The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-11
GLOOM AT THE CAPITAL.
Gravity Of the Situation Increased by the
Victory Of Madcro.

MEXICO CITY, May lO.-There is no
one In the capital tonight not under the
official ban OF silence who does not
admit that the capture of Juarez by the
reVoiutionists adds prestige to the revolt
and that il is bound to augment the
strength OF the insurrccto cause.
The war began last November and Cen
eral Navarro took The field in western
CHIHUAHUA. Skirmish followed skirmish
and ambush followed ambush, with no
apparent advantage. TO either side, 1t
at first by orozco and later by Madero
against Navarro. The net result of the
long campaign has been that the federal
d3lnin,sIaS d9reG WaS divided and that Nayarro's
Juarez and decisively beaten.
navarro was not accounted brilliant.
t'Vpa put was given credit for bravery and de-
having assured the president he would
die rather than surrender. 1t was be-
lievcd ne would hold his position. News
prise. but. IL is generally admitted not
| as d disappointment to most persons.
Government News Slow.
| Among higher government officials news
dispatches. which invariably have been
many hours ahead OF officials advlces from
| me Mexican consul at Ell Paso and which
nave been much more accurate. were ac-
cepted with reluctance as truthful.
| Notice was sent TO the newspapers
that cabinet. meeting had been called
sentatlves to the palace. Within the por-
tails OF this edi6ce, with a great show OF
commence, they were given copies OF be =
| lated dispatches from the consul at El
| Paso.
| There were two OF these, one received
| at p, m. and the other half an hour
later poth saying the federaIs still held
their own at Juarcz AS contradiction
| to press reports, the messages speedily
| failed when. by dint OF cross examination,
It was learned they had been filed before
| the surrender.
Six months ago the Spanish press would
have printed the kilograms in their big
sest type. II is significant OF the changed
Gondltlons that not a newspaper tonight
has published them.
Gravity Of Situation Increased.
The general situation in its increased
| gravity furnished a solemn subject for
tonight's cabinet meeting and one for the
| llveliest debate In cafes and saloons With
Iuares 1bs Ell IN Il INC hands Of General Madero
| from Chihuahua with 500 men to tho re-
lief OF Navarro becomes more difficult
II 1t proves true that some of Navarro's s
forces. escaped after expending their am
munition. ii is probable. as viewed here,
| that they Will join forces with General
Rabago. Thus, according to popular and
mains to be fought out, probably with
bullets possibly with the reopening OF
peace negotiations.
| In the general discussion there WAS a
! disposition to dismiss the border situation
| from consideration for moment and 10
| consider ioday's triumph with reference
| 70 the unrest In other parts OF the coun =
| try. The defeat of the governments lead
| ing general, It is generally conceded can
not but stir the martial ardor and the
| ambition Of those bands WHOSE opera tions
| thus far have been purely local.
Where Rebels Control.
| The rebels have taken the state of Chi
| huahua by force of arms: they have long
controlled The greater part OF Sonora
and in the last two months they have In :
| creased In strength by leaps and bounds
in Coahutla. Durango is generally con =
Iceded to the rebels, and Zacntccas is over
run with thcm In Aguas Caienfes armed
reyolu,ionists outnumber the federals.
| To the south OF the capital lies the men
ace Of the four Figucroa brothers, the
most powerful OF whom. with s0o follow
ers, has been awaiting the result of Ma
| deros negotiations with the government
! Recently he said he would be guided for
peace or war by Msdero No word has
been received from his since The fight
| Ing Al Juarez began.
| Besides this force. vague estimates have
i Iit that there arc from 5000 TO 10 ono
lscantily equipped additional forces waiting
| to be organized into fighting force by
| the Figueroas for attack on this city.
| The Figueroas say 5000 OF their followers
are armed.
In tho last few days belief has been
current that the federal force here does
not come within fifty per cent OF the
strength credited tc II. In many minds
there is doubt as. to the locality of many
OF these troops should revolutionary VIC
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