Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-17
DIAz MUST
STEP DOWN
This is Preliminary to Rebels
Taking up Peace Nego-
tiations
OTHERWISE FIGHT CONTINUES
Late Reports From Chihuahua
Show That Famine Is
Threatened.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 17.-Despite
the assurances that Senor Lmantour,
the Mexican minister Of finance has
started plans for termination of the
Mexican revolution, the revolutionary
leaders here today declare that fight
ing will continue. with the threat
of the Mexican government hanging
over US, that we will be shot without
trial. said Senor Gonzales Garcia,
provisional secretary of state, our
fight for liberty and for setting up
permanently the Madero government
will continue. No overtures for peace
will be considered officially by us un,
til it has come from Mexico City. II
must come with the promise that
Diaz will retire on the ground that
his election is not regular" Late re
ports from Chihuahua show that food
conditions are becoming serious
there.
Federal Detachment Wiped Out.
Ell Paso, March 17-At the Rode
Ranch near Cumpas, Sonora, on Mon
day, so federals encountered $50 in
surrectos. The insurrectos killed 81
including Lieutenant Colonel Auge
anna and wounded II, taking the bal
ance prisoners.
Anxious for Limantour.
! New York, March 1.-THE Madert
family here is watching the progress
OF Jose Limantour toward the Mex
can frontier with the-greatest anxiety
When they saw the dispatches toda!
that the insurrectos proposed to burr
the railway bridges, south of Laredo
thus cutting Minister Limantour'
route to Mexico City, they showet
grave concern. THAT would be a mis-
take" said Gustavo Madero. "Liman
tour is practical man and the coun
I! try needs him He ought not to b
kept out" AS showing the attitude G
the Madero's toward the peace negot
ations it became known today that Gus
tayo recently visited Wall street wit
an offer to sell part of his large fan
lily holdings in land but shortly afte
J lLimantour left he changed his min
4 and withdrew the commission. TheI
is a plot on foot to capture Limal
tour while on his way to Mexico an
to hold him as hostage to preve1
the execution of any rebels capture
by the federal troops.
Rebels in a Panic.
San Diego, March 17.-Five me
are reported killed and numbe
wounded at Tecate this morning in
fight between Mexican federals an
Iinsurrectos. 1t is said that the fe
erals surprised the insurrectos and
2 panic followed.
t Limantour at Little Rock.
, Little Rock, Ark, March 17.-Mil
} lister of Finance Limantour of Mexit
passed through here this morning e.
route to Laredo.
Fifteen Americans Are Safe.
Washington, D. c., March 17.-Tf
l American citizens held as prisoners
2 war at Casas Grandes who have bee
1 reported in danger of execution, an
| Henry Whittle, arrested at Ciudad Pc
:, firio Diaz yesterday, are safe and a
sured safe trial, according to tel
, gram advices received by the depa1
2 ment from the American consular of
GERS in Mexico. General Navar
Ihas assured the American consul TIL
1.-THE Juarez prisoners will receive evel
y consideration.
Cudahy Visits !'ebeIs.
Mexicali, March 17.-John Cudah
:. the Chicago capitalist, owning ran'
of many thousand acres in lower ca
. ifornia, few miles from here, q
, rived at Mexico today to investiga
the rebel situation. Accompanied
his two sons, he expects to have
interview with General Stanley
the rebel forces.
Brave Rebel Band Doomed.
| San Diego, March 17.-Barricad
u in an adobe house in the little ha
y let of Tecate, nine insurgents are
ing bombarded today by eighty Il
n erals who attacked the place at d;
light. The rebels were surprised
Rodriguez with fourteen of his thir
one men, succeeded in breaki
through the Gordon and escaped. 7
rebels were killed and six wound
n and the remainder of the little ba
n is fighting to the death. Two feder
have been killed Rodriguez with
followers succeeded in joining ano
st er band of insurrectos at San Ysit
where they are awaiting another
tack of the federals.
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