New-York tribune., 1911-03-13
MEXICAN VISITORS BUSY
Rival Agents, However. Deny
RuInor of a Conference.
ALL ABSENT FROM HOTELS
United States Senator, 1t Is Said,
Is to Make Exposure in Extra
Session Next Month.

\ significant feature Of ths waking hours
Yesterday Of Jose Yves Liman'our. Next
can Minister Of Finance, who is staying AZ
the Plaza. and Francisco u. de IA Barra
Mexican Ambassador 10 the United States.
who ia staying at the Hotel Astor. was
the fact that they both spent the after
. noon away from their respective hotels
The Significance is apparent To the i'm
acina,iye when II is known that Dr. Vas
ouez Gomez representative in Washing
ton OF the insurrectionist cause was absent
from lis hotel the Imperial, at the same
time. as was Gustavo \. Madero' hrotheI
or the leader of the insurrcctos. from the
Astor. where he is stavins.
Suggestions Of possible conference were
heard among followers of the various
camps both Mexicans and Americans VINO
have special interests in the stirring Situ-
ation on the Rio Grande line, but none
of them would admit that Trey had enter
taincd such suggestions seriously.
No callers. financial or political, ventured
10 disturb Mr. Hmantour early in the
morning. and about 10 o'clock, without
looking at the newspapers. ne started forth
on a long walk. On returning TO the Plaza
AZ o'clock he Joined Mrs limantour'
and they repaired to the house of friend
for luncheon. and then Mr.. Limantour took
an automobile ride
When he returned again 10 the hotel, al
s o'clock, Mr.. Limantour said he and his
wife Mad been out paying social calls.
Asked for some comment on the latest
phase Of the situation in MS country. he
replied:
,, Il have not read the rapers. but there
have been no developments which warrant
comment from me-"
Not Martial Law, He Says.
The famous Mexican was then impor-
tuned for some further remarks regarding
the alleged declaration of martial law
1T is not martial law. he protested.
What II is proposed TO do Is 10 take for
six months certain personal guarantees
under the constitution from persons who
commit depredations upon the property OF
railroad. telegraph and telephone COM
panes, electric light and power and other
public service corporations that they will
cease their depredations."
Mr. Limantour said he had received no
news from Mexico. He gave every appear
ance OF peaceful content with the course
/ OF events
All inqnrers for the ambassador we're
told that he was out.
II was a general belief that something
cf importance was occurring during the af-
ternoon and night in the Mexican revolu-
t:onary centre here. Gustavo A. Madero.
the brother Of the revolutionary general,
went out of his rooms in the Hotel Astor
early in the forenoon and did not reappear
until some time after nightfall lie denied
tat he had been with Dr. Nasquez Come,
Of the revolutionary junta. who also had
teen away from the Hotel Imperial most Of
The day
Mr. Madero said that the representatives
in New York Of the insurrectos had not
arranged for any conference with Mr.. Lii
mantour or Ambassador de Ia Barra. who.
hy the way. is under the same roof with
Mir Madero at the Hotel Astor. and came
20 this city from Washington on the same
train with Or. Gomez on SATURDAY.
/ Mr.. Madero received q telegram from Fl
, Paso Yesterday which had been sent by :.
Gonzales Garcia. a friend of the Madero
family. denying The report that his brother
Raoul, had been killed. II was rs follows ::
Letter received from Francisco Madero
saws neither he nor Raoul hurt a battle Of
Casas Grandes. Raoul conducted himself
with great heroism. Forces under Madero
stronger than ever. Casas Grandes not Vet
captured. Explanations n dispatch fol-
lowing
Made-o Brothers Numerous.
The story that Raoul Maiero had been
killed came from Roy Kelly. one Of the sur
vivors Of the American legion a the battle
Of Casas Grandes who reached El Paso on
Saturday afternoon. There are two other
| Madero brothers here now one Of them "a
, FIsristo T.. Madrro, a junior at Cornell.
Where he IS taking a course IN scientific
agriculture. The other is Gabriel J. Ma
dero. who came from Paris on the s.
Faul abolt ten davs ago There is another
brother in Paris. and san Antonio has stil
another. and besides the two fighting at
The front there is one in Mexico also.
The story was current in revolutionary
/ circles Yesterday that list OF capitalists
and bankers alleged to he a. the bottom
Of all the trouble had been furnished 20
United states Senator. and the story had
il that the evidencs given 70 him i'm con
nection with the lis, had so impressed him
that he stated he would call the attention
Of the Senate to the matter when the
extra session opene next month
4 friend Of The revolutionists argued yes
terdaN that there vas no law 10 prevent
the insurrectos from receiving arms and
men from tho American side of the bor-
der and cited several law cases 10 prove
his contention He insiuuated that the
revolutionary party might try 20 bring
this To the attention OF Washington II
nece essary.
When Ambassador do Ia i;arra was asked
later In the evening ah0uj published re-
ports that there had been = great influx Of
Japanese into Mexico recently. hc said
there was no significance ih the fact
Mexico is unusually prosperous a. the
present time" said the ambassador. and
the japanese go there and fine work in the
mines and on the railroads as laborers.
There are many thousand "f japanese in
Mexico. but nowhere like forty thousand
as has been stated"
The ambassador added that 10 had spent
tho day i'm paving social ..alle and would
dine with James Spoycr this evening and
aftervard accompany him 10 the opera
He said ne expected to leave this city for
Washington tomorrow morning
Mr. Limantour said he dia not know
when he would leave New YORK.
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