The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11
Rebel President of Mexico Ap'
points a Cabinet.
Government Now Ready to Per-
form Its Functions.
STILL FULL OF FIGHT.
Will Try to Prevent a Further
Clash at JuareZ.
City Is Made Provisional Capital
of the Republic.

,Juarez. May 11.-After long con-
ference between the rebel chiefs the
appointment of the following members
of the provisional cabinet was an
nounced:
Minister of (inance-Gustavo n.
MaderO.
Minister of war-VcnustianO Car
ranza.
Minister of interior-F. Gonzales
Cara.
Minister of justice-JOse NJ. Pine
SuaPeZ.
Private secretary to President Ma
derO-Juan Sanchez Azcona.
Juarez Mexico, May 1.-THE insur-
rectos are determined rot only to hold
Juarez against any attack. but to pre-
vent a tight in this vicinity if possible.
Plans we're being laid at the insurrecto
headquarters today for a force of sew
eraI hundred men to march south to
meet General Rabago, the federal
leader, who is reported to be on his
way here from Chihuahua with good
sized army. The rebels already have
,9bout 200 men at Casas Grandes and
> probably will open fire on Rabago
when he arrives there 1t is not
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from Juarez.
The town was quiet early today for
the first time in several days. The IN
habitants slept peacefully in their
homes, while insurrecto sentries stood
guard.
General Navarro, who was paroled
with his officers last night, spent the
night il the same house with Gen.
Francisco I. Madero, jr. Although the
federal commander now has been
given the liberty of the city, he does
not deem it safe to be seen much
about town because theIc are said to
be several insurrectos who cherished
a grudge against him for alleged bay
onetting of the wounded in other bat
ties of the revolution.
Rebel officers have given strict or
ders not to harm any of the paroled
federals and from the discipline which
has been maintained among the insur-
rectos heretofore. it is not considered
that any mishap will befall them.
The insurrectos today are the con-
querors in a town which is the most
important capture of the revolution,
not only because of the fact that it is
a port of entry to the United States
and the insurrectos believe that in the
next twenty-fJur hours food and sup
plies will be crossing tho line to them
lITnolested, out because. they are now
in possession "of about 100000 rounds
=
and field pieces, about 700 Mauser
rifles and enough ammunition belts
and other warlike sundries to wage
furious warfare for sometime to come.
Eager to Push Advantage.
Although the revolutionists are
flushed with victory and some of them
eager to pursue the fight with in
creasinS vigor throughout Mexico un-
til the capital of the republic where
the recalcitrant government is seated
shall have fallen, conservative rebel
leaders are hoping that the bloody
battle of Juarez will be the last chap
ter of the military side of the revolu-
tion. Having demonstrated their
strength in the field, they now wish to
turn their attention to the argument
of words and public opinion. They
are ready to listen to propositions from
the government and today Senors
Braniff and Obregon go-betweens
insurrecto chiefs as to the best way
. for reopening eace negotiations.
" Comfortably lodged in their new
provisional capital the taking of
which the rebels declare will make
prospects of recognition by foreign
powers much brighter. the rebel DO
litical leaders today were comforting
with General Madero and revising the
demands made before the battle They
are strengthening them somewhat and
will continue to insist on a real par
tlcipation in governmental affairs and
such privileges as the naming of men
from their party for governors in four
teen states and four portfolios in the
cabinet.
Landlord Buried With Honors.
Insurrectos this morning did honor
to the memory of Col. Landlord. the
federal leader who was killed during
the fight, by escorting his body to the
cemetery on the bare hillside and
sounding taps over the grave. With
troop OF tnsurrecto cavalry as an es-
Cort and followed by a firing squad on
foot the body of the dead chief, laid
on a stretcher in a dilapidated one
horse express wagon and covered with
nothing but a white sheet, was car
ried past insurrecto headquarters
thence down the narrow streets of the
little city to the cemetery. At the
head of the procession was a mem
Der of Col. Landlords staff who was
given back his rifle for his last ride
with his dead chief.
He Started the Fight.
Col. Landlord, whose taunts the in
surrectos declare started the fight that
resulted in the capture, was wounded
twice and captured and rescued again
before he met death. Fighting in the
trenches the first day he received a
scalp wound and one in the leg. Can
tured by the insurrecto in one of the
mad rushes he was recaptured a few
minutes later by a desperate sortie
Then in yesterdays fighting a rebel
bullet struck him in the temple. kill
Sng him.
y II is difficult to estimate even ap-
proximately the number of dead and
wounded during the two days fighS-
ing. An Associated Press correspond
ent this noon saw 81 federal wounded
at the temporary quarters of the Red
Cross. Is federal and insurrecto wound
ed in a shot-riddled store that had
been converted into a Temporary hos
pitaal, while % others had been cor
veyed to the American side of the river.
From attempts made by federal prison
ers and by insurrectos 1t is safe to say