Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-03
Official Decree Of De La
Barra Issued Friday.
Discovery Of Alleged Plot 10
Take Life OF MadeTO.
Americans Killed at Santa Rosalie
--Redo's Assassination.

tlaI election was called. IN al states
and territories. electors will be chosen
Oct. and these will select the success
scr Of Porfirio Diaz on Sunday, Oct. IL.
Governors are instructed to define
and publicly announce prior to June 30
electoral districts in their respective
states and territories. using for the
purposes Gf apportionment the census
of 1910.
De La Barra fully realizes the inn
mense responsibility he has assumed
and men who were prominent in the
conduct of the revolution do notsunder-
estimate the difficulties which will be
encountered in holding open elections
in Mexico. In small towns and rural
regions. there doubtless are thousands
to whom the word election conveys
little or no meaning.
Election returns may be slow in COM
ing in and il is not improbable that III
few districts the result Will be hope
lesslv tangled. However. both factions
have agreed that since this is the first
attempt at genuine voting in more
than 30 years, they will do the best
they can.
Various parties will now select their
candidates. At present. Francisco J.
| Madero. Jr.. is the only man whose
name is certain To be on the ballot.
Gen. Bernardo Reyes will be in the
capital in a few days and his coming
makes some OF the Madertes nervous.
Until the general declares that he will
not be candidate, supporters Of Ma
dero win not be at ease.
! Gen. REYES friends are not so num-
erous as they were before he was sent
out of the country. but none deny that
| he would be a formidable candidate
4 in the Presidential election That any
| effort will be made TO prevent him
| from reaching the capital is not ex-
| pected, but stories OF plots both in his
| favor and against him are heard daily
a newspaper today published story
! that a group of army officers had
| planned to proclaim him President and
use their forces To place him at the
head of the nation. No official cog
nizance has been taken of the alleged
plot. but late today President De La
Barra, in receiving a large group of
| officers of the army made Il statement
which might be construed as hint.
| Your acts are known to the presi-
dent and will continue to be known"
he said However. a few minutes be-
| fore he had referred to their meritori-
Gus conduct in the war.
| The only alarming report received
today was from Tapachula. near the
| Guatamalan frontier. Mobs are re-
ported in possession of the place.
| The Chinese legation has lodged with
| the Mexican government a claim for
| tNa million pesos. alleging this amount
| Of damage WIS incurred by Chinese
residents Of Torreon. The Chinese rep
resehtative,s report shows that 1903
| Chinese were Killed in Torreon and 30
in the surrounding country.
! revolutionary troops peacefully took
| possession Of TlaXeala today and a
| now governor succeeded Prospero Ca
| huant2i. who has been referred to as
| the only genuine "Indian on the list
| OF governors"
| When Francisco l. Madero, Jr..
reaches the captal he will be the guest
of the city Officially, he will have only
such reception as is given distin-
Sutshcd citizen, but there is no doubt
| II VII! be as brilliant as permissible
under the law and as noisy as the po-
| lice VIII allow. Meetings are held night
| ~ by various clubs, formed To honor
| the "IiberatOr of the country"
| FL PaSo TEX, June 2.-Francisco /.
| MaderO. .Ir., was astir early today pre-
pairing Ter his departure at 1890 for
Mexico City to discuss with President
| De La Barra. the problem of forming
| new government for Mexico.
Going by way of Eagle Pass. Tex,
Senor Madero intends, after crossing
| the border to travel in a special train
guarded by armed Insurrectos. He will
visit Torreon. Zacatecas and Aguas
Calientes in an effort to pacify that
section of the country. Senior Madero |
| is due to arrive in Mexico City next |
Wednesday.
Those selected to accompany him in
c!uded Raoul Madero, his brother. |
Francisco Madero. ST., his father; Col |
Guiseppi Garibald and many minor
officers, who participated in the revo-
luton, Just before the time set for his
leaving. Senior Madero heard of the
looting of the city of Parral. an import |
ant mining center near Jiminez A band |
of rebels entered the place and took !
away $4,000 from the banks there.
Madaro left AT the appointed hour for |
Mexico City. Crowds thronged the sta
ticn and cheered as the train pulled |
out,
An impre ssive incident of the depar- |
tire was the farewell between Senior !
MaGero and Gen. Juan Navarro, former |
Federal commander of Juarez. who |
surrendered the town and was taken |
prisoner When Madero saw the rugged |
old Federal commander walking |
through the crowd, he ran forward to
embrace him. Gen. Navarro mounted
the train platform and as he saw Senior
Madero they embraced again, the In
surreetos applauding. Senior Madero
expressed the hope of soon seeing the
former general in Mexico City.
Navarro in turn expressed thanks
for his escape from Juarez soon after
the battle when riotous 1nsurrectos de-
manded his life.
PLOT TO KILL MADERO.
Attempt to Carry Dynamite Into Ball