The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-04
MADER0 SENIOR IN
FEAR FOR ESTATES
Wants Peace Soon Before
Diaz Confiscates All of
His Property.
american News SerVicel

Ell Paso, Tex, April THAT Fran
cisco |. Madero, Sr.. father of the in
Surrecto commander-in-chie and head
of the provisional Mexican government
is strongly urging his son to end the
Mexican revolution so that the vast
Madero estates in Mexico will not be
confiscated by the Diaz government,
was strongly indicated here today. The
elder Madero. accompanied by several
of the brothers of Francisco Madero,
Jr.. are in this city awaiting couriers
from the front bearing important dis
patches from Gen. Madero.
urgent request to his son that the
Diaz peace terms be considered care
fully. Accordingly Madero called a
council of his officers.
The elder Madero declares that if
the revolution is continued the family
will be pauperized and their wealth
swept away. AS a result of the con-
slant fears of trickery on the part of
the Mexican government, it is likely
that the final peace negotiations will
be held on United States soil. The
Maderos are afraid to Venture across
the border because of the possibility
of arrest. They say that they will not
enter upon Mexican soil for peace ne
gotiations unless guaranteed safety in
passports signed personally by Presi-
dent DiaZ and their fears have been in
creased by the arrest of Salvador Ma
dero, an uncle of the rebel command
er-in-chief while hurrying to the bed
side of his dying father in Neuvo Lar
edo. Although the Madero under ar
rest is being held incommunicado. it
is not believed that an extreme pen
atty will be eXacted from him.
Would Then Mean War.
In the event that Gen. Madero de-
cides to sacrifice the family fortune
and reject the peace plans, fighting
in the field will continue indefinitely.
in the event of a favorable attitude
a conference will be held between
representatives of both sides without
delay. The JaureZ authorities today
started a roundup of all the insurrec-
to sympathizers in the city as a result
of campaign of bomb throwing which
has already cost one life and serious
injury to three others. Francisco So
nora was killed by a bomb intended
for Col. Manuel Tamborlem, command
ing the garrison. The others We're in
tended for federal soldiers and Off
ciais. The Mexican officials have
made dozen arrests. Captain Ortis,
one of the soldiers wounded. will prob
ably die from his injuries.
Gen. Madero is near the city of
Chihuahua at the head of his army.
Fighting is going forward in many
communities.
band captured the town of Huepac
state of Sonora. is holding several
municipal officers captive with a
threat of death hanging over them I'M
less William Norman an insurrecto
messenger, captured while bearing dis
patches from Madero to Gabral, is re-
leased.
A report from Sonora today, declar-
ed that after the fall of Heupac, many
residents of the town, being friendly
to the insurrectos. gave a great dance
A letter from Magdalena, Sonora
states that the insurrectos have cap
tured three wagons laden with ammu
milton, which were enrOute from the
Federal garrison at Hermosille to the
regulars at UreS.
They ambushed the train which was
guarded by 200 Yaqui Indians.
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