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Show Madero Orders Bis H Troops to Attack H City of Saltillo H Juarez, May 25. A resumption ot jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjH hostilities in the state of Coahulla H was ordered today. Francisco I. Ma- . H doro gave Instructions for the insur- H recto forces in that state to advance H on 'Saltillo, the capital, a city of 24.- H 000 population, with a view of taking H it from the federals and forcibly es- jjH tablishlng the provisional government H there. """"""""H Coahulla is one of the four states H In which Madero asserts it had le en H ; agreed he should Install his provls- """"""""H lonal governors. Madero toda3 re- 'H , ceived advices that the legislature jjH there had refused to install Senor H Venus Piano Carranza, who had been jjH j chosen for that post. As soon as he jjH was informed of the refusal of the jjH j legislature to bow to his will, the in- H I surrecto leader Issued instructions by ''"""""H . telegraph for the Insurrect03 Imme- jjjjjjjjjjjjjH dlately to advance on the city and 'H I open an attack, if necessary. lie also H J issued a statement explaining tho sit- H j uatlon, and declaring it his belief that jjH I federal troops would Join with the M insurrectos. """""""H MEXICO CITY, May 21. Enraged H by the announcement that President """"""H Diaz and Vice President Corral would """"""H not resign before to-morrow, specta- "jjjjjjjjjjjjjjH tors in the galleries of the chamber """""""H of deputies precipitated a riot that has """"""H resulted in at least three deaths and """""""H many wounded by volleys of police """""""H and troops. President Diaz has had """"""H fever for five 'days. """"""H Until 0 o'clock tonight tho mob jjjH encountered practically no opposition """H and apparently little restriction wan """"""H ( necessary. Shouting " vivas " for jjjH Madero, they paraded the streets of """""H J tho capital, 'but' always In an orderly lH fashion except for the noise. """""""""H Occasional Instances of vandalism jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjH 1 were condemned by the thousands of jjjjjjH , marching men, who Joined in shouts H "Order S H I At S.30 o'clock it appeared that the "jjB . crowd was dispersing. The main H body had been broken into smaller H groups, but at that time some of these B had grown more demonstrative In the H big plaza in front of the palace and "jH the police determined that the time H had come for drastic measures. The H shouting, gesticulating mass ot jjB humanity was warned to move on, but a confidence borne of better treatment early In the evening "jH caused them to receive with derision H the order of the police. jH Fatal Fire of Troops. H They were told to disperse again and again but no attention was paid H to the order. The shouts of ridicule H were turned into cries of anguish, for H the guns of the police and the soldiers H were throwing Into their midst a hall H of bullets. The livlns stumbled in a H mod rush over tho bodies of the dead B and wounded. The narrow streets H leading from the Zocalo were jammed H with fleeing men and women. For a H few minutes the guns of the govern- H ment ware stilled, but a regatherlng fjH on the street corners of the now H thoroughly enrased, as well as fright- "jH ened partisans of Madero resulted In H another order to fire at will Sharper B and longer now came the shooting. H The mob fled, but, contrary to all "H traditions of Mexico, tho troops had H not yet Intimidated the rioters to the M point where they were willing to sub- jH mIL The force ot tho iron had been H weakening and in spito of the death H It had brought, the rioters failed to do H more than scatter into miniature mobs H each shouting for Madero and yelling lH for the early downfall of the present "H government. H President Diaz Is 111. H In the midst of it all Presidont Diaz H lay on a sick bed It was learned on H authority this afternoon that despite H recent optimistic official reports or his H condition the president has shown H several degrees of fevor for tho last H live days , ., H Ho declined to sco all visitors, In- H eluding members of tho diplomatic H corps, and takes nothing but liquid H nourishment. M Tho president's palace was crowded H with visitors, mostly personal friends. jH There wero not chairs enough in tho H palaco for thorn and they stood on the H stairways. Almost at tho beginning. H of tho demonstration the American H ambassador. Henry Lane Wilson, en- H tered the palace to pay his respects H to tho presidont. He chatted for "H some time with Madame Diaz, tho -H latter expressing her regrets that tho, H president was too sick to receive vlsl- H The call lasted twonty mlnutco. H Cheer American Ambascador. jl When the American ambassador IH emerged ho found troops lined up In M front of tho palace and mountod police H at both ends of the block. H The troops which did tho shooting H reinforced tho. police later. Tho jH shouts of tho mob crying ''Viva H Madero!" and "Death to Diaz!" H could plainly be heard bv-the Amerl- H can ambassador, although they did H not penetrate so far as the president's H bedchambor. savo when some care- H Joss servant allowod the door to re- H main open for a moment H Tho ambassador's motor car moved H with difficulty. During Its progress at H different times grimy hands wero H thrust inside and the diplomat was H saluted with " Viva el Embajador ! " H (Live the ambassador). EjH |
