The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-18
PEACE EFFORTS
WILL Be IN VAIN.
Diaz in No Mood to.
Listen to Terms
Suggested.
TO YIELD WOULD
BE MOST ABSURD
He May Be Willing to Grant.
Terms, but Only After Rebels
Have Laid Down Their
Arms-Element Of Mys-
terry in Coming Of
Limantour.

Mexico City. March 17.-Ir Ministers
OF Finance Limantour Is coming to the e
capltai with the Intention of inducing
President Diaz to listen to terms pro-
posed by tho insurrectos for cessatior
OF hostilitics his efforts will prove
fruttles5. IL - ,Gg
While the administration no longer
denies that condition of war axista.s &
It is not admitted by tho governmenr
ina the Instruction exists In all por-
tons Of the republic, as tho revolutions K
ISIS contend. but only In the North .ss
chlefly In chihuahua. Tile spasmodio#
outbreaks In other states are not re-8
sarded as part OF tho insurrectlon. ..j
During tho entire campaign. ac.T
cordlnE to a statement made at the
War Department to-day, the rebc,s
nave not won a single decisive battle ~
10 yield TO tho rebels In any one OF
their demands for peace. under these
conditions, would be most absurd, said
omlciais nigh IN the government. If y
plan other than suggested in the dis
patches from Now York, he may re-
celVe CO operation from General Diaa.#
That the administrati ton would be
Wiling 10 grant terms was REGARDED II
as strong probability, but only ar
ter tho rebels had laid down their
arms, That President Diaz would
agree to declare his recent election
void was declared to be absurd.
That changes in the Cabinet ara
probable, has not heen denied here. q
though no officer would state when
they might occur. Minister OF Foreign
Affairs Creei has declared that 1t viii
be unlikely that they would take place
until after tho revolution ceased s#
The people ac Mexico seem to know
as little about why Limantour Is
coming here as Americans. His coming
n 10 S,,4 - 49, 81,
| speculation. l5Ei-,71.
nfadcro Wants n "Capitos."
FL Paso. Texas, March i7--That,
Francisco I. Madero. leader OF tho
Mexican insurrectos is concentrating.
his forces 100 miles south OF Eel Paso,
With Wow OF storming and Ia king a
town. 1t possible Casas Grande, and as
tabiiShing In It capitol. from which
to carry on his operations througnour
Sonora and chihuahua was asserted
by the El PaHo revolutionary 1unta to-
night. ,1I 573s75.. "A
Couriers bearing messages from Ma
dero to the confidential agents OF tho
revolutionary movement III New York
ana Washington arrived to-day from
ne insurrecto camp. Tho MESA COS
were IN response to information that
had been conveyed to NIsdero concern- a
ing supposed preliminary peace nego-
tiatfons. which Senior Liman tour, Mex
lean Minister OF Finance, Is now
thought TO be bearing to Mexico City.
Madero had not been made acquaint-S
ed with developments in the last two
or three days, as II requires about =.
week for courier to reach him and
return.
VIII Get Fair Treatment.
Washington, D. c., March 17.-.Fhs
american citizens held as prisoners OF
war by the Mexican authorities at Casas
Grandes, who have been reported asS
being III danger of execution, and Henry
| Whittlc. who was arrested at Ciudad (
Porfrio Diaz yesterday, are safe and
assured Of fair treatment. according to
| tclegraphic advices received at the Y
State Department to-day from Amert-
can consular officers In Mextco
Taking cogni2anco of raportS that
the several Americans Imprisoned at,
Casas GraHdes for alleged connection
with the revolution might BIO put to z
death the state Depar tment instructed
he American consul at Juarez to inyes-3
tigatc tho matter.
Assurance From, General Nnvnrro
To-day the consul telegraphed tho
department that General Navarro, COM
inander OF Tho Federal forces at Casaa
Grandes, had assured him that the re-
port that tho men were In danger wsa
without foundation, and that the pria-s
oners would receive every possible con
siderution
Luther r. Ellsworth. American con
sui at Cindad POrfrio Diaz in response
to an inquiry to-day telegraphed tho
State Department confirming tho nresS
reports OF the arrest of Henry whittIa%
at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz OH charge OF
participating In tho Mexican reyolu- ~
ton. and declaring that Ito had no
! doubt that the American would receive
| afasr and Just trial The consul said
t,nt ,.,-1
Mexican authorities to communicate
with Whittle and that he saw him
yesterday, at which limo the American
denied the charge preferred aSainst
him. The department took the matter
up with Consul Ellsworth, In RESPONSE Il
10 requests from relatives of Whittlc
Cabinet Changes Inlpcnd.na.
MeNcans in sympathy with tho rev.s5
dictionary movement in their country
as we'll as the supporters OF the Federal \
government, are displaying Intense In &
tcrcst III the movements Of Senior Ii
mantour tho Mexican Minister OF FL
nance. whose return to Mexico City, Ii 4
! is expected means not only Important
changes in the Cabinet OF President
Diag. but a possible solution OF the po- h
iittcal disorders or tho land by liberal &
Concessions to the instructors. }s
I The fact that changes ARD to be made
| In tho Mexican Cabinet Is no longer 4
| secret in Mexico or In Washington,
! where the state Department unoffoIat-g
| ~ has been 50 Informed. Sa9
! nr. Gomez. Local! representative % I
tho insurrectos, last night declared
/, that there proba bly, were two reasons
for the reported selection OF senor
Limantour as minister OF foreiaA af4s
+ fairs. ls
Creei Not Wanted. ~ Il
He said that III the nrst place Sesas 4
/! Correl, tho e-Fresidant Is now iii III
4 III health anu his resiGnatioal..s szfsSa;