MEXICO

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 20 February 1913, Page 5

MEXICO

ABftEST Of PRESIDENT MADERO NEW PRESIDENT PROCLAIMED. 'Pkk33 Association. —Cop v ri»ht.! MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19. General Blanquet, -backed up by troops, arrested President Madero in the National Palace. < General Ffuerto was afterwards pro- 1 claimed President. i . j MadeiVs brother is also under at- ] •rest; . , , . i A conference, ifnnlediatei.y followed i between 'General Diaz and General ] Huerta. Crowds rah about, the streets < shouting "Vivas Huerta. and Diaz." ( When Huerta attempted to communi- s cate with Diaz, the troops remaining 1 loyal to Madero fought a tierce battle i at the Palace; many being killed. i Huerta's first • action was to abolish ,' the censorship of Press rriessagefi. r FEDERAL DESERTERS SHOT. 1 VERA CRUZ, Feb. 19. Numbers of deserters leaving Madero t were captured and taken forcibly to j the National Palace grounds, where i they were summarily shot. ( The executions numbered as many as < thirty a day. i AMERICA'S CONDITIONS OF ] RECOGNITION. i t WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. i The United States will demand as a a condition precedent to the recognition i of Huerta as President that the lawless elements which have overridden Mexico < during the past two years be sup- < pressed. i General Orozco is operating in the north, and General Zapata to the southward. As soon as General Huerta is able to form an administration its first duty will be to defeat Orozco and Zapapata. The State Department is not sanguine of this being done with an ] army seething with disloyalty. i The Mexican newspapers recently ; accused Huerta of receiving large sums from Madero in order to keep him loyal. PRESIDENT'S BROTHER EXECUTED. ARREST OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT (Received Feb. 20. 1.25 p.m.) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19. < General Diaz executed Gustav Madero, ' brother of the deposed President. ; Diaz agreed to hold Madero prisoner < in the palace while General Huerta took , office as Provisional President. Fighting ceased after Madsro's arrest. ( Feux de joie resounded through the streets during the entire night. Vice-President Suarez has been arrested, and is closely guarded. Ministers of the late Cabinet have been released on parole. Diaz declares that he will treat Madero \vith every consideration. ] The rebels, after the declaration of ■ peace, burned the newspaper office of Madero's chief Government organ.