The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-12
InsurTection Government Estab
ished in Tangible Form
Under Madero.
PLAN DEFENSE OF
JUAREZ FROM ATTACK
To Establish Custom Offices.
u. S. Withholds Any Recog-
milton of Rebels.


provisional government. composed OF
insurrectionists. beesise an estab-
lished fact to-day wit } the naming OF
a cabinet by Francisco ]. Madero, Jr..
Provisional Preside 4. and with the
establishment of a capital in the cap
tured city OF Juarez. where General
Navarro and his Federal troops are
held prisoners. After 4 long confer
ence of rebel chieftains. the appoint
ment OF the following members of
the provisional cabinet was an
nounced:
Minister of Foreign Relations, DIR.
Vasquez Gomez.
Finance. Gustavo Madero.
War. Venuistano Carranza.
Interior. +. Gonzales Cara.
Justice, Jose NJ. Pine SuareZ.
Private secretary to President Ma
dero. Juan Sanchez AZcona.
Secretary OF War Carranza will
have charge OF the Railways and tele-
graphs His first act was TO grant
permission for the repair of the Mexi-
can Northwestern Railroad. Men i'm
mediately began repairing the road
bed south OF Juarez.
Gonzales Cara will have charge
OF the mail service, and Secretary OF
the Treasury Madero will direct the
affairs OF the custom house.
More Than Armed Mob.
That the insurrecto army is more
than an armed mob was shown to-
day in the absence of general looting
and the quickness with which the
shattered city was cleared OF its dead
and wounded. The embargo against
visitors was removed during the day.
and sightseers in thousands poured
across the bridges from FL Paso.
Only occasional cases OF looting
we're reported and these not by the
insurrectos themselves but by insati
able curio hunters, one OF whom tri-
umphantly displayed in Fl Paso two
silver candlesticks. taken from the big
church in which the federals made a
desperate stand.
The insurrectos are not overlook
ing the possibility OF attack from
Colonel Rabago. reported approach
ing from Chihuahua with a relief
force. The rebel leaders will not di-
vulge their plans in this direction, but
IL is known that surprise from the
south is carefully guarded against.
Juarez tonight contains the larger
part OF Maderos original force OF l.
$40 men, augmented by several scores
of volunteers, who during the day en-
listed under the banner of the victori-
Gus rebel army and were armed with
captured rifles.
Rebels Out Fight Federals.
Now that the battle OF Juarez has
been fought and won, even the in
surrecto leaders are wondering some
what at the easiness Of the capture
of the city that appeared almost inn
pregnable.
With a well drilled force OF regu-
lars, throughout armed with field and
machine guns posted al strategical
points. the garrison was outfought
and Outmaneuvred and surrendered
10 a force OF insurrectOs that at the
most did not number more than coo
or 700 fighting men.
An6xplanauon may be found in the
e1pr8sions OF federal prisoners. a
number OF the wounded expressed
sympathy with the insurrecto cause.
while others unwounded but disarned.
openly fraternized with the rebels.
The federals simply would not
light" epitomizcd the belief In in
surrectO ranks.
Peace In Another Day.
There was an undercurrent OF
feeling among the victorious lnsur.
rectos tonight. that peace would be
IN sight before another - hours had
passed and that representatives of the
Diaz and Madero governments would
again be arranging for the laying
down OF arms fra Mexico.
The MaderO headquarters was be.
sieged all day by anxious house.
holders and storekeepers. imploring
the rebel leader that they might
again be allowed 20 take possession
OF their shattered property But only
ln a few cases was such permission
glven.
80 Tar as possible. within the hours
since the loaden hail swept through
The streets. the ravagcs of the storm
had been removed. Broken and
blackened wallis and great blots of
blood. darkencd by the fierce sun
told the story ~ the bitterness N fho
last Two days fighting more eloquent.
ly than the fhrong8 Of ragged. but
vol armed lnsurrcctos
u is difficult fo estimate oven ap.
proNimateiy the number Of dead and
wounded during the two days nRht.
INK An AaaOciafed Press corro
spOndent to-day saw % federal
wounded AZ The Temporary 0uarfora
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