Arizona republican., 1911-03-18
MadePO Hunting Place for
Seat Of Government
HASN'T HEARD PEACE PLANS
Secretary of State Regrets
Any Proposition That
Falls Short of Unseating
of Diaz- High Cost of
Living in Chihuahua

FL Paso, March 17-FranciscO E.
Madero. the leader of the Mexican in
surrectionists and the so-called presi-
dent. is concentrating his forces 100
miles south Of FL PasO with a view OF
stOrming and taking a town and es-
tablishing in it a capital from which
10 carry on operations throughout the
states of SOnara and Chihuahua, posi-
bly, toward Juarez, according to a
statement given out by the revolution
airy Junta tonight.
CourierS are bearing messages from
Madero to insurrectos at Washington
and New York arrived here today direct
from the insurrecto camp. The mes
sages were in response to information
which had been conveyed 10 MaderO
concerning supposed preliminary peace
negotiations with LimantOur, the Mexi-
can minister of finance, is now thought
10 be bearing 10 Mexico City.
Madero has not been made acquainted
with the developments Of the last two
or three da"s, as il requires about a
week for a courier to return. When
asked if Madero would be willing to
make any concessions in the demands
of the insurrectOs Gonzales f. Cara,
the insurrecto secretary of state, re-
piled: Absolutely none It is folly
for Diaz to talk about peace and at
the same time say he intends to re
main in power"
From BrauliO Hernandez it is learned
that MaderO plans TO establish a cali
tai. if possible, at Casas Grandes, the
scene of the insurrectO defeat on
March 6.
With an established capital the in
surrectOs would feel that they had
made a start in the direction of a per-
manent republic Our word from Ma
derO states that he has no intention of
stopping the war nor contains sugges-
tons OF possible peace"
News concerning chihuahua, where
200 Americans live, came through today
to Juarez in response to a request for
information concerning the condition Of
the $4,000 inhabitants. The request
ELECTED the following reply:
There are 5000 federal troops here.
We sleep under the guns of both the
insurgents beyond and the federals
within. Our condition is daily growing
more serious. We have been under
siege for eighteen days. We have not
seen a newspaper from the outside
since February %. There have been
a few robberies and several murders
since by the lawless element, but dis
order is not general Governor Alum
ada is much loved and his orders are
Obeyed
" Last week the grocery men held
a meeting and agreed to raise the price
Of everything 80 per cent. There was
a protest and the plan was not carried
out. The present prices are: Butter.
per pound. $1.25; crackers, soc per
pound: three pounds of tomatoes. use.
The supply of milk is diminishing.
One dairyman is feeding his cows pO-
tatoes because alfalfa is too expensive
There is enough coal on hand to run
the electric light plant and the street
car line for several weeks.
Last sunday Jose G.. r. Amirez. edi-
tor of FL Destroyer MexicanO, was ar
rested for criticising the army. and ].
5. Sayres, an American manager of Il
ranch in the western part of the state.
MAS arrested So far as is known today
ne is stil detained. Several Americans
are sick but the rest are cheerful and
believe the war will soon end