Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1913 — MORE DISSERTATION IN MEXICAN CAPITOL. [ARTICLE]

MORE DISSERTATION IN MEXICAN CAPITOL.

Amy in Revolt and Sunday Was Day of Terror—Madero Fortified in National Palace. Revolt in Mexico reached a serious stage Sunday when the army took possession of the public buildings, sh9t down federal adherents, released General Felix Diaz, leader of the Vera Cruz revolt, and General Reyes, a bitter enemy of the Madero government, captured the arsenal, and almost captured the Mexican capital. ———: —- There was open disseation among the former adherents of the government and it is said many who had posed as Madero supporters went over to the revolutionists as they seemed to be gaining headway. ■■ It is reported that about 200 were killed, half of whom were not soldiers. President Madero is fortified in the palace and has sent reassuring messages to all parts of the country saying that the army has remained loyal and that the outlook is for federal supremacy. The optimistic messages of Madero, however, are not supported by the correspondents, who state that the rebels have much the better of the situation. During the course of the battle Sunday General Reyes was killed. He was the secretary of war under the former Diaz government and after Diaz resigned was the candidate for president against Madero. Soon after his' defeat he began to foment trouble and was an active leader against the Madero' administration. He was daptured a year ago and has been in jail since that time, until released Sum day, wben he took aetive command of all the forces along with Felix Diaz, and he was shot through the head soon after the battle started. Felix Diaz is a nephew of the former president. He too, has been an active revolutionist. He was captured last fall and It was Expected that Madero would have him executed at once, but clemency was granted and he had pot yet been tried. Now, It looks like a fight to the finish, for if Diaz is captured he will be promptly dispatched. No official communication had been received at Washington up to midnight Sunday, and it was reported that President Taft would adhere to his former policy of re fusing to intervene unless American lives were in danger. He is quoted as saying that warships might be dispatched to the coast of Mexico and more troops might be sent to the border, but, unless American lives were endangered troops would* not be sent into Mexico.