Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-01
SOLDIERS SUCCEED PRIESTS
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on the streets today and saiuted in true
democratic fashion when American
aequaintances passed He is an old, white
whiskered man and walks slowly with a
cane, and does not look the part Of an
aggressive soldier.
An American named Chase stumbled into
Juarez today, his feet bare and bleeding,
most of his clothes gone and nearly insane
from hunger. When he had revived he
said no was trying to get to the American
line when he was captured by insurrectoB,
He settled matters by enlisting with the
revolutionists and was given a horse, He
made his escape the same night, but was
hailed by plckets. He escaped their fire
only 10 gallon straight toward a small
company Of outposts. In response to their
challenges he applied the quirt to his ami
NAL and dug in the spur. A bullet brought
down his horse and, though injured, he
escaped in the underbrush. He was closely
questioned by the Mexican officers, but
not arrested.
'HeaduuarteFH for Rebellion.
Ell PASo Tex, March Z7.-Cspecial Cor
| respondence)- AFTER you find the Caples
block at the corner OF Broadway and San
Antoine street in Ell Paso, the task of find
ing the agency of the provisional govern
is to get in the elevator and get off at
| the fifth floor. At room. 6O7 a sign on the
door tells the rest; 'Agencia Del
Gabrierno provisional Mexicano." Room
sos is marked private and entrance here Is
only made after one has passed the In
spection of an old Mexican in the front
office He requires your name and then
carries It inside to Gonzales CARA, pro-
visional secretary of state.
These two small rooms are virtually the
capitol of the bleeding cause. Here are
written all manifestos and important
papers. OF course these papers are not
signed on the American side. They are
sent down into Mexico, where they are
signed and become effective. At the be-
ginning OF the revolution, the United
States authorities discovered that Francisco
Madero. president of the provisional gov
eminent was signing papers written in the
two little rooms In the Caples block ane
at once warrants were issued for his arrest
and also that of Abram Gonzales, pro
visional governor Of Chihuahua Botf
escaped into Mexican territory and Joined
their commands before the warrants couic
be served.
Not soliciting Funds.
Gonzales Cara, provisional secretary o.
state in charge Of the virtual capitol, Il
young man, with fierce looking mus
tache that curls towards mis- eyes. He 4
not particularly loquacious, but consented
60 talk. when a question was put through
an interpreter, as 10 whether the hea'
office OF the provisional government
accepting contributions for the cause. IL
at once became alarmed at the suggestion
and spoke at high speed for severa
/ minutes.
I'VE would not accept a penny the In
terpreter repeated, and Cara stood wit
gathered brows 10 see that the meaning
was made clear / later learned tina
though the agency was accepting contribu
tions from a few sources II was bein
done very quietly because Of the watchful
ness OF the United States government IA
continued 20 say that twenty Of the TWEEN
, ty-eight provinces OF Mexico are unde
arms and that the cause never locke
brighter
In the face OF the declaration OF Francisc
1. Madero. sr,, that peace is assured 1
Mexico within ten days reyolutionar
! sympathizers here say that even wer
o Madero. ir.. willing 70 lay down his arm
the sentiment Is 80 strong over the ns