The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-17
Judge Carbajal Announces General Armistice Within
 Twenty-four Hours
RIVAL FACTIONS
 COME TO TERMS
Rebel Demands Granted by Diaz. MaderO and Gomez Will Be Presidential Candidates
 at Next Election

Juarez, Mexico. May 16-Peace tonight is almost an accomplished fact
 Judge Carbajal. federal peace envoy, has announced general armistice will be declared within "A hours. Provisional President Madero has declared that mu- tually acceptable propositions have at last been reached and peace is assured. The formal signing of a peace agree ment probably will take place here with in the next two days. President Diaz probably will resign within two or three months at any rate when peace is com pletely restored.
 Two principal questions have been practically agreed upon, the number of cabinet members and governors to be allowed the insurrectos, but the other conditions have for some time been de- terrnined by both sides and now 1t will be merely a matter of technical detail to draft the peace terms successfully and to arrange a modus operandi for the discharge of their provisions.
 The price of peace paid by the fed eral government Is three cabinet posi- tions and IA governorships.
 The price paid by the Mexican people Is at least a thousand lives, untold suf- ferlng to thousands of wounded, the de- struction of millions in property and the probability that starvation for many months will haunt the inhabitants of possibly a fourth of the republic. Up to 8 o'clock tonight the government had accedted to the insurrectos demand for three cabinet portfolios-those of war, justice and gobernacion-and word was being awaited from Mexico City as to the exact number of governorships to be allowed the rebels. Last night the government offered ten; on other occa- sions the government Is believed to have been inclined to give IA. There is little doubt that IA will be the final number.
 The cabinet portfolios, it Is stated, probably will be filled as follows:
 The New Cabinet Members
 Minister of war, Gen. Gonzales Salaz. Minister of justice, Senor Vasquez Ta- gle
 Minister of -gobernacion, Dr. yasquez Gomez.
 As far as the srsvernorsfips are con cerned. th1 insurrectos practically have decided on their men for the largest and most important of states as follows
 Chihuahua, Abram Gonzales.
 Sonora Senor Cayon.
 Sinaloa, Manuel Bonila.
 Yucatan, Jose Pino Suarez.
 Zacatecas, Guadalup Gonzales.
 Coahula, Venustiaco Carranza.
 In the selection of Gen. Gonzales 4P and Senor Vasquez Tagle for minister of justice, the rebels have chosen two men who have not taken active part in the revolution. In fact, General Sa- lag is one of the foremost figures in the Mexican army.
 In pr. Vasquez Gomez, who has been active in the revolution and who is to be minister of gobernacion, the revolu- tionists will have a man who is per sonal friend of Senor De La Barra, the minister of foreign relations, and one who Is said to be generally acceptable to the government
 MaderO For President
 Dr. Gomez probably will occupy the office for fonly four or five months, when the present revolutionist party, which probably will be known here after as the "progressive party" will nominate him as vice president as running mate to Francisco I. Madero, Jr.. the presidential candidate.
 These two men opposed President Daz and Vice President Ramon Cor ral on the anti-re-clection ticket about a year ago.
 The revolution Of six months, there fore. will have the effect of giving these candidates another chance, though perhaps with a mere n onounced fol- lowing than before and with a plat form which has been to a larEe ext ent indorsed by public opinion in Mes ico as well as by the Mexican congress. It was a quiet day in Juarez but that peace talk was in the air was evident. Madero discussed with his cab inet the proposals which he had made :, to Judge Carbajal in his conference last night and the cabinet approved.
 During the day Judge Carbajal re- ceived encouraging news from Mexico City which made it possible for both sides to admit that peace was almost an established fact, and that nation wide armistice would be declared with in 24 hours. One condition of such an arnistice would be that the rebels could use the federal telegraph lines and railway lines on parity with the fedora, government where they now control the situation.
 The minor conditions of peace in clude the pensioning of soldiers, the payment of indemnities out of the pub iie treasury and arrangements for the reconstruction and repair of the public utilities.
 The question of the resignation of President Diaz has been automatically avoided
 The fling Is that General Diaz will give W k to Senor De La Barra as provisi al president within two or three 1ths and that general cleo tion VI follow within q month or two. The I3 jvisional govern DTS will hold office Ihtil state elections shall have been arranged
 SCHIAVONE FAMILY
 IS ACQUITTED