New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
Commander-in-Chief of Federal Forces in the
Capital Aided by General Banquet
in Coup dEtat.
CONSULTED WITH FELIX DIAZ
Madero and Members Of His Cabinet Arrested in National
Palace-Sheet Crowds Shouting "Vvas" for
Huerta- Fighting Ceases Abruptly When
New President Is Proclaimed
fBy The Associated Press. ]

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the Presidency He the National Palace not long
before 8 o'clock this afternoon by General Banquet
General Vctoriano Huerta commander of the federal
proclaimed Provisional President.
Under pressure, Madero resigned at 6 o'clock.
About the time Mdero seized by General Banquet his
brother Gusavo Mado formerly Minister Finance arrested
by General Huerta dining with him public
All the members of the Cabinet promptly arrested except
Enesto Madero uncle of The President held the portfolio of
Finance He appsd of the intentions against the
ard managed to escape.
The Zocao great plaza of Palace ammed
tonight by inscribed Peace and
Liberty shouting for Da Huerta Banquet and Mondagon
The members of the Madero family who in Cha
putepec Castle whsked away automobile by friends
who had learned Of the coup the National Palace
kilograms have been the of the notify
ing them of proclamation of Huerta Provisional President
the military assuring them that general
elections will be held for President.
General uerta made speech from the balcony the Palace
the assembled crowds He declared that he had personal
ambitions and announced himself military governor Gen
Banquet military commander Of the federal district
1t fully believed that definite agreement will be reached
General Huerta The negotiations
will be conducted through the American Embassy.
Notwithstanding the definite action
peced to-day the coup the Palace caused sensation and
affairs could FOR several hours
against Madero the result of plot
which had been brewing since yesterday and which possibly existed
with Banquet for much greater length of time.
From the first that General Banquet
unwilling fight His of the mind He held
would follow him adventure which they did at the National
Palace this afternoon.
The forces numbering men, which arrived yes
erday Immediately the Palace ostenby to relieve
and the the field
An agreement between Banquet and Huera
reached night nimaion Blanques had
the they play just before the successful
stroke made Banquet drew his order and delivered
q stirring speech
This inhuman battle must cease, he said The time has
come taken stop conflict in
killing and brother fighting against brother;
when non-combatants sharing the fate OF war-and all this
because Of the caprice Of one man..
Banquet for the Of the President and
assigned detachment duty Madero prisoner
in his
One reason given for attitude of General Banquet from
beginning presence Of his in the ranks of Diaz
When the President and his Ministers became
known gathered the through which they paraded
shouting Huea and Diaz conference held be-
representatives these generals and
reached whereby the appointment of General Huerta to the
Provisional Presidency was proclaimed
Prior to this however, Hueas attempt communicate with
Dz prccpaed of the sapest engagements OF the day.
from the rebel rifles and machine guns was long sus-
tanned II was by no means that time that the coup
hosttes At $3.50 the afternoon the
aiding than before and the rattle OF machine guns was
heard in quarters At that time San Francisco street was
being uea he expecting an attack Hall
an hour later firing sounded and the battle
few oyal members of Maderos staff rushed into the
when Madero struggling with the soldiers and went to his
rescue Intellectually Captain Garmenda who had just been
appointed chief police advanced Colonel Rvero shooting
woundg him seriously Immediately there was an exchange
a hots and three or four members the Presidents staff said
to have wounded
General Delgado the emissary of Madero in the
negotiations for an Sunday has been arrested Huea
and his supporters Degado into their plot
Twenty men of the 2et Infantry Of Banquets forces.
nsted guarding the private rooms OF the PRESIDENT az tn
beginning of the revolt in the Palace
The Madero took place the Hall OF the Aoassa
doris When the President entered the he found all the en-
frances guarded
One soldier overexcted by the words OF Banquet pointed MS
the breast eaped him. In the struggle the
gun discharged without inrng any one Inc sooer was o