Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-29

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that on the arrival here tonight OF Dr.
Vasauaz Gomez, he will be named by
General Madero as the insurrecto
peace commissioner Judge Francis
co CarbaJal. the government peace
commissions. probably viii be here
on Monday and the formal peace con-
ference it is hoped viii begin on
Tuesday. Abram Gonzales, provis
ional governor of Chihuahua state,
who arrived last nigh expressed him
self none too confident OF the sue
cess OF the negotiations but will as
sisf nevertheless in the attempt TO
bring peace.
Mysterious Movements.
Laredo, Texas, April 25.-Francisco
Carbajal. the Mexican peace commits
sioner. left the train at SaltiIlo at sew
en- last night after the receipt OF a
telegram from Mexico. according to
the trainmen. 1t is believed that he
has taken another route or is travel
ing incognito.
Mazatlan Refuses to Surrender.
Washington, April 21-The Mexican
Govern,nent has cabied Vice Presi-
dent Corral, who is travelling in
spain. TO ascertain whether he was
correctly quoted as holding the Amer
leans responsible for the Mexican
revolution. The state department
mere also is advised that the federals
at Mazatlan have refused to surren-
der that city TO the insurrectos and
that an attack is expected any mo-
menL
Reyes Bound for Mexico.
Havre, France. ApnI z9.--General
Bernardo Reyes has booked passage
for Vera Cruz, Mexico. on the Ham
burg American steamer Ypisangam
due TO sail on Monday The steamer
is scheduled 10 put in May at San
lander. Spain where Vice President
Corral of Mexico recently arrived
vii Crush Rebellion.
marez. Mexico. April 29.-SiX hun
dred crack troops selected from the
best regiments OF eastern Mexico,
have just arrived from Laredo. They
came disguised as labOrer and are re-
ported to have travelled partly
through United States territory. I'M
mediately upon their arrival, they put
on uniforms and joined General Ma
+ varrOs defenders of the city. When
reinforcements TO the number OF
i 900 arrive from Chihuahua, the ar
mistice. it is believed, will be quickly
i terminated and the offensive taken
/ against General Madero's ragged
/ troops which are diminishing in num-
bers every day and are said to be
scarcely 600 effective men. 1t is
| hoped to crush the rebellion with one
blow.
! In Mud Ankle Deep.
/ San Antonio. Texas. April 29.-Gen-
eral Carter and the men in his COM
mand are fully convinced that the
geographers who describe southwest
Texas as an almost rainless region
are guilty of either plain prevarica-
ton or inexcusable ignorance. For
the past ten days the army camp has
been a bog as the result of heavy
rainfall. One private described the
situation by saying: The camp is
so completely under water that the
pontoon bridges have sunk, the Cen
eral is cut off from his command on a
small island, and the air is. so dense
with moisture that flying machine
dare not get from under cover" To
day, 1000 men started TO the man.
euver ground at Leon Springs, wad-
ing through mud ankle deep. But
while the soldiers are "cussing" the
weather, farmers are delighted and
look forward to the greatest crops
in the history of Texas. One of them
put the situation this way: Texas
is having the greatest season in its
: history and next fall money will be
so plentiful that the picture shows
will charge 80 cents admission