Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-27
Negotiations Pro ceeding
Between Madero Camp
and Mexico City; Rebels
Object to Gen. Reyes.
MEXICO PROTESTS
TO GREAT BRITAIN
The Landing Of Marines IN
Lower California Causes
international Exchange
No Shipping Over Border,

Ell Paso, Tex, April 26.-It develop.
ed today that peace negotiations are
proceeding by telegraph between Mad.
eros camp and the city OF Mexico In
order to leave for the commissioners
little but technical work such - the
wording of the agreement, and that
the revolutionists view with some
alarm the announcement that Cen.
Bernardo Reyes is to return from
Paris.
It il learned from an authoritative
source that the revolutionists fear that
Reyes will persuade President Ddas
that Minister Lmantour has pers
suaded the president into granting too
many concessions In order to bring
about peace. It Is stated that L1mAnr
tour and Reyes have never been on
good terms and that the latter, It II
predicted, will pick flaws In every.
thing done by Ldmantour. It II known
that when the announcement was
made that Gen. Reyes was to return
to Mexico President Diaz was inform
ed by telegraph that his presence
might jepeodarize negotiations. just
what action General Diaz took !: not
known but Gen. Reyes postponed his
1 bhlnA6 LAOAA INV SWSAby - " W. SAAO ~
Twenty fifth. ~
Yesterday he again postponed It un-
til the 27th., II . telegram recetved
here is correct.
Reyes IL alleged to be ambitious to
become president and his influence
over the federal army is great. Wheth-
er this would influence his counsel
in the Mexico capital cannot be stated,
but it is assured that the revolution
lists do not want him there. It II
feared that he would bring about
notifications Of concessions which the
government II now willing to make to
such an extent that Madero would
have no other course than to reopen
the revolution.
May Meet on Boundary Line.
It IL the intention to continue tho
discussion OF terms By wire with ali
possible rapidity. It may be stated
that an informal agreement on most
points such a. the election Of COVER
nors, and mayors, payment Of debts IN.
Cured by the rev0lutionists, pensions,
retention OF arms and tho Hko have
been reached.
Today's kilograms were exchanged
with reference to meeting place for
the commissioners. Madero fav0rs the
international boundary lines. He
argues that in this way alone win Il
be possible for him to participate free-
ly in the negotiations and at tho same
time be able to confer at anytime with
the other confidential heads Of the rev.
surrecto camp today was equipped
with a telephone Line running through
Juarez to 81 Paso. Relays Of oouriers
every twenty-five miles enables Mad
ero to communicate with comparative
speed with Guerrero, San Issado and
Chihuahua and to make certain that
the government ID observing the arm
1stice.
Mexico Protests to Great Britain.
London, April 26.-The Mexican
government has communicated to the
British foreign office formal protest
against the action of Captain Vivian
of the British sloop Shearwater In
landing marines at San Quentin, lower
California, which action Is described
as an interference in the international
affairs of Mexico.
Announcement to this effect was
made in very brief dispatch re-
ceived at the foreign office today from
T. B. Hohler, British charge d. affairs
at Mexico City, since the departure
of Minister Tower
Mr. Hohler stated that the text Of
the protest was going forward by mail
and no action in the matter will be
taken here pending the receipt OF
the text, and also explanation OF Capt.
Vivian, which he has mailed to London.
Stop Supplies Crossing Border.
Washington, d. c., April 26.-- The
war department was notified today
by Gen. Duncan Of the department
of Texas that orders had been issued
to Col Stever in command at Ell Paso,
prohibiting the passage Of supplies
across the Rio Grande, except through
Juarez Col Stever had informed the
department that the Mexican insur-
rectos under the armistice now In eff
feet had been permitted to import
forage and other necessities through
Juarez and that the fnsurrectos
wished to carry their supplies directly
across the Rio Grande and not
through Juarez.
III permitted" said Col. Stever.
"this will simply open doors to carry
across the river whatever they went:
they could conceal ammunition, ETC.,
in sacks of flour. hay and other
packages"