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EXTEND ARN|ST|CE
MaderO and Diaz Agree to
Stop Fighting.
BELIEVE PEACE IS NEAR
All Reforms Urged by Diaz in His
Last Message to be Carried Out
and Amnesty Granted TO All
Insurrectos.

III PasC, Tex, April 24.-Francisco
MaderO, as the head Of the insur-
fectos, and General Navarro, com
handing the Mexican troops at Juarez,
signed an armistice for five days. dat
Ing from Sunday afternoon at 1870.
The agreement provides that there
will be no fighting during the term OF
the armistice and that each side will
take no further steps to reinforce or
construct Notifications while its terms
are in operation.
The insurrectos are to be given per
mission to take food for themselves
and horses, also clothing. from Ell Paso
or Juarez without molestation. These
supplies are to be passed over the in
ternational bridges between FL Paso
and Juarez without payment OF duty
10 the federal officials OF Mexico The
! Mexican officials are to have a right
to search the supplies for arms or
ammunition, but agree not to modest
anything that Is not ammunition or
arms.
The peace negotiations are to be
/ carried on from FL Paso. Dr. Gomez,
| In charge OF the Washington agency
Of the insurrectos, Is expected In FL
Paso. The Madero family is now in
III Paso, and Messrs. Oscar Branif
and Esquiyel Obregon, congressman
from Mexico City, have been in Ell
Paso for several days, representing
President Diaz. The senior Madero,
father Of the rebel chief, and Rafael
Hernandez are close friends OF Minis
ter OF Finance Limantour.
Madero Signs Agreement.
Messrs. Branin and Obregon obtain
ed the signature Of General Navarro to
/ the agreement and, accompanying Con
zales Cara, secretary general OF the
insurrectos, in charge of the FL Paso
junta. and Francisco |. Madero. Sr.,
father OF the insurrecto chief they
made a visit TO Madero's headquarters
in a little adobe hut on the banks OF
the Rio Grande very near the monu-
ment marking the boundary line OF
New Mexico Mexico and Texas. After
short discussion Madero signed the
articles OF agreement and the peace
party returned to Juarez and FL Paso.
II is understood that the peace
terms will include the pledge on the
part of the Mexican cabinet that all
reforms recommended by President
| Diaz in his last message will be car
ried out In good faith and that gen
eral amnesty will be granted to all
men in the army who will go to their
homes in peace.
General Daz was accused in his
message Of stealing the thunder OF
Madero," and he advocated about all
that the insurrectos insist upon get
ting from the government. Madero's
position in the past has been that the
insurrectos could no more trust Diaz
now than in the past to carry out the
promises of reform and that the insur-
rectos would not cease fighting as long
as Diaz remained in office.
II is said that one Of the conditions
of the DISARMAMENT Of the insurrectos
will be that they be allowed to retain
their arms: that 1t is not to be a sur
render, but merely a disarmament.
Madero Is to make the men a speech,
a farewell address, and they are all to
get up and ride off to their work and
their homes. to await the return OF
the prosperity that all confidently ex-
pect is to come to Mexico following
the agreement that will undoubtedly
be reached within the next few days.