Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
Mexico's Provisional Government
Becomes an Established Fact
in Juarez.
THAT CITY MADE CAPITAL
Insurrectos Guarding against At
tack from South-Wondering
Why Federals Surren-
dered So Easily.

JuareZ, Mexico, May H. MehlcO pio-
visional government, composed of insur-
rectIonists. became an established fact
day with the naming OF cabinet by
Francisco !. Madcro. Jr., provisional
president. and with the establishment or
a capital in the captured city of Juarez,
where General Navarro and his federal
troops are held prisoners. The cabinet fol-
lows:
Minister of foreign relationship Vas
quez Gomez.
Finance Gustav a. Madero.
War-Vcnustano Carrenza.
Interior-F. Gonzales Cara
Justice--Jose NJ Pine Suarez.
Private secretary to President Mad
ero-Joso Schanz Aconda.
The first act of Secretary of War Car
renza was to grant permission for the
repair of the Mexico Northwestern rail-
road.
That the insurrecto army is more
than an armed mob was shown to-day
in the absence of looting and intoxica-
ton and the quickness with which the
shattered city was cleared of its dead
and wounded. Sightseers in thousands
came here from FL Paso.
The insurrectos are not overlooking the
possibility of attack from Colonel Rabago,
who is reported approaching from Chihua-
hua with relief force, and surprise from
the south is being carefully guarded
against.
Juarez tonight contains the largest part
of Maderos original force of 1910 men.
augmented by several scores of volun-
teers. who during the day enlisted under
the banner of the victorious rebel army
and were armed with captured rines.
Now that the battle Of Juarez has been
fought and won, even the insurrecto
leaders are wondering somewhat at the
easness of the capture of the city that
appeared almost imprcEnabe With a
well-drilled force of regulars, thoroughly
armed with field and machine guns posted
at strategical points the garrison was out
fought and outmanoeuvred. and surrend-
cred to a force of insurrectos that at the
most did not number more than COO or 700
fighting men.
An explanation may be found in the ex-
pressions of federal prisoners A number
of the wounded express sympathy with
the insurrecto cause while others. UNI
with the rebels The federals simply
would not fight" epitomized the belief in
the insurrecto ranks.
STILL TALK OF PEACE NEAR.
General Madero to-day conferred
with his leaders, Seniors Obregor
and Braniff, who acted as go-between'
in the futile negotiations for peace
and there was an undercurrent OF feel
ing among the insurrectos tonight
that peace would be in sight before
another "a hours had passed.
The Madero headquarters were be-
sieged all day by anxious householder
and storekepers. implor!ng the rebe
leader that they might be allowed tC
resume possession of their shattered
property. But only in a few cases wa:
such permission given.
Guards were stationed at nearl.
every building in the town to proven
looting. All liquor supplies had beer
conflscated. All the dead were buried
to-day. and the wounded removed Il
temporary hospitals where surgeons o
of Rcd Cross were busy looking afte
them.
From estimates made by fedora
prisoners and by insurrectos it is SAT
to say that at least GO We're kille'
during the hghting. Nearly 500 fed
eral prisoners, disarmed but not dis
consulate, are guarded in the barracks
Indeed more than one of the prison
ers savagely expressed Joy over tn
victory OF Madero. II did not wan
to fight with tho federals," said on
little fellow with an empty sleeve, "bu
they forced me into the ranks. M
sympathies were all with the insur
rectos"
INCLINED To IGNORE PEACE