The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-21
CARRANzA IS
NOW IN CITY
OF MEXICO
P0PULACE GREETSt NEW CHIEF
NfWILD ACCLAIM as HEEN:
TIERS CAPITAL.
MAYOR SURRENDERs KEYS TO,
LEADER OF THEgC0NSTITU-
Journalists. !
100000 CITIZENS CHEER as THE
TRIUMPHAL MARGINS MADE
TO HIST0RICaP PALACE.

IA = Ahu6s 4S-otNGIu
Carranza, accompanied by his stan,
entered the capital yesterday! 1t IS
estimated that more than $50, 600
persons crowded the line of march
of the, new president and his follow
ers, Which extended form the village
OF Atzapotzalco to the National Pal
lace, a defiance OF six miles. There
was not the slightest disorder rs
General C%arranza and his staff pass
led through the cheering crowds,
which showered them with flowers
and confetti and from which came
%icries of "long live Carranza; LONG
live the Constitutional government
At dawn the Constitntionalist
troops began forming ut close inter!
Iralsr in a double line along tile entire
distance over which the victorious
Constitutional leader was to! pass.
BAG kof tile troops were ranged the
siGht-seers, and cveryaroof and bal
cony held. spectators: "a
Mayor surrenders CityiI
aft was near noon when General
Carranza. mounted or a spperbhorse
and accompanied by his stan ahS the
genrals Of the northwest; the central
and northeast divisions of tho Con.
stituoinalist army, left Atzcapotzalco.
escorted by a squadron Of cavalry
and the Fourth Sonora battalion Of
infantry, which acted as the guard
of honor. On reaching the city lin
its the column was met by the mayor
and the city council Of the capital,
who delivered to General carranza
the keys of the city.
After this ceremony the cayalcade
proceeded to the historic C%hapultepec
Castle, where two batteries off artil.
lery fired d salute in honor jof the
new chief. executive. Here the m
rade turned down the beautiful lPasa
de a'Refornia avenue, which WAS de.
signed by the unfortunate Empress
Carlotta and which leads. from the
castle to 9the National Paiaee3
l -." I'll W. H AFANl.sN ENh'.HNN
along this ;sectioni oftlthe Alle of
mrach werea grouped yhundredsT OF
school chharen6 dresseld in white,
each, c%arryingaa bouquet.and n Mex
lean flag. s7As Eawan2a passed they
sang a hymn written for tho occa-
sion entitled Union and Liberty"
Given Mhdero'sIF Flag.
When 5fhss PROCESSION reached tho
national theatre It halted in order
that the cliief executive might re-
ceiye at tel hands Of a delegation Of
workmen9the nag which President
Madcro dropped 1t that Very spot on
the ,fatefui night Of February =,
1913, the date OF the Huuerta upris-
ing.
Passing down the Avenida San
Francisco the crowds gave the new
president a continuous ovation. This
avenue leads to the. historic Plaza dc
la Constitution, the cathedral and
the national and municipal palaces
forming It's sides. Here an immense
throng had been gathered since early
in the morning and vo~eitcrously
chcnred General Carranza as he pass
ed through the main. entrance Of the
nationa1l palace.
a few moments after he entered,
President C%arranza appeared on the
balcony under the4liberty bell and
adaTessedTqt he. crowd promising a
newSera EqfIreal constitutional gov
eminent The troops then passed in
review before the new executive. q.
band Of 200 pieces massed incthe
Isatare meanwhile playing martial
airs. The day was a holiday and all
places Of business, were closed.
Villa to Investigate.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Aug. 21.-Gen-
eral Francisco Villa today telegraph
ed Colonel P. Elias Gales at Magda-
lena that he and General Alvaro OBJ
RECON soon will come to Sonora to in
yestigate the differences between
Gales and Governor Maytorena.
LIBERAL COMMISSION AND SAL.
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