The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-26
FIGHT in SINALOA.
Eighty Wounded Reported
Brought in to Mazatlan.
Peace Negotiations Are Being
Conducted by Telegraph.

Nogales, April 26.-It is reported that
a battle of serious proportions between
the Mexican federals and the insur-
gents has occurred near Mazatlan, the
big port on the Pacific coast in the
state of Sinalao. Eighty wounded are
said to have been brought into Mazat-
Ian from the scene of the battle.
Americans Attacked.
Washington, April 26.-Several Amer
ican citizens have been attacked by
revolutionary bandits 25 miles from
Durango, Mexico, and are believed to
be in danger, according to a report re-
ceived today by the state department
from Consul Freeman at Durango.
Mounted Mexican soldiers have been
dispatched to their rescue The depart
ment also was advised that the Ameri-
cans, including several women and chill
dren who had been held prisoners at
Alamo, are now free to leave that town.
the insurrectos having deserted the
place. All of the Americans are un-
harmed.
Sporadic outbreaks in the states of
Campeche, Sinaloa, Durango and Mex
leo, near the town of Chalcopy and the
city of Pueblo were reported to the de-
partment. The news OF the armistice,
it is believed has not yet reached these
places.
Negotiations by Telegraph.
Ell Paso, April 26.-It developed today
that peace negotiations are proceeding
by telegraph between Madero camp and
the City of MeAico in order to leave for
the official commissioner little but
technical work, such as the wording of
the agreement and that the revolution
lists view with some alarm the an
nouncement that General Bernardo
Reyes is to return from Paris.
1t is learned from an authentic
source that the revolutionists fear
Reyes will persuade Diaz that Minister
Limantour has persuaded the presi-
dent into granting too many conceS-
sions in order to bring about peace. 1t
is said that Limantour and Reyes
have never been on good terms, and
that the latter is predisposed to pick
flaws in any thing done by Limantour.
1t is know that when the announce
ment was made that Reyes was to
return to Mexico, President Diaz was
Informed by telegraph that his pres
ence might jeopardize negotiations.
Just what action Diaz took is not
known, but Reyes postponed his sail
ing from the 21st to 25th. Yesterday
he again postponed it until the 9th,
If a telegram received here is correct.
Reyes is alleged to be ambitious to
become president and his influence
over the federal armv. is great. Wheth-
er this would influence his counsel in
the Mexican capital can not be stated
but it is assured the revolutionists
u
justly or unjustly that he would bring
about notifications of concessions
which the government is now willing
10 make to such an extent that Ma
dero would have no other course than
TO reopen the revolution.
knowledge that peace negotiations
were proceeding came as a surprise as
1t mad been stated by those most con-
cerned that this method was too cum
bersome and that after preliminary ex-
changes of views by this method it
mad been determined to leave the
work to official commissioners. 1t is
the intention TO continue discussion of
| terms by wire with all possible rapid
lty, so that the commissioners will
nave nothing else to do than to put
the agreement into legal phraseology.
1t may be stated that an informal
agreement on most points such as
the election of governors and mayors,
payment of debts incurred by the rev.
oIuuonists pensions, retention of arms
and the like, has been reached.
Today kilograms were EXCHANGED
with reference to a meeting place for
the commissioners. Madero favors
the boundary line here, on which he
proposes to erect a commodious tent
IN which to hold the sessions. He
argues that in this way alone will it
pe possible for him to participate free
~ IN the negotiations and at the same
tlIne be able to confer at any time
with the under chiefs OF the revolu-
tlon who will be present.
The insurrecto camp today was
J equipped with a line running through