Arizona republican., 1911-05-11

CiudaG Juarez. May 1O.-This lttl,
bullet-riddled city tonight is the pro-
visional capital of Mexico, and Fran.
cisco J. Madero. Jr.. the provisional
president. and his staff. have takeT
complete possession after winning Z
bloodless battle in the Mexican revolu-
ton
In a corner room in the h3rraCks
which for two days he held against the
terrific fire Of the rebels, sits Genera
Juan j. Navarro. the federal command
cr. captive, having surrendered today
with almost his entire garrison of sev-
eral hundred men. His sallow face is
suuken and his head is bowed, and ne
does not talk for the bitter sting of de-
feat has dishcartened him.
In contrast. in another part or the
little town is Francisco I. NaGero. Jr-
the cOnqUeror. surrounded by the mem
bers OF mis- family and staff officers
joyous, exultant and flushed with vic
tory. Yet ready to make peace. they
say. with the Mexican government. If
il is disposed To deal frankly and sin
ccrely with the revolutionists and
without such vague promises" as
Diaz'S manifesto contains
In the MOTEL Iobbies. store fronts and
Railways and imprOvised hospitals on
-he battlefield. are scores Of wounded,
offended by a host Of physicians and
nurses from FL Paso who volunteered
medical relief The floors of the
"Porfirio Diaz Hotel" where thirty
wounded lay groaning tonight, are
Fr-fF /
clothing
The fortunes Of war" mumbled an
insurecto soldier in Spanish tonight as
ne stood with tears in his eyes over
the body Of a dead federal soldier whom
he had known for years.
The dead are being buried tonight A
conservative estimate of physicians and
insurrecto leaders puts the federal dead
a; nearly fifty and the revolutionists'
at about fifty. with a total of nearly $50
wounded on both sides. The real nun
bor lost viii probably not be known as
the descrters were many and the dead
were buried quickly.
SOME OF THE DEAD.
An Associated Press correspondent
counted seven federal dead in the bar
racks this afternoon. Among the dead
We're Colonel Tamborel and Captain
Sachudo. II was the former man who
recently taunted the rebels with being
towards on the American side Of the
line five have been killed and seventeen
wounded. some Of them while irnocent-
ly engaged at distance from the river
bank
The actual surrender OF the town
took place at l O'Clock. Navarro giving
his sword to Colonel Garibaldi. of the
iusurrecto army. after the rebels had
completely surrounded the barracks
and threatened the annihilation Of the
garrison within. His eyes dimmed as
ne surrendered but Garibaldi, with a
hand shake. bespoke his sincere ad-
miration for the brave fight the federal
leader made and assured him Of the
desire of the rebels 10 afford him ev-
cry courtesy.
4 score Of rebel officers rode up and
extended the federal commander their
sympathy as MeXicans for him and his
men There is the same fraternal sen
timent tonight in the hearts of the en-
tire iusurrecto army for the country
men VINO have been defeated. but
everywhere are heard words of oppro-
brium FOR DiaZ, whom they hold respon-
sible for the loss Of life and the suf-
fering of the wounded.
ADDRESSES THE CONQUERED.
Madero himself when he arrived this
afternoon at the corral where the fed
eral prisoners were quartered. made an
address full of sympathy and encour-
agement, lauding them for their
bravery. and assuring them that in his
heart. as we'll as those of his men. there
was no feeling Of enmity, but one of
uniform friendliness.
You fought for DiaZ." he declared.
because you had to: because you were
part of that system which we are
trying To dissolve. In a few days. per
haps. peace viii be restored. You soon
VIII be free il the war is to be con-
tlnued, you can have your choice OF
being paroled or joining the army of.
liberation In the meantime. we will
treat you as brothers and not as foes"
with shouts of Viva. Madero." the
vast throng of prisoners and insurrec-