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What the mor tcw will bring forth no mas can tell, At this hour; as for the past 24 hours, the Plata- de la Constltuclon echoes to the incessant discharge of rifles and the crash. of machine-gun Ire, as the partisans of Colonel Felix Diat(j of General Mondrago,' of the dead General Reyes and of other in surrectionists struggle to pierce the Menses of the. national palace. Two hundred were, killed in Sun day's fighting,, and among the dead are" three Americans two women and one man. In the, desperate fighting of the niorniiiK more than 500 were wounded. The Plaza Conatituclon and the streets leading to the Ala sseda were strewn with the dead and, wounded, , For 12 hours the fate of the Mndero government and the life of the presi dent hung in the balance. The death of General Reyes, who was kill ed by a rifle ball that issued from door In the national palace that few tout the president himself ever use, and the gallantry of Madero himself, who, against the protests of bis broth ra asd friends mounted a white ( ,QIN. BERNARDO, REYIt. i tofae and galloped up and down en eouragiar his loyal troops, served to cheek the odvaace, of the revolution UU; but there can be ho doubt that the army It honeycomb! with treach ery and that; Diss has the support of ssest of the faction, leaders.-, yith only a remnant of the federal forces at his disposal, President Ma dera has been able to repel, the revo lutionists from the palace, but rebel guards hold the greater part of tin city. The Zapatista forces are rapid ly approaching, and there Is a deflnlts belief' on all sides that the end of thi Madero rule mu.it conic within "a fen bourse The family of the president has sought refuge. In the' -Japaksse wiob,; 'W - Askaferj p, The" president dlspatohed ooutlers CARNAGE MEXICO CITY to General Blanquct, sending word to Blanquet, who IS at Toluca, 40 miles from this rlty, that the situation Is desperate and nothing but forced marries can avail. But it Is learned hourly that more troops are going over to the standard of Diaz and' the rebel generals, and that, the rebels are In command at most of the artil lery. It Is likely that War. will Bholl tho palace if Madero does not capit ulate. The people hen!, even tho army, are puzzled as to who Is the real lead er of "this bloody protest against Ma dera's authority;. The name of Diaz Is stilt potent, but It Is whispered that Colonel Diaz Is acting under the or ders of another, and that be holds himself in readiness to deliver tho army to a general more .In tho public confidence. The name of General Jluerta is mentioned on all sides, al though Huerta fought with the Ma dero forces.. When the noise of gun firing reach ed the palace Uhe, family of the presi dent became alarmed;, and by the ad vice of "the preSliMtXhlmself, it l "l FRANCISCO MADERO -President of HiMco' the TartiJ git of the Revolutionists. aid, Madame Madero and others ot the family drove In carriages to th9 Japanese legation and took shelter there. , Commanding the palace were Gov ernor Garza of the federal district and Gustavo Madero, the president's brother. They drew around the great building 600 regular troops upon whom dependence could be placed, stationed an equal number outside to defend the approaches, and pointed machine guns across, the Plata de la Constitucion. The president himself was perfectly calm and , assisted In directing tbe preparations tor de fense. It waa said in the, gossip of the city. that he actually laughed at the no tion that he or his government were in real perl). He was rapidly unde ceived. Within half an hour after the Urst alarm a long column of .troops wuug Into, the pja'ta and cheered for Diaz," Reyes, Orozoo and-fcapata. Rifles were discharged, ' the bullets smashing windows. Ia the cathedral aai the municipal, palace. Spectators Shot. The Zocalo, upon which" the nation al ralace fronts, was crowded with men., women and children perhaps 3,000 people who were held there either by surprise or by a kind, of deadly fascination, Some ot these were 'shot down at the. first discharge of the1 rebels' guns. But the moBt were killed or. injured later when, un able to' escape, "they were caught be tween the fighting columns. In two hours (lie Zocalo was n ghastly spectacle.. Bodiea lay In plloa. rC' S? MKS on ,iue , ! uw-u uiou, vu cursee on their lips. Charges of cay 2 t-TrnlsBBBBBBBBBBBBBW f 'i''NJssBBBsB bbHI;sW .afltssi , TaaaW'ttRRW. aMi'fiaaaaaaaV BRANDEIS AND M'ADOO SEEM STRONG PROBABILITIES FOR POSTS IN WILSON'S CABINET rE!vvvtf. 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Tho first cavalry commander to arrive, surveying the situation at the palaco and believing it strongly enoi.Ji guarded, ordered bis regiment to pro coed to the penltentinry and there de manded the Immediate release ot Generals Felix Diaz and Bernardo Reyes. Botb of these men were then taken to the' palaco by the troops, fol lowed by huge crowds shouting for Diaz and Reyes and "Death to Ma dero." Their arrival at the palace was marked by the enthusiastic thousands of common people thronging continu ally 'Into tho Zocalo plaza, on the east side of which stand the governmental buildings. The -cuvalry, about 500 strong, and the infantrymen lined' up the 700 e run length oi, tne palace, almost 0 feet. Other troops 'were lylng'on the paving In 'skirmish order. A .body of mounted police were stationed at the south end of the palace, where Diaz stood watching.. Suddenly the south door of the pal ace, known as the president's door, dashed open, 'and from within came (he report of a rifle. At the same moment General, Reyes, standing near Diaz, cluropled Into a heap. He had been shot through the -bead and died Instantly. His death waa the signal fer a gen eral fight. In an Instant the machine guns on tbe roof, of, the cathedral be- fttux -.yiii-.i.B u-j. a4 ut. --J41U, -ftuu , steel, and, slBuMMeeiMlthXarUI. lery, which had approacbed,vfsMa...the. south, began an; attack oa'tibeT cav alry. The, mob IKahe'' streets" swung about and beat 'a, hasty retreat for any kind of shelter, In a minute or two the Zocalo plaza waa filled with the dead and dying. . Everywhere a poo) of blood "marked the'place where bullets had- found a mark and whom the shrapnel anil the solid shot of the field guns worked carnage. Two Hundred Killed. It Is eonuervutlvely estimated that 200 veto killed' in the iZoculo plaza and C00, wounded. QitlHlilejhe plaza resemblril a ohamble. The battle fa vored 'he ftnlerdls. who, not; keeping faith with nha.turued the machine lunBonterooWbVlow. n, ,,,,. Vl- ,,., , - ,... . -;--.- 7-- - r- w York hst'beein selected for secretary olthejtreasurand that Louis D. RrancHes 'of. 'Massachusetts will get the post of secretary of com merce. It is possible that, Mr. McAdoo will get the war or navy portlfollo. the Chapultepec cadets and other cadets, some p spirants and a few other soldiers escaped and made their way to the artillery; barracks and the arsenal, which is on the Plaza Des Armes. At the arsenal another fierce battle resulted, and It is reported was cap tured by the rebels. The federals hai possession of the barracks, and short ly thereafter a truce followed, !)urlng the truce Diaz rode tho street, calling for volunteers to overthrow tho gov ernment. President Madero took the revolu tion calmly. Showing absolutely no fear or excitement', he went from his bouse in an automobile to San Juan de Latrnn, where- he conferred with Kenerat Huerta, who remains loyal to tbe government. Mndoro n:ude a fer vent address nnd pleaded, with the people for order. He llnally wont out on tbe streets unescorted, mounted on a large white horse, and deliberately rode .through San Francisco street to the national palace in the Zocalo plaza. Thnt he had, not lost his nerv) was apparent to all. Diaz the Rebel, Leader. General Felix Diaz, who Is now the supreme leader oft. the rebels in the .capital, was under. sentence of death by a military courtmartlal tor his re cent attempt at rebellion at Vera Cruz. General Reyes waa In Jail waiting trial for atteropting-'to start a revolu tion In Nuevo Leon-abou a year ago. One rumor has It j that Genoral Reyes was shot In the fighting, but It lack3 confirmation. The city Is in such a turmoil that rumora of all sorts aro flying. Many are confirmed and many are disproved. Where the loyal troops hold sway martial law prevails, and nobody la permitted to pass. The tel egraph, offices are under guard. General Victorias Huerta, General Bernardo Reyes; aid' General Felix Wax" are said to be In thorough ac cord wlfh the operations,- and to have Washington, Feb. 10. Manuel Aruujo, president of Salvador, died in ciio i-upltal of that republic as a result if wounds Inflicted upon him by Ave HMa.stns'on the night of Feb, '4'. News ;f bis death was received at the atata leimrtinent In a dleae'tch from United Adoofofi'N t -V PRESIDENT OF VICTIM decided tbat to strike In the national capital was the proper solution of tho attempt to unseat Madero, seeing that the operations throughout the country lor the past 18 months have been allures. General Huerta Is to be the com mander ot the south in the new re volt, It Is declared, and General Pas cual Orozco, Jr., Is to take command In tho 'north, while Trevlno Is to be president and General Felix Dlax la to be secretary ot war. The prcpent uprising Is strictly an. army uprising, but has the approval of the rebels. Ambassador Wilson Heard From. Washington, Feb. 10. In a dispatch from Ambassador Wilson, received at tbe state department today, it Is re ported that the arsenal In Mexico City surrendered to General Fellr Dlax; that mounted police artillery and rurales from Tacubaya have de clared for Diaz, and that the forces within the national palace are tbe only troops in Mexico City still loyal to President Madero. HANDS OFF, TAFT'S POLICY Non-intervention Will Be Maintained to the Last Hour. Washington, Feb. 10. The explo llon In Mexico City will not result in Intervention In Mexico during the three weoks remaining of the Taft ad mln'stratlon. It was authoritatively stated that President Taft's policy of non-intervention would be maintained to the last hour of his occupancy In the White, House. There is already a sufficient force of United States troops along the Mexican border to handle any situa tion which tony arise there, short ot an actual invasion of Mexican terri tory. The sending of wnrshlps to Mexi can ports, If it Is deemed necessary as a result of the events in Mexico City, will be solely for the purpose ot affording a refuge and protection for -Americans who may bo endangered by possible disorders arising out of the reyoit in the capital. Rome, Feb. 10. Slgnor Naci, the notorious politician, whom tho senate condemned to three years' imprison faent for defalcations while he was minister of Instruction In 1906, and Mio has Blnce been regularly return d to parliament by his faithful fol I ewers, created a sensation by occa- P)lng bis seat In the house. DROWNS SELF Steubenvllle, 0 Feb. 10. .Mrs. Charles Wilson, 35, left her home.hor husband nnd five children at Toronto, and drowned herself In the Ohio river. Sho left a note reading: "Hnry aie as cheaply as possible; give bal ance to the children. I am not guilty of the things I am charged with." Her body has not been recovered. SON WON'T DXOP SUIT I.epd, 8. D., Feb. 10. George W. Olover ot this city, son of Mrs. Mary Bakei Glover Kddy, .the Christlau Science loader, said he has not and would not withdraw his suit to con test tbe will of his mother. Glover declared he had never authorized his attorneys' to abandon the contest. OF ASSASSINS States Minister Helnike. Carlos Mel londcz, first deslgnado of the- Salva lorlsn government, has been placed . cbarge ot the government, succeed ing President Arsujo. So far ' as mown, all it quiet 1b tbe city of San Salvador, CREATESl SENSATION IN OHIO SALVADOR PORTE TO REOPEN PEACE PARLEY Former Grand Vizier of Turkey Leaves For London. WW. REPLACE REGHID PASHA Statement That the Turks Are Being Defeated In the Fighting On the Peninsula Apparently Confirmed by the SulUn'e Latsat Move Ottoman Attempts to Land Troops Near Oat Hpoll Reported Futile. London, Feb. 10. Haakl Pasha, who was grand vizier when the war with Tripoli began, is coming to London. It is reported that he will reopen the peace negotiations and will perhaps replace Rechld Pasha, tbe head of the Turkish delegates. There arc evidences that the army' regard the operations at Galllpoll aa very important. It Is reported tbat fighting was renewed there Sunday. The report that Haakl Pasha ia going to reopen peace negotiations, If tnle, seems to confirm the statement that tbe Turks are being defeated in the 'fighting on the peninsula. The bottle on Saturday was apparently severe. Very few details have been received, but the vagueness of the of ficial references at Constantinople tends to support the Bulgarian claim of victory. Turks Attempt to Land Troops. Sofia, Feb. 10. It is officially stated tbat the Turkish, attempt to land troops near Sarkeul, between Rodotto and Galllpoll, was frustrated. Twenty transports which were oft shore be gan to land Infantry troops under cover of darkness. The Bulgarlam had Been them earlier, and immedi ately when the landing operations be gan made an attack, inflicting great .losses. The remnant ot the Turkish troops re-embarked and tbe ships put to sen. The Turks also tried to land troops at Podlma, on tbe DIack, sea, but were repulsed with serious loss Wm4Ht444H4HMMIIj X CONNECTICUT TOWN TO BE SUMMER CAPITAL. 1 Lyme. Conn., Feb. 10. Rest-1 . dents of this old town are aflut- ) ter over tbe prospects tbat It - may be, for a few weeks at any ' ', rato, the country's summer cap!- tal. President-elect Wilson and ) ', his family spent tbe summer here three years ago and, ac- ) ', cording to those in a position to knovt Mr. Wilson, say he is think- ', Ing of taking the old colonial home of Miss Florence Grlswold, ', where he stayed before with his j family, for the summer. ', ', GOVERNOR COX ISSUES PROCLAMATION H Calls a Rural Lite and Good Roads MeetltiE. Columbus, O., Feb. 10. Declaring the disproportionate number of urban and rural Inhabitants to be a menace to general well-being, for tbe purpose of learning the cause ot the great In flux ot rural population to tbe cities and with a view, if possible, to work out some means of preventing the abandonment of farms. Governor Cox has Issued a proclamation calling for a rural life and good roads congress, to meet in Columbus March 12 and 13. "To arrive at a proper understand ing of our needs, to devise ways, and means of solving the problems which confront us," are the specific reasons assigned by the governor for calling, tbe gathering. The good roada ques tion it considered by the governor one ot the chief things to be consid ered in solving the rural life problem, and for tnls roason one day will be devoted exclusively to i this subject The other day will be devoted to the study of social problems ot rural life. As a committee to arrange for the congress, which will be held in Me morial ball, the governor has appoint ed D. R. Hanna, Ravenna; Miss Edith CariiPbel, Cincinnati; William A. Hlto, Thornvllle; Senntor J. I. Hud son, Portsmouth; Arch H. Huston, Co lumbus, and Jesse Taylor, Jamestown. Politeness te a coin destined to earfcefc those who give It away. $2,400,01 1 (IF liRAFI Collected Fra New Yirt Crliiuls By Officials Mi MMiy Extortt. Frtm Keepers of lieial Reams. POLICE THE BENEFICIARIES Oraft System In New York, Upon Which District Attorney WhRman-. Begins His First Real Legal Battle. Captain Walsh, Who Has Told' Much, Is Expected to Tell More. "Hlgher-Ups" Prosecutor's Game. New Tork, Feb. 10. Two 'million four hundred thousand dollars graft from gamblers, poolroom men and Il legal resort keepers 1,200.0W for the captains and their collectors, $600000 for tho Inspectors, $C0O,O0i Into the hands of one man and then out again, divided into three parts, one for a hotel man, one for a man who represents an officeholder and the third for a man who represented' himself or another official. That is the "graft system" as 3.. trict Attorney Whitman understand It, nnd that is, the "system" uj-' which begins his flrst real legal b tie today. Before nightfall be hopt. to have made his flrst Inroad by i t dlctments against Police Inspecto I CHARLES S. WHITMAN New York's Prosecuting Attor ney a Live Wire In Graft Cases. Dennis, F. Sweeney and Police' Cap tain Thomas Walsh. , Walsh has already told much and will tell more. - Sweeney's represen tatives or those who pretended l represent him have already tried to U tercedefor the Inspector, and haven selved no satisfaction. The b'argel' that Sweeney must make will be hard one. If he would save hfmse' after Indictment he would be hands a statement like the foregoing an. will be told to tell tbe name or tbe one man to whom he monthly turned over his share of tbe 100,000 which all tbe Inspectors had to deliver. If Sweeney consents, a circle already cracked by the confession of Walsh will be torn into segmen ', and those protected inside will be disclosed.. They are the men whom Whitman ls after. There will be other Indictments too, . Mr. 'Whitman hopes, all of them hav ing to do with the general operation:', ot the system. The cases of William Dubiller and David Malar, charged with bribing David Muller, janitor ot ' the Marlborough apartments, to swear that Mrs. Goode had offered him money to back up her atory, will ' go to the grand Jury. 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