The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-05-18
NEW CONFERENCE
OPENS At JUAREz
Mexico Peace Plans Take on
Definite Form.
HERMOSIll0 Is EVACUATED
Federals Give Up Capital anc Prepare
to Abandon the Whole State Of
Sonora-Rebels Take An
other Town.
HERMOSILL0 Is EVACUATED

Juarez, May 16-Francisco Carbajal,
the official peace envoy of the federal
government, and Francisco |. Madero.
Jr, president of the provisional gov
crnment. entered into conference
about peace at the Madero house on
the outskirts of the city.
At the conclusion of the conference,
nounced there was strong probability
that peace would be restored in Next
co within a short time.
Senior Carbajal asked for confer
ence with Madero, and it was known
that he had received long telegram
from Mexico City giving him practical
ly new instructions.
Senior Carbajal has been invested
with plenary powers and is authorized
to sign the peace agreement on certain
conditions.
Demand Rule Of States.
What these terms are has been
matter of secrecy, but the original de-
mand Of the insurrectos that they be
allowed to name IA governors of the
q states, and that they be represented
in new cabinet by four members of
their party has not been received with
enthusiasm by the federal government,
although the question of the resigna-
ton of President Diaz has been shelved
as a result of Minister Limantour's ex-
PLANTATION.
WarIike Plans Made.
Preparations for a vigorous pushing
of the revolution, at a standstill for
the time being, were grimly evident.
Chihuahua, then Mexico City. This
is the plan Of the campaign. The Ma
dero army at Juarez has been increased
by heavy enlistment of volunteers to
close to $500 well-armed men. The
veterans have been newly equipped
with the mauser rifles captured from
the federals. Plans for giving battle
to General Rabago's force of federals,
reported marching north to attack Jua-
req, have been gone over thoroughly
and al proved, and most of the Madero
army will soon move southwark as a
part of the plans.
kilograms received from General
Figueroa, commanding the rebel forces
around Mexico City and in southern
Mexico, state the southern leader has
nearly 10000 In the field and that he
will cooperate to the last with Pro-
visional President Madero.
Peace Is Reported Near
Mexico City, May 16.-Falling just
little short of def it's statement that
the terms proposed by the revolution
! lists had been acceded to, a high gov
eminent official expressed the opinion
that peace was more nearly assured
than at any time since the insurrec-
ing, he said. on an entirely new basis.
Pachuca, the capital of the State of
! Hidalgo, a town 100 miles from Next
co City, is in the hands of the rebels.
! Almost at the same time they took
possession of Tulancingo, the second
city in the state and near Pachuca,
thus giving them practical control of
! the state.
HermosiIa Is Evacuated.
Hermosillo. Sonora, Mex, May 16.-
Hermosillo the capital of the state of
Sonora, was evacuated by the federal
troops Gen. Luis T.. Torres military
governor of Sonora, departed on a
special train, together with the gar.
rison of 500 men, for Guaymas.
Sonora Is Being Evacuated.
Guaymas, May 16.-The state Of
Sonora is being abandoned to the reb-
els and federal troops concentrated in
Mexico City. Colonel Diaz arrived
here with 500 men from Aqua Prieta
and began embarking his force on a
steamer. He will proceed to Mama
Milo. thence over the Tehuantepec
railroad to Mexico City.