Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-05
CHAOS PREVAILS
IN MEXICO
However Celebration of
Battle of Puebla Passed
Off Quietly
NAVAL FORCE TO Be SENT

Alarm Felt for Americans at
Acapulco and Mazatlan
on West Coast.
(By Special Leaset. wire to New Mexican)
Mexico City, May "a Sunday S
calm marked the anniversary of the
battle of Puebla. which had been
heralded as the date set for an at
tack on the capital by the revolu-
tionists and the forced resignation of
President Diaz Up to noon there
had been no indication OF disorder in
any quarter.
No Agreement Reached,
Mexico City, May 5.-Contradicting
the information of the war office last
night, Ambrosio Figuero represent
ing the rebals in Guerrero and More.
los, said today, that no agreement for
peace had been made between him
and Minister of War Cosio. The con-
ferences thus far. he states. were
merely those of courtesy.
Alarm for Americans.
Washington. b, c., May alarm
is felt by administration officials for
the safety Of Americans in Mexico, es.
pecially in the vicinity of Acapulco
on the west coast Conditions, de.
crribad oc intolar. l,Io ,,a,a ,a,>o,.oa
10 the state department by Ambassa-
dor Wilson. 1t is probable that naval
forces will be ordered to Acapulco at
once.
Demands Resignation of Diaz.
Ell Paso, Texas. May 5.-Peace ne
gotiations between the Mexican insur.
rectos and the Mexican government
were suspended today to await an an.
swer from Mexico City to the propo-
sition submitted yesterday by Francis.
co I. Madero, Jr., that President Diaz
make public his intention to resign.
Federal representatives admitted that
they did not expect favorable an
swer. Senor Oscar Baniff, one of the
go-betweens in the negotiations, told
an Associated Press representative
today, that it was he who had con.
veyed to Madero assurances of Presi-
dent DiaZ' intention to resign. He de.
clared that President Diaz in con.
versation with him had said he felt
obliged to the majority of Mexican
voters who had elected him. but the
moment he felt convinced that the
majority of the Mexican people no
longer wanted him as President he
would resign. Senior Braniff explain
ed that he had not been directed to
relate the conversation to Madero but
he had felt at liberty to do so in as
suring Madero of President Diaz' real
intention. Senor Braniff and Senor
Obrekon visited the Madero head
quarters today and talked for a long
time with General Maedro. The peace
commissioners remained in their ho-
tel rooms in Ell Paso awaiting instruc.
tions from their chiefs.
State Department Worried.
Washington, May 5.--The state de-
partment officials plainly were wor-
ried by the disquieting advices receiv-
ed from the Mexican ambassador des.
pite the fact that Mr.. Wilson said the
Mexican war department has sent an
urgent telegram of instructions to
the commanding officer at Acapulco to
all possible aid to Americans.
The matter was taken up by Mr.. Will.
son as the result of the report that
two sons of Judge Melvin Goodman
had been murdered by alleged revolu-
tionary bandits at their fathers place
at Buena Suceso, not far from Acapul-
co. The neighborhood of the report.
ed crime is said to be overrun with
bandits who owe no allegiance to any
Mr.. Wilson states also
that Americans in Mexico City are be-
coming alarmed and the rest is due
in some measure, to apprehension of
the failure of peace negotiations and
consequent prevalence Of anarchy.
Under Madero's instructions.
Mexico City, May 5.-Figueroa adj
mits that his campaign in the states
Of Guerrero and Morelos is under the
general direction of Francisco l. Ma.
dero, who, he says, has instructed him
by telegraph to await the result of the
peace conference at the border.
MazatIan Not Taken by Rebels.
Douglas, Ariz., May 5.-Official ad.
vices to the Mexican consul say that
Mazatlan is still in the hands Of the
federal forces notwithstanding the re-
ports to the contrary. The consul
states that the rebels attacked Mazat-
Ian desperately on May l.. The gun.
boats Tampico and Zaragosa anchor.
ed in Mazatlan harbor are reported to
have thrown shells into the rebel
lines doing terrible execution.
Music Instead Of Bullets.
Douglas, Ariz., May 5.-According
10 the Mexican FEDERAL officers in
Aqua Prieta. there is no danger of an
rebel attack on that city.
Major Luis Medina Baron, command
er of the rurales, returned today to
Aqua Prieta with scouting force of
300 picked men. He said to the AS
sociated Press correspondent: I'VE
have made search OF several hun
dred miles including Cenizas Springs
Fronteras and the Ojo
We have seen no rebels
whatever. The rebel junta in Douglas
must be talking of another attack on
Aqua Prieta for the effect 1t
might have. Instead of a battle today
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