The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-27

ltA, TUT HUI iidtiOIl do tO tIlt SOuTce Ol the overtures for peace and the names of
 the three peace envoys sent there by Diaz
 Fl Paso, February .26.-Confirmation of the report from Washington that the local insurrecto junta had been approached by
 three Mexicans, who claimed to repre- sent the Daz government with peace overtures, was had here in statement from Abram Gonzales, provisional gover- nor of Chihuahua. to a local newspaper
 man. Three envoys, said to be prominent In government affairs in Mexico, visited
 Fl Paso quietly about 10 days ago. accord ing to Gonzales. They met Gonzales and Roul Madero, brother of Francisco Ma
 dero, provisional president and now in the field with the insurrectos forces at Ahumda
 | According to Gonzales the envoys asked upon what terms the insurrectionists would accept peace and were informed that the provisional government would
 not treat with them until they presented credentials from the Mexican congress or President Diaz."
 | They were told further that the first requirement of the insurrectos to any 1 plan of establishing must be a guarantee | from the Mexican government that savery 1 provision of the constitution of 1857 wolld be etput into effect immediately and for IrssH' tAaintained l"
 Another requirement. of tie insurrectus l is sn understanding that neither the l President nor other government officials shHil be eligible to reelection. l The envoys were given to understand l that before the provisional officials could accept any peace terms soldiers in the | field under the nsurrectos banner would have to ratify them by a formal vote. | Mexico City, February 26.-Enrique c. Cree the Mexican minister of foreign re- lations, denied tonight that any peace
 overtures had been made by President l Diaz, as alleged by Gomez in his an- nouncement tonight.
 | "So far as l am aware. no such over lures have been made" said Mir. Creel, | "and as for the appointment of peace envoys. can state positively that the | assertion Is untrue"
 l MT. Creel is a member of the presi- dents official family upon whose coun- sel the chief executive has seemingly i placed great reliance during the pres
 ent political difficulties of the nation. l Mexico City, Mex, February 26-El Pals, an independent daily of this city,
 printed today dispatch from Chinhau-
 hua, to the effect that a report was l current in that city last night that Pascual Orozco. whose fiasco before | JudTeZ WdS Sdiu to nave COSt uIIn II IS post as chief of the rebel forces at I the hands of Madero and the junta I Directiva, is. anxious to make peace with the authorities at Chihuahua. l Under protection of a flag of truce and at the head of 8 large band of in- surrectors. Orozco was sad to be pro- ceeding to Chihuahua for barley with | Governor Ahmuda A messenger was alleged to have preceded him with an cffer on the part of himself and his men to lay down their arms if the | men would be permitted to go free. I He alone would bear the blame and
 suffer the punishment due on account | of their rebellion.
 Orozco's decision was said to have followed meeting of the chiefs of the | revolutionary forces. wherein Blanco was the only dissenter to the plan of surrender. Blanco was off for Sonora with his men. according to the tale. The message from Chihuahua was | said to have been deposited at o'clock l last night, at which hour excitement reigned in that city because of the ex- l traordinary rumors.