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Show UO CAPliED FMEDI0 RESIGN GENERAL HEURTA TURNS TRAITOR TRAIT-OR TO MEXICAN PRESIDENT AND TAKES HIS PLACE. Madero Was Summoned to Hall of the Embassadors arm Overpowered Overpow-ered After Members of Hie Staff Were Wounded. Mexico City. President Madero, victim of the treachery of one of his followers, Is a prisoner and has been forced to resign the presidency of war-stricken Mexico. President Madero was arrested at the national palace late Tuesday afternoon af-ternoon by General JJlanquet, one of his most trusted commanders. He re-ilgned re-ilgned w hen Clanquet ordered him to surrender bis office before 6 o'clock 00 ialn of execution at that boor. General Victorians Iluerta, Ma- flero's chief, thereupon aesumed control con-trol of the government and pro-slalmed pro-slalmed himself military governor. The American embassador has cabled ca-bled to the state department at Warning Warn-ing ton that Madero Is held a prisoner In the national palace by General Huerta. The Madero vice-president, Pino Buarez, was also arrested and la held 1 prisoner In another part of the pal-ice. pal-ice. Gustavo Madero, the president's brother, and General Del Gado, the federal commander, were also arrested. ar-rested. The inhabitants, always ready, by reason of their volatile temperament, to go from frolic to ftghi, are surging Ji rough the streets, crying "Viva Dlai!- and "Viva Iluerta!" All the horrors of the last ten days apparently have been forgotten in ixultatlon over the advent of a new idol. A city torn by shot and shell waa Tuesday nlgbt en fete. The itreets are being cleared of the dead 9y rollicking crowds of merrymakers. The arrest of Madero took place in the ball of the . embassadors. The president was summoned to the room ifter the stage bad been set for his intrance. He stepped inside and found all the entrances guarded. One soldier, over-excited fey the words of Blanquet, pointed bis gun at the jreaat of Madero, who leaped upon aim. In the struggle the gun was dls-sbarged. dls-sbarged. without injuring anyone. The wldler was disarmed and placed under un-der arrest by order of Iluerta on the (barge of firing without orders. In the excitement attending Ma-lero's Ma-lero's arrest. Captain Carmedla, who bad Just ieen appointed chief of police, po-lice, advanced upon Colonel Rlberell, hooting and wounding him seriously. Immediately there was an exchange f ahots and three or four members it the president's staff were wounded. Twenty men of the Twenty-ninth mrantry of Iilanquet's forces were en-:rustd en-:rustd with the duty of guarding the private rooms of the president at the beginning of the revolt in the palace. General Dlas and the men who betrayed be-trayed President Madero have an ig: jcroent, it is said, and Diaz will be llotalor of the situation. The whole country Is in a turmoil, (t is reported that Zapata has now turned for Madero and will try to keep up a banditti guerrilla warfare igalnst the new president. The new president Is maktnir no promises ex-:ept ex-:ept to try to restore peace through- i jut the republic. |
