The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-26
PEACE SEEMS SURE
DlAZ AND CORRAL WILL RESIGN
BEFORE JUNE f-ARMIsr
TICE is SIGNED.
MADER0 GIVEN HIGH POST
lnsurreeto Leader VIII Act as Chief
Adviser 10 De la Barrs. Who Will
Become President ad interinn-Ne~
Election Within Six Months.

Mexico City May 1s.-President
Diaz and Vice President Corral viii
resign before June !. a general ar
mistice covering all Mexico was
signed at Juarez and peace in Mexico
seems assured.
Minister OF Foreign Relations de Ia
Barra Will become president ad ia
term.
Francisco l. Madero. the revolution
AIRY leader. will be called TO the City
OF Mexico TO act as De la Barra 5 chief
adviser and as the greatest guarantee
possible that every pledge made by
the government will be carried out
AS viewed BY the public II will be
virtually a joint presidency. pending
the calling OF new presidential cleo
ticn.
Cabinet viii Be Reoreanized
The cabinet will he reorganlzed.
The minister OF war Will be named by
De la Barra. The foreign office will
be in charge OF subsecretary named
BY De la Barra Other cabinet mem
bers will be chosen by De la Barra
aud MadeTo acting jointly.
new election will be called within
six months.
Political amnesty Will be recon-
mended TO the chamber OF deputies.
These are the conditions upon which
President Diaz will compromise. as
announced by Minister OF the Treas
ury Limantour. Virtually they are
admitted in high quarters to be a com
piete surrender TO the revolutionlsts
The resignation of Diaz and the
Joint regency" of De la Barra and
Madero are said TO constitute a guar
antee so complete that the original
insurrecto demand OF Ii governors no
longer needs TO be considered
The cabinet was in almost continu-
Gus session for two days. despite the
severe illness Of President Diaz. The
presidents entire face is infected from
an liberated tooth. His upper lip is
swollen far beyond its normal size
and his face is infiamed
He speaks with the greatest dffn-
Guilty. but while he is in severe pain.
his condition is not alarming at this
time. despite his advanced age.
Conditions Submitted TO Msdero.
The governments conditions we're
telegraphed to Judge Carbajal. with
Instructions to submit them TO Cen
eral Madero. Soon after the terms
we're submitted an armistice covering
the entire republic OF Mexico was
I Ia
eminent believes It has made every
concession that the reyolutionists
have requested. IL Is firmly believed
that treaty Of peace will follow.
The public received the announce
ment OF Diaz's intention to resign
with profound satisfaction. Since the
battle Of Juarez they have realized
that the presidents renunoiation OF
his high office alone could bring about
peace Business throughout the repub-
/ lie has suffered severely and the peo-
| pie generally we're eager for an honor
able peace.
General Five Day Armistlee Signed.
Juarez. Mex. May lS-A general
1 fve-day armistice between the revolu-
tionists and the federal government
was agreed upon. TO take effect imme-
d.ately throughout Mexico. upon re-
ceipt by Judge Carbajal OF formal au-
thorization TO sign the agreement.
/ The agreement was drawn By Judge
Car bajal. federal peace envoy. and Dr.
vasquez Gomez. Jose Pine Suarsz and
Francisco Madero. sr.. the members
Of the rebel peace com mission.
This is the first general armlstice
agreed upon since the revolution be
gan last November. and 1t is expected
to call a halt TO warfare In central
and southern Mexico. 1t is believed
that within five days a permanent
peace agreement will be made
Streets strewn with Dead.
Cuernavaca. Mexico. May 2O-A
sangulnary battle is on at Cuautla.
twenty miles southeast of here be
tween the federal garrison under Col.
onel Munguia and a force OF rebels
com handed by Coloney Zapata F1gi
tives arriving here say the streets oil
Cuautla are strewn with dead and
wounded
a commission left here for Cuautla
carrying the news Of the armistice
which IL is hoped will put an end n
the fighting General Figueroa Is
leading 5000 rebel troops from Iguaia
presumably en- route for this city.
Cuernavaca is the capital OF the
state Of Morelos and is forty miles
| south NJ Nfexfco CITY Cuaufia IL .
town OF about 5000 population In