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Show rcd by revolutionary leaders until he 1p ft tho city, although, he disclaimed warlike Intentions, He camo to Mexico disguised an a peon."havlnj forfeited bonds for his appearance 'on,' u charff ort,sdjUun, growing out or n speech , delivered at San" Luis Potoal. May 2H. prior, tot the election in .which, he. w a dtdate for the presidency agajnst Diaz, , Madero was mot here by -'"an Sanchez San-chez Ascina, a .former memher of the Mexican congress who also is a broth, cr-in lav of Juan 1). Caflassus.. former ambassador to tho Fnftod States, and byKnriquo Borders Manuel, an orator for the iUl Diaz party in Mexico. Both Are Graduates of Colleges... Ascona Is a crradna'o of Harvard and Madero of Ecole Central?, Paris.. Madero seldom showed himself and claimed to be opening his campaign for the presidency six years bene. He has close friends here ami through them ho was able to purchase large quantities of arms and ammunition this fact not being known until after the revolution broke out. The arms were smuggled- into Mexico Mexi-co largely by fording the river southwest south-west of here in a remote ranch region. The Madero estate of Coahuila extends ex-tends many miles along tho Mexican side of the river at the point whero the crossing was made. Denies Any Connection With Junta. In the course ..of hta operations he made public his opposition to tho Diaz regime, but spoke of a peacable revolution and denied any connection with the revolutionary junta that has existed here for two years. . The Madero family is the wealthiest in northern Mexico. It owns thousands thou-sands of acres .f goofl land in Coahuila Coahui-la and Nuevo Leon and carries considerable consid-erable bank accounts in New York and Paris. The leading banks In 'he states named are controlled by the Maderos and their ability to raise ready money Is said to be great. The loyalty of other members of the family has never ben questioned with the exception of the father and brothers of Francisco The vast resources re-sources of this branch of the family are supposed to be available lor the pse. of the leader in the present outbreak. out-break. Received Shipment of Arms. During more than forty days that Madero spent In this country he was in constant consultation at one of the hotels here with visitors from all sections sec-tions of Mexico, who came and went, usually remaining a rew days. His family Is still at the bote!. Just before Madero (eft to Join the insurrectionists In Mexico shipments of arms to a friend of his in this city were apprehended and It became known that he was actively leading MEXICAN- OFFICERS SHOT BY TRAITORS r MADERO PROCLAIMS HIMSELF CIUDAD POUFIRIO DIAZ, Mex , Nov. 23. Francisco I. -f Madero has proclaimed himself "president of the provisional government of Mexico," and ad- nionishes his followers not to commit oYeit acts against the f Americans nor do damage to -f piopcity of foreigners. Ma- -f dero's proclamation Is being -f f generMly circulated today -f throughout northern Mexico. LAREDO. Tex., Nov. 23 For the first time since the revolutionary movement began in Mexico It assumed definite rorm today when troops moved mov-ed along the United States side or the Rio Grande. On the Mexican side everything Is reported tranquil, the territory covered cov-ered reaching from Matamoras to C.udad Porfirio Diaz, a distance of about son miles Border Is Wel Guarded. General Lamo Vlllar is in command of the Mexican forces from Matamoras to Nuevo Laredo and Colonel Ricar-do Ricar-do Pena Is In coarse of the territory extending throuuh the states of Nuevo Nue-vo Leon and Coahuila Cenornl Villar had advices from his detachments today that quiet prevails, l ike nd vices have been received by Colonel pena at Cludad Porfirio Diaz. The border Is well guarded on the American side, a cordon of soldiers extending from Brownsville to Eagle Pass. Detachments are located at P.rownsille and Fort Klngf.old, while four companies of lufautiy are stationed sta-tioned at Laredo. Will Prevent Mobilization of Rebels. In view of the rumors regarding the mobilization of nn armed force of .00 Insurgents at Mlnera. Texas. Marshal Mar-shal Brewster wired the war department depart-ment at Washington today and received re-ceived reply that the United States military forces at Fort Mcintosh woul 1 be placed under orders to co-operate with him. As a result he requested that a company of troops be sent to Mlnera, and nt ?,?.( o'clock this afternoon, aft-ernoon, Company A. of the Nineteenth Infantry, under command of Captain, lleaton, departed by train for that point. The party near Minora has dwindled, according to official reports received by the Mexican authorities, from 200 to 10 men who have worked their way into Mexico. Traitors Are Shot Down. Incoming passengers on trains from Mexico have varied stories t tell re-gurd.'nz re-gurd.'nz the outbreaks One passenger passen-ger today,, told a story Unit there w'as treason within the ranks of the Mexican Mex-ican army and that nineteen ofTlr-ers had been shot by order of the Mexican Mex-ican authorities Reports from the Interior indicate that the Mexican authorities au-thorities aro utreuuously endeavoring t-i protect Americans and that in many instances the police as well as tho soldiers who aro enguged in the guarding guard-ing of property of Americans have been orderetKto shoot down anyone attempting to molest Americans or their property. Word from the southern part f the' state of Tatnnlpnis. which is thlclily settled with American farmers, Indicates complete quiet there. , . f Madero Completes Plans. SAN ANTONIO. Tex . Nov 22 Francisco I. Madero, who is leading the revolution in Mexico completed his Ians for the present outbreak slnco his arrival in this citv on October Oc-tober 7. He left here the "night of November U and crossed the Rio Orande to his own ranch in Mexico. Sunday morning, November 2n, where he took command of six hundred men, mounted and armed. Immediately on his arrival in San Antonio last month he was surround- |