Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-19
GALA DAY IN CAPITAL Of
THE REPUBLIC Of MEXICO

anii-American spirit of the last decade
appears to be dying out, because Amer
: lea refused to intervene.
GALVESTON. Feb. i9.-Privatc dis
! patches from Mexico City say Gustav }
Nadcro was executed today on IIuer-
! ia'S order.
WASHINGTON, Feb. i9.-President
Taft and Secretary knox We're i'll con-
sultation today and discussed the prob
ability Of the new provisional govern
mtnl of Mexico keeping order. 1t is
generally believed here that Provisional
President iucrta will not be kept in
Office long, because Of the antipathy Of
SaIazal, Orozco and other rebel lead
crs. II is expected that DiaZ will be
his successor. The new regime will
not he recognized until President Taft
is assured Of its stability. Huerta tele-
-raphcd Taft. 81 have the honor to in
form YOU that | have overthrown this
government. The forces are with me
ttt' il'tii llVN VII FNott oiIt HipSpCliiN
viii reign throughout the republic"
FL PASO. Feb. I9.-President Fran
cisco !. Madero and his cabinet have
been thrown into prison. Gen. Nictri-
ano IIuerIa. commander of the Ma
irro forces, has been proclaimed pres
ident Of Mexico ad interim, Gen. Felix
Diaz has ceased his attack upon the
national palace and Mexico City is
again quiet.
This was the first message flashed
when the Mexican federal telegraph
Was restored to Mexico City. The
message was sent unsolicited by one
, operator in Mexico City to another in
juareZ and was uncensored. The Mex
| leo City operator said it was stated
! that the senate had prevailed upon
General Huerta to turn upon MaderO
Ito put an end to the fighting in the
capital and that the federal army had
juyfully gone with its commander. Ma
dcT0 was with his cabinet, it was said,
planning to appease Gen. Felix Diaz
BY declaring the vice-presidency va
cant and the cabinet had consented to
resign in the event of peace.
When the coup was executed, Ma
dero and his cabinet We're arrested in
the. national palace and thrown into
prison, the senate convened in ex-
traordinary session and proclaimed Gen.
Nictriano Huerta president ad interim
and Gcu. Felix Diaz ordered his men
tn crdar firing and moved his troops
from iiIt arsenal to the plaza i'll front
of the national palace. cooperating with
the federal forces they had been fight
Ing. General DiaZ was at once made
Commander in chief Of all the forces
and the rebellion was formally and Off
cially declared at an end
The city now faces food famine
ami an epidemic of typhoid as a re-
suit of continuous battling in the
streets and it is feared food and re-
lief measures cannot be secured N
time Confirmation Of the news sent
.hy the Mexico City operator has been
received I'y prominent Mexican in
this city and 10y the acting consul here.
U. S. Army Camps Raided
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 19.-Gen-
eral Inez Salazar is carrying out
his threat TO supply his rebel army
with guns, ammunition and horses from
american army camps and ranches
along the Mexican border. Simultane-
Gus and entirely successful raids have
been made by Salazar's rebels upon
the border patrol camp of the Thir
tecnth United States cavalry at Hachitd,
\. NJ, and four American ranches along
The Texas border.
From lie american army camp the
rebels secured 5000 rounds Of machine
gun ammunition. one rapid fire gun and