The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-18

FEDERAL NIGHT ATTACK FAILS.
fBv Federal Wireless Telegraph

(By Federal Wireless TeleEraph.)
CITY OF MEXICO, February 10
Especial to The Advertiser) After the
customary hour for breakfast, the fight
ing between the Madero and Diaz
forces was resumed here today. The
federal troops repeatedly charged the
rebels stronghold, the arsenal, but were
repulsed with heavy losses as rapidly as
they advanced.
The rebels renewed their cannonad-
ing of the National Palace and shelled
Madero s private residence. The latter
was badly damaged.
Madero told his advisers and leaders
in the Mexican senate, who spent most
of last night in trying to induce him
to quit Office and permit the election of
a new President, that he will die rath-
er than do SO.
Fighting ragged from ten o'clock last
night till nearly dawn today. The night
attack was planned by Madero to sur
prise Diaz, but failed. Madero's forces
desperately attacked the rebel s strong
hold, but the Diaz gunners moved them
down.
MADERo HAS NOT RESIGNED.
CBy Federal Wireless Telepranhl
CITY OF MEXICO, February 15.-
Especial to The Advertiser)- is
strongly intimated that the special
meeting of the senate called this morn
ing insisted on President Madero's IS
resignation. Many of the senators did
not attend as they declared they were
unable to traverse the city.
Minister LasCurin declared after the
meeting of the senate that it was by no
means certain Madero would resign.
The President, he said, was to end the
difficulty in patriotic manner, if pos
sible, without further bloodshed, but
this appeared improbable.
Francisco De La Barra, former pro-
visional President, professed ignorance
as to President Madero's intentions.
He declared the question of his resig-
nation had been submitted to President
Madero and that the matter at present
had gone no further,
A few minutes later De La Barra,
accompanied by General Felipe Angela,
a federal commander, went to the pal
ace for a conference with Madero.
Following the conference De La Barra
announced that Madero had authorized
him and General Angela to confer with
Felix Diaz and Gen. Manuel Mondragon
on the question of arranging an armis-
tice.
Madero proposed the naming of a
commission by each party to contrive
a plan for a solution of the situation.
Diaz replied that he could not consider
an armistice and that he would enter
into no negotiations for peace until he
was officially notified of the resignation
of President Madero, the Vice Presi-
dent and the entire cabinet.
READY FOR EMERGENCIES.
Thy Federal Wireless Telegraph
WASHINGTON, February 15.-( (Spe-
cial to The Advertiser) The admins
tration hopes if Francisco De La Barra
should ultimately be Madero's success
or that peace will follow. De La Barra
is popular with all Mexicans and has a
close knowledge of this government 8
feelings towards the Mexican Republic.
For several months after the abdica-
tion of Porfiro Diaz he acted as provi-
sional President and his administration
met with the approval of the natives.
It was admitted at the state depart
ment, however, that even if peace
comes it will be months before any new
30 9S"NiS OANubh W oh-
force order, and that Americans and
other foreigners would continue to be
unsafe.
Absence of news today of conditions
at Mexico City and other Mexican
points caused orders to be issued to the
commanders of the warships Georgia,
Virginia, Nebraska and Vermont, all in
Mexican waters, TO be prepared to land
marines and blueiaekets If American
Ambassador Wilson, or any Of the
American consuls, should need their
services.