Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-15
WARRANT ISSUED FOR MADERO
Provisional President Of Mexico Be-
lieved in Ell Paso.
PAPERS ARE FOUND ON CAssnAs
Insurreeto Leader charged with Plan
nine Armed military Expedition
AGAINST Friendly nation IN vIo-
iatfon of Neutrality Laws.

FL PAsO Tex, FEB l3-The self-stylsd
provisional president Of Mexico. Francisco
l. Madcro. 10 in ~ Paso unless he has
slipped out in the last twenty-four hours.
So confident are tire United States officials
that the directing head Of the Mexican
revolution is stnl here that they had a
warrant issued this afternoon for his ar
rest
Rhe warrant was issued by United States
Commissioner George h. oliver The issue Of
the warrant came a result OF the capture
Of papers on the person OK Martin Cassilas.
a revolutionary leader. as he was returning
20 Mexico Sunday from a visit to FL Paso.
The papers we're in the handwriting Of
Madero and we're signed by him All were
dated February Il and FL Paso. The war
rant charges that Madero planned an
armed military expedition against
friendly nation and caused arms and am
munition 70 be sent INTO Mexico from the
United States IN violation Of the neutrality
and customs laws. The United States
troops and all the federals on the border
have been given orders to make the ar
rest. Last week officials in Juarez issued
q circular stating that Madero was walt
lng In III Paso for a chance to enter that
country This was denied by heads Of the
nsurrecto junta here.
CaasIIas I'm JAN.
Martin Casslllas. Mexican revolutionary
leader. was held in the sum OF 5000 by
United states Commissioner Oliver today
In default OF which he is spending his sec
ond night in the FL Paso jail. Arrested
Sunday while returning to his command in
Mexico. after visit TO III Paso to ascer-
tain what disposition to make OF seventy
prisoners, he declares he has committed no
crime and Will make no effort to give
bonds, not even II you cut off my head, "
were his parting words.
Cassilas when he came 10 Fl Paso made
the mistake OF bringing In his rifle and
then tried TO take It back again. He also
had some revolutionary dispatches when
he returned.
Pasqual Orozco, insurrecto leader. the
man who gave Juarez the big scare last
week, Is now camped at Salamayuco, thirty
miles south OF Juarez, waiting to give bat
tie to Navarro and federal reinforcements.
according to his own announcement to men
who returned from there today. Navarro
Is supposed TO be thirty miles SOUTH COM
ing up the railroads, although reports In
Juarez are that Navarro has gone west
and will attempt to get around orOzco.
Three More Wounded.
Three more wounded insurrectos have
been brought to the temporary hospital In
III Paso, Indicating further fighting east
Of Juarez along the river,
There are now thirteen wounded insur-
rectos in the n PasO hospital. Customs
Collector A. /. sharp and other Ell Paso-
ans have made formal application to the
American Red Cross Tor the appointment
Of Drs. ]. ". Yard, and e. ]. Emanuel a.
Red Cross physicians. with the approval
OF the United states department. to ac-
company the insuFTect0 army and relieve
the wounded. II appointed In this manner,
they will be given protection from Mexi-
can federal bullets.
JuareE 70 strongly guarded and the gam
bling games have not been resumed, but
the most exciting thing In the town these
days Il when the cavalrymen take their
horses to water.