Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09

| ment through the press which the
deem sufficient concession to thei
demand.
|. New TangIe Of Procedure.
| The insurrectos, however, are fac
to face with a tangle of procedure
which may delay negotiations. Though
Judge Carbajal, In his letter to DR.
Vasquez Gomez, head of the rebe
! commission, on Saturday declared tht
peace negotiations suspended" be
cause he had no instructions to trea
concerning the Diaz question, from th<
insurrecto viewpoint it meant a ter
| mination of peace negotiations ant
they dissolved their peace commission
of three with vote of thanks.
! Whether the other commission vii
be reappointed and reinstructed is 8
question which rebel leaders were
talking about at the Madero headquar
tiers early today It is believed, how
ever, the trio will be called into con,
yention again and that the first con
ference this afternoon at peace
grove" will again find Judge Carbajal
representing the federal governdent
DR.. Vasquez Gomez, Francisco Ma
dero. ST., nd Senior Pine Saurez, OF
the insurrecto government, exchang.
ing typewriter sheets of yellow paper
and pounding the pine table in the
big peace tent.
Praises Stand Of United States.
II am sure would have prevented
a fight last night" said General Ma
dero today to an Associated Press rep
resentative.
Gen. Orozco and the other chiefs
were begging me with tears in their
eyes to change my resolution not to at
tack Juarez and would have con.
vinced them Of the danger of complied
tions. They would have obeyed me,
know, but your news from Mexico City
was the telling argument"
Speaking Of the. attitude of the Uni
ted States, Gen. Madero continued:
81 am sure that the relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
are now going to. be more friendly
than ever before. It was tense
moment through which we passed and
President Taft and his cabinet showed
inestimable wisdom in their policy"
The rebel political chiefs gathered at
lAAC 1u1hCAO AC0A4u"AC SA W AAoSuoo
the procedure for resumption of
ment of an armistice. Seniors Braniff
and Obregon, the go-betweens, were on
hand to smooth over any bitches and
at noon today prospects we're bright
for formal peace conference between
Judge Carbajal and the rebel commits
sioners. 1t was said that the same
trio who had represented the insur-
rectos before would act again
Madero to Make Race Again.
While the insurrecto chief were
pleased with the announcement from
Mexico City that President Diaz in
ended to resign they did not bubble
over with enthusiasm
Gen. Madero will not accept any Of
ice now, though 1t is quite likely he
will be a candidate for the presidency
n the general election which it is sup
POSED will follow the Diaz resignation
Is soon as the peace agreement Is
signed. He will resign as provisional
president making way for Senior De La
Barra to succeed President Diaz as
acting chief executive. The rebels
will insist on placing their own men in
power, not only in the various states
Ind in the cabinet but in the chamber
IT deputies.
Some Fighting Today at Jaurez.
we're exchanged by the federal and
nsurrecto outposts again today but
rders were issued from headquarters
0 cease firing as an armitice was be-
ng arranged. People crowded the
oofs and house tops Of Ell Paso and
hundreds Of people ran to the river
ide to watch the fighting.
About 100 rebels moved forward in
eadiness for the attack. The impress
ion was that Gen. Maderos orders
lad been disregarded and an engage
nent was imminent.
The firing was renewed at II o'clock.
The federals were said to have begun
he shooting. Gen. Madero left head
quarters for the front to determine
whether his orders had been disobey-
d. It was believed his Officers were
aking advantage OF the interim for
he arrangement Of an armistice to
Antonio Garcia, q Mexican, watch
ng the fighting near the United
n the head by g bullet. The same
ullet hit a Mexican woman on the
rm.
A school in the northwest part Of
Il Paso was dismissed for the day but
ad not been hit by bullets. Several
ullets struck the immigration sta
lon. The insurrecto advance on Juarez |
vas apparently being resumed at 12}
clock although earlier 1t had appear
d that the rebels were retiring.
Louis Hernandez was shot In the leg |
7hile standing on the American bank |
the river. Antonio Garcia who was |
hot in the head is dead. NJ
At 1890 O'Clock 1t looked as if the
ring was about to cease. Madero had |
Idden to the front. He had just said |
hat he was agreeable to an armis-
Ice.
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