Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-21
Mexican Finance Minister
Hailed as the Savior Of
Country" When Capital is
Reached on Trip.
HOPES OF PEACE
ARE FRIGHTENED
Conference Between Diaz
and Finance Minister Ex-
pected to Bring Plans to
Pacify Insurrectos.

McAlCO SlIy, N0ASA lVs----p AAesASV Z
Minister Limantour arrived here at 10
awaited him at the railway station.
President Diaz was not present Senior
Limantour did not stop In the city but
went from the train directly to his
suburban home.
II Senior Limantour's purpose was to
avoid any demonstration his plans
failed, as the railway station was
crowded with officials and delegations
Of citizens The latter hailed the min
lister as "the savior Of the country
Foreign Minister Creel greeted Senior
Limantour warmly.
LIrantour to Succeed Dlaz?
New York, March 2O.-Senor Jose
Yves Limantour is in Mexico City 70
assume the presidency OF the Mexican
government, for time at least, ac-
cording to Gustavio "A. Madero, brother
of the Mexican revoluttonist leader.
The retirement Of Diaz, Madero says.
will pave the way to q peRceable set
tlement of the revolution and the hold
ing OF a general election at which
"a representative OF the majority OF
all the voters" will be elected presi-
dent.
This declaration was published tln
morning, and confirmed by Madero ut
his hotel. The statement says In
part:
"senor Limantour, the strong man
OF the Diaz government, is to succeed
his chief Immediately a. president,
his title being provisional president.
He will hold ONCE till a real and truc
election Is held, when regular candi-
dates. nominated by conventions yet
to be called, will take place. This II
the only way to save Mexico.
"Limantour 10 to be president only
for little while. Then the candi-
dates will 60 before the people and
after that representative OF major
ity OF all voters will be president"
| Peace Seems Assured.
Washington, D. g., March 20.--Peace
seems assured in Mexico within the
! present week. II certain influences
, now at work toward that end prove ef-
fective. With the arrival In Mexico
| City of Senor Jose Yves Limantour.
minister Of Snance, President Diaz will
begin a conference which 1t is expect
ed will result in the announcement
within three or four days OF reorgan
| lied cabinet.
Minister Limantour will present an
| explanation of the demands OF the re-
volutionists, and OF the changes In the
official family Of President Diaz as
we'll the institution Of certain reforms.
are confidently expected to appease
the insurgents.
arrived here this morning from Aug
usta Ca. will confer with Ambassador
de la Barra, and there Is good ground
fo, fny, hot %h<s$
concentrated in Texas Immediately will
begin a series OF maneuvers and re-
turn shortly to their posts. In addi-
ton, when conditions are normal In
Mexico, complete statement OF things
| which actuated the mobilization OF the
| troops will be issued
Americans Taking Chances.
| Ell Paso Texas, March 20."Ths
Mexican insurrectos Is no place for
an American man. Conditions are an
hostile to them. The federal troops
will show them little mercy and the
insurrectos don't care whether the
/ Americans are killed or not"
| n. c. Converse Of Glendora, Calf,
made this statement today after a
visit to the jail at Juarez, Mex, where
his son Lawrence, 21 years old, lodged
| LQcTc WILL EuWlA DldlI Ol 1lLt0UuTH H,
/ Pa, Is confined on charge Of par
ticipating in the Mexican insurrection.
i"Since the state department OF the
United States has made representa-
tions to Mexico City that the boys
were captured on the American side
OF. the boundary, "Mr. Converse says,
1.-THE boys are better treated. They are
now allowed to receive food sent from
the outside"
Mr.. Converse expects the prisoners
will soon be released. Another Ameri-
can prisoner Is in the Juarez Jail,
Richard Brown. of Ell Paso who de-
clares he was arrested while helping
the wounded near Juarez. So far as
1 known here, the state department has
made no representations to Mexico in
his behalf.
- Tom johnson Seriously III.