Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-18

sol condition Of peace will b. recognized
Is existent
The insurreoto chiefs here will notify
.nelr constituents in various parts Of the
republic and 70 Is believed that within a
week all arms will have been laid down
IN the republic.
Il Is not believed that an answer to
the proposals Of the insurrectos. which
will be completed late this afternoon. will
be received before tomorrow. It is re-
ported here that President Diaz Is slightly
10 from an abseess of the jaw and may not
DC able to confer with his cabinet advisers
until tomorrow morning.
Besides the portfolios of war, justice
and gobernacion in the presidential cabi-
no.. Il was said today the insurrectos
woulH name governors for the following
fourteen states:
Chihuahua Sonora Sinaloa, Zacatecas,
Coahulla Yucatan, Tlaxcala, Durango,
Hidalgo, Pueba, Guanajuata, Guerrero,
Moreles and Jalisco or Tabasco
Il. too" said Provisional President Ma
dero at noon today am desrous OF hav-
ins all the principal conditions OF peace
submitted and agreed upon before declar-
ing a general armistce."
Il was reiterated after the cabinet meet
Ing today that followed the telegraphic
agreement upon the principal conditions
an armlstice would be declared to last un-
I'll the formal peace pact shall be signed.
Indications at noon today were that II
might take at least another day before
the rebels would submit their final pro
rosals Some slight ~discord among the
leaders was apparent. but Provisional
President Madero's influence for harmony
It IA believed. will prevent bitches.
DiaE Cabinet Meeting.
MEXICO CITY, May H.-FOreign Min
icter de la Barra declares that peace nego-
tiauons between the government and the
rebels doubtless will reach a definite and
favorable result at today's cabinet meet
ing.
II is hoped than an armistice will be an
rounced before the end OF the day.
Finance Minister Limantour was not
quite so sanguine as his colleagues In the
ministry this morning. He said that the
government had the greatest desire to con-
ciude a peace agreement. but among the
demands OF the rebels are some contrary
10 the dignity Of the government and the
president.
Nevertheless Senior Limantour believed
that peace would be arranged.
ehould the present negotiations fail It is
retarded as not unlikely that the city will
bo cut off soon from the outside world.
with the occupation of Wales. a town on
tho tAfnpico branch Of the National Rail-
wayT. yesterday, the rebels now control
the railway in three directions out Of San
LUIS Potosl. to the north as far as Saltillo
I'm Coahula, east to Tamplco In southeast
Tamauiipas, and west to Agus Calientes in
the state of Agus Calientes. However. no
effort has so far been made to interfere
with traffic on these lines.
An interruption Of the Tampico line
would mean the cutting off of fuel supply
40 al consumers.
Mail advices from Guadalajara relate
battle at Magdalena, state OF Jalisco. Three
hundred rebels were attacked by 100 rurales
ard state troops. The revolutionists were
routed, and according TO reports their COM
mander and ten men were killed. The
government lost five men.
Fight Expected Near EuK=e Pass.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, May 17-Reinforced
by 100 federal cavalrymen who came In
during the night. the federal garrison at
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. across the river
from this place, yesterday prepared to
fight II the two bands OF rebels reported
within twelve miles of the town attack
them.
The predicted rebel attack did not show
a sign of naturalization last night. but
refugees streamed into Eagle Pass until
now there are 1000 Of them here.