Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-19
Hear Rumors of a Plan to AS
sassinate Gen. Madero.
MAY DELAY HIS JOURNEY
Propose to Investigate Story Before
Going to Capital. =
BATTLE ON NEAR CAPITAL
News of Armistice Has Not Reached
Rebels Who Are Attacking
Cuauta Garrison.

ICAREZ. Mexico Nav 1a.-P,np. <ur
tho departure to Mexico city within q
Few days of Provisional President Fran
cisco !. Madero. jr. received q setha.h
this morning when me,uher NJ tns
ri Peso revolutionary junta recsaysd a
telegram from the capital STATING thsi
persistent rumers were In .itsnlat,o,
there of the existence Of n plgt tn -,
tempt the iife ef Malere upon hts ar
rival.
Beyond this bare statement fine me.
sage gave no details. but the matter
was considered SERIOUSLY enough to 70
suit I'm hurried consultation Of insur
recte leaders as 10 the adv,ssh,iit, az
postponng the trip Of Madero until such
time az the reports were ,lisproved e,.
affairs In the capital were In a more
settled condition.
A definite announcement a. to tlis wiz
probably be made later in the day.
Peace Negotiations Lag.
Outside of this sudden unfavorable
situation this morning.
Mr.. Madere aud his advisers are still
awaiting an answer from Mexico city as
W iaie lll1ll2eulake naming ni the fDHi
provisional governors. the remainder to
be nominated later. and until reply to
this is received the progress gf peace
negotiations are practically at a staudrtill.
No doubt In expressed. however. that the
answer will be favorabe.
Every officer on the staff Of tho pro-
vis!onal president IT was announced to-
day. had donated six month"; raIary ~
fund for the widows and children Of
insurrecto soldiers killed during the revo-
luton.
Battle Near Capital.
CUERNAvACA. Mexico. Mag ia
sanguinary battle 10 being fought at
Cuautla, twenty miles southeast or here
between the federal garrison under Col
Munguia and a force of rebels COM
ma nded by Col. zapata- Fugttives ar
riving tere today state that the streets
of Cuautla are strewn with dead and
wounded.
A commission left here last night for
Cuautla. carrying the news Of the arns-
tice which It Is hoped will put an end to
the fighting. Gen. Figueroa Is leading
5000 rebel troops from Iguala presumably
en- route for this city. CuernRvacR is the
capital Of the state Of Morelos and In
| forty miles south of Mexico City. Cuautls
Is a town OF about 5000 population In
Morelos.
Rebels Fight Each Other.
NACO. Sonora, Mexico, May 1.-THE
advance guard Of Gen. Lomeli's rebel
force, marching west from Aqua Priets.
was mistaken for a force OF federal troops
early today and was fired upon by the
insurrecto garrison at Naco. Five rebels
and one civilian were shot and seriously
wounded before the garrison discovered
wounded who were brought to the Ameri-
can side for treatment VIII die.
Arrest of Gen. Pryce.
SAN DIEGO. Cal. May ia teie-
graphic request from Foreign Minister de
la Barra to DR.. j. ID. Prieto, Mexican
consul here. was responsible for the ar
rest Of Gen. Pryce at Tia Juana last
night 1t was also learned today that
previous to the arrest DR.. Preto notified
Gen Bliss commanding the United States
troops here, Of Minister de la Barras
request. Further Information as TO the
contents of De la Barra's message was
not made public.
With Pryce at the time were capt. Hop
kins and s. A. Milburn. The latter salts
fed the authorities that he had nothing
10 do with the Mexican insurrection and
was later given his liberty. Prycs and
Hopkins were taken to Fort Rosecrans.