The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
REAL WARTIME CONDITIONS Elk
IsT AND SITUATION DAILY
GROWS WORSE.
CITY IS IN STATE OF SIEGE
Food Prices High and Supplies Dimin'
ishine-Madero Believed to Be
Preparing to Storm Town
and Locate lnsurrecto
Capitol.

FL PAso, TeX-That Francisco L.
Madero leader of the Mexican insur-
rectcs and their so-called president, is
concentrating his force 100 miles south
of Ell T'aso, with view of storming
and taking a town and establishing IN
1t capitol" from which to carry OH
his operations throughout the states
ont by the revolutionary iunta tonight
Couriers bearing messages from Ma
dero to the confidential agents of the
revolutionary movement in New YORK
and Washington, arrived today direct
from the insurrecto camp. The mes
sages we're in response to information
which had been convened to Nadcro
concerning supposed preliminary peace
negotiations which Senior Limantour,
the Mexican minister Of finance, IS
now thought to be bearing to Mexico
City. Madero had not been made ac'
Quainted with developments in The last
two or three DAYS, as It requires about
q week for a courier to reach him and
return
Asked if Madero would be willing to
make any concessions in the dc
mands of the insurrectos that P:esi'
dent Daz mSlt declare null his cleo
ton as first consideration of peace.
Senior Gonzales Cara, the insyrrecto
secretary of state replied:
Absolutely more. II is folly for
niaz to talk about peace and at the
same time say he intends to remain III
power
From BraGNc Hernandez, insurrecto
secretary of State for Chihuahua. it
was learned NIadero plans to osiab
lish his capitol" if possible, in Casa'
Grandes, the scene of the insurrecto
defeat of March 6.
with an established capitol" said
he. Ito he utilized goth as 4 base o
supplies and as government mead
quarters, the insurrectos would lcei
they had made start in the direction
of permanent republic. Our word
from Nadero is that he has no iuton-
ton of stopping the war on sugges-
lions Of possible peace"
The following news concerning thlr
huahua. where 700 Americans live,
came to JuareZ today:
There are 5000 federal troops here
They are regarded as sufficient pro
lection against an attack, but the IN
habitants are not allowed to go into
the country. We sleep under the guns
of both the insuIrectos beyond and the
federals within. Our condition is
growing gradually more serious. We
have been under seige for eight days.
We have not seen a newspaper from
outside since February % There
have been a few robberies and several
murders by the lawless element, but
disorder is not general. Governor
Ahmuada is much loved and his or
ders are obeyed.
Last week the grocerymen had a
meeting and agreed to raise the price
of everything 80 per cent. There was
a loud protest so the agreement was
not carried out. The present prices
are: Butter, per pound, S1.25; crack
ers. % cents box; three-pound can OF
tomatoes. 81 cents. The supply OF
milk is diminishing One 6airyman is
feeding his COWS potatoes because
alfalfa is too expensive. Enough coal
Is on hand to run the electric light
nIant and the street car line for sew
eral weeks Last Saturday Jose q.
Ramires, editor of Ell Destroyer Next
cano. was arrested for criticising the
army. J. G Sayres, an American man
ager of rarch. in the western part
OF the state, was arrested or March 8,
by insurrectos, and so far AS known
today, he is still detained. Several
Americans are sick, but the rest are
cheerful! and hope the war will soon
end"