The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-19
FICUEROA WILL FIGHT ON
SAYS He HAS $1,000 MEN AND
WILL TAKE MEXICO CITY.

Turns Against Madcro for Making Armis.
tice wants Diaz TO Leave the C0uh.
try-AN for Peace at Juarez-
Able to Crush the lrreconcilables.
MEXICO CITY. May IL. Ambrosio Fl
gueroa. commander of the rebels dominate
ing the State Of Guerrero. declares un-
equivocally that he will not suspend hos-
| tilties under the arrnistice arranged by
| Madero.
| A letter was received in Mexico city
to-day. dated Tuesday. in which Figueroa
lie quoted as saying that Madero has made
many arrangements with the Govern
ment which assure little that is substan-
tial to the rebel cause. We of the south
he says, were inclined to help Madero
he was our candidate for President. but
now with 1900 men gathered for an ad-
vance upon Mexico city am not content
with any armistice.
When have gathered my men from al
parts of the State I will advance imme-
diately and attack Cuernavaca. After
taking that town will proceed to Mexico
city"
II have complete maps Of Mexico city
showing all defences and all roads entering
the city. also know the number and the
disposition of the troops Of the Govern
ment stationed there. ! can and will take
Mexico city, as have taken other cities in
the State Of Guerrero.
President Diaz should fall Immediately
and leave Mexico. His promises are with.
out value. and we do not accept them any
way. When Diaz falls and Madero ia
made President We will lay down our
arms
II Figueroas plans materialize he may
be expected TO leave lgu ala to-day for
his march on Cuernavaca.
FL PAso. Tex May ls Peace techni-
cally reigns throughout Mexico. So far
az the northern region and the insurrectc
capital are concerned the reign is real
enough. Five days is the time fixed for
the armistice. but before that time has
expired the men behind the scenes declare
the permanent peace pact will be made
hard and fast.
Francisco |. Madero will 90 to Mexico
city AT once to join Francisco de ID
Barra. who is TO become de facto Presi
dent on the retirement Of President Dia;
! and ce-Presdent Corral this month
He will help in restoring normal condi
tions and in launching the new Govern
ment. a Joint Madero-De la Barra Gov
ernment
, Madero. who wired Diaz last night con
gratulations on his resignation. wiret
De la Barra to-day that he would resigr
as provisional President as soon "a Dia:
1 ia out and De la Barra takes Office n
acting President
: The insurrecto Cabinet held a meeting
a this morning in .Juarel to discuss whetfe
, Madero should 60 at once to Mexico cit,
or should remain until peace has beeI
finally signed; also whether when h
, goes il shall be with an insurrecto fody
, guard or alone II is quite probabl
that he will remain here until peace con
5 di,ions are signed and his army is ordere,
disbanded and that he will then go direc
| to Mexico city and there remain at worl
? with De la Barra in the resto, alton o
peace Judge Carba'al and Madcro vii
: have frequent meetings putting on pape
, the conditions attending the peace alread,
. agreed upon.
Insurrecto and Federal leaders continu
;. to express hearty belief in their ability tc
l disband all the insurgent armies and re-
store peace in a remarkably short time
: News Of rebel activities. however. are stil
, received from many regions. and in mos
, cases where the insurrectos have taker
u towns they have been able to rast ore nor
r NAL conditions quickly and preserve per
{ feet peace and quiet
> The mos severe fighting is reporie
:, from Corsala. in the State Of Snaloa
where the 900 Federals defending the tow
a fought besieging force of 100 rebels 70
i twelve DAYS. The Federals had no tim
= to bury their dead and the corpses decom
posed under the tropical sun.
II Throughout Sonora the insurrectos ar
. rapidly getting their government into con
q dtion. Inasmuch as the Federal troop
d are all leaving the State. permission ha
q been granted 10 repair the railroads ant
Is business will soon be resumed
II Information from Chihuahua. capita
ii of the State of the same name. says for
v eigners and natives alike were overjoye
J. on receipt OF the news of an armistice an
= further elated when they learned that re-
Il pairs had been begun from Juarez on th
r railroad. AS the city has very few supple
i and famine has threatened for days I
v say nothing of the fear the people felt O
: an attack on the city. The railroad
being rebuilt by Federal soldiers caIture
h in Juarez. The revolutionary movemen
is spreading in the State Of Jelsco and IN
"
X Guadalajara. ia virtually in possession O
= the rebels.
Gustavo Madero. provisional Secretar, r,
of the Treasury. has telegraphed the Ba nc
Nacional at Mexico city asking for n loa
of 100000 Since nearly that sum G
money has been removed from the branc
"a OF the banking company in Juarez tn
application for the loan is colored wit
rare humor. II is up to the bank appar
= emily TO make the loan or lose the money
. There was big demonstration !
, Juarez this afternoon when Ma jor Eduard
> Hay came in from Casas Grandes. H
was received by Francisco /. Nader
. and almost the entire insurrccto arm
I and escorted 10 the prov isional President
t own home. Hay, graduate OF Notr
q Dame. and civil engineer is a membs
y, Of the insurrecto board of strategy. n
w was taken prisoner, wounded, ~ III
4 battle Of Casas Grandes. and sent TO Ch
n huahua He escaped last week an
Z made his way TO the provisional Capt-
to-day.
When Msdero leaves for Mexico city
it may be Sunday or Monday. dependin
70 on when the peace treaty is siRned-D
n VasQuez Gomez will remain in chars
r in Juarez. Gomez IL slated to be m
4 next Vice-Prcsident Of Mexico IL III
a insurrectos win the forthcoming election
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