The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-17

army is TO be held together and a truce 10
to be first declared, to be made nation
wide If possible. 40 that there will be no
further fighting while the two Presidents
are attempting to get together. The in
surfectos are to enjoy free Use Of the tele-
graph wires. it is said. so that Madero can
communicate with his men in all parts Of
the republic before naming those he wishes
for the different positions under the Gov
eminent.
Madero. although perfectly confident Of
peace. declares that he Ia preparing for
war. He has positive advices now that
the Federals have abandoned any hope
they might have had of attacking Juarez.
hut he is still sending men south and he
declared positively to-day that II peace
negotiations are broken OF he will attack
Chihuahua.
He issued an order permitting repairs
to be made to the Mexran National Rail-
road south Of here. intending to Use the
road to transport troops to point near
Chihuahua
The officials Of the National Railways
however, declined to make repairs south
from Juarez a. ordered by the insur-
rectos unless they could repair the line
through to Chihuahua. The insurrectos
consequently took charge tonight and
will restore communication themselv es
and only az far south as they choose.
All is quiet in Ciudad Juarez. Business
men are busy on the streets and in Offices.
Stores are open. Few armed. rebels are
in sight. The tourist trafic has abated
and the town is appearing more natural.
There is not a uniformed man in town ex-
cept street car conductors and no longer
ore the barefooted soldiers. swagger army
officers and sleepy police in evidence.
Trains over DR.. Pearson's Mexican
Northwestern road are arriving and de-
parting on schedule and several mines
along the line are preparing 20 open.
The Federals continue to provoke the
insurrecto leaders through overt acts
A telegram received by Francisco l.
Msdero. Sr.. to-day says that his cotton
and rubber mills and factories al Parras.
Coahuila, have been burned by Gen Robles
the loas being g.. 900. 600 Mexican money
The information was received by the
senior Madero from his son Alfonso at
San Antonio, the news Of the fire having
been received by him from Coahuila. 1t
u believed that the fire was caused by
the hatred which the Federal forces nave
for the Madero family and was the act
OF the Federal General before withdraw
ing from the Parras district.
The Federals and rebels have been
fighting for several days in and around
Parras. not stopping long enough to bury
the dead or care for the wounded The
Ftderals were driven back from Parras
by the rebels. according to information
received by the Maderos here, and the
mills and factories were burned before
the withdrawal.
Luis Moya. leader Of the rebels in the
region is now here comforting with Ma
dero, and as a result Moya's men are TO
be brought under bette- control and placed
more in the class of real revolutionists
than bandits. as they have appeared to be
lately.
The Federals continue to abandon
the State of Sonora Commandant Fran
cisco Chiapas. with his 800 troops, one
machine gun and 100 horses. slipped out
of Nogales TO-DAY on special tram
bound for Guaymas This reduces the
Federal garrison Of Nogales to less than
400 men under Gen Ojeda Chiapas is
the man ~ho surrendered Cansnea last
SATURDAY. Although the Federals are
still entrenching on the hills to the south
and east indications are that they are
preparing to give up Nogales without
q determined struggle, Federal wires
are cut to Cananea and all points to the
south. including Moctezuma. but rebels
are known to bo approaching. The ac-
ton of Chiapas to-day further shows
the desperate straits Of the Federal Gov
eminent in permitting all Its troops to
withdraw from Sonora points They
are said To be- going as fast as possible
to Mexico city,
From Manzanillo. on the Mexican Pa
cific coast. comes the news that Richard
NJ. Stadden. acting United States Consul.
has asked the State Department AT Wash
i,O00 persons in view Of the serious con 4
ditions prevailing in Mexico and the pos
sibility that Americans will be forced TO
leave the country. A number of Ameri-
cans from Guadslajara and other cities
are there to await developments.
The Pacific Mail steamer City Of Pan
anna which has reached there from the
south. carried thirty-fve passengers,
mostly Americans. from Acapulco. The
party included the Goldman family. one
member of which. a son about 30 years
OF age. ives killed by insurrectos on a
hacienda twenty miles from Acapulco
Esuuivel Obregon. one Of the Federal
Ro-batweens in the peace negotiat IONS
Issued statement of 5000 words to-day
denying any attempt at bribery of Gen
Orozco. but quoting messages which
he says Orozco sent to Diaz attempting
to force the surrender Of Juarsz under
threat Of attack after Madero had issued
the decree against making an attack on
the plare