The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-03

Juarez, hole blown through body by
leaden slug.
During the night, following the explo-
sion, the Mexican officials declined to
allow anybody to enter the district where
the affair occurred, and the stories of
the dead and injured, as they spread
from lip to lip in Juarez, were appalling.
This morning it developed that no dam
age had been done to any buildings and
that the dead and wounded only totaled
four
AS two American horsemen had just
been attacked by negro thugs a short
time prior and two pistol shots had been
fired. the explosion served further to
make the people believe the insurrectos
were attacking. and everybody locked
themselves inside their homes until day
light Soldiers were scattered through
Gut the city and martial law ruled. This
morning a severe dust storm added to
the terror of the citizens. as insurrecto
recruits had been crossing over from FL
Paso in large numbers, End an attack is
nightly expected on JuareZ.
Chihuahua. April "A force of $50 in
surrectoS were surprised bv 80 federal
soldiers near Alameda FRIDAY night and
in the battle that ensued thirty-four of
the rebels were killed and as many more
wounded. The rebels were attacked Just
after they returned to their camp from a
dance. They neglected to post sentries
and had their guns stacked several feet
from where they slept.
Mndero Arrested.
San Antonio. April 2-Salyador Madero,
brother of Francisco I. Madero. sr.. the
head of the local Mexican insurrecto
junta and the one who was recently
talking about the peace that he and
Senior Limantour were going to conclude
in Mexico, was arrested by the Mexican
federal authorities The minute he crossed
the bridge into Mexico this morning. He
is now held in the Jail az Nuevo Laredo.
The arrest occurred while the train was
standing at the platform. When repre-
sentatives OF the Mexican secret service
stepped Up to Madero and told him that
he was under arrest he denied his iden-
tity. But I've was taken to the office of
the military commander. and there by
comparison with a photograph his idcn-
tity was established.
Madero was put in cell without the
privilege of communicating with his
frieHds.
When Madero admitted his identity he
said that he was hurrying from San
Antonio where he had been spending a
week with his brother. to the bedside
of his aged father, who was dying in
Monterey. The officers of the Diaz gov
eminent believed. however. that he was
one OF the much advertised peace
Observation-Disclosures of the Maderists. who
was en- route to Chihuahua TO meet Fran
cisco Madero. jr.
When news of the arrest of Madero
came to San Antonio late to-day, and
was conveyed to the home of the Maderos,
there was great CONSERVATION.
Those of the family remaining at home
said that Salvador Madero had come to
San Antonio four or five days ago to
confer with his brother, Francisco, ST.,
on the matter of an arrangement for
a peace conference, but that he was
nothing more than an adviser. and that
he had always been loyal to the Diaz
government He had been sent here at the
behest of Limantour. they said, and 1t
was true that he was hurrying to Mon
terey to be at the bedside of his father.
The prompt arrest of one Of the Ma
deros who has had only small part to
play in the family's plans for the bring
ing about of a conference between the
government and the rebel leader indi-
Gates that the Diaz government is not
disposed to look kindly upon the Madero
pretensions. Francisco Madero, ST., and
his son Alfonso left San Antonio last
night for FL Paso