
! f1ipey in, nf hnr
republic.
| During last night messengers went
| about the city locating senatorV and ask
ing them to attend a special session IN
| order to discuss the situation and attempt
a solution Of what is recognized by al
| most all Mexicans as critical.
More than a quorum of senators was
present at the meeting. which took place
| in the chamber Of deputies instead Of in
| the senate chamber at the national pal
ace. The discussion lasted a long time
and a great crowd surrounded the build
ing.
Recalls Fall Of Porfirio Diaz.
| The scene was almost identical with
| that when congress met to consider the
| advisab1lity OF bringing about the resig-
| nation of Porf1rio Daz In one material
respect it differed. There were no mount
ed police or soldiers drawn across the
streets. and 1t was only after a consider
able time that a detachment of rurales
spared from the fighting line, appeared
and dispersed the curious
This required little effort. Overawed al
ready by the incidents Of the past week
the hundreds moved quickly away from
the building. behind the closed doors Of
| which the senators were frankly admit
ting the imminent danger Of Intervention
If the conflict in the capital were con-
tinued.
resolution was adopted that a COM
mittee Of the whole wait upon the presi
dent at the palace.
twenty senators proceeded there, in
cludfng he president Of the senate but
were given little satisfaction. They were
informed that Madero was not in, and 1t
was intimated that he was on the firing
| line with Gen. Huerta.
Only few minutes before. however.
Madero had been in conference with the
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