Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-27
.D|Az REFUSES
TO RESIGN.
MADERo's FORCES CLOSE IN ON
JUAREZ, BUT ATTACK MAY
BE DELAYED.
FOR ANOTHER DAY, AT LEAST
Appeal for compron. Laid Before
Rebel Chief by Citizens-Ameri-
cans Pay Visit to His
Camp.
FOR ANOTHER DAY, AT LEAST
Armistic Granted

Armistic Granted.
Washington, April 24.--Dr.
Vasquez Gomez, confidential y
agent of the Mexican revolution
lists in the United States, today y
received a telegram from Gen. II
eral Francisco ]. Madero, Jr., au- =
tiiorizif1y him to begin mesct:e-
tons with the Mexican govern =
ment for an immediate armis- y
tice.
" y y 4 Il Il :.
Ell Paso, Texas, April 24.-All nego-
tiations between the insurrectos and
the Mexican government We're official
ly called off. Oscar Braniff and Es-
quivel Obtegon, two congressman from
Mexico City who have been trying to
get Madero to accept some peace pro-
posalS, received a telegram just after
they had sent messenger under a
flag of truce with a final appeal to the
rebel leader to listen to their argu-
ment.
The message was from Mexico City,
although they refused to say who sent
it. 1t informed them that the de-
mands of Madero were such that they
should not be entertained and asked
them to drop negotiations. Already
the two volunteer peace commissioners
had practically given up hope and had
issued a statement throwing the blame
for failure on Madero.
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the telegram from Mexico City, the in
surrecto troops began to march out
of the hills and canyons by the hun
dreds and move closer to Juarez.
Simultaneously with the arrival in
Madero's camp of Francisco [. Mad
ero, ST., and his peace commissioner
les, General Madero stated that he
would make no attack on Juarez for
another "a hours
This decision was due partly to the
arrival of his father as advance agent
of the dove of peace, but principally to
a code telegram from DR.. Vasquez
Gomez at Washington insisting that
an attack on the city across the river
from El Paso at this time would be
unwise and probably would be the
signal for American intervention.
DR.. Gomez insisted that public
sentiment at this time is in favor of
ending the strife and the certainty of
heavy loss of life in an attack on
Juarez would turn the tide of moral
support away from the rebellion.
Madero busted himself receiving
messages from the Ell Paso junta,
visiting with his wife, who came from
San Antonio, and received callers.
Among the messages received was a
telegram from Globe, Ariz., Offering
him 100 American recruits.
Messrs. Braniff and Obregon, peace
commissioners, gave out a statement
of their proposals for settling the
trouble and declaring that Madero
would be to blame for the consequen.
ces of the war, inasmuch as he could
good grace.
Americans Visit Camp.
| Americans continue to visit the in
surrecto camp and meet with hearty
reception.
Mrs. G. H. Converse, mother of one
of the American boys ordered released
from the Jnarez prison by Presiden
Diaz was greatly eiated when show1
the Associated Press dispatches from
Mexico City stating that the boys hat
been promised their liberty She il
worried, however, lest her son NEE
with injury if the city Of Juarez b.
attacked. 1t will be several days be
fore the order for their release reache
Juarez and meantime the boys mus
remain in Jail.
Lawrence Converse and Edwi
Blatt of Glendora, Cal, and Pittsbure
Pa, were arrested on Feb. 81, east Q
Ell Pa:.o and brought to Juarez by Ger
eral Navarro's troops, Feb. %.
Francisco Isabel Uriatte, Mexica
consul at Douglas, Ariz., passe
through Mexico City to report to Mil
lister de la Barra regarding the figh
ing at Aqua Prieta. The consul said h
had urgent orders to make all possibl
haste to Mexico City, and it is b,
lieved his trip will have an impo
tant bearing upon the information;
situation that has resulted from tn
killing and wounding of Americans i
Douglas.
Frank Pierce Has Resigned.