Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-06
SEVERAL BANDS NEAR CAPITAL
Tany Foreigners Are Leaving COun-
try by Way Of Vera Cruz.
HALT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS
Jarbaial Refuses to Transmit Demand
for Dia5 Resignation.
REBELS READY TO RENEW WAR
Revolt is Spreading Rapidly and sew
eral Bands Are Near the Capital
National Holiday In
MCrICo.

MEXICO CITY. May S--sundsv calm
marked tho anniversary Of the battle of
Puebla which had been heralded as the
date set for an attack on the capital by
lrevolutionists and the forced resignation ~
President piaz. Up to noon there had been
no indication OF disorder In any quarter.
Considerable uucasiuess among foreign
ers is noticeable \ now cause of appre-
hension on the part II these Is tho reported
impending assault by the rebels on Nov
terey aud Ssltlno capital Of the state Of
Coahuila. on tho Mexican Northern rail
way, which would mean the cutting off ot
all communication 70 the north with the
possibility that railway traffic to the
south might also be interrupted
While few believe that an assault on
Mexico City would he successful the pos
sihilit> OF It being besiceed IL causing
many foreigners 10 leave. The Ward line
steamer which sailed from Vera Cruz last
night carried many refugees, most Of them
women
! The routes by rail 10 the United States
| have narrowed down To the Icircuitous one
| BY way Of the National. line 10 san Luis
Potosi, thence to Tsmpico and Monterey
and to Laredo,
Train Fired on Rt Puebln.
| II was reported al lOe railway mead
! quarters last night that the rebels fired
on the passenger train which was ap-
preaching Puebla. No one was killed, but
a few persons were wounded The safe In
tho express car was broken open and 4.OoO
pesos taken. Later n freight running in
! the opposite direction was held up by a
/ burning bridge.
! The belief Is growing that the rebels At
large will not he satisfied with any peace
terms which do not provide for the resig
nation of President Diaz.
Today for the first time in many years
two important efatures were omitted from
the celebration of the anniversary Of the
| capture of Puebla by ICnacio zaraRoza
There was no military parade and General
Diaz did not make the customary distribu,
tion of gold coins to the veterans whq
helped 10 repulse the French on May s,
1852 The president was not expected 70
appear at any public functions.
nj Pats In a special edition today prints
the text of instructions to Or. vasque1
| Gomez, the rebel peace commissioner. as
10 the terms demanded by Madero These
include a public announcement OF the in
tention Of the resignation of Disz and Vice
President Corral and the elevation OF For
eign Minister he La Barra to the presi-
dency pending the election of successor
| to Disz. Judge Carbajal the federal en-
voy, has agreed to transmit these terms to
Diaz.
No Independent NEGOTIATIONS.
ContradictInE the Information Of the
war office last night Amrosio F1gueros,
representing the rebels IN Guerrero and
Morelos said today that no agreement for
peace had been made between him and
Minister Of War Cosie The conferences
thus ar, he states, we're merely those OF
courtesy.
FGguera admits that his campaign in the
states Of Guerrero and Morelos is under tho
neral direction OF Francisco J. Madero,
who he says has instructed him by tele-
graph to await the lesut of the peace con-
ference at the 10, der.
Although today, the 9th OF May, one OF
Mexico's great national holidays. as the
/, Anniversary OF the victory Of General
Diaz's troops over the French. has been
. fixed on by scores OF rumor mongers dur
. ing the last week the date for con
certed insurrecto attack on many OF this
country's cities and even on the capital
Itself. residents of the capital were in
clined to smile when one mentioned the
probability of immediate attack.
Reports Of approaching trouble are still
most plentluls however TIC AcUci9 ~ =
admittedly stronger than they have ever
been before. But there Is no good reason.
says the Department Of War for believing
that they contemplate an immediate attack
on the capital
Revolt CROWNS Rapidly.
II is possible than over-oonfident rebel
leaders may believe that the capital can
be taken with the few thousand men now
within a days ride, But the government
does not pay them the poor compliment OF
thinking they will try II.
While realizing the growth of the revolt.
residents of the capital are showing more
optimism today than for some time past
Reports from FL Paso regarding tha peace
conference have caused official Mexico Ia
, believe that the end OF the war is at hand
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