The Seattle star. [volume], February 20, 1913, Image 1

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LIKE BOILED BEEF?
NO? Wl'l l vvli.it M nvicur Lnpct
the ' , ' - 1 v< " «-us
,Mit it l u > t '' can nuk 5 11 ,Mte
better {h»n Mrak.
GENERAL WHO BETRAYED CHIEF
S ap»*ot of Map G v ti. V<clun«no Hueru |<r point* lo him) wno, until Tuesday, wn commander
in-chief ol Madero't army. Tuesday mgl-l Muerta with Gen. Ulanquet, turned traitor to Madero caueed
hit arrest and overthrow and then executed hit brother, Cuttavo Madero.
SUIT TO BUST
WIRE TRUST TO
BE TRIED HERE
Seattle is soon to be the scene of the b»g s I trust-busting
suit filed in the United States since the Stardard Oi! Company
was dissolved.
Within a week a civil suit is to be filet! Vy the department
of justice for the dif solution of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, for violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law.
The date for the filing of this suit has not been s.ct, but
it probably will be started Wednesti-iy, February 26.
The federal grand Jury. now In
la also considering thla
ease and It Ift more than p slble
tkat criminal Ttlon may b- tak.*n
agai. the official* of ihc same
MBpsnf similar to that agilmt th-
Jtetior ! fish RrgUter company,
which resulted tin* wr«k Id Jail
Sentences ft>r 23 of it* official*.
I* S Itt-'ri- t Attorney John Ntc
Court today resigned »* govern
Bent prosecutor at Portland to
become a special assistant to the
attorney general to prosecute these
wtre trust case* here
MeCourt Cemes Tonight
McConrt will ome to ■- .'MI to
Right to take up the work, alt ouah
his realitnatiori do* 1 * not take ef
feet until March 1.
Over a year ago I'nlted Bta! -
Attorney General Wlckersham re
quested MeCourt to make an Inves
tigation of the chirges thit the Pa
cific State* Telephom and T-lc
graph company. a sibsldlar:, c >rn
pany of the "billion dillar Hell
combine," »aa discriminating
against independent c< ipaaies of
the Northwest.
Ward of tbi* investigation first
became public through complaint*
filed by Samuel Hill, bend of th'
Home Telephone com pint, of I' r t
land, who found himself cut <>ff
from communication »• th crib
er» to lnd«-pc lent reb bone com
panie* In Seattle and Tacoma.
when the Pacific State* company
absorbed them
Hill refused to I*' abs nrbed and
demanded relief A n njt eight
months ago Mcf'ourt completed bis
work, and filed a r»|. >r' with the
department of Juirtlr . Just what
ka* happened since hia not jret
been made public, but It pr timed
that similar Investigation wax
INJUNCTION BARS BRIDE
FROM SEEKING HUSBAND
Aii) »ow cornet the law to wid' n ,
fulf be'ween Mr. I'hilllp Hex
ford Watirhop and hi* br.<!«». who
Kelll* Klom, | lent |
of the Qn, cay Haiiiarlmii. and
a nunc
Hhe nnrted him, and married
In *p|-e f,f i ,• • i,', hi
frteode 0 ~r „ „ j
oayt aft«r the n>ldr ilyht (iiimony
whlfh made tl.<in r tu and wlf<
**aithr dr u, »t» M ! \
■Wore# r.'i wn. n:« d tihiih
Mr,. pro , t ai' -Ily,
if *h' f; y
H would Uf all right Hut
P# eonldn n< it,,* coyl'l
jectlve* #h«- pi on i,,trail Ai d
»<>»• tod.i Kh> .t
an injunction, Ik < d «• <•< da-. i,v
Jnilw Everett m ith u> ot • oiu i
ll "« of br V. , rt,.
"TOft OLD TO GET DIVORCE" SAYS
JUDGE TO MAN 83 AND WIFE 74
ALBANY, Ore. Feb. 20—Circuit JuUcje Galloway hat today
'tmitted the to'ri'aint t crott complont In the divorce tuit
ih Walton vt. Mit. Mary E. Watton, with the ttatement
O 7 *at both are too old to be div d. Watson it Hi aid hit wifo
• J h */ have been tepvrmit■> for more th®i 20 years.
VOI. 14 NO. 306.
BILLION DOLLAR COMBINE
Tie Ann r can Telephone
an! Telegraph company,
which owns or controls all of
the itell telephone companl- «
In the t'nlt d Slate*, a* well
aa the Western Colon Tele
graph company, had assets of
»5, according to
the i»n flninr-UI report,
which was issued in the sum
m r of 1812.
Since that time the com
; any has greatly lneren*ed Its
operations and is r ferred to
j billion dollar corporation."
Jan I. of laat year, it had
6,60«).<)0') *nb<rriber*. and was
operating 12.932,615 miles of
wire, through 5,01t central
offices.
ordered h»re and in Tacoma as the
r- stilt of MeCourt'a findings.
Five weeks ago the department
of Justice la reported to have or
dered that artljn be taken.
If the con'intlon of the V'nltid
State* Is upheld and the Judge or
ders the company It will
iffi ct the entire Hell telephon ■ sys
tem throughout the country, and
will. In fact, bo a counterpart on a
gTealer acirte of the Marrlman dls
solution suit at Halt laike.
MONTKBANO.—'THE lumber mill
of the Sllverton Lumber & Shingle
Co.. whir h has been in litigation
ever sin" It* construction, two
year* ago. was sold Wednesday to
•he Hooularn Sash O floor Co.. own
ed by Warren .1 Bgerer anil F. L.
II irtung. for a trim approximating
$50,000.
from going near his home.
The doctor * lawyer, and hit
friends, declare he I* yet under the
Influent of drugs given him by
the woman to inducc him to marry
her.
Mrn Waughop denies It.
Jl< I* my husband. *'■•• ml
today, nt the sanitarium, where she
still la wurklnK "He In legally
wedded to mo. It wot of hi* own
choice and do .Ire, I do not under
Htand it."
h« <l#<dar>" her hurthand's
ff i, .ift l>' ' in from her,
and that his family.. has another
M4t fMud.lM for him. If they
can rid themaelvea of her'.
Idle Profligate.
\t tin i'<- of J"" i New Jfi
Hi 11 h' f- il* entitled to a
week's vacation. *
RAIN TONIGHT cilt FRIDAY; MODHRATB NOKTIIKAHTKIU.Y VVINDH
The Seattle Star
THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE
LANDS"PEEPING
TOM" WITH GUN
MRS. 1,11.1,1 AN UIVKUAY.
WAKitAW, lod.. Feb 20 Night
ly visits of a "Peeping Tom" annoy
ed Mr* l.llliait la>veda}. a trained
nurse. to such an extent that she
armed herself with a revolver aud
prepared to give bim a lesson
She hid across the street from
her home. and when he > arne she
oiwned fire. one bullet coming ao
close that he obeyed her order to
hall. The man v. is fouud to be a
neighbor She marched him home
at the point of her gun
STRIKE WiLL
TIE UPEVLRY
COAST PHONE
More than H.OOO employes of the
Pacific Telephone tt Telegraph Co.,
comprising 41 locals of Iho I'ai Ific
district council of Kl< < trial Worker*
in Washington. California, Oregon.
Idaho and N'cvndn, w ill < ast hal
lots before next Monday night In n
referendum vote for a walkout.
The question of a strike was put
up to the worker* today, following
the company's compromise offer at
Ran Francisco of a 25-c«nt dally In
crease to the demand by the work
ers for an lncrea*e of 50 cents a
day.
Officials of the union here
predict that the men will vote
overwhelmingly to strike. Th*
workers voted about a month
ago for a walkout, but a strike
wau averted.
Should a walkout occur, union
officials say it will result in a
complete tie-up of the telephone
lines on the Coast.
SNEED TELLS
TRAGIC TALE
tlv t"nll"<1 I'rAM wtr»
VIItNON. lex., Fel». 20 In a
drama'lc manner, al times shak
ing In a whisper barely audible,
an I ii -iiln fairly nhfiH' 1 its' lohn II
Sm I '<*!•• r«-eit<'d the story of
the disruption of hi* home which
ended in the klliiui: of Al <! lloyce.
An. trlll> 'I lent i t'-iii
ber.
II defla ■ d le vi tied t>
friend* 'hat he would l.e killed,
and upon I'artilne that llojc* win
un y>|per! iii iilmii in. he tin I |iai
11' ■■ 'T in' II I" he' .line profit inl Iti
the 'i*e of firearm*. At the time
ti<' shot lloyci', he said, fne latt.-r
wa* renchlnK for hi* gun.
"They had taken everything I
had," Hneed testified In a low
vol'.-, "and they were try Inn to
get nie. I knew i| mid I wax
pr' itj t») that I 'ould !»• killed
I made careful preparations to lie
killed la*t. summer. I made sure
the children were safe on my ranch
at Calvert Tex., then i arrai out
to Beet what I in ftr
cvltablo dcttlh."
SKAT 11. K. WASH . THURSDAY, FKBRUAKV 20. 1913.
The home rule bill for citi«s is lying in the legislative hopper at Olympia. and it will
he kept in the hopper if the citizen* don't wake up and get busy. The home rule bill gives
cities the right and power to govern themselves It takes away from the outrageous pub
lic service commission the privilege of deciding disputes that arise between cities and the
public service corporation#. /
Under home rule Seattle people, through their mayor and council, would have the "say"
in questions like the gas rate l>o<wt. the straphanger matter, and others. The special privi
lege corporations, for GOOD REASONS, of course, would lather have the friendly public
service commission do the "regulating."
The commission has "regulated" several times during the past year, and IN EVERY
INSTANCE THE REGULATION HAS BEEN TO THE LIKING OF THE CORPORA
TIONS ANI) AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
The home rule bill is the most vital measure before the legislature.
SUFFRAGETS
WIELDING !
TORCH
fly I'n-'f'l !*"M l4Ni*f4 Wit*
IjONDON, K»b. jo The pavilion
and rrstnurant In the latniMi
Itotanlcal Hardens around
Pslacn were Ored by suffraaet* •'
3 n m today and deairoy d iJk
lian I.enton and Joyce Ixwke, mil
itant auff rati'tn, were <upliired
while trying to escape. Knrh >ar
rled a portmanteau contalnlug l»*r
aphernalla for starting firr*
Th" walla of the ),avtlioii were
soak'd with kerosene oil and shav.
Ilia* and c it ton n ei'- idled on the
floor. Vote* for H'om'r carda
were acatitnd everywhere.
Arraigned In the Richmond |k>-
llee court. th> two alrls a taume<| n
defiant air. Mian demande<l
her relea*e on ball and when thla
was denied, threatened to start a
burner strike
2 HOME RULE
BILLS KILLED
OLYMPIA. Feb. 20.—"Home
rule for cities" was killed by
the senate today, when the two
bill* providing for local control
were brought out of the commit
tee and indefinitely postponed
Thi* attempt at progressive
legislation w» looked upon fa
vorably in all part* of the state,
but the "unholy alliance" decid
ed it would be dangeroua to the
"big interest*."
The senate devoted molt of
the morning to debate on the
two bill*.
The hou*e was today expected
to pa*« the $1.500,C00 appropri
ation bill, and the senate thi*
afternoon, with no material
change*.
PORT BILL FIGHT;
END IS IN SIGHT
OKYMI'IA. Feb A bit? dele
gallon of Seattle water front own
era and dock operators. headed by
.1 S ColdMnlth nf Hchwabachar
Co , are In Olympla t'i'lay to appear i
before the Joint comwiittre* of tho
boiiH" and senate, which Is to take
up Meverul port til Do at a public
meeting tonight.
The meeting wai" continued front
last iilttht. when Judge Donworth,
reprcHcntlfin the shore owner*, told]
the committor there waa a llkel!<
hood «if the private ownern coming
to mi agreement with the port com-*
misHlon on the disputed polnta.
('ointtilHuloneru Itcuishcrg anil
Uridyl • are alio In Olympla toi'&y.
GETS $22 000 FOR
LOSS OF FINGER
Mi! Anna Valentine wax given
a Judgment for today In
Jn«lV'- Humphrey*' court agftlnaf'
the Noi l hern Pacific rallwn.v.
Mrs. Valentine alleged .In her
milt that while riding in a rflecpluK
car lielwi i n I'orllaud and Tucuma,
her finger was caught In a powerful
door spring, and ko badly hurt
that It h:id to be ampultted.
BOSTON HAS a new licens
ing board chairman who op
poses the "perpendicular drink"
and Inslstr. that saloons must
provide tables and compel pat
rons to ait down before serving
them. 0
ONE CENT
WAKE UP!
MARRIES WIDOW
OF MAN HE SLEW;
ESCAPES TRIAL
lIt'TTK. Mont . Feb JO—Wed
din* twlls replaewd the funeral
and dime In the case of Joseph
Foreman. « handaome young
rliap of 20. chanced witl! tln
inur<i< r of Jiicti Handy nn Mtir fi
la»t. and It la i>rol>at>l« that Fore
man will not uenln be brought
to trial on tb<> charge.
Foreman sllpf>ed one over on
the pmnecutlon and took unto
him a* hi* lawful wife the pretty
jrounK widow of the man he la
all'-sed to have killed
Mm llandy was the state's
•tar wltne** al Foreman's llrnl
trial When Christmas came.
Foreman was allowed to Ko lo
his l.otue. os'enalbly to est tur
key. He didn't go home In
sii-ad he married MN. Handy.
Montana law* do not allow a
«fe to testify aKalual her hus
hand.
MRS. MOORE REPEATS
SENSATIONAL CHARGE
Following the dramatic climax
during the Haiel Moore trial Wed
netday afternoon when *he fainted
on the witnea* »tand »he wai re
called for crc** enamination by the
government thi* morning. «nd
again the sensational charge* made
by her against Immigration Officer
Thomas Fiaher were aired in court
Mr» Moore denied Fiaher a testi
mony Riven durlnn the afternoon,
to Ihe effect thnt he did not have
any acquaintance with her till
after her arrest ln»i Mny. She
testified he visited her at the Ho
dean hotel In Tacoma, in IStlO. and
had seen and known her In Van
couver. H C.
After Her Arrest
She specifically charged that
Flslier bad relations with her nfter
site had been arrested and was out
op bond* Thla, she said, occurred
at the New Northerland hotel, on
June 26, 1912 She rang the rail
bell In her room, she said, and It
A Hiiies. the clerk, came up. and
was admitted. Fisher, she claimed,
was In a compromising position at
thfil time. A messenger boy. Ho
race Leech, also witnessed the af
fair she testified.
"Fisher grew pale," Mrs. Moore
went' on. "He got bis gun from
the dresser, and hurriedly prepared
his exit He said, 'i didn't think
you would uo tills to me. When
he left, he said, I'll set you If it
takes ten years.' "
Hates an I Ixtech were called by
the defense to corroborate Mrs.
Moore's testimony. Neither, how
ever, Identified Fisher positively.
Leech said he did not know Fisher
before and wouldn't swear it was
Fisher.
Hales testified that lie received
the call to 'room 41. Mrs Moore's
room, and the door was thrown
wide open when he got there. He
did not know the man In the orom.
I. (J. I lead worth, one of the for
l .' r—
DYING OF "WHITE PLAGUE", COUPLE
END THEIR LIVES WITH RAZOR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Cheating the "Great #hlte Plague,"
Lewlr. -lC Watt, 37, and hl» wife, Jennie, 27, are the victim* of a
probable lulclcle pact here today. Both were In the last stages of
consumption. o
The bodies were found with the throats slit by a razor. It is
supposed Watt first killed himself and then his wife took her own
life.
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M Wi ITAIIIII M
HOME BURNS
CHILDREN
PERISH
Itv I mini Pfn Ir* --I \Vlr>
MAIUIIBHI'RO. P«., Feb. JO
Seven children of Mr and Mr* Geo.
Smith were cremated In the burn-
Inn of the Smith home, near the vil
lage of Oberlln, Pa . last night The
children ranged from I to 12 years
.Smith and his wife locked the
door* of their home to keep the chil
dren from golnt; out wlilli' they went
to church They arrived home too
late to aid In the work of rescue.
An overturned lamj> I* believed
, to have been the cause of the fire.
nier proprietors of the New North
erland, test'fled that he sav Hates
and i-isher go Into the lobby.
Fisher seemed to be very excited,
he said. Head worth testified he
knew- It was Plsher, but did not
pa> any particular attention at the
time, knowing nothing of what had
occurred upstairs.
William it Hymn, also an Immi
gration official, testified this morn
ing to the effect that Mr* Moore
I told him she was "sorry a Job had
been put on Plsher. thnt she didn't
want to do It, but that 'they' in
sisted on It." This Mrs Moure
emphatically denied
The case was closed at II o'clock,
and a prolonged secret conference
between Judge Howard and the at
torney* followed. At 11:99 C. F
Hidden began the argument for the
government. Attorney I'rotty be
gan his argument at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. He will lie followed by
Attorney Horner. The case tiißv
go to the jury tonight.
Hiram (\ Gill, who acted as at
torney for Mrs Moore In the fir»t
trial, was called by the government
Wednesday afternoon, but was not
allowed to testify. He also appear
ed before the federal grand Jury,
and it Is believed the government
Is planning to bring perjury charges
a Kit I nst Mrs. Moore.
EXPLORER TO CHART
THE NORTH SEAS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20—To
survey and chart the unexplored
portion within the Arctic circle
along the boundary and north of
Hankslattd. Vllhjelmar Steffanssen,
Arctic explorer, with a group of ncl
eiitlsts will leave this city Mny I,
according to announcement today.
The party will remain in the North
three years.
The party will take the route
none over by the' McCluro party in
lKfi3.
HOME EDIIION
EYE WITNESS
fThe following narrative it a complete deairiptlve*tt r y of the to
day battle at Mexico City, by a ataff correapondent of the United Prea»,
who wltntsaed the en ire fighting succeeded in getting th« firat
detailed afor/ to the United State* over clogyed wire* via Vera Cruz.)
(My a Staff Correspondent of the United Press.)
MKXICO CITY, Feb. 20.—50 swift were the current and
startling events since Tuesday's conclug£,tr of the ten-day con
flict here that it wii' not until today ;fc_t the half-crazed peo
ple found time to look about at the havoc it wrought.
It is a panorama of death and destruction.
Hundreds of beautiful homes carry gaping holes. Totter*
ing walls arc seen on all sides. This city, which Porfirio Diaz
decided to make the most beautiful in all America, is shattered
and wrecked. Its destruction could not be more complete had
it been visited by a mighty earthquake and riven and iwisted.
I wit loaned tlii' opening art In
the fearful war drama In the Zo
calo and the plaza before the na
tional palace. On Sunday morning
leb. 9. the news van flash' <1 over
the city thai a new revolution had
begun, and that Generals Diaz and
Heyhad Ihvo liberated.
I Haw both these leaders escorted
to the palace by soldier* ihrouKh
a crowd of cheering and <iclttd
people, filling the huge plaza and
overflowing the block* Into the
stre< (a owning u|.on It. I-ong tinea
of Infantry stood hacked against
the palace wall and scattered linea
of skirmishers were lying on their
helllra a few paces In flout of
them. Facing rank* of Infantry, a
hundred feet distant, the First cav
alry regiment stood In single line,
troo|>«rt< knee to knee, and the of
ficers drawn up before them.
Thinking it a demonstration In
of the libera ed generals, 1
walked between the lines, curious
to see what «>■ going on.
CELEBRATION TURNED TO
BLOODY BLAUGHTER.
1 noted many machine suns
ranged on the palace roof, but I
did not imagine they were to be
used In reul warfare. I was cross-
Inn the plaza enroute to the cable
office to send out the news of the
liberation of Diaz and Keyes, when
the lines of soldiers I had so casu
ally inspected opened fire with
scattering volleys. The machine
guns instantly answered, sweeping
the crowded Xocalo and sending a
storm of hulk-ts into tl* throngs of
nnsusi-ertln* women, children and
men.
With the first volley the terror
stricken crowds scattered every
where the women shrieking and
falling fainting, to be trampled on
b> the fleeing thousands I ran
with the rest for San Francisco st
I saw men and women fall on every
side from the bullets of the federal
machine guns.
t»n reaching San Francisco st. 1
ran another block before I saw an
open doorway. 1 darted In. fol
lowed by seven men, every one of
them wounded.
DIAZ CAPTURES AND
FORTIFIES THE ARSENAL
Diaz led his cavalry and artillery
on the gallop to Cuidadela. and the
arsenal, which were captured after
a sharp fight Diaz then Immedi
ate!) arranged to withstand a pro
tracted siege, assisted by General
Mondragon. the most ♦ Xpert ar
tillerist In the Mexican army.
Madero spi nt all Monday send
:ng troops and placing batteries ad
vantageously In the streets leading
to the arsenal Kirl.v Tuesday the
artillery duel began in (arncst.
with six federal batteries concen
trating their fire on the Diaz forti
fications.
Then war's real horrors were
brought home to the citizens. A
(•coni" unheard of in modern war
fare begun to unfold itself before
PREDICT EXECUTION OF
EX-PRES!DENT MADERO
it. mn..i rr<-«n win i
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20.—The ex
ecution of Francisco I. Madero, the
deposed president of Mexico, is pre
dieted on all sides here today.
Color is lent to this belief by the
fact that Madero and former Vice
President Suarez were not permit
ted to start for Vera Cruz this morn
ing to catch an outbound steamer,
as had been planned.
Feeling against the deposed pres
ident is growing keener hourly.
PROBLEM OF DRESS, MADAM,
IS IMPORTANT TO YOU!
The question of a new Suit for Spring
now presents itself. Where will you get a
neat, serviceable s'.iit and at the same time
get the best value for your money?
W. A. Smith, Ladies' Tailor, of 215 Uni
versity street, is making a special offer for
today, Friday and Saturday of Spring Suits
at $35.00. Mr. Smith states that the Suits
he is selling on these days are regularly
priced af $40.00 to $(10.00. Mr. Smith ad
vertises in The Star, and lady leaders of this
paper will do well to soe whst he has to
offer before st;3c<Uing their Spring Suits.
The volume of Want Ad« carried by The
Star is increasing steadily. 1 here can be but
one reason for this—STAR WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS. To avail yourself of
them, phone Main 9400 or Elliott 44, or, if
more convenient, call at the downtown of
fice, at 229 Union street, with the Souvenir
and Curio Stop.
DAILY HEAI.THOGRAM
IV]"' fti breathing in the stepping stone
from inirif)! <li«ra • an<! ohstriulions
in tlx riu r t'> tji<■ ■ > • «li < ■ of Un
tlir t. Jt »s rarely dm to habit .i!',nr. In
vest igate!.
the :error stricken gaze of &00,000
people The capital became a
great battleground for crowded
thousands of women and children,
nolo of whom had beta warned or
give:, the slightest chance to et"
cape. I'ra :;eally everyone in the
city was exixised to death,
Scons of i. on i on.liatanta were
killed in similar circumstances bjr
'■ullet- fl.'.itu f;ir and wide from
-hrapnel hells burrtlng in everjr
part < f the i ity. These exploded
over the most loptilous si'tlons ot
the city, scattering the deadly hall
of leaden mi.--:les Otfcern crashed
Into tie walls of high buildings en
t' <-d the wi;ido»"f clubs, hotels,
banks and stores, wrecking build*
I lugs by the dozen and killing and
u >in Sing hundreds of innocent
i persons.
i SOLDIERS PAUSE TO
BURY THEIR DEAD
Daj after 'lav. and often at night,
the same frightful conditions pre*
vailed. Added to the thunder of
the siege guns came the almost In
<es art ratth of the quick firer®
and tht whining song of bullets.
On man) stre< the bidles of
dead and wounded lay throughout
the daj These were removed only
when darkness brought partial pro
tectlou to the rescuers. Until Sad*
•lay morning at 2 o'clock when a
Mipiiosed 24-bour armlstlc - was de
clared, the stricken city kr.esr
hardly a moment's peace.
ROAR OF GUNS BREAKS
UP ANOTHER CELEBRATION
On Ktindaj !;• people v< ntured
im'itoualy outdoors, hardly believ
jlp.L the tie * - of the temporary <-s-
-1 satlon c.f hostility a. As t.je mora*
lug ho.it pa- d the sound of
r-hu eh bells which had bf-ett
drowned i y the b mbardment for
(I v i re heard and again
the p. <.- I flo. Ed Into the streets
r< dy for a fiesta, and the city ns
uti!> d i bolidj) spirit. They prom
• na :.-.I the -tr* • • . gathered In the
nctual zone of the week's fighting
and watched the preparations ot
the -oldb-rs to r< • ume the warfare^
Suddenly am! with nt v arnlng. a
: jm e of small arms and the shrieks
of bursting shell.- I roke the st 111-
ness Caught unawares by the ao
tion of Maib-ro's forces in breaking
th armistice. hundreds of non
combatants wen- shot down. Ma
den. - l.liers had tak.n advantage*
of the armistice to improve their
positions. They fired u|«on Diaz'
•oldie - on the pre'ext that the
rebels had hroktn faith
On Tut- lay came the fearful tid
ings that the federal wer.' prepai*
i: . to u-e mortars to hurl dyna
mite shells at the Citadel A tor
tared p.op ilae- ood trembling, ex*
pectlng complete ruin of the city
when word cam of a sudden and
significant change in tin situation.
Generals Huerta and lUanquet, fed-I
eral commanders, had arrested
President Madero and Gustavo Ma.
dero. Then the battle rnded.
Gen. Huerta never mentioned thai
two attempts on his life had been
made until after Madero's death list
war found. The populace is highly
aroused.
Madero's family gathered at th«
station here last night, prepared t«
catch a train for Vera Cruz. They
had been told that Madero and
Suarez would join them as soon at
ccngrcss accepted their resigna
tions. Neither appeared.