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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD_
VOLUME XXXXTI BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1013 _ NUMBER 280
ARMY RISES IN REVOLT IN MEXICO CITY AND
FEDERAL ADHERENTS SHOT DOWN IN STREETS
General Bernardo Reyes, National
Hero, Liberated From Prison and
Instantly Killed In First En
counter With Loyal Tro'ops
PRESIDENT MADERO HAS
TAKEN REFUGE IN THE
OLD NATIONAL PALACE
General Felix Diaz, Released From Prison, Now Heads Revolt
ing Troops Who Have Control of City—Madero Bravely
Leads Loyal Forces, But Can Do Nothing Against
Wild Enthusiasm of Rebels—Government of
Maderistos Shaking
Mexico City, February 9.—The army rose in revolt in Mex
ico City today, took possession of the public buildings, shot
down federal adherents in the streets, released General Felix
Diaz, leader of the Vera Cruz revolt from prison, and falling in
line under his banner, practically captured the Mexican capital.
Francisco Madero, president of tin1 republic, and members
of his cabinet took refuge in the national palace, where they
were besieged, but, with some loyal Troops at their back, suc
ceeded in defending the palace from the assaults of the revolu
tionists.
Madera’s family has taken refuge in the .Japanese legation
and tonight the president is making a fight desperate in its ef
forts, against what appear to be enormous odds for retention
of his power.
General Diaz, who is the nephew of the deposed president,
Porfirio Diaz, is now at the head of a majority of the capital
troops, including most of the artillery, and is in possession of
the arsenal in the city and the powder works near by.
Madero is relying on the loyalty of General Blanquet, who
has been summoned from Toluca, 40 miles distant, but Blanquet
has only a thousand men under his command and the rebels are
confident of defeating him should he refuse to join the revolt.
The day was marked by four separate engagements, the
most sanguinary of which took place in front of the national
palace. But the most important was that which terminated in
the formal surrender of the troops in the artillery barracks.
It is believed that, not less than 200 people were killed in
the fighting. Among the number was General Bernardo Reyes,
a strong adherent of Porfirio Diaz, and ex-secretary of war.
The mutinous troops were led by .stu
dents of the military school at Tlnlpnm,
a suburb. They marched to the prison
«o width Oen. Felix Dias had been
transferred for suit keeping aiid re
leased him. Gen. Bernardo Reyes was
also freed from the Santiago military
prison, there being no resistance in
either quarter.
To the army of the mutineers quickly
came portions of the First cavalry,
Twenty-fourth cavalry and Twentieth
infantry. Oen. Manuel Mondrago'n, re
tired, was in command, but gave way to
Generals Dias and Reyes.
First Encounter Occurs
At 8:30 o’clock the first encounter
with loyal troops accurrcd in front of
the national palace and General Reyes,
whose long record as an army officer
was broken little more than a year ago
by a farcical revolt, was Instantly
killed by a bullet through the head.
Many fell in this engagement and
among the scores of bodies which
strewed the streets were that of minor
officers, women and boys of the lower
classes and members of the great crowd
of spectators which had gathered at
the firing of the first shot.
Gen. Rauro Villar, past commander of
the capital, who remained loyal was
among those slightly wounded. The
minister of war, Gen. Garda Pena, also
received a slight injury.
At the first call to arms President
Madero took command of a force of ap
proximately 1000, consisting of mounted
police. Chapultepec cadetB and a small
detachment of volunteers. He appeared
at the head of this force a mile from
the national palace riding a hig gray
horse. By Ills side rode General Huerta,
hero of tlie campaign against Orosco
and one of the army generals whom the
public generaiy had suspected of-being
disloyal.
Madero Leads Troops
Several blocks from the palace one of
Madero's aides attempted to dissuade
the president, and, placing his hand on
the horses's bridle, half turned the ani
mal from the line. Madero protested
vigorously and continued to lead the
advance until the shooting began when
General Huerta succeeded in persuading
him to enter a building in a side street.
This building, by a coincidence, was
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llfldrrn Flees From Palace i
(U, - • •
Mcxh o City. February 10.—At an
• early hour this morning it was
> reported that President Madero and
> his family had fled from the capital
> and toward the eastern coast. It
• was also rumored that all the metn
i hers of the cabinet have resigned. «
• Confirmation of these rumors i
> could not he obtained. «
> Madero's decision to flee, it is {
said, followed the knowledge that {
• General Blanquct, who had arrived i
with u smfOl portion of his force, «
' was unwilling to fight General Fe- *
> lix Diaz. i
Since the arrival of Blanquet’s «
» force the bridges between the cap- «
» ital and Toluca have been burned. «
' Tragic sequence of the death of •
Bernardo Reyes in the fighting Sun- «
» day was the suicide of his son, Ro
dolfo. He shot himself through the
head. Grief over his father’s death
' was the cause. He was a well
' known attorney.
the same in which General Reyes took
refuge in his campaign for the presi
dency 18 months ago against a mob of
Mndero supporters who attempted to
stone him.
The revolt in its unexpectedness was
such as to stupify the populace, th**
lower elements apaprentiy not knowing;
for whom to cheer. This is popularly,
given as the reason for lack of piling- |
Ing and looting.
The attack on the national palace
found the government not altogether j
unprepared. In the interim between
the release »>f General Diaz and General
Reyes from prison Gustavo Madero, (
brother of the president, and Governor
Garza of the federal district, learned
of the plans of the rebels. The minister
of war and General Villar made hasty
preparations to guard the palace. Rid
ing at the head of their troops. Gen
erals Diaz and Reyes approached from
the east into the Zocalo, the big square
in front of the palade.
General Reyes appeared for the first
time in many months in the uniform of
a general, but Diaz wore a blue sack
suit and soft gray hat.
A halt of the mutinous forces was
made when General Villar, appearing at
the dour of the palace raised Ills hand
(Coutlnueil on Page Eight.#
President Araujo Dies
From Effect of Wounds
Salvador’s Chief Executive Shot February 4 By Assassin—Mul
atillo Succumbs—Don Carlos Melendez Succeeds to
Presidency—The Murderer Confesses
Lvador, February 9—Manuel Araujo, president of
■f Salvador, wlio was wounded by the bullets of an
febniury 4, died today at 4:30 o’clock,
s Meienuez will succeed to the office of chief ex
Araujo was attacked and shot last Tuesday night
n; one of whom, a Gautananamo man, V'irgiiio
arrested. Mulatillo, in a confession, declared the
jjuato President Araujo had been contracted in
II9H& ty __
YV n, February 9.—Minister Mejia was -shocked at
the lie death of Araujo a- a telegram signed by the Pres
ident ed yesterday The state department i> fearful
[,.>1 ide; saves will have lo be invoked to maintain peace
until tb f the present administration.
PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE MADERO FAMILY
Above are shown the prominent members of the Madero family, the reign of which as head of the Mexican
government threatens to come to an abrupt end. On the left at the top, reading from left to right, are (!us
tave Madero, in charge of the financial department of the stale, who was reported to have been captured
in the revolt yesterday; Francisco Madero, head of the family and Francisco Madero, Jr., president ot
the republic, who, at the present time, is reported to be barricaded against the assault of the revolutionists.
Mexican cavalry is shown at the bottom to the left. On the right is Emiliane Zapata, who was formerly
one of the chieftains of the revolutionists.
THOROUGH PROBE
OF RECLAMATION
SERVICE FAVORED
Charges of Incompetencej
and Maladministration of
Service Is Made By
Committee
Washington, February 9.—Charges of
incompetence ami mal-adininistration ot’ |
the reclamation service are made and an
appropriation of $25,000 is requested for u
congressional inquiry that will deal broad
ly with reclamation projects in a report j
which will be sent to the House tomorrow
by the committee on interior department
expenditures.
The report recommends during the pen
dency of the proposed inquiry the “re
moval from office” of Assistant Secretary
of the Interior Samuel Adams and F. H.
Newell and I,. C. Hill, director and su
pervising engineer respectively of the
reclamation service.
Interior department officials, including
Director Newell, tonight flatly denied the
allegations in the printed report, which
is unsigned, mt was given out by the
committee with the statement that Rep
resentative Hensley of Missouri would
present it tomorrow. Mr. Hensley Is
chairman of a sub-committee that has
been investigating affairs of Indian tribes
whose interests the Hensley report says
“are outrageously intermingled with the
affairs of the reclamation service.’
Other members of the sub-committee
were Representative Callaway of Texas
and Hanna of North Dakota, since be
come governor.
Discrimination Charged
The report charges that “Newell and
his associates” discriminated against the
farmers and that the corporations oper
ating the canals and the bondholders
thereof’* alone received attention fronj
them in-the Salt river project, it a]***'1
that as the reclamation act provides that
(Continued On *•*>
HERO IS KILLED
GEN. BERNARDO REYES
Former statesman and popular
hero who was killed in the revolt
against President Madero in the City
of Mexico yesterday.
FORMER CONSUL
KILLS HIMSELF
Vienna, February' 9.--Martin Berolz
heitner. who was American vice consul
here from 189f» to JS97, committed suicide
today by shooting1. Mr. Berolzheimer re
cently had been ill and suffered from in
somnia. HI* dine**, It is said, prompted
hi* act.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Mexican army risen In revolt.
Thorough probe of reclamation service.
Congress reaches “squeezing stage.”
Turks repulsed in fierce engagement.
Agreement lor dissolution of merger
reached.
President Araujo dies from wounds.
Five lives lust when City of Florence
sinks.
2— New Hess* mcr hospital opens.
%— claims against stock exchange.
4 — Kdltorial comment.
ii— Wreck victims leave hospital.
Flrminghain's traveling salesmen.
John White acquitted of killing Air-.
Mooney ha n.
6- Sports.
$—No troops sent to strike district.
IM«t*M*MSM***M«***«U«l*MMt(M«i»IMI*M****l
“SQUEEZING” STAGE
OF THE LAST SESSION
Much Important Legislation
Must Be Crowded Into
Three Weeks—“Finish
ing Up”
Washington. February 0.—Congress
has reached the ''squeezing” stage of
the session. Important legislation that
has accumulated during the last two
years must be crowded Into the work
of the next three weeks and must take
its chances of success in the jam of
appropriation bills still to he consid
ered. Active managers of the two
houses who bear the responsibility of
“getting things through” consequent
ly are wearing troubled looks and won
dering how much actual business can
be transacted in the few remaining
■working days before March 4.
It is not an unusual situation at the
end of a short session but experience
of former years apparently lias had
little influence on the handling of the
big supply measures this session, there
remaining to be considered appropria
tions for nearly a billion dollars worth
of public expenditures.
An important element in the end of
the session rush this year is the fact
.that the leaders In both houses are so
much engrossed with plans for the
coming extra session as with details of
the dying one.
Party Control Question
i>emocratlc leaders in House and
Senate arc absorbed In questions of
party control, patronage, tariff, cur
reric> and general legislative plans for
the Opening da>H of the Wilson admin
istration. A republican President and a
nominal republican majority In the
.Senate are still In control, but the clos
ing days of the session witness a coin
(Continued On Page §lx>
MEXICAN REBEL WHO IS LEADING THE REVOLT
General Felix Diaz and the prison
from which he was released by the
rebels yesterday. Sometime ago Diaz
was captured, but his execution sfas
postponed. When the rebels turned
their guns against Madero yesterday
one of their first acts was to release
Dial.
Gemekal
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TURKS REPULSED IN
WITH ALUED TROOPS
Assume Offensive Before
Bulair, in Gallipoli
Peninsula J
/
MANY WOUNDED ARE
LEFT ON BATTLEFIELD
Six Turkish Divisions Take Part in
Movement—Attempts by Turks to
Take Offensive at Tchatalja
Have Been Checked
.
I
London. February A Constantino- \
l»le dispatch to (hr Daily \r«» »*>*
tlmt Elver Bey ha* landed hi* force* on
the Marmora roast and that heavy fight- j
lag I* expected t€* take place at Gallipoli.
I'bl* I* expected to he the decl*ive hat
lie of the war, ns the Turk*. It 1* be
lieved* are concent rating their force*
for the defeiiNc of that place. .The *lt
uutlon I* regarded as more *cr1ou* than
It urn law* November.
Sofia, February 9.— An official *tate- ;
ment iHNiied thl* afternoon mj* the j
Turk* on Saturday took the offensive ;
iiunliiNt the Bulgarian* before llulalr.
In the Gallipoli peninsula. After a fierce
engagement Inatlug several hour* the
Hulunrlaiia repulsed the Turk*, pursu
ing tlirni to the Htilulr fort*. Many
wounded were left on the field.
Turkish prisoners way six divisions
took part in the movement. At nightfall
the Turks made another attempt down
the coast where 20 vessels hud made!
their appearance. The landing parties
from the ships were attacked by the
Bulgarians, who Inflicted heavy losses.
The Turkish vessels thereupon sailed
away.
All attempts of the Turks to assume
tlie. offensive at Tchatalja have been
chocked. They essayed to land troops
at Podima to tho northeast of Istran
dia on the LUack sea, but were beat
en oft, leaving 50 dead.
The bombardment of Adrianople con
tinues with uniform success. Beserters
say tho people within the invested city
are fleeing from one section to another
to avoid the Bulgarian shells.
According to non-official information
received here tonight the Turks under
took no further operations on the coasts
Sea of Marmora today, and it is be
lieved that as a result of the check they
sustained at Cltarkeul they have aban
doned the idea of effecting a landing.
ft Is stated also that the Bulgarians to
day repulsed a sortie on the east front of
Adrfanople.
Prince Ferdinand has left Demolika for
Dedeagateh.
Eyewitness Reports
Constantinople, February 9.—The
captain of nn American collier, which
arrived hero today, reports having wit 1
nessed interesting scenes along the
coast of Marmora on tho way to Con
stantinople from the Dardanelles. An
active engagement was proceeding in
the neighborhood of Charkeui. The
Turkish warships were shelling the
Bulgarian batteries, which were reply
ing briskly.
Turkish troops had effected a land
ing and a body of cavalry was seen
moving along the shore.
Other warships were shelling tho
Bulgarian positions at Hlllvrl, to the
southwest of Tchatalja. Tho captain
was unable to say how tho fighting
was going but the fact thtft a landing
was accomplished gives promise of Im
portant developments soon.
It is reported from a Turkish source
that the Bulgarians made a desperate
attack on Kavah fort at Adrianople
yesterday, but after five and a half
hours' fighting were repulsed with
heavy losses. The government has de
cided to expel all Greek journalists
and is also causing the arrest of
Greeks. Bulgarians and Macedonians
who probably will he sent out of the
country,
A Turkish reconnaissance has reached
Tcherkc skeul, 25 miles west of Tchatal
ja, along the railway line which appar
ently is free from Bulgarians.
Representatives of the society for the
elevation of women and of the Red Cross
have sent a letter to the sovereigns of
Europe calling attention to “those shame
less hordes which are endeavoring to dis
guise under the shadow of the cross the
most ghastly series of assassinations and
outrages ever witnessed in a war In Eu
rope in modern times.’'
A meeting of Turkish women at Stam
boul today discussed means for assisting
the national defense. Patriotic speeches
were made and Jewels to the value of
were donated.
Attempt to Land Troop*
London, February 9.—Home light is
beginning to be shed by the brief of
(Coatlaqed on Page Light)
AGREEMENT FOR A
Wickersham Agrees to Plan
Proposed to Dissolve the
Harriman Merger
PLAN SAME AS ONE
MADE BY TWO ROADS
Contracts Necessary for Carrying Out
Agreement Complete—Effective
ness of Plan Conditioned on Ap
proval of District Court
Washington, February 9.—Attorney
General Wickersham tonight announced
that he had reached an agreement with
the representatives of the t'nlon Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads for
the dissolution of the great Harriman
merger as decreed by the supreme
court.
The plan announced tonight is assen
tially the same as that made public a
few days ago by the two roads when
they reached an agreement satisfactory
to themselves, dissolving the merger.
The Attorney General in a public state
ment tonight goes trito greater detail,
however, and declares that competition
will supplant monopoly under the
agreed scheme of separation. He gives
it his unqualified approval.
The various contracts neceasarj for
the carrying out of the agreement au
thorised by tho boards of directors of
the railroad companies have been com
pleted and the effectiveness of tho plan
Is conditional upon its approval by the
United States district court to which It
I w ill be presented at an early day.
Relieve Railroad Monopoly
In his statement the Attorney General
says:
“The result of the whole transaction
will be to create Ideal competition con
ditions between tho Union Pacific and
tho Southern Pacific for transconti
nental business between eastern points
and Portland and San Francisco, and to
relieve the states of California and
Oregon of the monopoly of railroad
control which has been the occasion
such widespread dissatisfaction in the
past. The Attorney General feels that
tho approval and carrying out of this
plan will accomplish results of Inesti
mable benefit to the public and results
far more satisfactory than there was
any reason to anticipate could have been
secured."
The agreement is .staled by tho At
torney General us tills
"Tim plan in brief, provides for the
disposition of 1,266,BOO shares of stork
of the Southern Pacific compstt> which
the supreme court, requires the Union
Pacific to dispose of by ottering tho
same for subscription to and among tie*
stockholders of the Union Pacific and
the Southern Pacific companies, tho
holder of every four shares of stock
of tho Union Pacific to have the right
to subscribe to one of such Southern
Pacific shares, and the holder of every
three shares of Southern Pacific stock
to have the right to subscribe for ono
share of such shares. The larger pro
portion given to the Southern Pacific
stockholders was insisted upon by tho
Attorney General for the purpose of in
suring a wider distribution among tho
Southern Pacific share holders and to
guard against the securing of any un
due control of the Southern Pacific com
pany by the stockholders of the Union
Pacific.
Result of Distribution
"The result of the distribution, If all
the share holders should avail them
selves of their subscription right, will
be that the present stockholders of the
Southern Pacific company will own 71
per cent of Its capital stock while the
stockholders of the t’nlon Pacific will
only hold 29 per cent. The stock is so
offered for subscription at a prjre prac
tically equal to par, payable In four
Installments, extending over a period
of nine months, one of (he conditions
of the plan t« that the nmutint of stock
so offered ahull be under written by a
responsible underwriting syndicate a^td *
such an underwriting Is being arranged
by the firm of Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb <fc
t o., and the National City bank as syn
dicate managers.
"Out of the proceeds of such sale of
stock the 1'tilon Pacific Railroad com
pany Is to pay to the Southern Pacific
company for the entire capital stock of
the Central Pacific Railroad company
now held by the .Southern Pacific com
pany, the total consideration amount
ing to upwards of Slot,000,000 and the
existing leases of the Central Parlflc to
the Southern Pacific railroad are to be
cancelled.
"Provision Is also made for the lease
In perpetuity by tin* Central Pacific tp
the Southern Pacific of the line con
necting the Southern Pacific road in
California with the Oregon and Cali
fornia line making direct connection
from San Francisco to Portland, Ore.;
and for the grant by the Southern Pu
(Contlnued On Page Sis)
Five Lives Lost When
“City of Florence” Sinks
Steamer Rammed By Tug Rests Under Forty Feet of Water in
Tennessee River—But Three Rescued By
the "Alabama”
Florence, February 9.—(Special.)—As a result of it' col
lision with a tug boat, the steamer “(’ity of Florence" was sunk
last night below Savannah, Term., in forty feet of water. Five
lives were lost; the dead being Miss Kuth Tarbet, a youug girl
of Satello, Tenti., Hanks Kelly, a member of the crew, Carrie
Williams, n.colored passenger, and two other negroes.
The steamer is a complete wreck. No part of the boat is
visible save the pilot house. The cause of the accident is un
known. The amount of insurance carried by the owners of the
steamer cannot he given.
The steamer “Alabama” will reach Florence tomorrow,
bringing passengers rescued from the "City of Florence.
Details of the horrible accident are unknown. Florence u»
greatly excited as a result of the news.