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mil nuniiNb buminuto.
DIAZ STANDS ON DKFK\s|\K IN
STRONG POSITION.
No i'ii Change In < auditions In
t1t> of Mctici>-?Both Mde* Appear
lfcrtermliwM lo Make It a Fight to
a Finish.
Mexico city, I b. 17.?-The federals
wer? preparing tonight to use dyna?
mite bombs in an assault on .he Dias
position
A sustained attack by the federals
against the Y M C. A. building this
afternoon was repulsed by the reb?
els.
The rebels have advanced their lines
and appear to be getting the best of
the fighting.
The co-operations today were of a
serious character.
An American named Olbhons was
wounded while crossing a street near
the embassy this afternoon.
Mexico City, Feb. 17?-President
Madero today received the reply of
President Tsft to his telegram pro?
testing against possible Interven?
tion. In which Preiident Taft assured
him that the reports of the intention
of the t'nlted Slates government to
land forces In Mexico were Inaccu?
rate.
l never expected anything leas than
this." commented Madero on Presi?
dent Taft's message. "I regard it as
scMsfactory snd friendly..'
Ths fighting continued throughout
the dsy but the federal guns were
ialt? as Ineffective as ever in dis?
lodging the rebels from their en?
trenchment* Furthermore, the fed
; erau did not show the same aggres?
siveness which marked their action in
th? early days of the battle. This Is
believed to be due to the fact that
they realise the present forces of the
government are not of sufficient
strength to defeat the "ebels.
Oen. Huerta announced, however,
that he expected soon to begin an en?
circling movement In which bombs
would be used at short range.
Oen. Blanquet Is loyal to the gov
k ernment and will be placed In com?
mand of the reserves at the National
palace
Both Sunday and today Madero ap
- peared sanguine of the success of the
federal army. He declared that the
outlook was optimistic and that he
had been offered support of all kinds.
In his opinion, Zapata. the guerilla
leader, was not In favor of Dlas.
Nearly all the non-combatants ha*e
moved out of the danger xone.
Bread and corn meal are abun
1 and are being dis
d tin nx thSJ poor.
illg Gun.
K\ Paso. T< ? , Feb. 17.?Rebel
forces began storming the palace ear?
ly this afternoon with a 12-inch can?
non, said a private telegram recei sd
here today from Mexico C.tja An un
c i firmed report, said to have been
transmitted over the wires below
Juares, reports that Dias occupied Ike
palace at t o'clock this afternoon.
Censorship continues tonight, however,
on the Mexico City end of oil wires be?
low this point.
H'.ll I IN?. IN Ml MC \N CAPITAL.
I iucll?hm*n on Way to Cnnada l>c"
STrtl-r* Wounding of Two Amcii
niio Imring Battle.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 17.?Her?
man O. Weiss, civil engineer of New
York and Washington, was WOnaisi
during the-fUhUng in Mexic o City last
Tuesday, according to J. lt. Gibson of
Vancouver, B. C . who w as among the
refugees who returned to tho United
States today. Wei*s. with Sydney Suth?
erland, a newspaper reporter, D. B.
Hammer and an Anu r, gg \\ h
nsme Mr Olbson did not know, was
viewing the battle from the roc* of
a hotel when a fusillade was fired in
that direction and Sutherland and
Weiss were wounded Weiss was
i stsndlng with h?* foot on a coping
and a bullet struck his leg at the knee
and came out at the hip, but with?
out touching the bone.
"At the time I left Mexico City
Thursday. Idas was not only strongly
entrenched In the arsenal and the Y.
M C A. building." said Mr. Gibson,
"but haj men st aMon ? 1 on all tall
bullu.ngs In the neighborhood. It WSS
understood that about rounds
of cartridges were stored In the ar?
senal with ?;<? e.mnon and a nu.n <? r
of machine gurm. The accuracy of
bis fire wa* rema?kahbv He has Hope
of the brat artilleryman In the Me\l
ean army, and Itesf ar< wsll oejnlf>f> 1
with rang*? finders.
" I saw a force of about loo rural s
charge a rebel pesstkM Tuesday, and
wh? n Dl.is turned his mSV loo. gom
and cannon on them. It w.is sickening
A f**w may hnve ??*??.? i>. d. but the
great, r number was suites' several
times. I wiia Informed by a toti l| S
?lijl.uiat Tes.l.y fhat M.-l !? i >-s
was muri' than 1.? I. .lb d Hid
wounded.
??Wednesday night a < t ?. a ? I |.. 1
the salesroom of the <;.C ar Kub.
ber company. While tie r< |g no po?
lka- protection, there is \ , r> little din
IfAYY i>i:iv\ktmf.nt comt.n
tkating Til i m AT QUANTA
XAMO.
Two Thousand mm Will be Dispatch?
ed L> Island Post at Once?To be
lb-ad, for Service In Mexico.
Washington. F? 1>. 17.? Two thou?
sand United Stute.? marines from va?
rious barracks a!ong the Atlantic
coast today were vrdered to Cuba,
there to be held in r< uliness for pos?
sible use in Mexico. Half of them will
leave tomorrow night, from Philadel?
phia on the army transport Meade,
already on its way from Newport
News for the purpose.
The second thousand will start from
Norfolk on the naval transport
Prairie, which, it is expected, will
clear Wednesday. The marines will
be drawn from the barracks at Nor?
folk. Washington, Philadelpiha, New
i <>rk. Portsmouth, Boston and Char?
leston.
Ouantanamo is the present object?
ive point of the marines who will be
established in camp in connection with
the fleet under the command of Hear
Admiral Badger. Whether these men
will get further than Ouantanamo
will depend on Mexican develop?
ments.
Besides the movement of the ma?
rines two army transports were or?
dered tonight to proceed at one from
Newport News to Galveston, Texas,
where they might be close at hand
for the movement of troops from the
border should an emergency arise.
Early In the day the Third cavalry at
Fort Sam Houston was directed to
hold Itself In readiness to entrain
for Oalveston prepared for foreign
service.
The government has no transports
available in gulf waters and Investi?
gation disclosed enormous expense
and delay would result in preparing
them for transport service. It was
therefore determined to send two of
the transport at Newport News to
the Texas port to await further or?
ders. It was not announced which
transports would be sent, but the Mc
Clellan, Sumner and Kilpatrick are
prepared for service.
? The marine brigade will be in com?
mand of Col. Lincoln Karmany, th??
First regiment, which leaves from
Philadelphia, being in charge of Col.
George Barnett of Philadelphia with
Lieut. Col. John A. Lajune of New
York second in command. The See.
ond regiment, sailing from Norfolk,
will be under Col. Joseph Pendleton,
who was in command during the re?
cent activity of American marines in
Nicaragua, and Lieut. Col. Charles G.
Long, who also was in Nicaragua, will
be second in command.
The withdrawal of this large num
l>er of marines m. ans, it is said, that
that branch of the defensive service
of the country will be obliged to go
entirely unrepresented in the inaug?
ural parade. It was planned to have
about 1.0??0 marines in the long line
on that occasion.
NO ONI:-MILL LEVY,
CSsMMSCSJSSggf Utfort Made to Itocom
mit Hill Providing for Public
Schools.
Columbia. Feb. IK.?A futile effort
w.m made in the House this morning
to recommit the bill providing for an
extra one-mill b vy for public schools,
a message from the Governor said he
intended to veto the bill if it passed in
Its present form. The measure was
sent to the senate without amendment.
TO HELP ECUADOR
llou*-c Pusses Itcsolution to Lend Med?
ical anil KngincMT Officers,
Washington. Feb. 17.--The house
today passed ?< resolution to authorize
William Gorgas, chief medical ofltosr
of the Panama canal zone, two other
Fnited States medical Officers and
throe officers of army engineers to
accept service under the republic of
F.cuador to Supervise sanitary Im?
provements in that country. The res?
olution would authorize < ol. Gorgas
and Other OfltoerS to accept pay from
k< iindor for work already done In
Ecuador under orders from the war
depart meat*
The exhibits from Bumter Coun?
ty which were displayed in the Ar?
ende during the National Corn Ex?
position have been shipped bach to
gumter.
order among the lower elements."
Mr. Gibson sold foreigners were
much concerned over reports thai the
United states might Intervene, Such s
report, he said) was circulated by s
newspaper corn pondenl and caused
much feeling.
??i aio a British subject, but all for
eignen who speak English ave looked
upon us 'giingoes.' and should ati antl
American outbreak havt ocurred I
vv Ollld not have con idet . d my lift
a ? . t b a cent," said I llbeon.
Mr. Otbeon continued on his jour
ney to Van* ouver tonight.
MADE PRISONER IN NATIONAL
PALACE BY BLANQUET.
Cabinet Members, Except One, also
Arrented?Vice President In Hid?
ing?Plot Between Federal Gen?
eral! Huerta and lllutkquot Suo
ceedi?Ten-Day Battle Ends in
Mexican Capital?elections Prom?
ised to Name Bnoceooor to Madero.
Mexico City, Feb, is.?Francisco I.
Madero, arrested in the National Pal
act- this afternoon by Gen Hlanquet,
one of his own commanders, was
forced to sign his resignation from
the Presidency of Mexico.
Gen Victoriano Huerta, commander
of the Federal troops which have
been lighting Diaz, has been proclaim?
ed Provisional President.
Gustavo Madero and all the Cabinet
ministers with the exception of Er?
nesto Madero, are under arrest. The
Vice President of the Republic, Jose
Pino Suarez, is still at liberty, hut in
hiding.
The American ambassador and the
other foreign diplomats held a confer?
ence at the American embassy this
evening to discuss re-establishment of
order and further protection of for?
eign residents.
Tonight the Zocalo, the great Plaza
in front of the palace, was jammed
with a delirou8 crowd with banners
inscribed, "Peace and Liberty," shout?
ing for Diaz, Huerta, Hlampjet aid
Mondragon.
Momen members of the Madero
family who were in Chapultepec Cas?
tle were whisked away in automobiles
by friends who learned of the coup at
the National Palace.
Tcdegrams have been sent to the
Governors of the States, notifying
them of the proclamation of Huerta
as Provisional President, and also to
the military commanders assuring
them that general elections will be
held to select a President.
Gen Huerta made a speech from the
balcony of the palace to the assem?
bled crowds. He declared he had no
personal a. ibition and announced
himself as Military Governor and Gen.
Blanquet as military .?.?ramander of
the Federal district.
it is fully believed that a definite
agreement will be reached between
(he rebel forces and Gen Huerta.
The negotiations will be conducted
through the American embassy,
Huerta received a commission from
the diplomatic corps. He said he had
assumed the Provisional Presidency
and would deliver it to whomever Con?
gross designated.
Gen Felipe Angles, refusing to sup
port the movement, was placid under
arrest.
About the time Madero was seised
by Blanquet, his brother, Gustave Ma?
dero, the former minister of fiance,
was arrested by Gen Huerta, who was
dining with him in a public restau?
rant.
Notwithstanding the fact that some
definite action was expected today,
the coup de'etat at the- palace caused
a sensation, and the exact status of
affairs could not be ascertained for
several hours.
The direc t movement against Mad?
ero was the result of a plot which had
been brewing since yesterday and
which possibly existed with Blanquet
for a much greater length of time.
From the first it had been known
that Co ti. Blanquet was unwilling to
right. His nu n were of the same mind.
H? he ld complete command over them
and it was not doubted that they
would follow him in any adventure,
which they did at the National Pal?
ace- this afteunoon.
The forces numbering 1,000 nu n,
Which arrived late yesterday, wa re
sent Immediately to the palace, osten?
sibly to relieve the reserves there.
The reserves were sent into the
tield.
An agreement between Oena Blan?
quet and Huerta was reached last
night, but the- hist intimation that
Blanquet's men had of the- new role
tiny were to play was shortly be
fore the successful stroke was made.
Blanquet dre w his nu n up in order
and delivered a stirring speech.
"This inhuman battle must end,
he said. "The time has com?- When
some drastic means must be taken to
stop a conflict in which father is kill?
ing son and brother is lighting against
brother, when non-combatants are
sharing the- fate cd' war, and all this
because; of the caprice cd' one man."
Blanquet then Issued orders for the
arrest of tie- President and assigned a
detachment to that duty, Madero was
soon a prisoner in bis own rooms.
I One reason give n for the attitude of
Oen. Blunquel from the beginning
was the presence of his son In tie
ranks of (len. l das.
I wie n the arrest of the Pre sldenl
and hla ministers became known
erowds gathered In the streets
through which they paraded, shouting
"\ i \ as" for Huerta and Dias.
A < onferc ni c was held l" twi i n the
representative of these two generals
and an ngre ? me nl was rea< h< I w here -
by the appointm< nl of <!? n, Hue rta to
the provisional Presldencj was pro?
i laimed,
Prior to this, however, Huerta's at?
tempt to communcate with Diaz pre?
cipitated one of the sharpest engage?
ments of the day.
The tire from the rebel titles ami
machine guns was long sustained. It
was by no means certain at that time
that tile coup which had been carried
out meant the end of hostilities. At
5.30 in the afternoon the cannonading
was still heavier than before and the
rattle of machine guns was heard in
various quarters.
At that time San Francisco street
was being cleared by Huerta as if he
were expecting an attack. A half hour
later the order to cease firing was
sounded and the battle was over.
A few loyal members of Madero's
staff rushed into the room when Ma
dero wiis struggling with the soldiers
and went to his rescue, but ineffectu?
ally. Capt Qarmedla, who had just
been appointed chief of police, ad?
vanced upon Col. Rlveroll, shooting
and wounding him seriously.
Immediately there was an exchange
f shots and three or four members of
the President's staff are said to have
been wounded. Just to make the rec?
ords clear, Madero has been given rea?
sonable time In which to write his res?
ignation. Failure to do this, it is said,
will result in his being sent with his
family to Vera Cruz, where they will
be given the choice of outgoing ves?
sels.
Gen. Delgado, who acted as the em?
issary of Madero in the negotiations
for an armistice Sunday, has been ar?
rested. Huerta and his supporters
did not trust Delgado to come into
their plan.
Twenty men of the 29th infantry of
Blanquct's forces were entrusted with
the duty of guarding the pri\ate
rooms of the President at the begin?
ning of the revolt in the palace.
The arrest of Madero took place in
the hall of the ambassadors. When the
President entered the room he found
all the entrances guarded. One soldier,
over-excited by the words of Blan
quet, pointed his gun at the breast of
Madero, who leaped upon him. In the
struggle the gun was discharged, but
without injuring any one.
The soldier was disarmed and placed
under arrest by order of Huerta, on
the charge of tiring without orders.
The linest irony attended the arrest
i of Gustavo Madero, the brother of the
President, distinguished as a politi?
cian, to whose doors most of the evils
>f the Administration have been laid.
He had invited Gen. Huerta to
luncheo . at the Gambrinus, a popu?
lar restaurant. This was a custom
with Gustavo Madero in Winning fa?
vor. Gen. Huerta, however, had in?
vited guests unknown to his host, in
a room adjoining he had stationed a
detachment of Chapultepec Park
guards.
All were preparing to take their
seats, when, at s signal from Huerta,
the officer in command entered. Point?
ing a pistol at Madero he announced
lie was under arrest At the same mo?
ment soldiers, filing into the room,
cleared it of all except the principals.
GustaVo loudly protested against mis
indignity, but Gen. Huerta replied in
a loud voice, condemning the Mad?
ero family.
Gen. Victoriana Huerta, named as
Provisional President of Mexico, Is the
former commander of the north divi
sion of the army. He lias seen mu.di
service in the present campaign and
last year fought a number of engage?
ments against the insurrectus under
< M o/.co.
Huerta retired from his command
bist December and was offered a post
in the war department. When the
Dias revolt began in the Capital,
Huerta led the Government troops
and was named as post commander of
Mexico City when (bn. Villar was
wounded.
Up to a late hour the Vice President
of the Republic, Jose Pmo Buares, had
not been found. Detachments of
troops were searching for him.
ONE KILLED: ONE WOUNDED.
George llonslnger In Jail After Killing
Orr Henry and Wounding A. W.
Booth.
Winnsboro, Feb. 17.?News has
reac hed Winnsboro thai Henslnger,
the foreman of the construction camp
at Parr Shoals, shot and killed Orr
Henry, the steward of the camp yes?
terday morning. The sheriff when
Interviewed regarding the matter
stated that on account of the tele?
phone being out of order between tho
western si.ie <.f the country and this
place it had been Impossll v to b ain
many of the details of the Bhootlng
but tin facts that can be gathered
how that there were some oppro?
brious words between tho party be?
fore Henry was shot by Henslnger.
The sheriff further stated that he
had been advised that a stray shot
struck a. W. Booth, a bj Stander,
piercing tho lung. Henslnger has
been arrested bj Sheriff. Blease of
New berry. Sheriff Hood of this county
is arranging i?> have the prisoner
brought t.. the jail here, the Killing
having oceut I'd In Fnlrfleld county.
gome no n's idea of a watel in^ plact
Is that it isn't If it Is dry. Wilmtng
ton Star.
HAVE YOU SEEN
The New Ford?
Ford Cars and a full line of
Ford Parts always on hand.
Come in and take a look.
D. C. SHAW
The Ford Man,
SUMTER. S. C
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