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Show MOIONS ANNOYED They Still -Feel the Effects Ef-fects of the War in Mexico El Paso, April 25. Interest In tho poace situation at Gen. Madero's camp today is centered in the hope that word may come from the Mexican gov-ornmont gov-ornmont of tho appointment of its commissioners for the conference at which It seems almost certain terms of peace In Mexico will be agreed upon. up-on. The insurrecto commander, it Is understood, Is ready to announce his appointees as soon as the government representatives are named. While members of the Madero fam lly have not expressed themselves publicly, It Is generally understood that they regard' El Paso as the most convenlont meeting place for tho peaco commissioners. The meeting place, however, will probably be announced simultaneously with tho names of tho commissioners. Peace negotiations, It Is expected, will consume at least a fortnight. Confidence Con-fidence in tho successful outcome of these negotiations marks the situation situa-tion both in the insurrecto camp and In Juarez Even General Navarro, of martial mien and ferocious whiskers, Is gentlo as a lamb nowadays, according accord-ing to reports from tho Mexican city. The federal commander, It is declared, has a smile, and a cheery word for everyone, Including the once-hated re-norter6. re-norter6. His cane swings"jauhTlly as he makes his Inspections and there Is a coin for each beggar who besets his path. In odd moments he opens the prison gates to free some unfortunate generally a harmless Individual who aroused official Ire a few. short days ago. Apparently the only ones still disturbed dis-turbed by the situation in this part of Mexico eo lately the storm ennter aro theMormons nt Colonia Dublan. According to advices from Casas Grandes. most of the soldiers of Madero's Ma-dero's army were left at that point when the insurrectos advanced on Juarez, and, In their search for pas-turace. pas-turace. many Mormon farms have suffered. suf-fered. At least a thousand horses arc roaming in tho vicinity of Casas Grandes. A rumor that the Insurrectos Intended Intend-ed to disarm the Dublan and Juarez colonist's caused a delegation of"5Ibr-' mons to wait UDon the insurrecto mav-or mav-or of Casas Grandes, who assured them that there was no probabllltv of such action. If the Insurrectos were hard pressed, he snid, they might buv arms, and ammunlMon from the colonists. colon-ists. This, the Mormons replied, would be Impossible as they had none to sell. All public gatherings In tho evening have been discontinued in Colonia Dublan and Colonia Juarez. FederalB Defeated. El Paso, April 25 A special to tho Herald from Nogales, Ariz., says a battle was fought Sunday at Cabor-ca, Cabor-ca, Sonora, In the Altar district. In which the federals were compelled to retreat to Altor. The federals were outnumbered. The rebels, led by Francisco Fran-cisco Velascos, lost five men. three Americans and two Parmgo Indians. The federals lost three men, killed. Arrested for Sedition. Parral, Mox. Anril 25 General Abel Prcya, a retired armv officer and owner of a big hacienda near Rosario, Durango, was directed and sent to prison in Chihuahua, on tho charge of sedition. The general came here and alleged that he was fleeing from the 'robels. but he was arrested as a sedl-tlonlst. sedl-tlonlst. Reform in Mexico. Guadalajara, Mex., April 25 The state legislature has passed the no-re-election bill, filling the term of governor gov-ernor at six Instead of four rears and making It necessary for candidates to bo residents of the state. |