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Show THE FIVE-DAY AMHSTOE EL PASO, May 17. At 11 o'clock tonight Judge Carbajal received re-ceived instructions from Mexico City to sign the general armistice which Provisional President Madero already. had signed earlier today. to-day. A general armistice of five days is now in effect throughout Mexico. Immediately after Judge Carbajal signed the armistice, whreh was brought to his hotel room here from Juarez, the following proclamation proc-lamation to the military chiefs of the revolution, which contains the terms of the armistice, was made public by Madero : "I hereby make known to all the chiefs of the army of the Liberator Lib-erator in the whole republic that General Porfirio Diaz, having announced an-nounced his intention of resigning from power this month, the representatives rep-resentatives of my government and the representatives of the government gov-ernment of General Diaz have signed a general armistice for five days, which will terminate on the 22nd of this month at 11 p. m. In substance. I have agreed to suspend all kinds of hostilities, respecting re-specting which the armistice contains the following clauses: , "1 Both contending armies shall suspend any advance J6,f troops. "2 Each one of the contending parties shall receive the right to direct the mobilization of its forces within the territory' under its control with the object of seeking good quarters. "3 The safe conduct which the various chiefs of both armies may ask shall be respected and facilities for the free use of the telegraph tel-egraph and mail shall be given. "Both parties are obliged to communicate immediately by telegraphy tele-graphy or otherwise this armistice to the military chiefs to whom they-look for fulfillment of these conditions. (Signed.) "FRANCISCO I. MADERO, JR., ."Provisional President of Mexico." MEXICO CITY, May 17. President Diaz and Vice President Corral will resign before June 1. Minister of Foreign Relations De la Barra will become president ad interim. Francisco I. Madero, tho revolutionary revolution-ary leader, will be called to Mexico City to act as De la Barra's chief adviser and as the greatest guarantee possible that every pledge made by tho government will be carried out. As viewed by the public it would be virtually a Joint presidency, pending a new election Tho cabinet will bo reorganized. The minister of war will be named by De la Barra. The foreign office will bo in charge of a sub-secretary named by him. Other cabinet members will bo chosen by him and Madero Jointly. A new olection will bo called within six months. Political amnesty will bo recommended recom-mended to the chamber of deputies. Theso aro the conditions upon which President Diaz will compromise. Virtually Vir-tually they are admitted 5n high quarters quar-ters to be a complete surrender to the revolutionists Madero and La Barra to Rule. , The resignation of Diaz and tho Joint regency of De la Barra and Madero Ma-dero are said to constitute a guarantee so complete that tho original insur-recto insur-recto domand for fourteen governors no longer noed be considered. Tho cabinot was in almost continuous continu-ous Bcssion for two days, despite the severe illness of President Diaz, whose entiru face is infected from an ulcerated tooth. Tho government's conditions were telegraphed to Judge Carbajal this afternoon aft-ernoon with instructions to submit them to General Madero. If they are accepted, which Is regarded as cor-tain, cor-tain, an armistice covering entire Mexico will be agreed upon. Inasmuch Inas-much as the government believes, it has mad every concosslon that 'the revolutionists hayo requested. It is firmly believed a treaty of peace will follow. The public received the announcement announce-ment of Diaz' intention to resign whh profound -satisfaction!. -Since tho battle bat-tle of Juarez they have-realized that tho president's renuuciatlon of his high office alone could bring peace. Business throughout tho ropubllc has suffered severely and the people generally gen-erally were eager for an honorable peace. It is .suggested that in the conditions condi-tions one point over which a quibble may occur Is that regarding the selection se-lection of the minister of war. Tho selection is loft entirely to De la Barra. Bar-ra. He must be, according to tho agreomont of the ministers and tho president, "a. general who has the good will and respect of tho army." Reyes as Minister of War. , Many people see In this an intimation intima-tion that General Bornardo Reyes will be the choice. Assuming that Reyes is the man the government has in mind for the head of the war office, and In view of Madero's open opposition to him, it is reasonable to assume that ,ho will not bo acceptable. General Jose Gonzales Salaz also has been suggested suggest-ed as minister of war. While the suggestion sug-gestion comes from the revolutionists It. Is not impossible that ho might bp he acceptable to tho government. The reservation made regarding the foreign office probably will bo acceptable accep-table to the revolutionists. At no time has De la Barra incurred the personal per-sonal antagonism of tho revolutionists, but he has done everything In his power to bring the two factions together. to-gether. It is almost entirely through his efforts that an understanding is so near The proposition that tho affairs of his office be conducted by n sub-secretary named by Mr. De la Barra will In effect bo filling the post with a new man and it Is not improbable this man will not bo chosen until nf-tei nf-tei Madero hag been consulted regarding, re-garding, the stipulation mado by tho government. Madero may insist upon appointing, without suggestion or interference jof 'the 'government, a portion of tho remaining re-maining members of the cabinet, but it is' not believed hero that his opposition oppo-sition will go that far. It is not questioned that the reputable repu-table chiefs of Madero, such as Am-brosio Am-brosio Figuoroa In the south and Louie Lou-ie Moya in the north, will obey tho order of Madero to cease hostilities. It is to be expected that there will be cases of brigandage by bands who ' choose to call themselves "Madoris, las." Pathetic Scene With Diaz. Tho government itself will not be Inclined to place the blnmo for their operations upon Madero. It is expected expect-ed that these men who have d-3tln-guishod themselves as .officers In tho Madero army will be offered the task jointly with the federal army of reestablishing re-establishing order in the rural districts dis-tricts Tho scone wheroin Porfirio Diaz renounced re-nounced tho sceptre ho has wielded so many years, would have been pa- thetrc had It not been "for the horolc qharaoter of tho raanwho'was Its central cen-tral figure. . t In much palif, relieved by narcotics, ablo to utter but fow words and these with difficult, recumbent on his bed, relinquishing his powor ho was still ho dominant figure of the council. "Not once did ho think or himself," said Llmantour. "Evory thought ho exprosscd was for tho future of his country. Ho has an honont pride, but no vanity. I venture to prodlct that In a year Or two when the new order of things has boon established, Mexico Mex-ico will regard him as Its groatest hero. "This resignation must forever bI-lenco bI-lenco those who could find no other criticism than that he lusted for powor. pow-or. Ho has ruled with tho single-hearted single-hearted aim of his country's welfare and he resigns for the same reason. Throughout his long administration he has never failed to llBten to tho best advice ho could obtain. "In this crisis, whero he was most vitally concorned, next to the ropub lie " Itself he listened Impartially to his advisers and acted with Judicial fairness, although tho decision went against himself." The president was too 111 to sit among the councillors. Those, constituting consti-tuting tho entire cabinet, gathered around a table In the parlor of tho president's resldonco. Silken tapoB-trles tapoB-trles covered tho walls and over these hung paintings of historic men of Mexico Iturblde, Hidalgo, Juarez and others honored by their country. In a chamber of this room the president reclined, whilo in an ante room a physician phy-sician waited, ready on tho Instant for any summons from the sick mom. Seuor Llmantour whenever possible, so conducted the conversation as to rendor It necessary for the president to answer only with "yes" or "no," After the moetung today Senor Llmantour Ll-mantour said, while the president was in grent pain his fever had subsided and tho physicians In consultation on the case do not fear serious consequences. conse-quences. It will be some days at least, howover, beforo the president can leave his bed. A physician not connected with tho case, but to whom the symptoms were described by a reporter, declined to take Issue with official optimism, bui said that complications always wore to be feared in such cases and especially espe-cially If tho patient Is advanced In years. It is said on authority that President Presi-dent Diaz has no wish or Intention to leave Mexico following his resignation. resigna-tion. He Is an old man and new sceues and faces have no attraction. He has no fear of remaining among hiB countrymen There is no enmity to him personally. His Integrity has never beon questioned. Political differences dif-ferences have arisen, but he feels that the peoplo over whom he has ruled are his friends. Among them he wlsh-os wlsh-os to end his days. While the present ministry is not completely convinced that tranquillity tranquilli-ty could not be speedily restored with Diaz In power for a few months after the signing of the peace agreement, the public at largo feels little apprehension appre-hension on that point It may be said, however, that the ministry feels less fear on that score since the object lesson at Pachuca Monday night and yesterday. The town is only GO miles from the capital. As already reported, a mob looted at will for several hours. Meanwhile, however, the better element formed a vigilance committee which, within six hours, and without bloodshed, rid the town of tho disorderly element and maintained order until tho coming of a rebel detachment In the morning. |