Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-24
Is Opinion of American
Who Recently Talked
With Him.
REBELS ENCOURAGED
Limantour's Statement Leads
to Hope for Some Sort of
Peace Proposal.

Galveston. Texas, March "a
President Diaz continues TO enjoy
good health. according to DIR. George
II. Lee, member of the faculty Of
the University of Texas, and prop
erty owner in Mexico. who returned
today from a trip to Mexico City,
where he had a long talk with Diaz
a few days ago
MAY HAVE ASKED TROOPS.
Lee expressed the personal opin-
ion Diaz had requested the United
States to send troops to the border.
fearing the revolution would reach
such proportions the government
would be unable to guarantee pro-
lection TO Americans and their inter-
ests in Mexico. He also thought
Mexicans would bitterly resent any
real interference on the part of the
United States.
PROTECTING PROPERTY.
New York, March 24.-'1f Ham
Dignowity was shot by Mexican
federal soldiers" said K. G.. John
son here today, there is going to
be trouble about it. Ham was in
Mexico to protect the property Of
his family and for nothing else. He
was no insurrecto and had no part
in any revolution.
REPORTED CoURTMARTIALED.
Ham Dignowity was reported last
night to have been SHOT by order
of the Mexican court martial, for
taking part in the insurrection- Dig
nowity was a mining engineer and
owned considerable property in
Mexico.
- REHELs SEE HOPE
Ell Paso. Texas March 24.-Minister
Iimantour's modified statement, pub
lished here today. created much salts
faction among the insurrecto leaders.
It was regarded as substantiaing the
the hope some form of a peace propost-
ton soon would emanate from Mexico
City.
WILL INVESTIG ATE.
Washington. March 24.-The state
department has ordered an investiga-
ton of the reported execution of Amer
1cans by Mexican court martial.
STILL FEAR ATTACK.
FL Paso. Texas. March 24.-The ac-
tivity of Mexican troops al Juarez con
tinued today. sentries having been
doubled last night in expectation Of a
possible attack by the insurrectos.
c. H Converse of GIendora. Cal, has
filed additional evidence that his son
Lawrence and Edwin Blatt OF Pitts
burg, now in jail here. were captured
on American soil. This evidence has
been forwarded to the state depart
ment
LIMANTOUR IN A DENIAL.
Mexico City. March 24.-Minister
hmantour yesterday denied that he
had spoken of antagonism between
the people and the administration and
lack OF accord between the governing
element and the governed, adding:
4 referred only TO certain inquiet-
ude which I have found in the pubic
spirit and which contrasts with the
enthusiasm and the absolute conf .
dence in the future. which still ex-
listed four months ago. when We cele- I
brated our centennial
EXPECT INTERVENTION.
San Antonio. Texas, March 24-i
With the new demand for 5000 or a.
600 recruits, the issuance of an order
by General Carter making provisions
for a sudden move. should II be re
Quired. and a statement by DR. C F. .
Caricristi, one of the dominant fig
ures in the Mexican revolutionary jun 4
IA, that the United States would inter
vene in Mexico unless there was a
definite show OF tranquility by May l, .
the recently diminished war cloud
looked large yesterday.
DR. Caricristi felt sure enough OF
his facts TO emhody them in a report
10 Francisco /. Madero. the revolution /
AIRY leader. VINO al the last report was .
within 50 miles of the city of Chihua-
hua. DR. CaricTisti urged the insur-
recto chief TO achieve decisive vic
tory at all costs BY May /, for. he
wrote. President Taft viii not wait
longer than that for quiet 10 be re-
s-ored, business resumed and tTaffic
over the railroads 10 be secure. The
courier departed from here today.
THINKS TAFT DETERMINED
of course a complete federal tTi-
Smph in Chihuahua. said Dr.. Carl
cris,i in an interview. the Testora-
Iion Of COR raUuic2tions and other bust
ness, Iii,eWise would avoid inteTven-
Iiru Esrr Sr r-orv ahsnfuref1 that