Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
REvOLUT|ONISTS AT JUAREz
FORMING Their GOVERNMENT,
Are Established in Municipal
Building and Conferences Held During
MOrning=-Number of Dead and
Wounded Not Yet Estimated.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

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Juarez. Mex. May 11.-With Juarez
and all its large stores of rifles, am
munition and machine guns in the
hands of the Mexican revolutionists.
their leaders turned today to the task
of forming their government. They
gathered for the first time in the pro-
Yisienal capital which tonight rapidly
began to assume a peaceful aspect.
Gen. Madero has established his
headquarters in the one-story NUM-
eipal building across the street from
the big church which was the scene
of the fiereest fighting and there dur
ing the morning the Insurreeto chief
tain conferred with his leaders; and
DIR. Nasqgez Gomez, confidential agent
of the rexolutionists at Washington
and their chief peace commissioners,
Who were at the Madero headquarters.
There was an undercurrent of feel
ing among the victorious Insurrectos
tonight that peace would be in sight
before another "a hours had passed.
The Madero headquarters were be-
seiged all day by anxious househelders
and storekeepers, imploring the rebel
leader to be allowed to resume pos
session of their shattered property.
But only in a few cases was such per-
mission given.
Guards were stationed at nearly
every building in the town to prevent
footing. all liquor supplies were con-
flscated. and as far as possible within
the few hours since the battle, the
rayages of warfare were repaired.
All the dead were buried today and
h 4
porary hospitals where surgeons were
busy looking after them.
1t is difficult to estimate even approx
imatel% the number of dead and
wounded during the two-days' fighting.
An Associated Press correspondent to-
day saw 81 Federal wounded at the
temporary quarters of the Red Cross,
i Federal and Insurrecto wounded in
Il shot-riddled store which was con-
vertei into temporary hospital.
while IS others had been conveyed to
the American side of the river
From estimates made by Federal
prisoners and by Insurrectos it is safe
to say that at least so were killed.
Nearly 800 Federal prisoners. disarm-
ed but not disconsolate, are guarded in
the barracks. Indeed. more than one Of
the prisoners, including one who lost
his left forearm at Casas Grandes and
VINO suffered a bullet wound in the
right arm yesterday, saVagely express
ed je% over the victory of Madero.
Il did not want to fight with the Fed
erals, said the little fellow with the
empty sleeve. but they forced me into
the ranks Ny sympathies were all
with the Insurrectos"
MeXico's provisional government.
composed Of insurrectonists, became
an established fact today with the Sc
le ton of a cabinet by Francisco |.
| Madelo. Jr., provisional President and
with the establishment of capital in
the captured city of Juarez. where Gen.
Navarro and his Federal troops are
hold prisoners.
The cabinet follows:
Finance-Custave A. Madero.
War-Nenuistano CarranZa.
fntefior-F. Gonzales Garsa.
Justice-Jose NJ. Pine Suarez.
Private secretary to President Ma
dero-Juan Sanchez Azcona.
Secretary Of War Carranza will have
charge of railways and telegrapbs. His
first act was to grant permission for
repairing the Mexico Northwestern
Railroad. Men Immediately began
mendine the roadbed south of Iuarez.
Gonzales Garcia will have charge of
the mail service and Secretary of the
Treasury Madero will direct the affairs
of the custom house.
That the Insurrecto army is more than
an armed mob was shown today in the
absence Of general looting and intoxica-
ton and the quietness with which the
shattered city was cleared of it's dead
and wounded. The embargo against visit
ors was removed during the day and
sightseers in thousands poured across the
bridge from Ell Paso.
Only occasional cases of looting and
intoxication were reported and these not
by the Insurreetos themselves. hut by
Unsuitable eurio hunters, one of whom
ttiumphantly displayed in FL Paso two
silver candlestioks taken from the big
church in which the Federals made a
desperate fight.
The Insurrectos are not overlooking the
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