Swift End Of Gustavo Madero.

New York Times 100 years ago today, February 20, 1913:
Executed by Diaz's Soldiers Soon After Reaching the Arsenal.
    MEXICO CITY, Feb. 19.— The execution of Gustavo Madero, known as the "power behind the throne," formed today a tragic sequel to the overthrow of his brother's' Administration yesterday.
    The ex-President and his brother Gustavo were transferred this morning from the National Palace to the arsenal. There they became prisoners of Gen. Felix Diaz in the very place which for more than a week they had caused to be battered with cannon in their efforts to subdue the rebel army.
    Soon after the arrival of the two prisoners at the arsenal, or about 9 o'clock, Gustavo Madero was subjected to the "fugitive law," by which he was free to run under the rifle fire of his guards. He fell dead under their bullets.
    There is some trepidation also as to the fate of other prisoners because of the finding of a list of "those who ought to die" among the documents of Francisco Madero's Government. Had the ex-President defeated Dias, there seems little doubt that bloody reprisals would have been made.
    On Madero's list of proscribed were found twenty-two names of prominent men, including Francisco de la Barra, Jesus Flores Magen, Manuel Calero, Alberto Garcia Granades, and Dr. Vasquez Gomez.
    For several days De la Barra, the former provisional President, believed he was in danger of assassination, and he had, therefore, hid in the British Legation, where he heard that numerous threats had been made to capture him.
    While the members of the Madero Cabinet received their parole over night, Jose Pino Suarez, the former Vice President, spent the night under guard in the National Palace.
    Señor Juan Sanchez Azcona, private secretary to Madero, fled the country during the night in an automobile.
    The ex-President is being well treated. Since the first few minutes after his arrest he has maintained a sullen silence, refusing to answer questions and waving his questioners off with his characteristic nervous gestures. He has refused to take any food.
    One report to-night says that the proposed exiling of Madero to Europe is not certain, for the present at least. At the instigation of the Government, Madero has been formally held responsible for the death of Col. Riveroll, which took place at the palace at the time of Madero's arrest. Conflicting stories are in circulation regarding the slayer of Riveroll, but it is officially stated that Madero shot him with a pistol.
    In an official statement Gen. Huerta says that two attempts were made against his life before the arrest of the Maderists, and he attributes both of them to the Maderos. The first attempt was made by a sharpshooter, who tried to pick him off while in the palace. This Gen. Huerta laid at the door of the ex-President.
    The second attempt was made at the banquet which ended in Gustavo Madero's arrest. Huerta says that he was repeatedly urged to drink wine from a bottle. He was suspicious and refused to do so. An analysis of the wine showed that it was charged with cyanide of potassium.
    At a special secret session of Congress to-night. Gen. Huerta was elected Provisional President. He promptly took the oath of office.
    Already forced to face plots, the new Administration caused the arrest tonight of Gen. Francisco Romero, who is accused of complicity with Francisco Cosio Robelo in a new revolt The plot involves a group of rurales.
    It is believed that the new Cabinet will include Francisco de la Barra as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gen. Mendragon, who conducted the military operations for Diaz, as Minister of War. The rest of the Cabinet, it is thought, will be composed as follows, subject to the ratification of Congress:
    Finance Minister, Carlos G. de Casio; Minister of Fomento, Alberto Gil; Minister of the Interior, Alberto Garcia Granados; Minister of Justice, Rodolfo Reyes; Minister of Public Instruction, Jorge Vera Estanol; Minister of Communications, David de la Fuente.
    Gossip about the new Cabinet has brought to light the fact that Rodolfo Reyes, who was reported to have committed suicide on account of his father's death, was still alive. The story of his suicide was a mistake, caused by the receipt by his family of his blood-stained underclothing. He had been wounded slightly during an action near the palace on the morning the revolt was started by Felix Diaz. He was picked up and cared for in one of the Red Cross receiving wards.

Lines of Battle Given Up.
    One of the first signs of the end of hostilities to-day was the formal transfer of troops from the rebel zone early this morning. The Government lines had been removed and the heavy cannon dragged back to headquarters.
    The rebel forces are not to be removed from their positions for two or three days, as disorders are feared by the authorities and they do not wish to give occasion for public manifestations.
    Gen. Felix Diaz went to the United States Embassy soon after 8 o'clock to ratify formally the agreement with Gen. Huerta, which brought the crisis to an end.
    Gen. Huerta also, after all the formal arrangements had been signed between him and Diaz went to the American Embassy and recounted the story of the events to Ambassador Wilson. The two chatted for some time and mutually felicitated each other on the end of the fighting.
    The appointment of a new Chief of Police was among the scores of details which Gen. Huerta and Gen. Blanquet were forced to handle at once. Col. Augustin Breton, was immediately named for the post and began the work of organizing protective bodies.
    Gen. Enrique Zepeda was appointed Governor of the Federal district.
    To every Governor throughout the Republic Gen. Huerta sent telegrams relating what had occurred. It is only ten days ago that another telegram was sent to the same Governors by Francisco Madero who told them the revolt had been suppressed and that Felix Diaz was a fugitive.
    All the military commanders in every district of Mexico were asked by Huerta to invite all the rebel bodies to unite with them. The Federal commanders were instructed to inform the rebels of the developments in the capital, and assure them that general elections would be held soon.
    To prevent any disorder by the irregular troops under Zapata, Gen. Huerta decided to send troops to Cuernavaca.
    Ernesto Madero, the President's uncle, says that before Gen, Huerta had carried out his plan to overthrow the President Zapata had offered the services of 4,500 of his followers to the Chief Executive.
    Since then it has been stated, on apparently good authority, that President Madero sent to Zapata 100,000 pesos to come to his aid.
    A report, received to-day from the interior, makes it plain that the revolution throughout the republic is far from ended. The report said that Emilio Vasquez Gomez would persist in backing himself for the post of provisional President, taking it for granted that Zapata will continue to keep his thousands in the south.
    From most of the State capitals, however, assurances of loyalty and co-operation with the Federal Government have already been received, although several States have not yet reported owing to the interruption of the telegraph wires.
    When the gun-shy inhabitants of the city stepped out into the streets today, they glanced nervously about, as though not wholly certain that the rattle of machine guns and the bursting of shells would not force them to take flight again. On the whole, however, little time was lost by the crowds in flocking into the streets. Thousands came out ostensibly to go to work, but in reality to go sightseeing about the city.
    The shutters came down from business buildings that had not been opened for ten days, and shopkeepers made every effort to resume their activity.

Find Homes Are Wrecks.
    Hundreds of American residents and other foreigners began migrating today from the district around the United States Embassy toward their homes in various parts of the city. Many found their residences wrecked by shells, while scarcely a house had escaped being hit by rifle bullets.
    A few of the foreign residents found their houses had been partly looted, not so often by mobs as by soldiers on one side or the other.
    On account of the destruction wrought by shells, several industrial concerns found it impossible to resume operations. Broken trolley wires and dismantled posts must also be repaired before the street-car service can be resumed, and an army of linesmen must be put to work before proper lighting facilities can be restored.
    The list of Americans wounded during the fighting in Mexico City, was added to in the last moments of the fighting yesterday, when Miss Bertha Roberts was wounded in the leg by a fragment of shell, and her father, Fred Roberts, suffered a scalp wound from the same shot. The family have lived in Mexico City for years, coming originally from Maine. Another sufferer was Tom Lasen, whose family live in San Antonio. He was slightly wounded. The Mexican Herald and El Universal were the only newspapers that appeared to-day, and these enjoyed a phenomenal sale.