PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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FINANCIERS ARE
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Nine Men Indicted for
Coal-Land Grab.
TRACTS WORTH $!0,000,000
Ex-President of Alaska Ran
road Heads List.
BANKERS ALSO INCLUDED
lnk Wilnoo. of Spokane, Only
Korthwestera Man Conspiracy
to Defrand Government of
Alwkt Coal Und Charge.
CHICAGO. March Nln men. In
eluding a railroad president, banker,
brokers and financier, were Indicted by
the Federml errand iury tody In the
Matanuska coal Und caret. The men
are charged with conspiring to defraud
the United Stat Government out of
laeee wri or coal lands. Talued at
lie .ooo.
Tho Indicted are: A. C Frost, ex-
erealdent of the Alaska Northern Rail-
war. -prIdent and promoter of the
Chicago Milwaukee electric road, and
president of A. C. Frost Co.
Oeorg M. Seward, Chicago, receiver
for A. C Froet Co.
Pierre O. Beach. Chicago. ex-ec re
tar j of the Alaska Northern Railroad
and secretary-treasurer of the Frost
Company.
Frank Watson. Spokane. Wash.
Georg A. Ball. Muncl. IniL. said to
be financial backer of Frost.
tHincsn at. Stewart. Seward. Alaska,
formerly manager of the Southern
Bank, ef Toronto, Can.
Harry C Osborne. Toronto.
Gwynn L. Francis. Toronto.
Francis K. Stewart. Toronto.
The last three are bankers and bro
ker. There are two counts In the Indict
sent, which Is drawn under 'what Is
known as tha conspiracy statute. Ths
penalty provided Is a One of flf.OO or
Imprisonment for two year on all
counts.
The land which the men are charged
with having conspired to gain Is locat
ed ea the Matanuska River. In Alaska,
amending nit from the Chlckaleon
River to King's River, and land on tha
north side of Matanuska River and In'
ths vicinity of Moose Creek. There ars
two separate tracts known as the Wat.
son group of coal claims and the Mat
anuska Coal Company group.
Collusive Entries Made?.
The conspiracy begun at Chicago,
April L according to the Indictment,
and Froet. Ball. Oe borne and Gwynne
L. Francis were to hair been the chief
beneficiaries The acquisition of the
land, ths Indictment reads, was to be
effected by "unlawful, fraudulent, false
and collusive location for the preferen
tial lights to purchase and final entries
and locations under the coal land law."
Continuing the Indictment states:
"That by cunning persuasion and
promises of pecuniary reward, and other
corrupt means, diver persons, qualified
by law to make location upon and entry
and purchase of coal lands, had been
procured to make unlawful locations, os.
tensibly for exclusive use of claimants,
but In truth and fact for the benefit of
the conspirator."
Bail Is declared to have acted aa a
field agent for Frost, and la named In
ths Indictment as having Induced everai
men to file claims In the Cook Inlet dis
trict on March 13. 110.
Frost's letters jaoted.
In taking up the charges against Frost,
hs Indictment contains a copy ot a
ter written to P. M. Mullen, at Juneau,
ka. setting forth that Frost had
1 1 led applications for patents to S
en. whom vail is anegea 10 nave in-
jced to file them. Otter letter con
tain a ltst of men and claims which Mul
es wss ssked to Investigate for Froet.
Another letter acknowledged the re
Ipt cf applications of several so-called
jmmy'" claimants.
Watson Is charged with having sworn
rruptly to an acent's affidavit of pot-
g notice and plats of claims before a
notary public of Chicago and In Seward,
vlaska.
Seward I charged with having cor-
ruptljr subscribed to a deed of convey
ance whereby Georse W. Miller pur
ported to convey to P. C. E'.lsworth ths
Santa Rita coal claim No. .
The second Indictment is brief and set
out that, la pursuance of the conspir
acy. A. C. Froet on May 11 corruptly ad
dressed a letter to P. 31- Mullen as fol
lows: Ear Mr. Mullen: Referring to my
p. letter or t: Ttn. it nas just occurrea io
I 'wfothat the locator cf coal claims In
ths ifataouska Valley could bar ths
funds wired to you direct to the First
National tank of Juneau, or B. M. Beh
rends' bank, and will thank you to ad
vtse which would be the most satis
factory to you."
The letter Is written on a letter head
ef ths Alaska Central Railway Company,
office of the presldent.
Seward Indictment Surprise?.
The Indictment of Seward came as a
surprise, as he had been summoned as
a witness to testify before the grsnd
Judge Land's directed that the de
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WOMAN TAKEN AT
VARSITY IS ENIGMA
PRESIDENT IDENTITIES HER AS
COLOIUPO CO-ED.
Mr. Wllllston, at Moscow, Denies
Knowing Dr. Mcl-ean Editor
Recall Denouncing; Letter.
MOSCOW. Idaho. March 1. (Special.)
Mystery stlU surround the trang
woman calling herself Mrs. Charles Wlll
lston. of London. Canada, who wa ar
rested at the admlnlatratlon building at
the Cnlverlty of Idaho yesterdsy by
Sheriff Brown and charged with Insan
ity after he had loitered about the place
for two days.
Dr. James A. McLean, president of the
University of Idaho, said today that he
knew the prisoner to be Mis A. M.
Hunt, who attended the University of
Colorado while he was professor there.
Questioned by attorney and the medical
board. Mr. WUIIston said h did not
know President McLean and had not met
him before coming to the university
Tuesdsy.
Georg Fields, editor of the Idaho Post
testified at the hearing that A. M.
Hunt, of Argyle, Fla.. had written him
four letters denouncing President Mc
Lean. Thereupon Sheriff Brown tele
graphed Chief of Police at Argyle. ask
ing about Miss Hunt. The message wa
not answered by the police, but a tele
gram was received from Argyle signed
"George Hunt." saying: "Miss Hunt not
Insane: was never accused. Turn her
Rh able to take care of her
self if left alone. Has friends to assist
ber If necessary."
Tha prisoner denied knowing Georg
Hunt. She gave every evidence of not
being Insane and Insisted last evening
on having an Interview wltn i-resiaeui
McLean.
Probate Judge Morganeldge has tele
graphed for mors Information. Her at-
tnrn.v read that aba WOUld leave town
If discharged, but would not consent to
restraint being placed upon her uniesa
by court order after regular procedure.
BULLET CARRIED 48 YEARS
Confederal Veteran Die Near Col
fa at Age of SO.
COLFAX. Wash-. March 1. (Spe
cial.) A Sl-ceUlber bullet wa taken
from the breast of Columbua C Smith
after bis death near Colfax today. Mr.
Smith was a confederate soldier, and
was shot Just after the Battle of
Chlckvamauga In IKS. He was a mem
ber of the Second Regiment of Ten
nessee Cavalry. His compsny war
making a raid and while guarding ths
cavalry horses, b was shot. He suf
fered no 111 health from ths effects
of ths bullet, and died, aged to years
of pneumonia. Hs cams to Whitman
County IS years ago from Tennessee.
He bad been a member of Hiram Lodge.
No. 21. Colfax Masons, for th past IS
years.
He Is survived by two brothers. R-
H. Smith, of Colfax; J. D. Smith, of
Alberta. Canada; on sister Martha J.
Ellis, of Oakeadale, Wash., and three
sons. J. M. Smith, of Colfax: R. L.
Smith and M. D. Smith, of British Co
lumbia. PUPILS MUSTH0N0R DEAD
State) Superintendent Against Abue
of Memorial Day.
SALEM. Or.. March It. (Special.)
"Memorial day should be rescued from
ths purposes to which It has been put
by many. said Superintendent Alder
man today.
The Slate School Superintendent say
he will take steps to see that the day is
observed In all of tb school of the
state. Ha will probably send circular
letter to all school principals suggest
ing programmes. Including scattering
of flower on grave of ths soldier dead
and on tha waters as symbolical of deo-
oratlng the graves of th sailor dead.
Hs will also urge, on th suggestion
of th National association, that every
one wear evergreen on Memorial day.
PRIZE COW COMING HERE
Portland Man Paya Highest Price
for Hlgh-Clas Animal.
-vxri-i-Vf rtTV IT TV1 March It.
(Special.) Paying tlOOO at auction for
a highly bred cow. William S. Turner
will take back to Portland on of th
finest cattle ever raised In Wisconsin.
Th highest price paid waa by a Wis
consin man. who Invested 1:375 for a
Guernsey bull, and the cow bought by
the Oregon man brought the highest
price paid for any cow sold at the sale.
The sale was th annual meeting of
the Waukesha County Guernsey Breed
era' Association. The oow bought by
th Oregon man I from pur-bred Wl
constn and Imported stock.
Lslani Stanford University bought
two valuable cows also.
BULB PRICES WILL BE CUT
Publicum Save 16,000.000 Yearly
on Electric Llfc-nt Globe.
WASHINGTON. March It As th
Brt direct reult of the Government'
sntl-trust suit sgalnst ths so-cslled.
"electric lamp trust" ths Department
of Justice has received Intimation that
the prices of all electric light bulbs
will be reduced S3 1- per cent all over
the United States.
By such a cut In present prices, pur
chaser will save more than H. 000.000
a year. The department continues to
receive word that the various pools
In the so-called trust are breaking up
In anticipation of the suit that have J
been prepared. j
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HURTS HARRISON
Woman Hurls Bomb in
Mayoralty Fight.
BOURBON CANDIDATE SCORED
Chicago Schoolteacher Says
Cash Was Offered for Aid.
REGISTRATION IS HEAVY
Partjr Line Disappearing; In Hot
Campaign In Windy City and
Merrlam, Republican. Is
Showing Great Strength.
BT JONATHAN PALMER.
CHICAGO. March it. (Special.)
With an unprecedented registration of
150.000. which may bs reduced to
425,000 by revision, the Mayoralty fight
Is developing dramatic features.
Easily the sensation of the week was
the charge made by Mis Margaret
Haley, president of the Chicago Teach
ers' Federation, that an emissary from
th Harrison campaign committee tried
to bribe her to throw her Influence on
the side of Carter H. Harrison. Demo
crat, against Charles E. Merrlam. Re
publican. Miss Haley say ahe scorned
th proposition, declared hotly Hani
son was not to be trusted and Induced
th Teacher' Federation to adopt res
olution favoring th candidacy of Mer
rlam. 9
Money at odd of two to one. with
Harrison th favorite. 1 being offered,
but It will not be at all surprising in
the face of dally development If the
odd should swing to the other born
within 10 days.
Merrlam Gains Strength.
In the registration of 76,000 new
voters Tuesday, the big Increase came
from the Hyde Park and Lakavlew
wards, where Merrlam la particularly
strong.
John Fitspatrlok. president, and E.
N. Nockels, secretary of the Chicago
Federation of Labor, with a member
ship of 200.000 voters, have declared
for Merrlam and so has John A. Metx,
president of the Carpenters' District
Council, with It, 000 members. How
many labor vote these men will con
trol 1 conjectural, but each wield a
definite Influence.
To date Edward F. Dunn baa not
signified his willingness to take the
stump for bis primary rival, Harrison,
despite tremendous pressure brought
to bear on him from the Harrison camp.
Party Ilnes Disappearing.
Party lines are disappearing and ail
the advance symptoms ar that the.
contest on election day next month will
be one of the hottest ever waged here
Friends of Harrison, relying on the
hope that he will be able to rejuvenate
hla old machine and enlist new sup
port, declare he will be elected by tha
largest majority ever given a candi
date for Mayor. ' Campaign managers
for Mr. Merrlam are just as optimistic.
The breaking of party ties sounds
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COMING
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
T Weather.
TESTE BOAT'S Maximum temperature. 63
decrees; minimum. 37 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, northerly winds.
Mexico.
Rebels spectacular trick bottles up Federal
force. Pace 0.
Llmantour returns to Mexico taking rebels'
terms of peace to Diss. Page 1.
General Bliss defines duties of Federal
troops towards Mexicans entering United
States under arms. Page 4.
Foreign.
Leaders of Irish parties send message to
irishmen on fit. Patrick's day. Pago 2.
China concedes all Russian demands and
people call for meeting of Imperial As
sembly. Pag S.
British Tories approve Liberal scheme for
arbitration treaty with United States,
Page S.
Reading of indictments at trial of Camorra
Interrupted by denials. -Page Im
politic. Roosevelt will make speech on defects In
Arlsona constitution, page a.
Woman's bribery charge hurts Harrison's
campaign for Mayor of Chicago. Page i.
National.
Nine prominent men Indicted in Chicago for
juasxa coal iana irauus. x-k a.
Domestic
Frank Work dies, leaving fortune of 20.
000.000. Pag i.
Statistics put poor old groundhog to shame.
page i.
Mrs. Melber convicted for killing childsen.
tence is 20 years In prison. Page i.
Sports.
Msroon Independent baseball team reorga
nises tor season. Page 8.
Nick Williams- batting and Allsgearfs
pitching features of Coyote-Beaver game.
Page S.
Los Angeles team now leads In bowling
tourney at Spokane. Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Chief Justice Stewart, of Idaho, may re-
MeClallen arreeted for Roeeburg shooting
.4 I ,.-1111 tsail l , A tl
6tranre woman arrested at University of
inano is pusz:e, uenyin n.i sw -
rado co-ed as Identified. Pag 1.
Commercial and Marine.
But one Portland man now on State Pilot
Board. Page 20.
m.u . i in nvnn. Paee 21.
Good crop reports cause lower wheat prloes
Drift of stock prices downward. Pag 21.
Local sheep receipts large and prices high
er. Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Colonel Hofer eurreets plan of organising
Republicans. Pags 12.
Most colonists coming to Oregon are Induced
by advertising to locate in this state.
Page 14.
Power to be- developed on large scale lor
Irrigation pumping. Page 0.
Sumner Post. G, A. R.. makes appeal that
orphaned children of James safely be
aided. Page 14.
Merchants sttack validity of vehicle tax
ordinance. Page 12.
Great Northern to conduct round trip ex
cursions to Northwest monthly from St.
Paul. Page 20.
Detectives follow misleading clews In search
- hlln"a muftierer. PlBI 7.
Woman arrested as drunk In Kramer Riding
Academy. nil -Garbage
burning costing city 6T eenta a
ton. Page 15. t
MAIL OUT IN MID-OCEAN
Wireless Calls Assistance; Oil Calms
Stormy Waters.
VICTORIA, March !. Called by
wireless from the disabled Great
Northern liner Minnesota, which broke
her starboard thrust shaft when five
days out from Yokohama, tho steamer
Sado Maru, which larlved today from
Yokohama, transferred the malls from
the damaged liner In mid-Pacific, oil
being used to smooth the seas while
two lifeboats piled with 302 bags of
mall were brought alongside. The feat
was accomplished without other Injury
than a slisrht accident to Assistant
Purser Ford, of the Minnesota. His
ankle was Injured when one of the
Minnesota's boats was swept against
the steamer's side when being hauled
aboard.
Arranirementa were started for the
transfer of the cassenKrers and. after a
long wireless discussion between the
two captains. It was decided that this
was too risky, and the passengers re
turned to Japan with the Minnesota.
EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS
FRANK WORK DIES,
WORTHSZD.QOO.ODO
Quarrel With Daughter
' Forgotten at End.
SHE IS AT FATHER'S BEDSIDE
Mrs. Burke-Roche Forgiven for
Marrying Whip.
DEAD MAN BIG FINANCIER
Late Millionaire at One Time Con
spicuous Figure in Wall. Street
. and Recently Celelated
Eis 92d Birthday.
NEW YORK. March 16. (Special.)
Frank Work, for many years one of
the best-known brokers of Wall street,
where he made a large fortune and
noted as an owner of famous harness
horses, died today at his home, 13 East
Twenty-sixth street, following an at
tack of bronchitis. He had been 111
about ten days.
At the bedside when Mr. Work;
passed away were bis daughters, Mrs.
Burke-Roche, from whom he was es
tranged for several years because of
her marriage to Aurel Batonyi, a pro
fessional whip; Mrs. Peter Cooper Hew
itt, Mr. Hewitt and several others be
sides the attending physicians. Dr.
Martin Burke and Dr. E. L. Barnett.
It Is understood that the fortune left
by Mr. Work exceeds $20,000,000. Prac
tically all of this great sum was made
In Wall, street, to the ramifications of
which Mr. Work was Introduced many
years sku by William H. Vanderbilt.
Great Fortune Amassed.
Mr. Work once owned a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange, which he
sold about ten years ago. He was
very successful as an operator In large
financial transactions and made his
fortune by the time he was 70 years
old, retiring from Wall street in 1891.
A little more than a month ago Mr.
Work celebrated his 2d birthday In
his home in Madison Square. He was
then seemingly vigorous, although
slightly deaf.
Muob to the millionaire's annoyance,
hla name was often In the public prints
at the time that Mrs. Burke-Roche,
then Mrs. Batonyi, was seeking a di
vorce from her whip husband, and that
person alleged that Work was conspir
ing with others to jjpersecuto" him and
wreck his home.
Society Is Stirred.
Newport and New York society was
as much stirred at the time Mrs. Ba
tonyi sued for her divorce as when her
marriage to the man she engaged to
train her show horses was announced,
because Mr. Work bitterly announced
that his daughter could not return to
his home and enjoy the luxury afforded
by his millions, even if she did divorce
Batonyi. It was expected that be
would forgive her when she tired of
Batonyi.
Mr. Work's bitterness toward his
(Contlt ued on pate 2-
BEFOEE.
STATISTICS SHAME
POOR GROUNDHOG
LAST 6 WEEKS WARM AXD 1CE
IX MIDDLE WEST.
Then Mercury Tumbles to 24 De
grees Above Zero, Catching
Fruit Trees In Bloom.
CHICAGO, March IS. (Special.)
The Weather Bureau today gave out
some hard facts which would seem to
send the poor old groundhog, whose 42
days' spell expired at noon. Into some
deep hole of oblivion whence he and
his traditions may never emerge to
see shadows and other things.
For on February 2 the rodent awoke
from his Winter nap and crawled out
of his hole, according to legends. The
sun was shining brightly In this lati
tude, and consequently the groundhog.
following out the old belief, must have
seen his shadow, and six weeks of rain,
snow, slush and sleet should have
followed.
On the word of Professor Henry J.
Cox, district forecaster, "the last six
weeks have been among the warmest
and mildest on record. We have had
two or three cold snaps, the present
one being the most cevere, but on the
whole seldom has this season of the
year been so mild."
But, while the Weather Bureau Is
sweeping the groundhog belief into
the, limbo of the useless and the for
gotten, the country Is shivering from
the Mississippi to the Atlantic sea
board. As far south as Norfolk, Va., the
thermometer tumbled to 24 degrees
above zero. Plum, peach and pear trees
were caught In bloom or with young
fruit.
DAUGHTER SUES PREACHER
Invalid Girl Asks Court to Compel
Father to Support Her.
LODI. Cal., March 18. (Special.)
Alleging that her father, Rev. S. S.
Murphy, a local Christian minister, has
failed to support her. Miss Lulu Mlg
non Murphy has filed suit against him
for maintenance.
Miss Murphy, who has long been an
Invalid recently appeared before the
congregation of her father's church and
made complaint against him, saying he
would not support her. In her suit
she asks for $30 monthly and J75 for
attorney' fees. She asserts her father
Is amply able to pay her support, stat
lng that he has an Income of $2000
yearly from his orchard at Acamo.
Troubles between Miss Murphy and
her father are of such unusual character
tbey are attracting a great deal of at
tention here.
NUDE ART SHOCKS CLERGY
Ministers Fight Bill to Aid Boston
Museum Because of Statues.
BOSTON. March 16. Because of their
objections to the nude statues in the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Bishop
Willard E. Mallalleu, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and a number of
ether clergymen of Boston and vicin
ity have sent out a circular in opposi
tlon to a bill pending in the Legisla
ture to permit the City of Boston to
appropriate $1000 yearly for the main
tenance of the museum.
"I hope not a dollar of public money
will go to the museum," declares Bish
op Mallalleu In the circular, "until
there is a decided reform."
Other clergymen refer to the nude
statues as "Immodest art,' "Indecent
exhibitions" and "abominations."
POET'S INCOME IS TOPIC
Mrs. Io Gallienne Who Asks Di
vorce, Says He Makes $3 000 Year
NEW YORK. March IS. (Special.)
The earnings of Richard le Gallienne,
the poet, formed the subject of testi
mony by Julia le Gallienne, taken by a
commission In Paris In her suit against
the poet for divorce.
In her testimony, filed today, Mrs Le
Gallienne says they were married In
London In 1907; that he was making
1500 yearly from a newspaper he was
running in London. When the Boer
War cut down his Income they came
to America
Mrs. Le Gallienne left her husband a
year ago and went to Paris to live. She
say he has published three books since,
and thinks he earns over (3000 yearly
now. "
WOMEN'S WORK OUTLINED
Colorado Bill Provides That They
Must Work Only 8 Honrs Per Day.
DENVER, March 16. The woman's
eight-hour bill passed on second read
ing today by a vote of 21 to 14.
The bill classes all manufacturing,
mechanical and mercantile establish
ments and laundries, hotels and restau
rants as Injurious to health and dan
gerous to life and limb, and provides
that no woman employed In any of
these lines shall be permitted to work
mora than eight hours out of every 24.
HOUNDS JOIN-IN MANHUNT
Penitentiary Guards With Dogs to
Chase Engineer's Slayer.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 16.
(Special.) Traveling Guard N. L. Lov
all and Bert Smith, a guard at the
State Penitentiary., left tonight with
bloodhounds for- Washtucna.
They will assist In the capture of the
man who shot and killed Engineer A. S.
Lowe, of the Spokane. Portland & Se
attle train No. 3 Tuesday night.
OF PEACE
TO
LimantourLearnsWhat
Rebel Leaders Ask.
HE GOES HOME TO TELL DIAZ
Madero's Father Discusses
Preliminary Terms.
CHIEFS IN FIELD TO JOIN
They Must Be Consulted and Arms
Be Retained Sew Election of
President First Condition and
Division of Land Next.
NEW YORK. March 16. That the
terms on which the Mexican revolution
ists will make peace were made known
to Senor Jose Yves Llmantour, Mexi
can Minister of Finance, on his recent
visit to New York and that he takes
them with him to Mexico, for which
country he started this morning, was
admitted by Senor Francisco Madero,
father of the Provincial President, who
Is here with his two other sons.
Mr. Llmantour admitted the need of
reforms In an Interview In Paris and
has made like admissions since he
crossed the Atlantic. That President
Diaz entertains the same opinion Is
Indicated by his promise to a delega
tion at Mexico City to take up the sub
ject of buying the large estates and
settling them in small tracts.
Telegram Causes Trip.
After his conferences with Francisco
Madero, Sr., Mr. Llmantour communi
cated fully with the authorities at
Mexico City, and on Tuesday evening
received a long telegram, which he re
garded as sufficient to warrant him In
immediately setting out for the capital
of his country.
The Maderos were asked a number
of pointed questions this afternoon.
"You must realize," they said, "that
we are in a most delicate position. We
cannot talk freely now, but hope soon
to. make an explicit statement. .Why
do you not ask Senor Limantour for
your answer? His return is awaited
in Mexico with the keenest Interest.
They want him there to straighten
things out."
Rebel Leaders Discuss Terms.
Terms could not be perfected, they
said, without the co-operation of their
confreres in the field. They expressed
their distrust of any promises which
the Mexican government might make,
and said It would be impossible to per
fect negotiations if it were to be made
a condition precedent that they should
first lay down their arms, since that
would mean that the leaders would be
hanged as a preliminary measure and
the reforms never carried out.
"The lnsurrectos," said they, "demand
radical reforms, and a thorough change
in the personnel of the administration
by having fair elections."
No settlement could be completed un
til there was an opportunity to confer
with the insurrecto leaders at the front,
and there had been no time, as yet.
to consult them. Neither had they any
mind to accept overtures with such
promptness as would be misconstrued
by the government Into an evidence of
weakness.
REBEL LEADER DEFINES TERMS
Garza Says Dlas Must Submit to
New Election.
tt.t. TASO. Tex.. March 16. Before
any proposals for a termination of the
Mexican Insurrection win De entered
Into hv the lnsurrectos. President Diaz
must agree to declare null his election
of 1910 and must agree to submit to a
new election under the terms for a free
ballot allowed by the constitution of
1857.
He must agree to grant all the po
litical reforms demanded. The lnsur
rectos must not be required to surren
der their arms until peace is assured.
This Is the reply of Senor Gonzales
Garza, the insurrecto Secretary of
State, to the statement from New
York that Senor Llmantour, the Mexi
can Minister of Finance, had formu
lated tentative plans for ending the
insurrection, and in effect It is the re
ply of Francis I. Madero, the revolu
tionary leader, who is now fighting in
tho field.
Senor Garza has been In communi
cation with Madero and has acquainted
Madero with whatever negotiations
have been carried on In Washington
and New York looking to a settlement.
Francisco Madero Is looked upon as
the revolutionary president and as rep
resenting the will of the lnsurrectos,
and no peace plan's will be entered Into
until he has given his consent and
fully gone ' over details, Senor Garza
said.
Madero is about 100 miles south of
El Paso, surrounded by about 1000 of
his followers. He Is reported to be
coming northward, but whether his
destination is the frontier in connec
tion with any peace negotiations Is not
known.
"President Madero is the only man
authorized to conclude any armistice,"
said Senor Garza. "He holds' his au-
( Concluded on Pas S)
TERMS
TAKEN
MEXGO