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Show Immense Throng Greeb H Him at Internation- H al Line ' H Pedras Negras, Mex., June 3. H Through a collonade of arches about Um which was assembled a cheering maa H of Mexicans, Francisco I. Madcro, Jr., Um qntercd Mexico from the United H States todav on his triumphal Journey UM to the ancient Aztec capital. The H blare of trumpets, tho shouts of vlvs UM Madcro and continuous handclapplnj UM from balconies of houses along th UM way greeted the former rebel chlei UM and 4 his part. Bouquets rained thick Um and fast on the Madero automobiN UM and throughout the procession the vie UM torious rebel chieftain stood in. hii Mm machine bowinr and smiling to th.t MM throng about him. 'MM Scnor Carranza, the governor of tht IH state of Coahulla; Col. Garibaldi an( H LleuL Col Hayepcrez, who accompan 1 iel Senor Madero also were cheered H The demonstration began at Eagle 1 Pass, Tex., and reached Its clima.-t JMM at tho center of tho international H bridge where the party were halted bj H an arch on which was draped n red Mm whlto and green drapery of Mexico. H Pedras Negras (formerly Porflrlt H Diaz) Mex.. June 3. Re-entering Me H lean territory after a GOO-mlle joun H ney through 'the United States, Fran H Cisco I. Madero, Jr.. was welcomoi H by an Immeuso throng at tho In ten M national line here today. Crowds H from Eagle Pass. Texas, and Old H Cludad Porfirlo Diaz swarmed tho H bridges and with a-chorus of "Viva jH Madero" "Long Life tho defender for liberty" and similar cries, hailed tho former rebel chief as a national hero. H During the night, every little station H contributed its crowd to tho Madero H welcome. With Mexican and Ameri- MWa can flags fluttering In the light of doz- H ens of torches, the officers of Ma- H dero's staff on giard at the ontranco H to his private car, repeatedly were H compelled to address the crowds whilo H their chelf slept. H Tho party arrived at Eagle Pass, H Texts, at S:30 o'clccg and were driven H in automobiles across the internation- H al bridge. At the middle of tho bridge IH Madero was received in the ombracp ll "of Senor V. Carranza, tlie new gov- ernor of Coahulla who escorted him H Into Mexico through a gateway of JM flowers, the arch of which bore tho IH " Inscription Padras Negras, signifying IH tho passing of the name Cludad Por- 1 flrio Diaz, from this town and tho IH dawn of a new era In Moxlco. M9M Though tho hour was early, tho H crowd had assembled long -before tho lMU train arrived and when Madero and '1 his wife, followed by the party of IH thirty, moved slowly across thobrldgo H in a procession of automobiles, cheers Mmm rang through the air, tho deafening H npplauso from tho American side be- H lng taken up across the border by an W (Continued ou Pago Eight) H MADERO IS WELCOMED. (Continued from Pago One.) ovon more demonstrative crowd. Ma-dero Ma-dero made a brief address of thanks for tho demonstration. When Senor Madero reached the municipal building ho was escorted to a balcony where the only ontoward Incident In-cident of the day occurred. Senor Madero was being introduced in a long flowery spoech by a young orator, Manuel Lopez, who," for some unexplained reason took occasion to denounce Benito Juarez as an African Afri-can robber who had separated church and state. Senor Madero moved toward young I Lopez. A dozen hands quicklv seized f the jioung man and shoved him I through the door The crowd applauded. applaud-ed. Senor Madero then spoke and defended Juarez, after which ho turned turn-ed to a discussion of the principles which the revolution had fostered. Tho party left on a speolal train at 1030 c-'clock, preceded by 200 nrracd men in a pilot train. The next stop will be at Monclova, Mox., tonlght- |