The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-14

settled by Madero. The junta tonight
received the following telegram from
francisco l. Madero: Reports that
cabinet has resigned absolutely un-
true; also that l have been arrested.
Difficulties arose over demands which
were natural under the circumstances,
and have all been settled
Cananea is Taken.
! DOUGLAS, Ariz., May 1S.-The
Mexican federal commander of Can
anea, with $50 of the flower of the
Mexican army, late this afternoon
marched out of Cananea, having CAPT
tulated to the unbeaten insurrecto
Col. Juan Cabral Five o'clock was the
hour fixed by Cabral for the evacua.
ton. The federal colonel showed
signs Of contesting the possession Of
the town up to $40 but as his men
were in no humor to shed their
blood in support Of Diaz he yielded
to the terms imposed by Cabral
whose men, full of confidence could
| scarcely be restrained from attack
ing.
At p. m. to the music of bands,
the screaming of mine whistles and
the joyful acclaim of the populace,
the federal army without rifles and
ammunition, and minus their three
machine guns and two Hotchkiss
rapid fire guns. filed out of the big
mining camp which they had boasted
they would hold against ten thous-
and men.
With only one days rations and
] without blankets they are afoot on
the desert tonight proceeding to-
wards Taco, where they expect to
entrain for Hermosa, the capital of
/ Sonora.
4 Cananea was the one place where
4 it was thought the federal forces OF
Mexico would administer a crushing
defeat to the insurrectos.
i Cananea was well fortified and well
provisioned. The machine guns, and
4 Hotchkiss rapid firers, said to be the
i property Of the Greene-Cananea Cop
per Company, were at once the de
i fense and the occasion of the attack
i Douglas and Bisbee are both crowd
ed tonight with American refugees
from Cananea and the road between
\ Duoglas and Cananea is full of speed
inf automobiles coming with more
Americans
\ Col. Chiapas. in whose fate the
world is interested. it has been def
nitely learned. is not at Cananea, al
was reported Nor has any one beer
around who has seen him alive sine,
the morning of his ride for life from
: Aqua Prieta and his reported captur.
by the troops of Sonora Talamantos.
s Getting Ready at Nogales.
NOGABES, Ariz.. May 13.-Al
though there was no sign of the 30'
rebels who were reported to b,
heading toward Nogales, Mexico, +,
attack late this afternoon. the fed
erals lost no time In extending thei
outposts and occupying all points o
vantage in the hills surrounding tn
IDClOlC CNCiilll5
. every woman and child had beel
!, sent over the line and carts loade,
, high with household goods followe'
, them into the United States.
! Col. Randolph and other official
, Of the Southern Pacific arrived a
noon from Tuscon and immediatel
proceeded toward Cananea with
long line of empty cars to transpor
, refugees into the United States.
) Late this afternoon the whereabout
of Randolph's train was not known
r Navarro Still Prisoner.
/ Ell PASO, Texas, May 13-Althoug
J he is on American territory, fugs
) tive from the troops of General Pasc,
S al Orozco and Col. Pancho Villa, Ger
I eral Juan ]. Navarro is still prisone
I of war to Francisco |. Madero. TIL
i old soldiers word of honor is all tina
2 holds him bound to the rebel chieftiar
r This announcement was made b
4 Madero tonight in signed statemen
I issued to the newspapers explainin
il = HIS QuhTIel VIII Geueldl OTOZCO u
y day during which, it is reported, Or.
d ECO drew a revolver and threatene
to shoot his chief.
: Madero's statement follows: "Orozc
L excited by our victory, probably fror
s the adulation and bad advice of other
k committed fault today, which, TO,
tunately had no bad consequences. III
t complained that his troops had nc
+ sufficient provisions and wanted t
t place the fault upon persons design;
9 ted by me to provision the army. Blu
l. the truth is that. in storehouses hert
s we have more than enough provisions
It so that the fault is with the provide
e of Orozcos corps.
o "He told me also, he did not lik
e persons whom designated as cabine
t officers, and answered that he Shout
L tell me whom should appoint.
There being considerable numbe
OF soldiers at the place where we me
Il it appeared to me opportune to az
|, dress them and explain what wa
l. transpiring. They all seemed we
s disposed, so Orozco and shook hand
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