New President In Offic Machado Men Murdered in Streets of Capital 'UBE'S reign of terror is Havana, Aug. 12. it an end and Senor Carlos de Cespedes is to-night provisional President of the Republic act of Congress which assembled late this afternoon under a heavy military guard. The first act of the new President was to declare martial law and his next was to appeal to all the people to be calm and go about their work. The martial Jaw was imposed to give the army a free hand in restoring order.
The swearing in of the new President followed a chain of spectacular events that have never been equalled in the Island republic.
President Gerardo Machado had resigned and fled from the country in an aeroplane.
A mob of more than 1,000 persons had sacked his palace and the Secretary of State, Dr.
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