The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-13
MEXICO CITY TAKEN BY
REBELS; MADERO FLEEs
Felir Diaz Now AT Head of Tri-
umphant Troops-Congress
May Soon Act.

Mexico City, Feb. 11.--The night
passed quietly In Mexico City and
Monday morning say no resump-
ton of the lighting that yesterday re-
suited in the supposed fight of Presi-s
dent Madero and the success of General
Felix Diaz. the rebel leader,
Diaz has made no new move and h
general situation remains much as It
was last night. when the rebellous
army practically seized the city after
l~street fighting before the national PAL
ACE, that resulted in the death of Cen
eral Bernado Reyes n some 200 peo-
pie.
Stories are rife that President Ma
dero has fled the city, headed Tor some
| port on the. eastern coast, while In
other quarters it is declared that he
acceded to the ~peremptory demand of,
Diaz that he resign the presidency at
once.
Few Troops Arrive.
Neither of these reports could be
Iconfirmed at an early nour today. Rel
atives of Madero refused this morning
to divulge his whereabouts.
Only a few troops came into the city
during the night and the early hours
of today and they showed little dis
position to fight.
The ~populace did not know early to-
| day whether President Madero had fled
fGom the capital. With a following of
lIoyal troops said to number 1000, he
took refuge in the national capital yes
terday, blu it was reported at day
break that under of night he
had fled toward the eastern coast,
taking his family with him.. Itewas also
reported that all of the OF
his cabinet had resigned.
Banquet Wouldn't Fight.
The report of his flight was given
i rrndafnnn n1fln1fcyh a. wa q txifhntIf pnn
%firrlation. His decision to flee the cap
ital, it was said. was due to General
Blanquets refused to stand by him.
General Banquet arrived last night
with a small portion of his forces, sup
posedly loyal to Madero. but he re-
fused to fight against General Felix
Diaz. Since the arrival of B~lanquet's
force the bridges between the capital
and Toluca have been burned.
1t is recalled that during the Orozco
rebellion Madero stated what course
he would pursue If the national capi-
tai was captured He said he never
would surrender. but in case Mexico
City was taken he would remain in the
government palace as long as possible
and with whoever remained loyal he
to the hills in the south where he
would keep up the fight for constituted
government.
Predict Madero's Return.
The city apparently was not con-
vinced today that Madero would not
be able to return to the city with
enough troops to wrest from Diaz and
his followers the places they seized
yesterday.
II Madero remained in the national
palace here or took refuge in the pal
ace at Chapultepec, II was generally
assumed the bombardmeat of these
places would follow.
/ There y-o crnap1I1ntipy, a c. tn xt-hof n -
ton congress might take. 1t was re-
garded as probable that it would de-
mand the resignation of the Madero adj
ministration.
The question to concern the cabinet
meeting today vas the precariouS sit
uation of Americans in the city of Mex
leo, If Dia or President Madero could
not guarantee protection for their lives
or property. The principles of inter-
national law are known to sanction
intervention when there is not titular
authority in a country able and will
ing to assume the duty of keeping
down anarchy and preventing the pill
lage of the property of foreign resi-
dents and sacrifice of their lives.
Intervention Plans.
If the United States were to inter-
vene the first step would be taken by
the navy. 1t would fall to Rea Adj
miral Badger. commander in chief. to
dispatch some of the big battleshipa
to Vera Cruz to land a force of marines
and bluejackets.
Meanwhile the "expeditionary brig
ade" of the army. which has been held
under leash for man months Will be
held under orders TO entrain and ems
bark, precisely as it did several months
ago, when the situation in Cuba APP
peared to require attention..
This force numbering in the aggre-
gate about 49, 900 men. would be dis
| patched in case OF need from Nayyport
News and New Orleans. converging or
Vera Cruz, while, of course there
would be a concentration of the troops
on the northern border of Mexico.
But officials are hopeful that no such
order will be necessary. They look
for a speedy settlement in Mexico, by
the complete victory of one side.
CRUISER IN READINESS.
Washington. Feb. II. - Secretary