The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-11
Attempt Being Made Now to End the
Mexican Revolution by Buying
Out the Disconnected
Ones.
COUNTRY rs ToTTER1NG
Madero Takes Desperate steps to
Stop UprIsings Which Threat
en- to End in In
terventlon

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 10.-Practic-
ally acknowledging that the revolution
in the northern part of Mexico is rap
idly passing beyond his control and
threatens to necessitate American in
tervention, President Francisco l..
Madero, of Mexico, tonight took des-
perate steps to piacate the revolution
lists in the state of Chihuahua. He
proposes to buy Off the rebels.
Immediately following the receipt of
news that the United States govern
ment had ordered battalion of in
fantry to rush here from Fort Whip
pie, Ariz., to reinforce the Fourth cav
airy already here, came Maderos right
hand man and minister Of the inter-
early this evening in a private car,
bringing with him 100000 pesos which
he will begin tomorrow to distribute
among the discontented rurales in
Chihuahua. or the great pile of silver
which Minister Gonzales brought,
25O,000 pesos will go to the rurales
who are in. revolt, as peace Offering
and for wages past due. and the rest
will be paid to the widows and orphans
of the men killed during the revolu-
! tion which put Madero in the presi-
Dental chair. II the money which he
has brought is not enough, more will
be forthcoming. t the same time,
Gonzales announced another peace Of
I Seri,: He says he will arrange for
| the sale of government lands to the
people on easy payments and long
/ terms. He says no lands will be con-
! fiscated, but the government will buy
large estates and sell them to the
people on terms that the poorest can
meet
To reach Ell Paso, Gonzales was
4 twice virtual prisoner of Vasquitas.
He was for two days marooned in
Torreon with Vasquitas threatening to
attack the city to get him, and made
his escape once on q handcar from a
band of rebels. Despite Gonzales
confidence that peace will soon be re-
stored, men close to Madero in Mexico
City believe the revolution is beyond
the possibility Of control by Madero
with an army depleted by desertions
and disIoyal whenever opportunity Of
fers. A former confidential advisor OF
/ Madero during the Juarez campaign,
who directed movements of the rebel
/ forces UP to the day Of the battle in
.Iuarez and who is now in Mexico
City, wired late today to El Paso
| friends that the government is totter
4 ing and Intervention is believed there
to be inevitable and imperative. Re-
ports OF victories by federals over the
/ Zapata followers in the southern part
Of the republic and around Mexico
! City are all from government sources
In the northern part of the republic
there are no federal victories and the
disaffected area is being constantly
1 broadened.
1 One thousand citizens of Juarez are
under arms tonight and standing guard
to protect the city from rebel attack,
but in the country around Juarez there
probably could not be found 1000 men
who would be willing to take arms
against the Vasquitas. The Juarez
citizen soldiers have been armed at
the expense of the city, and have con-
sented in the hope that they may pre-
vent another looting carnival
/ All bridges between Juarez and
Casas Grandes. on the Mexican North
western railroad are burned and the
Mexican National line is cut below
chihuahua, making it impossible for
federal troops to reach either city,
since none can be brought through
Texas. At Jiminez are 900 federals
marooned by burned bridges. 800 OF
whom are of the old Diaz army and
500 rurales who are said to be loyal to
/ Madero They are intended for Juarez
and to make campaign against Vas
ouitas in northern Chihuahua.
Discomfort has spread in Coahuila
and Nueva Leon, two states in which
| the Madero family has large inter
ests. The Madero ranch near Mon
!, terey, has been sacked and all the
/ horses and cattle taken, but the ranch
, employees have not been molested
There are few prominent Mexicans
Ii left in the disturbed districts, and El
: Paso is filled with more than 900
J refugees, besides the Americans who
/. are coming out as quickly as they can
i U. s. Troops to be Sent.
j WASHINGTON, Feb 10.-If condi
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