The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
REBELS PREPARE:
 FOR CONF FERENCE
Carbajal Resumes Trip to
 Meeting Place
TROUBLE AT BARROS
Monterey Citizens Appeal to Madero to Extend Armistice Zone. Attack on Mexico City
 Rumored

Mexico City. May 1.-La Presa, town few miles from Juarez. has been se- lected as the place for holding the peace conference, according to announcement made here today Judge Carbajal, trav- cling on a fast train, left Saltillo to- night for Laredo, whence he will con tinue his journey to Ell Paso and the scene of the conference. He had been instructed to remain at Saltillo pend- ing the selection of a meeting place.
 Fl Paso, Tex, May 1-Coincident with the arrival in the Madero camp today of advices from insurrecto leaders telling of rebel activity in various places in the state of Coahuila, particularly near Mon terey, appeals were received by Fran cisco l. Madero from citizens of Monte rey for an extension of the armistice zone to that region.
 General Madero said he would await specific information from his chiefs as to the position of their forces before mak- ing any decision. His advices read: Railway at Gomez Palacio Colonias, Lerdo and San Pedro in the hands of the revolutionists. Hard fighting Is in progress at Barras, starting last Thurs day. One thousand rebels are engaging 600 federals. Much damage to property.
 Pablo de la Canchez took 300 men from Sabinas Hidalgo, in the state of Nuevo Leon and is marching on Monte- rey."
 The peace commissioners appointed by the revolutionists were in conference for several hours today with the political leaders of the insurrection on the pro- gramme to be presented to the federal peace envoy, Senor Francisco Carabajal. Senor Carabajal was expected to arrive tonight, but failed to do so.
 Discusses Peace Plans
 It is understood several changes were made today in the revolutionist pro- gramme drafted yesterday. The select ing of provisional governors for several states occupied much of the day. The ex- act number of states in which the revo- lutionists will demand the right to name governors has not been agreed upon. They will make 1t plain, however, that they do not insist on placing in power men who have taken an active part In the revolution. They are said to favor capa- ble men who are iIi sympathy with the political principles of the insurrectos and at the same time popular enough to rarI1iize then stetes
  names for each governorship in the states in which the peace agreement shall allow them to name these officials. the legisla- ture being permitted to choose.
 The rebels will insist, however, on one radical change from the procedure hitherto followed in the appointment or governors. The candidates submitted or the men chosen must be native or long time residents of the state in which they are candidates and on the expiration or their terms a free election shall be held.
 In some states the election would occur at an early date while in other cases they would not be held for several months. After the selection of provisional gov ernors and the electoral laws revised, according to the insurgent programme, A general election shall be called to choose a president. The exact time or President Diaz' resignation has been avoided in the discussions. chiefly be- cause the revolutionists believe he will resign after peace is restored.
 It is agreed, however, that the selec tion of a provisional president will not affect the putting into operation Of re- forms in the separate states. Senor de la Barra. minister of foreign affairs. is the professed favorite of the revolution ists for provisional president.
 
 istration is desired by the revolutionists and there is good ground to believe the federal government has already given as- surance of the acceptability of some of the rebels demands.
 Senor Obrigon and Braniff, the federal go-betweens were busy today conferring with some of the Madero faction. Many concessions said to be contained in the federal plan for ending the revolution give the revolutionists encouragement in pressing strongly for their principal de- mands.
 Attack on Capital Rumored
 Mexico City, May 1.--Unconfirmed re- ports that Durango, the capital Of the state of that name, had fallen into the hands of rebels and rumors that at tacks were to be made soon upon Cuer- navaca and Puebla, two other state capitals. south of Mexico City, have served to increase the feeling of ap- prehension here.
 The announcement made last week by General Figueron leader of the reb- els in the south, of a general plan in volving a march upon the capital, has been followed by a mass of rumors that the city Is In immediate danger. It is not. but 1t Is true that a wide area ex- tending almost to the city Is infested with rebel bands whose number Is probably not less than 5000 and maybe somewhat greg ter. These forces appear not to be working under any one head and it is considered improbable that n forward movement on the city will be made, although one afternoon paper appeared in the streets this afternoon with the startling headlines announc-