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RALD
El Paso's Rapid Growth
Official United State Census
Population 1910, 39,279
Population 1900 , 15,906
PoguIaion 1890 10,338
H Pa, Texat,
Tuesday Evening,
April 25, 1911 12 Pae
FLAY TO THE
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PASO
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t
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-Pecos Valley of New Mesco
Visited by a Downfall of
Rain That Still Falls.
WESTERN PANHANDLE,
ALSO HAS &QOB RAIN
Attorneys Blamed For -Mc-
Namara's Arrest Are Sent
to Jail.
-WARRANT OUT FOR
DETECTIVE BURNS
Washington, B. C.f April 25. President Diaz has addressed the following dispatch to the Associated Press:
Mexico City, April 25. In reply o your message In which you ask 'an e concerning the actual situation in
this country, I rm convinced that conditions of pence, Interrupted' for the moment, will return to Mexico, and that
all Mexicans Trill "unite Tilth the single purpose M furthering the development and progress of the country.
(Signed) ' t "Porflrlo Diaz."
DR. GOMEZ IS COMIXG. - .
Jose Vasconcelos. of the Mexican revolutionary funta at San Antonio, has arrived here 1 assume charge ef
the Washington confidential agency during the absence of Dr. Vosquez Gomez, who will participate In the peace
negotiations. Gomez -will leave here tonight for El Paso, vthere, after a conference wltk Madero, he will meet the
other jieace commissioners to discuss p eace terms.
MESSAGES
EN ROUTE
Democratic Measure- Prom
ises to Start an Endless
9 Debate in theiHouse.
FORT BAYARD WORK
. GOES TO EL PASOAN
Indianapolis, Ind., April 25. Walter
Drew, of New Y-ofk, counsel for the Na-
EI Paso Receives a Soaking
Such as Has Not Fallen
Here in Many Months.
It rained. It rained, and it rained.
And then it rained some more. It nvas
i real back east cloudburst, a driving
torrent from the skies, with ' all the
accompanying side dishes. Including j
T , ... , examination and -were bound over to the
It tried to. rain allNaornsng y ester- srand'unv The men were taken to the
, uui mn -uul iwuy auuuucu uuui county "jail, having failed to secure
J bond. A crowd had collected about tne
Washington, D. C, April 25. The
Democratic free list bill came before
tional Errectors' association; W. Joseph the house today and threatens to lead
. . . . - . . . ... ... . ...
Ford; assistant district attorney of Los
Angeles, Cal., and Frank Fox, a 'chauf
fer, charged with having kidnaped J.
J. McNamara, secretary and treasurer
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron1 Workers,,
were arraigned this morning "before
justice" Manning and walved,prellminary
justice office-and -3i hen the men started
to jail they applauded and jeered.
A great crowd had gathered in the
little- courtroom and in the nallway and
stairway, andi Ford and .Drew were
greeted with yells, laughter and hand
clapping,with shouts of "lipw does it
feel yourself, Drew," as they started
on way to the jail.
A. F. Badorf, of New York, an assist
ant of Drev, was arrested this morning
on a charge of kidnaping
The men were -arrested on warrants
after noon. Then it did rain. It came
down in buckets, barrels, nogsheads,
rivers, lakes oceans, "It gave the Insur
rectos, camping west of the city, the
firsFbath in many months; i made riv
ers out ofthe streets of south El Paso,
and It made a marsh out of Ciudad
Juarez.
By oclock it had nearly quit raining.
But in the meantime .56 of an Inch of
water had fallen, aeeordlner to the
Weather man's reDort And not onlv wa-1
ter felL Many, persons noticed .particles
of frozen rain hail pieces of Ice as'
1. M -I-.-. rrt. uj J 2
I.l "T,' J-Jf-rS issued An the court of justice of the
.r HrS;: Peace Manning after affidavits against.
The-rain of yesterday, a real honest hcnic2Ld he2 ade by a?
rain, will do much good to the valley for McNamara? Drew and Ford were
farmer, and to the foliage in the parks released under bond -of : $5000 each and
and front yards of El Paso. And since Fos: under b6nd of $3000.
"April showers bring May flowers," no Clarence Darraw, a Chicago lawyer
bobT complained: otven 'those who" "tfho has represented labor organiza
were caught without umbrellas and tions in most of their big fights be
overshoes. ,. Jre the courts, arrived here last night
The"-weather prediction tor this Ti- and went into consultation with attor
cinity is for generally unsettled weath- ney Rappaport. counsel for the struc
er, .but no more rain is expected by thej'tural iron workers.
government weather bureau. Monday's . Mr. Darrow said he was here only In
rain was enough for a while. It rained, j connection with the extradition of Mc
it rained and it rained. But it won't rain j Namara and said if possible he would
anyxmore. ' have nothing to do with the trials in
The rain was general, extending east Los Angeles, because of his health.
beyond Pecos, west Into New Mexico,
north a considerable distance- and
of
handle and over the Pecos valley
New Mexico.
HOAD COVERED IN SAND.
A cloudburst near tne rive mile
bridge, on trie county road Monday aft
ernoon caused a large, amount of sand f
to be washed onto the road, impeding!
automobile traffic. Steps were taken !
Tuesday morning to clear tne road. j
f
Three constables met the Big Four
train on which detective Burns was
northeast over Into the -western Pan- j supposed to return from his -trip to
Ohio, with a warrant for his arrest
charged with kidnaping In connection
with McNamara's arrest, but Burns was
not found.! '
Tt was said he left the train at a
suburban stationand registered at.ojie
of the hotels under an assumed name.
Besides the warrant for Burns, the
constables had six. "John Doe" war-
. xu. . !.. . rants for Buins.s assistants, but none.
Roswell, rs. M., April "o. Koswell had 0f these were served.
1.63 inches of rain from 2 oclock yes- j Declarations that governor Marshall,
terday afternoon to 6 this morning. It j ponce judge Collins and superintehd
Is -still gently falling. It is a general ent of ponCe Hyland should all be. im
rain from Pecos. Tex., to Ciovis. peached were hurled by delegates at
Pecos Valley Is Met . thp mpptimr nf the Central Tbnr union
Carlsbad, N. M., April 5 A steady j ,. tnnlrht anfl ihft aPrASfBns. ,d
. criTff?no' qwjjv rf T"MTo rr'r t-o tti e l-o t
rain has fallen in this section of the
Pecos valley, extending from Amarlllo acteriJJed as an outse .and illegal
to Pecos. Tex., for the past 18 hours,) , . ...... .-,, -.- V
. . . , . - , .,4. i -". iuuiuuvu yiuyjuiiig iui u. cum
growers and stcknfen ThreaVnln? " of five " investigate and Ox
weaTher pSlta Tw1th gooS Prospectl j the bla-e" ta.? case was adopted,
for a continued downfalL The rain , ras elh of Evidence.
measures a fraction over one inch at! Columbus, Ohio April o. Detective
this time. 1 Barns "n'ho vas ln Columbus for an
Big Rains at Sierra Elanca. I ll0ur ven r0Ute t0 Indianapolis, 'di
et -oi m a ti o- rr.!.-,. i VTilgedyfor the first time some of the
Sierra Blanca, Tex., April 2o.--This , ,d w h
place and country adjacent nas had an- ces JicNamara brother?
other fine rain. All the tanks are lull t. ,,--.,. mar.a - . l,P
and running over. The rain came yes- .. j,.,,-,-,,,, , "cv-t" "xc"
terday about 4:30 p. m. and lasted Sboul th dynam OUr5P,S in Ls, Anels-
to an almost endless debate before it is
finally passed along to the senate. It
is generally conceded thatit will pass
the house, but will not command the
heavy Republican vote given to Ca
nadian reciprocity.
The bill which proposes putting
agricultural implements, cotton bag
ging, leather, boots and shoes, harness,
meat, lumber, flour and many other
articles on the free list came before
the house in th last few moments be
fore adjournment yesterday, and was I
scheduled to be. taken up as soon as
the house convened today.
Mr. Underwood in .explaining the
measure said it was only the beginning
of a Democratic revision of the tariff.
"We propose to revise the tariff, sched
ule by schedule," tie said, "that is, in
oTir opinion, the only proper way to
handle the tariff question."
Final vote will not be reached be
fore the end of this week, and house
headers are in doubt whether it will
come before the following week,
k Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee expressed tha
opinion that the debate will last four
or five days. Republican leaders ex
pect it will be longer. .
TheDemocrats are confident of pass
Jng,thearmers' free list, as it is known,
by a large majoritj'. The indications
are the bill will have several Repub
lican votes in its support, including
a substantial proportion of the insur-'
gents' strength. t
Republicans to Name Committee.
The' Republican committee on com
mittees of the senate will meet today
in the hope of completing a full list
of committee ccnslgnments for a cau
cus on "Wednesday. The "seven Republi
cans of the regular Republicans will
present a schedule, while the four pro
gressive Republicans will present the
names of members of their group for
one-fourth of the Republican commit
tee places.
-The regulars have undertaken to
give the progressives about 25 percent
of the assignments, but they have
"failed to do this in Hie committee on
finance. After a long struggle they
have decided that the regulars should
rejain control of this most important
committee, and will therefore place
only the name of senator La,Follette
of the progressive wing on this com
mittee. The progressives have on
tende.d for two representatives and
they will present the names of senators
La Follette and Cummins.
It had been expected that senator
KTenyon, the new senator from Iowa,
Says He Wants No Office
People Do Not Elect Him
To Discusses Peace.
HEDGES ON THE
DIAZ QUESTION
Earl Harding, staff correspondent of
the New York World, sent the follow
ing dispatch to that paper last night.
Francisco I. Madero has not sought
nor will he accept the vice presidency
of Mexico as one of 'the conditions of
peace. Peace negotiations are continu
ing on the basis indicated by the World
correspondent last night, and both in
surrectos Ind the unofficial represen
tatives of the Mexican government ex
pressed tonight entire satisfaction with
their progress. Diaz will be left in of
fice: the revolutionists will not sur
render their arms; cabinet and state of
fices must be divided between govern
mental and insurrecto forces in such
a way as to insure to the revolutionary
party not only a fair share in the gov
ernment but protection from reprisal
for having taken up arms.
In his provisional palace of mud by
the Rio Grande the Insurrecto chief
made clear this outline of the peace
program to the World correspondent
in a long Interview today.
The Terms He Wanis.
"We will accept such "terms," said
Madero, "as will guarantee to us the
triumph of the principles demanded by
BATTLE IS F
OUGHT v
QRCA SONOBA
Nogales, Ariz., April 25. A battle was
fought Sunday at Caborca, Sonora, In
the Altar district, in which 10 Ma
deristas were killed, three of whom an
said to be .Americans and two PapagO'
indians. Four federals also met death. I
The battle was fought nine hours when
the federal volunteers, 190 In numher,
led by Diego Moreno, prefect of the
Altar .district retreated to Pitiquifco five
miles north of the scent, of the battle,"
thence to Altar still further north.
The Maderistas numbered about 500,.
led by Francisco "Velascos and chej
fought In shifts outmatching in num
bers the federals. Mr. Moreno resides
in Nogales, Sonora, and is a promt-
with many 'friends who disliked taking
a side against him. . - :
Surrounding 31 ecf eznma.
Agua, Prieta, April 25. Regardless of
peace negotiations under way in Jhi
.huahua,. the, . insurrecto leaders In fca
nora are going on with the war. An
tonio Rojas with 200 men, the pick of
those who engaged the federals at Agua
Prieta is nearing Moctezuma and a
battle there is probable -within 48 hours
unless the, garrison surrenders without
Resistance. Juan Cabral's band Is still
hovering near Agua Prieta, on the
southwest, and Giron is within call of
Cabjrat The federals are busily en
gaged strengthening the fortifications
and deepening the trenches at, Agua
Prieta.
Indications are that the insurrectos
in this state will continue their active
oterations nntil thv have ria-ftnfa
nent mine and cattle owner in Sonora knowledges of the terms of peace.
MERCHANTS SELL THE
INSURRECTOS SUPPLIES
- "
, El Paso wholesale nouses nave already begun to profit by the armistice, i
oeivrcen ne insurrecto and federal-forces' at Juarez vvkick permits the
shipment of food supplies and other needs through the port of Juarez te thel
insurrecto camp.
One El Paso street grocer declared Tuesday morning that he had sol
9500 vrortli of groceries and provisions to the Insurrectos afcd had been Mu
cash for the order. Among the things shipped were camp chalrs a a tt to
- be Hsed by Francisco T. Madero.
Mrs. Madero was in El Paso Tnesday morning and visited the" insnrrecte
hospital at the corner of Third and Campbell streets, where she talked to the
woHnded men and cheered them up. ""- '
Madero Wants Commission
ers Who Can Act on the
Ground For Government.
CALLS ON HIS
. CHIEFS TO-COMB
'
Would Consult. All Leaders
of the Bebeilion Before
Declaring fofPeace.
Interest in the" peace situation at
Maderoks camp today ceetered in th
hope that word maV come from th
hesitated and withdrew tne state
ment, explaining that he did not
wish to publisn anything that might
embarrass negotiations. finally Ma
dero would be quoted no farther than
the following:
I Will yot Surrender Arm.
"We shall not surrender our" arms
with the government, 'none "absolutely
none." l -
Madero's IntervieVr'.
the revolution in the same or a shorter we shall make peace only if we have
time juiun it woura require xo estaDiisn
them if we continued the war." ?
"But, please, tell what you consider
to- be guarantees; do you expect a
third party the United States to
guarantee the reforms promised by the
government?"
With diplomatic caution NMadero dic
tated, this reply:
"The x guarantees 'that we shall de
mand are of such a character as to
j place ourselves in a position where
we shall be able to oblige the govern
ment to keep Its engagements."
I asked the "provisional president" to
be mbre specific; to state the nature of
"guarantees." He started rto tell in de-
(.Continued on Page Four).
Ultficrlnnc raUSHnrr -t-s. ...; 1
isss-issiijs
Mexican government of the appoint
ment of its commissioners for' the con
ference .at which, it seems almost per
tain, terns of peace in Mexico nrlSl b
agreed upon
Madero "is ready to announce his apt
pointees as soon as the government
representatives are named. It Is ex
pected that negotiations Will consume
at least a fortnight. It Is generally
understood that the Maderos favor El
Paso as- the mostconvenient meeting:
place. - -
Madero's father and Dr. Vasnue
Gomez will likely be Madero's peace
commissioners.
Confidence in the. successful outcome
of negotiations marks the situation in
Juacez anel the insurrecto camp. Even
Gen Navarro, of martial mien and
ferocious whiskers, gentle as a lamb
nowadays, has a cheery word for the
once hated reporters.
Cal lias- Tm the Chiefs.
Madero has called into conference
the provisional governors of the dis
tricts which, have hee& taken by the,
Insurrectos. and will also invite the
independent leaders of the rebel forces
to confer with him at hjs camp. Mes
sages were serif to these leaders and
provisional officers Monday, calling
them in -.for the conference and Ma
deroxwCl make every effort to extend
the .influence - of the present peace
movement orer the -entire zone of in-.
isurrection. Those who have been
called into conference here are Jose
Maria Pino Saurezr provisional gov
ernor of Yucatan, who is now- at New
Orleans; Guadalupe Gonzales, provis
ional governor of Zacatecas, now with
Abram uon-
i r " ji - -.it...
writine- and left fnr- h5e oH,..,5., i PW"?"1 6u,eiuul ""l"'
' lished at Guerrero. Others are to b.e
jTr
ent answers in Spanish to five ques
tions, as follows: u
1. Has the presence of the- American
army at San Antonio,1, Galveston and
tangible guarantees that tne govern-
ment will fulfill its engagements'
Efforts to brinir Macern to dismiss
the personnel of the Mexican cabinet j San &tego been necessary. f 9r protec
or the appointment of, new governors tion of American and ottieri foreign
failed. Only one question would bring llVes and property in Mexico? .
an answer for publication, and this one , ihepresence of the troops: has'iot
ci
as
j invited and -will consult with Madercij
J frequently during the peace confer
ences which will follow the arrival of
the representatives of the federal gov
ernment. "v .Mes8s:es Are Delayed
It was the original plan ofthe fed
eral government not to treat directly
... ...,..vi .. puu.auuu, o.uu una vue . -- -- -: r u.w.k. erai government not xo treax airecuy
ame most emphatically. "Is it true, heen necessary for the protection of J ftn the insurrecto chief, but through
s has been suggested, that you are to Americans -and other foreigners in unofficial envoys who would report to
succeed Corral as vice president?" Ma- Mexico because the forces of Gen. Diaz
dero did not wait to put h:s replv in as veu- as mine -have been ample to
writing, nor to think a second time j &ive tnis protection."
before declaring himself "If-1 make i 2. If the Diaz government should ask
any arrangement for peace with the j for Intervention and it should be grant
government I shall not accept any of- ed, what would be the result?
flee for myself. Naturally I shall try "If Gen. Diaz ever should ask for the
to put friends of our cause there in or- i intervention of the g-jverwrnent of the
insurrectos shall
peace, shall be
terday
an hour In a heavy downpour. All trains
leaving here last night had orders to j
run carefully and keep a sharp lookout (
for washouts and soft track. j
Heavy Rain on Plains. j
Plalnvlew, Tex., April 25. The pre
Burns said he had learned that J. W.
McNamara was in L.os Angeles at the
time of the explosion. In fact had been
there several days prior to'the disaster.
"When J. W. McNamara reaches X.os
Angeles this week he will be identl-
cipitation at Plainview last night was flrd the an .who Purchased dyna
2.3C inches. The rain was general overl mlte lrom tne ant Powder company
South Plains and comes in onnortune tnere an- no tne alias of J. B.
time for a big xvwheat yield. There are
Indications of another fall. Plainview
has received 11 inches of rainfall this
Fear.
Ground Soakcdat Tucumcarl.
Tucumcari, N. M., April 23. Rain .has
been falling here since 3 oclock Mon
day afternoon, soaking the ground to
a depth of four inches. The crop out
look is excellent
Ysleta Rain Timely.
Xsleta, Tex., April 25. Ysleta and the
country adjoining had a good rain on
Monday. This rain came at a good time,
the farmers having just mace the first
(Continued on Page Four.)
I Bryce at the time," said Burns. "Aside
from .saying he fits the description of
the man. who purchased the dynamite,
I am not now privileged to sav what
other facts we have on which to base
our conclusions. But you may say
I am absolutely positive that he will
be recognized as 'the! purchaser of the
dynamite. ,
"Two sticks placed under the Times
building failed to explode.. They were
taken to the Giant Powder company
and identified as pieces purchased by
this man Bryce. '
"We have learned that McNamara
Thi
Babe Sleeps While the Peace Pact
Which Concerns a Troubled Nation Is Made
An Incident and a Picture of the Conference Between Maderox and the Countrymen '"h Plead for
, Tranquility. ,
By
m ' m.
Walker
A'
(Continued on Page Four.)
STATEHOOD PROSPECTS
BRIGHTEN UP AGAIN
Washington, D. C, April 25. At the
statehood hearing today before the
house committee on territories, judge
A. B. Fall for the constitution and
William A. McGill against It, spoke.
The committee meets again tomorrow,
and probably will repdrt at a meeting
after tomqrrow whether that be
Thursday or later is not known. The
Democrats complained bitterly at the
reports New Mexico Republican pa
pers are printing, to the effect that
the Democrats are opposing statehood.
This caused chairman Flood to remark
that neither publicly nor in private
had he heard any New Mexican, Re
publican or Democrat, say anything'
that could be considered as opposing
the constitution.
Democrats say they want a more
easily amended constitution if possi
ble; otherwise statehood with this con
stitution or any kind of a constitution
rather than no statehood. The house
today took up the free list bill, which
will occupy most of the. week.
The reapportionment bill, then state
hood, is tlie house program.
Exsenator Henry Blair of New
Hampshire, who headed the figh
against the constitution last session,
showed up today and asked for a 10
minutes speech, but did not get to
talk today.
LI morning booted and spurred j a
men naa cianjtea in ana out
through the low portal of the
brick floored adobe which hovers near
the International boundary as if it
feared the rebel horde chat was camped
in the canyon beyond the volcanic ridge
of the foothills.
The tranquility of a monotonous ex
istence had suddenly been broken and
the squat adobe, looking for the world
like a lump of brown sugar against
the bleak, brown hills, became the cen
ter around which the crowds, Insurrec
tos, civilians, Mexicans and Americans
moved in an irregular circumference, as
if the boundary monument marked some
sacred shrine of 'the virgin.
Within the low ceillnged sala. which
was the living room, off that historic
house of two rooms and a leanto, the
brick floor and the thick walls gave the
air of coolness that was refreshing af
tre.the abnormally hot sun outside. A
print of the virgin hung over the bed
and was balanced by a cheap mirror
which gave back a wavering reflection.
In the- corner a clock ticked irregular
ly and a wicker basket hung from a
rafter of the thached and beamed ceil
ing. The Man Neath the Clock.
Directly under the clock sat a dap
per little man in riding boots, English
cloth riding suit, a soft shirt, slightly
soiled and a badly tied fourinhand tie
His beard was untrimmed and his hair,
thin on top, combed far to one side to
hide the encroaching baldness. A flat
nose is offset hy a forehead that is
broad but not high, intelligent without
being brilliant A safety pin has been
looped through the buttonhole of the
riding coat as if -for some future exi
gency of the field. He Is a nervous lit
tle man, but it Is the restlessness of an
overplus of nervous energy rather than
nerves. This is Francisco Madero, pro
visional president and the man in the
spotlight of fickle public favor.
The Babe In the Crib.
In the opposite corner, hurled deep In
tiny metal crib sleeps a babe, an
insurrectito" of but 22 days. The
clanking of the horsemen's spurs on
the hrlck floor does not disturb the
small sleeper. A canopy of tarlatan keeps
thef buzzing flies away. He is but 22
days old is this little son of the south
land. There are no wrinkles in that
dark skinned baby face. What are the
cares of stat that burden the little
man sitting in the opposite corner of
the room? What of the future of plex
Ico, the little citizen's Mexico of to
morrow? His sleep must not be dis
turbed even by men who hold the -destiny
of his fatherland In the palms of
their hands.
This Is Francisco Macero Ochoa
"Panchito," newly named in honor of
the provisional president
There is a stir among the cartridge
belted guards outside of the door. Griz
zled old Maximo Castillo escorts a
group of men into the room. They are
the" peace commissioners, with whom
the immediate future of Mexico rests.
The extravagant greetings of the
Mexican people are exchanged and the
conference begins.
The old clock ticks its way around
tall the demands, for division of the der to' protect the interests of the peo- United States it would be considered
put;is ui Buveiumeuu 50 mat me j pie. xsy true, popular election 1 wouia bv,all of Mexioo nJl rnt nr tnn
be protected when accept any office the Mexican people againgt the country and-Tl .would pre
declared. Then he I wished to give me, but by arrangement J cipitate hisN overthrow and m tan. war
between Mexico and the UnUed'States."
Intervention Talk. ,
3. Has the threat of intervention been
used to influence the revolutionists in
peace negotiations?
"We have known that the- govern-;
ment has been disposed to accept con
ditions of peace that would assure
the Mexican government officials at
Mexico City. But this was found to
be too laborious, as the transmission
of long cipher code messages is tQd
slow and. unreliable over the Mexican
wires. These envoys will probably
come to El Paso and the conference
will begin- as soon as Dr. TTasquez Go
mez arrives, from Washington. Th
Ei Paso junta is authority for th
statement that this important confer
ence will be held in a house- half way
between Juarez and Madero's camp in
the zone of xtruce.
Should the envoys vfrom Mexico City
be delayed'in reaching El Paso for the
conference, the present armistice,
which expires Friday at 1-a'clock, will
be 'extended a long as-necessary.
Francisco Madero denies that he la
realization, of the aspirations "of the to succeed Ramon Corral as vice presi-
neonle. For this reason-! have resolved
to enter into negotiations with it. Fur
thermore, the .circumstance that the at
tack on Juarez might necessitate a
repetition or tne lamentable conse
glide s teal thly around again, -the brick 1
plant whistle blows for noon, yet the
confereqee continues. In the adjoining . quenceg at Agua' Prieta and Douglas,
wickeyup the senora of the adqbe f and that this might bring on other in
busies herself getting the midday I ternational complications, influenced
meal. A hen and one-chicken peck the i also In my determination to. use every
crumus xrom tne pavea noor. 3. aog
DarKs ior a Done. iat senoras peer
eagerly through the opening to the
patio to catch5 a glimpse of the great
man. A rebel horseman rides up to the
'rear door, dismounts and is fed from
the rickety table.
The voices in the front room ke3r
high with excitement, all but Obregon
and the silent guards. Panchito Is
awakened from his sleep and wails. He
is carried, crib and all, into the kitchen
where the sandman casts his spell over
him again. He is young, very young.
and vhas no other name but "mucha-
chito" since his birthday.
The world is listening for the echo
of that meeting. Upon its outcome' de
pends the fate aim lives of many in the
squat town to the south. Upon it de
pends the future of the country this
little chap Is to call his own, his na
tive land.
Just as the clock is finishing its third
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dent. He says he will accept no office
vnot given him by the people in an
honest election.
A Wet Ty.
If those are blessed whom, the rala
rains on. then the insurrecto army oi
Mexico has much in store- in the way
of lessings. It rained all day Mon
day and It was a hard rain. ..Tiie blan-
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'ANBITSROB TRAIN
PASSENGERS HIDE MONEy UNDER THE SEATS
BUT GET LITTLE CASH
tYia rltal nnrf 2-twinf fho Vinm nf sfft-
ly spoken Spanish continues like the ccle since tne conference began, an
riT-nno nf a dimmer noon. ThR nrnvisinn- ol- man sray with the snow of years,
ni nrpsident talks exeitodiv. .rHmi- ! comes and stoops over the crib. There
lating wildly with his Immaculate lit
tle hands, now -jumping to his feet and
even running to talk with one of the
conferees across the room. Francisco
Madero, the father, smokes cigarets in
cessantly, frequently suggesting and de
bating. Mrs. Madero fans herself quiet
ly near the baby crib and Orozco,
watching the men's faces with those
wickedly steel gray eyes, as if he was
studying motives as well as. men. At
the right of Madero sits the dignified
senor Obregon. He does not make a
gesture, his voice does not raise in
tone. Upon him seems to rest the dig
nity of the great government at Mex
ico City, which he is representing.
The hands of the eight day clock
Is a strange familiarity about the oid
man's features. That high forehead and
flat, indian nose. They are like some j
Parral, Mexico, April 25 T"wo daring
bandits held up the National train that
left Rosario, Durango, Thursday inorn
ving. They used Winchesters and went
througi the coaches and robbed th"e
passengers. The hold up took place at
a point near kilometer 144, between Ro
sario and Stallforth stations.
The train, in charge of conductor Jim
Carse, had left Durango at 7 a. m.j and
was proceeding slowly up the mountains
toward Stallforth station when the? en
gineer noticed that the tejegraph lines
were cut and lying on the ground.' He
slacked, speed a trjfle and gave a warn
Inc Ttrhcflrt thot nnnrTi.of y i"o-?rt. in.
other It is plain nowThe resenmlance derstood, Carse Wst no time-in going
Is to that' of the little whl;e eagle's at through the train warning the.passen
Chapul tepee Diaz. The same drooping f to hide their valuables' a& bt
white mustache, close set ears and tflat
same peculiarly rugged Kp-ession be
tween the eyes. He Is n y a laborer.
In the brick plant, but rrfr .amohieat hen
might be mistaken for'Diaz. As he leans
over the crib' t and his shadow covers
the face of the little ?leenor -the con
ference breaks up,,' anc . Panchito
awakens. . - ,
There is to be peace for the present
and permanent peace for the future, for
little "Panchito's" future,
they could, but to keepv a-, little; loose
change about their persogs should th
occasion require It
The train rounded a hend 'in the
mountains and a short distance, ahead.
j on the little path running .parallel with
the track, stood two men with Win
chesters aimed at the engineer. They
beckoned him to stop, whlchyhe did.
The -men after warning him to hold
and requested the passengers to deliver
their money and whatever valuables
they possessed. Without the least
trouble this was 'accomplished, and, as
they were about to leave, one of the
men poked his gun close to conductor
Carse's stomach and said: "Dlnero."
Carse came across with $3,0S. Not be
ing satisfied with that munificient sum
the bandit shoved his Sun closer until it
touched Carse's stomaph. Carse than
dug dowh'and fished up a total of 90
cents in small change. The two men
tbendisappeared in the brush.
The bandits overlooked about $25,000
that had been hidden by the passengers
underneath the seats. One man carried
about $9000" in btllj with which to pay
off his help. Anoxher. a prominent
ranchman, carried nearly ?o000 in bills.
Several b'ars of bullion silver valued
at $2500 were thrust under a seat hy a
VOUnrr man Tvhrvt-V7fi frtTp-rc- thorn tn
I this citv'to market for- his comnanv.
This Is the second hold up that has
occurred In that section within the past
four weeks. About three weeks ago s
Jbo&yf of men held up the station agent
tn. nosario in oroaa aayugnt ana se-
the train until they $ere ready to say I cured about $1500, besides many ar
"go." went back to 'the coaches, entered tides of merchandise.