The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-03-31
REBELS ARE
ASSEMBLING
ALL lNsURREcTos IN NORTHERN
MEXICO CONCENTRATING.
READY TO TALK ABOUT PEACE

Many OF the Mexlcans Arc Small
Farmers and Work on the Farm De-
mands Their AttentIon--Are Gather
ing East Of Chihuahua
FL Paso, Tex, March 8O.-All avail.
able insurrectos in the field in north.
ern Mexico are being concentrated
east of chihuahua, according to news
received here. II Ia believed by in
surrecto sympathlzers that the pur-
pose OF this move is to allow those
who have fought for the insurrecto
cause to have some part in the con.
sideration OF peace terms That there
has been no recent fighting around
Chihuahua is regarded as indicating
that the men in the field believe the
selection of the new cabinet an evi.
dence OF good faith upon the part OF
the government preparatory to peace
negotiations.
However, the concentration OF Ma.
deros forces near chihuahua would
make possible an immediate move
ment against that city, should nego-
tiations fail.
Many OF the inSurrectos are small
farmers; they have been in the field
for months and have suffered many
hardships. AS the time for planting
their crops is now at hand 1t is
thought here that they will be willing
10 not. 30 h..
the development of reforms IL assured
by the cabinet that the reforms al
| ready outlined will be enacted They
will demand, however, that they re-
tain their arms; that all prisoners TAX
en- since the outbreak of the insurrec.
ton be released and that families OF
| those who have fallen in the insurrec
| to ranks be given the same Compensa-
| tons as awarded to families of the
| federal army.
De La 6arra On His Way.
San Antonio, Tex, March 30.-Se.
nor De La Barra, the new Mexican
minister of foreign aairs. passed
through here today on his way to Mex.
leo City, but was not joined by any OF
the Madero family, who are expected
soon to cutter into peIct negotiations
with representatives of the Mexican
government.
On subjects Of public interest Senior
De La Barra was silent.
Reyes Not in Cabinet.
Paris, March 3O.-General bernardo
Reyes of Mexico, who returned from
Italy, said in an interview that he
has received no invitation to join the
new ministr" and that he had no in.
tention of returning to Mexico at
present.
. General Reyes added he was ab.
sorbed in his military studies which
he expected would keep him occupied
for a considerable period.
He took an optimistic view OF the
situation in his country and regard d
the ministry as a promising combina.
ton. He had no thought that the
revolution would continue for any
length of time, as the government
} troops were in possession of the prin-
{ cipal strategical points giving the ad.
! ministratiOn complete command of the
! situation. Another thing which made
: for the rapid termination Of the trou
I BILE, was the mobilization of the Unit
ed States troops along the frontier.
He pointed out that now ii would
be impossible for the insurgents to
D escape over the border or obtain sup
t plies.
:. Four Killed in Attack.
/ Puebla, Mexico March 30.--Armed
with nntbinp than mnf
s attacked detachment Of police at Lo;
I ARGOS. "A village near here, in an ef
y fort to rescue tWenty-seven rebel pris
5. oners. Officer Ahumada, in com
e mand of the guards, ordered a charge
" and at its conclusion four OF the mol
l. had been killed and five prisoners ad
> ded to the lot brought to Pueba.