The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
MADEROS REPORTED
TO HAVEQUIT VILLA
Five Brothers Confer With En-
Aurrta Chiefs on the
Tordc-.
FILA TREASURY EMPTY

v, pAso. May 1.--Considerable Inn
rortauce is attached to the gathering
b,e of former leaders In the army OF
Mexico. simultaneously with the arrival
y, Ave Of the Madero brothers. a repor'
came trat the Maderos have broken
with Gen villa. The brothers declined
10 discuss the Mexican situation in any
vay. Julio. Gabrielle. Alfonso and
Emilio Madero have all arrived here and
conferred with their brother. Alberto
Msdero. who lives here They returned
,o.n,rht to New York. They are all
hro. hers Of the late President Of Mex
ico. whose cause villa claims to be
fgh;ing for.
Arriving in the city in the last three
DAYS have been Gen. Joaquin Teller.
santiago Rivero. Salvador Mercado and
Caesaro Castro. formerly in the service
o, President Diaz and President Huerta,
ard Gems. Marcelo Caraveo and Emilio
,ampa. former Orozco commanders and
LATER in the Huerta army. All are
known 10 he here with the excep; ion
of Gen. Salazar, and United States Off
Gals claim to have information that he
too is hiding here somewhere.
The fac, that Gen. Huerta is to come
10 the border in few days and tina
he is now in New York. from where the
Madero brothers came and to which city
they are returning. adds to the interest
with which the gathering here is being
discussed Raoul Madero, one OF the
bat ia
feld as a villa General
IL became known here to-day that the
villa treasury is empty. \ few months
aro IL was said to contain Sl2.UVv,OVU
gold To-day agents of Villa were un-
able to cash orders to pay for ammu-
milton and supplies Several days ago IT
was announced that the villa Consul at
Eagle Pass had converted has consulate
into fruit stand to get money TO 1--we
upon.
Carranza cavalry has been sighted by
Villas scouts in the vicinity or Cerritos.
forty-six miles northwest of Casas Gran
d-s in western Chihuahua. and rumors
in Juarez are that this force is the
advance guard OF 1900 Carranzistas
reported to have left Sonora several
days ago with the object OF attacking
Juarez.
The requirements villa promised
10 the Juarez commander this week
nave not yet arrived. The town rs
garrisoned by but 500 men. Continual
skirmishinc is in progress around Leon
Vnere villa and Obregon outposts are In
contact, but no battle has taken place
Jet.
Late last night rumor was circulated
that a villa force under Gen. FierrC
had defeated a Carranza force al Leor
after days nghting in which tn.
CarranZa forces lost 900 men and the
N.llisias lao. Carranzistas denied this
to-day but admitted there had been d
skrmsh.
puval West has returned to Vera Cruz
from Mexico city. lie was the guesi
Al banquet given by Carranza of'i-
Gals Among those attending the lunch
son were admiral Caperton, United
States Consuls Sliman and Canada
United States Consul-G'neral Arnold
shanklin. X. Iubarn. Minister Of tn,
Interior Jesus trueta. M!nIs,er CT For
tgn Relations GustaNo FspinoZI Nj.
relies. secretary To carranza.
FIRST Chief Carranza expected to at,
lend the luncheon. but the death OF
his sister-!n-law in san Antonio. Tex.
hept him away.
Gen. RiNero, eX-Huerta commander
iu Snaloa, was arrested this Afternoon
~ United States immigration autnoTi
ties on charge OF bringing an aler
woman into the United states tor I'M
moral purposes