Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-12
REVISING DEMANDS ON D1Az
Insurrectos Are Preparing to Ask for
Liberal Terms.
WHY MEx1cANs SURRENDERED
Inaurrcctos HAD Cnt OFF water sap
ply and soldiers Were sufferinG
from Thirst--NOt Prepared
for n siege.

JUAREz. Mexico. May 11.-With JuareE
and all It's vast stores Of rifles, ammunition
and auick-firng guns in the hands Of Next
can revolutionists the leaders today turned
to the task OF forming their government.
They gathered for the first time in the
provisional capital of the rebellion-torn re-
public
After n long conference between insur-
recto chiefs, the appointment OF the follow
ing members OF the provisional cabinet
was announced:
Minlstero ( Foreign Relationship. Vas
queZ Gomez
Minister Of Finance CiustaVe A. Madero.
Minister Of War--Nenustiauo Cnrranso.
Minister of Interiors r. Gonzales Cara
Minister Of Justice--Jose NJ. Ptno Snara.
Private Secretary to President Madero--
Juan Sanchez Azcona.
General Madero has established his head
quarters in the one-story municipal build
ing across the street from the bis church,
which yesterday was the scene Of the fierc-
est fighting. and there during the morning
the insurrecto Chieftain conferred with his
leaders Senors Obregon aud BTaniff, who
have acted go-hetweens in the futile
nc gotiations for peace and DR.. Vasquex
Gomez. confidential agent OF the revolution
lists at washington and their chief peace
commissioner. who we're At the Madero
headquarters.
Up to noon nothing had been accom-
plished In the way OF resuming negotiations
to bring about peace that Is. so far ~ out
ward appearances went, but there was an
undercurrent of feeling among the vietori-
Gus insurrectos, that peace, long dpsired.
would be In sight before another twenty
four hours had passed gr,sfs eslss
The Madero headauartsrs weft beSieEed
all day by anxious househouiders and stores
keepers imploring the rebel leader that they
might be allowed 10 resume possession of
their bullet-shattered property. But only In
a few cases were such permissions given.
Swarthy guards we're stationed at
nearly every building in the town to pre-
vent looting. All liquor supplies had been
Econfiscated. All the dead had been buried
| today the wounded removed to hospitals.
Colonel TambOreI Buried.
Insurrectos this morning did honor TO the
memory of Colonel Tamborel the federal
leader who was killed during the fighting,
by escorting his body to the Cemetery on
the bare hillside, and sounding taps over
the grave.
| At the head OF the procession to the cens-
terry was a member OF Colonel ramborel's
staff. who was given back his rife for his
| last ride with his dead chief
/ NoiOHci laHibOiSif WnpSp toohNA Tue III
surrectos declare started the fight that re-
| suited in the capture of JuArez. was
wounded twice and captured and rescued
again before he met his death. Fighting
in the trenches the first day, he received
| scalp wound and one in the leg. Cap
| tured by the insurrectos in one of the
Imsd rushes, he was reeaptured a few
minutes later by a desperate sortie. Then
in yesterdays fighting rebel bullet struck
him in the temple killing him.
An Associated Press correspondent this
noon saw ninety-seven federal wounded at
the temporary quarters Of the Red CrosA
fifteen federal and insurrecto wounded in
a shot-riddled store that had been oon-
verted into a temporary hospital, while
twenty-three others had been conveyed to
the American side OF the river. From esti-
mates made by federal prisoners and by
insurrectos II Is safe 20 say that ~ least
sixty we're killed. That not all the dead
have been recovered is apparent from the
fact that today Red Cross surgeons and
insurrectos found seven bodies.
Between 80 and 500 federal prisoners dis
| armed, but all OF them by no means dis
consulate. are being guarded In the bar
racks and cuartel.
WIN Intercept RAbAJo.
The insurrectos are Determined not only -
hold Juarez against any attack, but to pre-
vent fight in this vicinity II possible. Plans
were being laid al the insurreeto head
quarters today for force OF several hun
dred men to march south to meet Gen
eral Rabago, the federal leader who 10
reported to be on his way here from
Chihuahua with a good-sized army. The
rebels already have about 300 men at Casss
Grandes and probably viii open fire on
Rabago when he arrives. II is not known
what chief will be sent south from Juarez
The town was quiet early today for the