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Ends Life An Exile. while COun-
try to Which He Gave Peace
Is Torn with Civil War and
Ruined Industrially.
WAS s. YEARS OF AGE
Fought against United States
in 1846-Harassed the French
When Macmillan Was Made
EmperOr--As Dictator. Was
Overthrow by MaderO.

Paris. July 2, $40 p. u.General por-
rro Dinz, former president of Mexico,
died at seven o'clock this evening
General Diazs wife Senoie Carmen
Romero Rubio Diaz. and their son. Por-
frio piaz. Jr.. and tho latter's wife were
az the bedside when the end came.
General Diaz began to fail rapidly about
three weeks ago and while his death was
not nnexpected owing to his advanced
age and failing health the crisis came
suddenly this afternoon. Portirio Diaz'
Jr and his wife were hastily summoned
and arrived at the bedside only a few
moments before the end.
Colonel Diaz said he was unable to
state the nature OF his fathers maiadE'
but expressed the opinion that q conrpli-
CO alton Of diseases due to advanced ag"
was the cause.
PATHCS IN DIAZ DEATH.
Two pathetic circumstances marked
the death of the exiled ruler. Owing
to the troubled state in Mexico IT mas
been judged impossible to send the body
home with all that ceremony which would
have bedttod one of the grea test
| figures In Mexican history. and further
col Porfirio Diaz, Jr, has tried in vain
to inform his sisters. Sonora Ienacio De
La Tore and Sonora Rincon Gallardo'
who are now in Mexico, of the death of
their father
! Not less tragic perhaps. is the fsc'
that not one of those whom General Dia1
raised NJ to be his assistants in govern
ing Mexico and who prospered and gre"
rich in the shadow of his greatness wers
with him when he died Scarcely any
one outside the family knew Of the sert'
BUSINESS of General Diazs illness or that
he was in Paris.
The end seems to have been brought
about by failure of the heart which
WAS weakened by a severe attack OF
grippe last year. This Illness also left
the aged exile almost blind. Neverthe-
less he was accustomed to walk out daily
during the past spring.
40 decision has vet been made con
cernng the final disposition of the body
or the date of the funeral
The letter with which General Por
frio Diaz announced, on May rs. 1911
his resignation from the presidency OF
Mexico after having been master OF
the country for thirty-five years gives
in his own words an interesting
glimpse of his remarkable career Il
reads:
sir: The Mexican people who
generously have covered me with
honors, who proclaimed me- as their
leader during the international
war, who periodically assisted me-
in all works undertaken to develop
industry and the commerce Of the
republic, establish its credit. gain
Tor it the aspect of the world and
obtain for II an honorable position
in the concert OF nations-that
same people. sir, have rcVoltcd in
armed military bands, stating that
my presence in the exerC ises of
the supreme executive power is the
cause of this insurrection.
II do not know of any fact i'm
putahlo to mo which would have
: caused this social phenomenon, but
= permitting, though not admitting
that | may he unwittingly culpahle
such n possibility makes me the
least able to reason out and decide
my own culpability. Therefore.
respecting as have always re-
spected the will Of the people and
in accordauc" with article ~ with
the federal constitution, | come
before the supreme representatives
Of the nation i'm order to resign,
unreservedly, the office Of consti-
tutional President of the Republic
with which the national vote hon
ored me- which do with the more
81 In, rim
In office, it would be necessary to
shed Mexican blood, endaneering
; the credit of the country. dissi-
, patrg It's wealth, eXhausting its
= resources and exposing it's policy
to international complications
: 81 hope gentlemen. that when the
passions which are inherent TO all
revolutions have been Gained, a
more conscientious and Just study
will bring out, in the national
r mind, correct Judgment, which.
when | die, may carry craven on
r my soul as Just estimate OF the
life which | have devoted and will
+ devote to my countrymen."/
The revolution led by General Francisc
y /. Madero Jr, had brought about tn
t aged presidents reported pledge early /
= 1917 to resign his office in bargain 70
0 peace, but on May ~, the day on whic
r the resignation was expected, it WAS no
I orthcom,ng Riots occurred that day !
Mexico city, in which many persons wer
killed The national palace was stone
by mobs shouting viva Madero," an
, demanding to know why Diaz did not re
sign, The next day he rsad his letter @
resignation tn the Chamber of Deputies
= large majority voted ave, the othe
d legislators rose and bowed their affirna
A ,io,, q : thair names were called