Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-20
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" luC dIScldl.
The New Cabinet Proposed.
The cabinet, it is thought. will b
composed as follows, subject to tn
ratification of congress:
Foreign minister--Francisco de
Barra.
War minister General Manue
Mondragon.
Finance minister-Carlos G. d
Cosio.
Minister of fomento-Alberto Gil.
Minister of the interior-Albertt
Garcia Granados.
Minister of justice--Rodolfo Reyes.
Minister of public instruction -
Jorge Vera Estanol.
Minister of communications-Davit
de la Fluent
To territory governors throughout
the republic General Huerta today
sent kilograms relating what had
occurred. Ten days ago another tele
gram was sent to the same governors
by Francisco Madero telling them the
revolt had been suppressed ana thas
Felix Diaz was fugitive.
All military commanders In Mexico
have been asked by Huerta to invite
all the rebel bodies in their districts
to unite with them. The federal COM
manders will inform the rebels OF the
developments in the capital and as
sure them that general elections Will
be held soon. :,
The conclusion of hostilities in the
capital revealed today that Rodol1o
Reeves. who was reported a suicide, IS
still alive. He was wounded during an
action in the neighborhood or the
palace and has since been patient
In one of the Red Cross hospitals.
Students Are. Liberated.
Abont 1870 students of the military
school at Tlatpam who We're lmpH.
Gated in the plot for the liberation OF
Diaz from prison and imprisoned by
Madero, were released today by order
of General Huerta.
The attitude which Zapata, the rebel
leader, will take toward the new
regime, is problematical. According to
q member of the Madero household,
Zapata two days ago offered the serV-
Ices of four thousand of his followers
10 President Madero for use against
Diaz. It has been stated apparently OH
good authority that President Madero
had previously sent to Zapata lOO,0oo
PESOS to come to his aid.
tIuerta decided today to send troops
NnCuernavac in order to prevent that
.fty being occupied by Zapata.
The demonstrations of the night,
.oweyer we're not without serious dis
,rd. Marco Hernandez, brother OF
Minister of the Interior Rafael Hern-
lndez was killed in the streets when
10 refused to cry viva Huerta,
Iemonstrative crowd surrounding him
ind insisted that he join in the shout
ing but he defiantly replied viva
/. adero' He was answered by the
oisto. Of the rurales.
Y Another instance of disorder was
the firing of the building occupied by
ne Nleva Era, newspaper organ OF
he Madero administration.
Vice President Jose Pine Zuarez VINO
vas also arrested was held prisoner
turing the night in another part OF the
.alace from that where Madero was
confined. Each man was under guard
Il two soldiers.
Maderos Secretary Fled.
TIE ministers Of the cabinet were
viven parole over night Senior Juan
sanchez Azcona, private secretary to
Madero fed during the night in an
sG
The deposed president will be
,reated with all consideration by
h-se who have him within their power
/ is declared. General Huerta prompt
y dispatched message to Mrs.
Nadero. assuring her of the personal
safety Of her husband and declaring
hat he would be well treated.
II was the determination that the
"a tie IN which heavy artillery had
,een used In the streets since the out
freak of the Diaz mutiny, must come
o an end which led group OF SEN
ltors last night to urge General Hr-
rita 20 the move that it would not
,nly terminate terrible conflict but at
lie lame time remove the Madero
amily from public affairs in Mexico.
BY 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Madero and his cabinet,
With the exception of Ernesto Madero,
Minister of finance, had been made
prisoners. Ernesto Madero escaped
ew minutes before General Blanquet's
nen took the other minister prisoner
It the national palace. .a..
Gustavo Madero, another brother OF
o-,s lent Madero, also was arrested.
lie Lad been denounced in many Guar
ers since the first days of the Madero
as an arch-politician
Ind had been charged with being a
alse counsellor of the president.
Arrest Two Generals.
"A few hours later General Delgado
ind General Angeles, two of the fed
raj commanders who we're not in &C
ord with General Huerta's plan, were
ldded to the list of prisoners. -,
The plan had originally been made
Without the knowledge of General Diaz
nd his followers. The news soon
,ermeated the rebel lines and then be-
ran holiday fusillade from the ma
.hine guns and rifles such as had not
,een heard since the opening of hos
ilitfes. 1t appeared for time as If
very machine gun and every rifle in
he arsenal had been brought into
lcticn in an effort to fire away all the
emaining stores of ammunition there.
It was however merely celebration
4 the arrival of news that peace was
lear.
{ The awful din was permitted by the