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Show FEDERALS CLOSE I IN ON THE REBELS I Fighting Was Resumed at 10 This Morning Ru- I mor of Madero's Resignation Absolutely False Governors of States Remain Faithful Rebels Holding Only Arsenal PRESIDENT AWAITING REINFORCEMENTS I Government Brings Up Field Guns Generals I Placing Men in Position Before Daybreak j Federal Outposts Ready to Begin Battle I Mobilization Point Selected I Mexico City, Feb 1 1 Fighting has been in progress in the streets of the city since 10 o'clock this morning. Neither the rebels nor the federal troops had obtained any advantage up to mid-afternoon The action was accompanied ac-companied by heavy artillery fire. New York, Feb. 11. Private advices received here this afternoon confirm ed the reports that fighting has been resumed In Mexico City and is proceeding pro-ceeding briskly The federal telegraph lines connecting connect-ing with the cables have been in the hand of the government all day and news dispatches have not been permitted per-mitted to come through promptly The scene of the battle is in the ery heart of the Mexican capi:a' Soon the cannon ot the opposing forces for-ces will come into action and there appeared to be no doubt this morning morn-ing that such was the intention of the leaders Tbe bursting shells will inevitably do enormous damage to the buildings In the commercial and residential quarters A considerable pari of the structure-; In both sections are occupied b foreign residents The cable offlt Is directiy in the line of fire. Mexico City. F.-b. 11 The rebels and the federal troops in the Mexican Mexi-can capital, have taken up positions and fight;ni: la expected to begin at any moment The aovernment troops are slowh closing in ou the rebels Pedro Lascurain, Mexican minister for foreign afiairs, today telegraphed th embassy here Reported resignation oi President Madero absolutely false. The governors gover-nors of the state.- remain faithful Ihe capital is In the hands of the government, rebels holding only the I arsenal." Madero has a total of not less than O.dOO soldleis in tho city and expects further re-enforcements shortly. Felix Diaz, the rebel leader, has : BOme 3,000 men under his command The adantage gnen him by the cap- I ture of the artillery has now been lost, since 'he government has had timo to bring up field guns even from as far as Cuemavaca. Genera's Vlctorlano Huerto, Felipe Angeles and Jose Maria de la et;a. the federal commanders, began placing plac-ing their men In position before daybreak day-break todav. The streets leading, westward from the palace toward the position occupied bv the rebels were used for parking the ieseres of loyal Infantry, cavaln and artillery. At the end?5 of these streets federal outposts were stationed to begin the battle The Alameda the big central p'"k of the capital was elected bj the federals as the mobilization point fori the government troops |