The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-08
CITY Of JUAREz
HAD CLOSE CALL
Almost Entire Army Of Madero
Was Marching on the
Town Last Night.
LATE NEWS STOPPED MEN
Believed that But for Announcement,
oil Diazs Proposed Resignation
the City Would Have
Been Captured.
Associated Press Special.

~A.'2'NiobVd iNSo optIIdi
Ell Paso, Texas, May Sit became
1 known today that almost the entire
army of General Madero was march
4 ing on Juarez last night without the
! knowledge or consent of their lead
/ err. But for the arrival of the an
| nouncement that President Diaz had
declared that he would resign Just is
soon as his country was again on
peaceful basis night attack would
in all probability have been made
that would have resulted disastrous
/ ly for the Mexican city and the feder-
al troops garrisoned there.
General Madero had ordered his
men to move on Mexico city in good
faith and believed that they were
obeying that command, but his lesser
chiefs already had Juarez in a dan
gerous net when this opportune ne rs
from Mexico City came The thick
night and rain made the insurgent
stratagem almost noiseless and il
was undetected even by the federals
1t is expected that arrangements
! for a new armistice to cover the en-
tire country will be made today, foi-
, lowing which the peace negotiatipEs
viii continue.
President Diazs manifesto. In
which he declares that he will resign
the presidency of Mexico as soon a
peace is restored, was made publ
today but it viii not be sent offic. Al
I ~ TO Judge Carbajal for forlna
tratssmissfo to Dr. Vasauez Conner
| fhe promise of the president is made
to the people OF Mexico and its re-
ceipt by the revolutionists viii be IN
| eilental
Only in a general way does the
manifesto refer to the revolution.
The governments position - that
General Diaz could not have made
public statement at an carrier NOM
ent and it is indicated that the revolt
utionists failed to observe the amen
tiles of the peace negotiations by
making them public.
Prefaeing athe declaration of his
willingness to retire, the presidel''
discussed the political conditions OF
the country and the efforts that have
been made by the government To IS
tablish peace. He calls attention to
| the progress already made in IL" ~
/ eetion of adopting the antlr; eiec-
/ ton law and declared that the pro
| iect of the reform of the eleatcual
laws and OF the judiciary we'5 helng
/ studied.
He shows further that the govern
/ nent in all its acts wished TO con"
| form to the demand of the D1oii' N
Sc far as it is wise and for the best
interests of the country.
/ Events leading up to the Gegln-
ming of the negotiations for lace
were taken up and 1t was tnh'3 cd
4 that it was the disposition to "a
into consideration those propositions
which the revolutionists had TO
make
At no place in the manifesto Is
there made mention of a new elec-
ton. According to the constitution
resignation is equivalent to death
SD far as il affects the succession
The vice president would assume the
executive chair and he in turn would
be followed by the minister oil iof-
eign affairs, In TINS case lus WY
president is seriously sick and As ~
Europe on an eight month leaV
of absence in an endeavor to regain
his health Should Vice President
Corral not be back in the country III
the time the president leaves his post
the new incumbent would be Minis
ter De La Barra, the choice OF the
rebels themselves for provisional
president what course AFFAIRS wouiu
take once the vice president or the
minister was in power remains to be
seen.
When General Madero heard OF
the dispatch from Mexico City con
corning President Diaz's resignation
he Immediately gave orders to nave
| troops stop marching Couriers were
! sent ahead to halt the advance
| guard.
Il am naturally very glad TO near
that President Diaz has made the
| announcement" said General MADE
ro TO an Associated Press reporter
Il am going to send telegram 10
i a., - .-oa concentrating him upon