The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-21

Outside the town Madero and his men
are waiting for Porfirio Diaz, president
of Mexico, to send word that ne IS
willing to resign the presidency. This
they declare is the only thing that
will prevent an attack on Juarez- Ma
dero does not say positively that he
will open his attack on Juarez this
afternoon nor does he set any time for
the fight, but he declares that if the
retirement of Diaz is not announced
Juarez will be stormed.
Yesterday morning Madero sent no
tice to the foreign consuls in Juarez
that 'Juarez may be attacked any
time after midnight, April 90"
During the day persons attempting
10 bring about an armistice for the
discussion of peace obtained from Ma
dero the statement that ''I will wait
"a hours longer for Diaz to decide if
he will surrender the presidency"
The peace commissioners are not sure
whether he meant "a hours from the
time they were talking to him which
was o'clock in the afternoon, or "a
hours from the time he had informed
the consuls that the battle might be
expected.
Outlook Is Not Bright
Anyhow there has as vet been no
INDICATION that the answer of Diaz is
70 De favorable. At the offices of the
FL faso Junta there appears to be no
Jubl1ation such as might be expected
II the code messages coming from it's
conndentfal agent in Washington were
OF character indicating a compliance
with the wishes of the insurrecto
president and his men.
me Juarez military officials appear
confident of the completeness of their
fort1hcations and American army Of
ncers compliment them as excellent
samples of engineering work. Not only
IS the town fortified to defend itself,
put II has several field guns and three
OF TOUR rapid fire guns calculated to
prove most effective in scattering the
enemy when the guns are put in ac-
ton.
The rebel army has now had Juarez
surrounded on the northwest, west
and southwest for more than thirty
SIX hours and has been busy surround
ing the city steadily since last FRIDAY
when the first detachment arrived.
1t battled all next day twelve miles
rom Juarez with a small band Of de-
tenders of the town.
Since that time none of the federa1e
has ventured outside the CITY limits
but they have been busy inside pre-
pairing for the attack. Tt is officia1Iv
stated in Juarez that Gen. Antonio
Rabago is enroute from Chihuahua
with heavy artillery and cavalry to
reinforce the garrison and the fed
erals say the rebels could not hold
the town if they took it. Col. Giuseppe
Gar1baldi, chief of staff to Madero
answering this report declared TODAY:
We are not afraid of bugaboos
we VIII take Juarez when we can. II
the federals then attack us again II
VIII be our business to defend our
selves
Blow Up Church.
Eagle Pass, April 21.-Reports re-
ce1Ved here say rebels attacked por
ras in Coahuila, Yesterday. Thav are
said to have blown up a church will
dynamite when federal soldiers hac
congregated in the structure. 1t i,
claimed many federals were killed
'Ehe town of San Pedro in Coahuila
was captured and is said to be il
possession of rebels. Yesterday &
force of cavalry men was sent dowr
the Rio Grande from here on report:
of fighting near Guerrero