The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-10

Mexico City, Feb. 9.-President Fran
cisco |. Madero, with his ministers and
strong detachment of loya! troops, is
fortified tonight in the national palace,
while General Felix Diaz, with large
majority of the regulars behind him,
has virtual control of the capital.
In several bloody encounters today
the president and his supporters sue
ceeded in defending themselves against
the rebels, and notwth standing the
are in state of revolt which carried
all before them today, there was an
appearance of genuine optimism at the
palace among Madero and his minis
ters.
To all parts of the republic, Madero
teleGraphed reassuring news which he
and his cabinet seemed to believe. The
state governors and military COM
marders were assured of the loyalty of
the army and that tranquility had been
restored.
To a representative Of the Associated
Press, President Madero said the faciI-
ity with which the new revolt had been
suppressed was only another indication
of the strength of the government and
the loyalty Of the army. Pointing from
window in the palace to mob, for
the most part of boys carrying the ma
tional flag and crying, "Vivas' for Ma
dero, the president said:
"There you can see the people are
with us. 1t is said that the govern
yaent stands alone, but that is not true.
The government has the support Of
the people. There will be no more
temporizing. We are going to use the
iron hand"
Early in the day. shortly after the
! first outbreak occurred Maderr de-
clarcd martial law throughout the city
( and announced that he would ask con-
sress to authorize q suspension Of the
| guarantees throughout the republic
General Huerta was named as post
commander, General Nllar having been
wounded.
In the belief that the government had
scored an easy victory, Foreign Minis
ter Lascurian Frnesto Madero, anc
others Of the cabinet, embraced one an
other and congratulated themselves
and the president on what they callec
the new turn of events.
Diaz Must Fight.
Those who have observed affair.
Closely point ont that General Diaz
who escaped being shot summarily fol
lowing the failure of the Vera Cru;
revolt, now can expect no clcmency
but must fight to the death.
There is no question that Dia2 i:
straining every fibre to depose Nader
and with the large forces at his com
mard, both within the city and outside
it is not likely that the present reVol
and the rising within the capital vii
be easily suppressed.
The Uprising.
The army rose in revolt today i.
| Mexico City, took possession of tn
public buildings, shCt down federal ad
herents in the streets, released from
prison General lFelix Diaz, leader Of tn
Vera Cruz revalt. and falling into lin
under his banner, virtually capture
the Mexican capital.
Francisco Madero, president of tn
republic. and members of his cabinet
took refuge in the national palaef
WLere they were besicged, but, wit
some loyal troops at their back, sue
cceded in defending the palace fror
the assaults of the reVolutioniStS.
Madero's family has taken refuge i
the Japanese legation, and tonight tn
president is making a fight desperat
IN its efforts, against what appears t
be enormous odds, for retention of hi
power.
General DiaZ who is the nephew {
the deposed president, Porfirio Dia
now is at the head of a majority of tn
capital troops, including INST of tn
artillery, and is in possession of tn
arsenal in the city and the powde
works nearby.
Madero is relying on the loyalty
General Blan.uet, who has been sun
moncd from Toluca, 10 miles distan