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EL PASO, TEXAS, Friday Evening, Febrnary 23, 1912-16 Pages ASSOCIATED PRESS Leased Wire WBATHKK FORECAST. Rain tonight or Saturday; warmer tonight. KNOX STARTS ON MISSION OF STATE Sails From Key West To day For Central Ameri can Republics. IS GIVEN AN HONOR SALUTE BY CRUISER Key West. Fie-, Feb. S- Secretary of state Philander C Knox, sailed from Key West today on board the cruiser Washington, on a political mission that frill take him, according to present ar rangements, to the capitals of Central America, to Caracas. Venezuela, and possibly to Cartagena, Colombia, and also to various points in the West In dies. The Washington reached Key West today and Mr. Knox and his party ar rived from Palm Beach by train. They were met at the railroad station by tue executive officer of the Washing ton, Lieut, commander Sticht, and were conveyed out to the Washington in tile ship s launch. -t " uea "J'J??1"?:, nen me seciew . cu i board he was given the usual honor sa lute of 19 s-una This is significant of lut nf 1 o-iini Thla is slsmlf leant of JhlmpoV'tJn'c.aSaed Mr" KnoxI mission by president Taft and the state department. Ordinarily the salute Is given to cabinet officers only when they leave ship, but according to spe cial orders It will be accorded Mr. Knox whenever he embarks in a for eign port and also upon his departure from the ship in American ports. The secretary of state has no flag of his own. consequently the national en sign was broken out at the fore when he came on board and the salute was fired. All the officers of the cruiser, the en tire marine Attachment and the band were paraded in Mr. Knox's honor. As the marines presented arms, four ruffles and four flourishes were sound ed - These ceremonies over Mr. Knox's party was escorted below and the voyage to Port Antonio was begun. The secre tary will occupy the admiral's quarters on board the Washington. Ueu by Direction ef President. Mr. Knox is making the trip at the direction of president Taft, and Euro pean diplomats look on with more than passive interest. The secretary is go ing to the Caribbean for the purpose of solving diplomatic problems ana secur ing more accurate information as to the condition In Central and Northern South America. The Washington will go from here to Port Antonio, Jamaica, and the present itinerary will keep Mr. Knox away until some time in April. Most of the time his official home will be on board the Washington. To Be a Lengthy Trip. The first stop on the trip will be made at Colon, where the secretary and his party will disembark asd makfi a journey of inspection along the route of the canal. The party will proeeed from Panama northward, visiting Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Salvador. Guatemala and Honduras. The Washington will pick up the party again eff the Honduran coast and sail across the Caribbean sea to aracas, Venezuela, whence, after -a ehort stay, the Journey will be con tinued by boarding the Washington and sailing to Porto Rico, then to Santo Domingo and Havana, where Mr. Knox, It is announced, will probably endeavor m discover the cause of the recent trouble In Cuba, which resulted In threats of intervention by the United States. The return trip will end here. at Palm Beach. Although it was not announced offi cially, there is a possibility that secre tary Knox's northward trip through Central America may be extended Into Mexico so as to afford him an oppor tunity to become thoroughly famBlar with the conditions of American Inter ests and Americans living In Mexico, and to what extent they have been affected by the recent troublous times in that country TO PROSECUTE LIQUOR DEALERS Testimony to Be Taken with View to Forfeiting El Paso licenses. Austin. Tex.. Fet. 23. Controler Lane announced today that he had ap pointed C. W. .Croom. of El Paso, to take depositions and testimony on complaints that have been filed with him against Leonoro Klrlacepulas and J O Miller, saloon keepers of El Paso, charged with violations of the liquor There are three complaints against each of the liquor dealers, being. It is alleged, for selling liquor to minors, keeping open on Sundays and permit ting minors to enter and remain on saloon premises. After getting the testimony the con troler will determine whether these licenses shall be forfeited or not. MILLER INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY J. O. Miller, proprietor of the Hub bar. at 411 South El Paso street, was indicted by the grand Jury Friday aft ernoon on the charge of violating the Sunday closing law. P0LICEMHN ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF WATCHING GAMBLING BRAND JURY INDICTMENT PoHeeman Dan Thompson iva arrested Thnrsday afternoon on a srrand jury indictment charging: him with falling to perform his duties as a peace officer in that he failed to sake arreatts during the playing of a peol pime 1b a Breadway peel room at irhleh, it la alleged, there was gambling in profrremi. He VFas released en bend and resumed his datlea Thnrsday night. Argo KoBBehamrae, who conducts a cenfeetlonery store oa the north treat eeraer ef Mala and North Oregon streets, was arrested and furnished bond Thnrsday sight en a eharge ef keeping a gambling table In his place of bHSiBCM. The arrest followed the return of an indictment by the grand Jury to KFiher nha several ether Indictments, seme of which, it Is understood. In clude violations of the gaming and liquor laws. KoaaehamiBe's place Is frequented by boys whose ages &ange all the vi ay from 14 up to IS yearr QUEER PEOPLE FOUND IN SAHARA Men Who Burrow in the Ground Long Defy Armed . Hosts of Europe. EXPLORERS PLAN TO PENETRATE DESERTS By Frederic J. Haskio. , Washington, D. C Feb. 23. Men Who burrow la the ground, and climb hlllB to make homes have been found in the great desert of Sahara and now explorers who look upon polar expedi tions as rather .tame, plan to go into the fastnesses and brave the unknown dangers of the great wastes uf ths earth. The Insatiable appetite of geograph ers for complete knowledge of the surface of our ternfstlal globe con tinues to compel explorers to fare forth Into the unknown. The north pole has been reached, but an expedi tion now goes to find and map Crocker Land, a new body glimpsed by Peary on his northward coarse. Every day the world expects to hear news from those who are assaulting the frozen fastnesses of the Antarctic, rne ex- i nlorers who have floated down the . -., . --- ,n, who haVA Amazon In boats and who have cut ' weir way nere na mere uiio i" along the tanks of that mighty i "Jl.'" i rallrad1.?nrTe,rs T" rilLltlm the middle of the South American con tinent. In our own continent men are still striving to conquer unclimbed mountain peaks, still diving into the midst of- trackless northern forests, still seeking out every little unknown spot until. In the end, every square mile will be known. The frosen polar caps are about to -surrender the last of thetr Ice-bonnd secrets; the salt seas long ago have yielded to the charts their every patn 1 and bv-wavs: the nine forests of Can- ada. the rubber forests of Brazil, and the maboeanv forest of the Kongo are known to geography and are exploited ( ox commerce. Only the Desert Unmapped. Only the desert, the arid and the all but lifeless desert, the mysterious and the terrifying desert: only the desert still remains unconquered and un mapped: only the desert now challenges the hardihood of the explorer and de fies the curiosity of the geographer. The Southwest Desert. The southern and the more arid por tion Of our own American desert, most of it, of course, lying in Mexico, still is a terra incognita to tha white man. The delightful account of a compara tively modest Journey into this dry land, recorded by William T. Hornaday. has excited. the curiosity ef thj wrrld, and now Kermlt Roosevelt, knowing Africa, is 'about to undertake a ;ur ney Into -this far more dangerous and far mere deadly land. The new republic of China guaran tees equal rights to Chtnese, Mapchus, Mongolians and Tibetans, bnt neither the Chinese themselves, nor the rest of the world, know much of Mongolia or Tibet. Most of those two countries belong to the desert, and although they have been inhabited since the time when the memory of man runneth not tA th ivintrarv. the outsiue worm is to Mem a Beaiea oook, aim iuc . i? world an ungnessed riddle. Tue greai , desert of Gobi that is partlj in C"?. p,,, and set up jn a locaj arms re- troops and machine guns were con- ! Te a held the gun within two feet partly in M anchuria, ,a rtly in on palrl sho for mediate repairs, jcealed. about 200 falling dead. ' " l my ' "nd x MU,ld not es golio and part in Siberia, is trvjewo i Theciiacnjne gun l3 as delicate in Its , Nothing daunted, the Seslesers main- j it. Tllas Warner was also threat by the oldest transportation i ncs : in mecnanlsm as a split-second stop- tained order and held their ground. San J ? Her brother was one of the existence. It has a caravan rout- ov r i . .. Mexlran amateur ODera- dr still hinr hiri mttr thru I three who tied and bound the man which tea and silk-laden camels have traveled toward Europe for SOOjB vaara. and yet from the time when KnbW Khan majcadamiaed the road until the time when the Russian railroad para lyzed it by the competition of steam, no one of the merchants who traveled ver it turned either to the right or cri left tteu Europe and the Oc- , ZT"; : . ,,,. or the terrors I k niiirnnwn land ' The Great manors But the greatest of all the deserts, SSS MLrSS VsnuTng sand with only here and there a palm- i fronted island, is the great aanara. , a. -,-1 - hA Qhi-tt Id tK first Of the great deserts of which Occidental civilization nas Known. rrmn u earliest dawn of historical memory it has been inhabited, and yet it is still unknown. The National Geographic i society in Washington listened with I thrilled Interest to tne stpry oi j-ransyj Edward Johnson, an authority on ev- , erything pertainiag to northern Africa, j wno nas out recenuy roi KiBTT?ai,SnS which Zl.r 1 . - iT m ,.. .l... , he visited oases In the desert to which no man of any livmg wmte race naa ever gone. Finds Burrowinc Men. Johnson went to all of the villages and towns of the Sahara Troglodytes. These cave-dwelling, burrowing men are believed to be the oldest pure race still inhabiting their original hone to be found In the world. Existing Egyp tion inscriptions and writing tell of these same people living in practically the same fashion In this same country in these same caves 400 years ago. More than four centuries before the beginning of the Christian era, Hero dotus, the father of history, heard in Egypt of this then ancient race, and he described their habits. The Roman historian. Sallust. was sent Into Africa by Julius Caesar and he wrote of these people as among the most ancient of races. These cave-dwelling Troglodytes have been fiercely Jealous of their independ ence. They were besieged, but not con- (Cin tinned on Page Six.) .6IIIINKE IN E SUSPENDED Measure Presented to Con gress For Suspension Over Entire Country. ' MANY VICTORIES ARE CLAIMED, AS USUAL Mexico City. Mex., Feb. 23. A meas ure suspending guarantees throughout the republic, but limiting the right to pass the death sentence to commanders of the regular or rural forces of the rank of major or higher, will be pre sented to the permanent committee of congress today. This decision was reached at a cabinet meeting last night. The president is said to have approved Uhe proposition. Reports of battles in the last 43 hours, none of them important, reached the capital last night. Federal victo ries were claimed in each instance, as usual. At El Garita, northern Pueblo, M federals routed a bod,y of rebels, killing four men and capturing 28 horses and a quantity of dynamite. At Colonla Porflrlo Diaz, in Morelos, 70 Zapatistas were defeated with a loss of two. In neither case were federals reported killed. A body of rebels from Guerrero was beaten at Zumpahuacan, in the southern portion of the state of Mexico. Two federals and 16 rebels killed. Atotonll co. in Hidalgo, 20 miles north of Pa chuca, wasentered by xparty of Vas quistas, who liberated prisoners and burned the records. No opposition was offered. W00DR0W WILSON'S DAUGHTER MAROONED Is Down at Madera Town of Madera Partly Burned by Vasquistas. Miss Nellie Wilson, daughter of Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, Is the guest of one of the marooned Americans at Madera, Chih. Miss Wil son is the guest of P. A. Hutchlngs and family at Madera: Mr. Hutch-ings is DurchaslTur acrent for the Mfli)ei eon. i pany and Miss Wijson has been their ' viiafit -t" aavnpQ jIavd In annnne sr with a companion from the east. As Madera is an American town in the Pearson lumber district, there is said to be no immediate danger to the New jersey governors daughter, al though it is Impossible for her to leave there at the present ttae owliVy to tan Vasqulsta activity in that district The Mexican section of the town, which Is close to the American town, turned Vasqulsta Thursday and in the celebration the rebels burned down a good many houses, according to reports received Thursday night in Juarez. Sev eral stores were burned, it is said. ONE OF THE JUAREZ MACHINE GUNS IS XOT WORKING A machine gun without an operator is like the historic shirt without a col- t lar button, one ot the two ratuerr -nrfclrh wen nnnrt to Juarez last . . . i,--..-, kv t-. m tor In Juarez who attempted to lesrn the method of operation by means of t the tag attached, made a mess of his i first lesson, also the machine gun. It , was brought over Friday with the con- ' sent of the custom officials on the American side. While it is here, the ? n"" f?lIl "JC ! Mexicans will make an effort to learn . now " ,B . HK"'""-" """. a"'"J "1,.T ! troopers at .fort .miss, wno can unum- f ber, set up and fire the grass cutters la less time than it taxes to ten iu iAVE WOMAN UNDER nT-riKl? RTTRVTnTT.A'NrfTR ' vjjvwjui -.-. -... w ( . Death of Eight Children ini Hospital Causes Suspicion. NeTr Yori. X. T Feb. 23. A woman attenaant jn the Brooklyn nursery and Infants. hospital Is under sur- velllance bv alienists who are seek vetlliWIVO uj micuidu n u ai orn.- , "S to solve the mystery of the deaths ot elsrht children within the week. The children are believed to have been poisoned. According to the hospital authorities the suspect was committed to the In stitution by the city last summer. She brotlght with her a baby bqy. Her duties brought her in frequentcontact with the Inmates of the nursery and also afforded her access to the kitchen. M0G0LL0N BANDITS ARE NEAR GLENWOOD Capture of Two Murderers Is Believed Near , at Hand. ' Silver City, X. M Feb. 23. At noon C. W. Marriott, owner of the Mogollon auto line, received a phone message from Glenwood. 12 miles this side of Mogollon, sent by one of his auto driv ers, that the officers have the robbers who murdered Freeman and Clark at Mogollon surrounded, and It is believed at Glenwood they will be raptured. - 4 TTTT TVT T T J KELLY AND HL PASOANS TO MEET PRESIDENT. Washington, D. C Feb. 23. Representative Smith will in troduce mayor Kelly and party, of El Paso, to the president to morrow. If . 4 STATE RANGERS LEAVB FOR CANlrTILLO FRIDAY The state ranger force, under Capt. J. R. Hughes, left Friday afternoon for Canutlllo. where It was reported Mexicans are threatening trouble. : : STATE TROOPS GUARD KENTUCKY MAN FR03I 3lOB BardwelL -Ky., Feb. 23. State troops arrived here today to protect William Richardson, whose life has been sought bv three different mobt since he killed Ja .-u-s Violet, at Milburn. Ky , Satur-j Gay MIT TREVINQ Gen. Geronimo Trevino may be Mexico's next president- Advices from Mexico City state that the permanent committee of the Mexican congress has agreed to permit presi dent Madero to suspend the guarantees all over Mexico only on condition that he agree to resign in 60 days if he fads to restore peace. Trevino has been mentioned in official circles as the successor to the presidency in case Madero resigns. . This Year's Crop May Be a Failure Owing to Rebel lionOver 200 Killed; BATTLE OF SAN ' PEDRO A SLAUGHTER Torreon, Mex.. Feb. 2C (By Special Courier.) The revolution must either triumph or be -rush-d m a short tune, or a famine will result in the Laguna district this yea'. The cotton planting season is near and if it Is not planted at the proper tihie jikI this cannot be done now with most of the men if the district In arms the loss will be $25, 060,000 to the community. The exciting events In the l.aguna district and in the state of Durangro which occurred throag-Uout last week were followed by eq-xa;iy exciting cres since Saturday, Feo. 7. Torreon con tinues to be Isolated both by rail and federal wire coniU3Bicatl"a from all the outside world excepting Juarex an an attempt was made to again stop communication with the nonh yester day afternoon late by (he cutting of the wirea and the burning of three bridges near Bermejillo on the Central The work train reft this morning with HO federals and a bridge was constructed during the night in Torreoa to roplaeo the large one and Tuesday's' train left on time. Terrible Slaughter ath&an JJedi -rue new of followed the attack f the Vasquistas on Son Pedro Sunday night Is appar ently confirmed, the 'figures being 1ST reToltoses killed, besides two children, ceven women and 11 federals killed and H federals wounded. The federal outposts had kept np a fire on the besieger and then re treated into town with a cry to evac uate. 7 The anguard fell into the trap, 70 rebels entering the long narrow street followed by several hundred poorly armed men and peons, the latter bent I ( on sacRiug wc town, a wicnering nre ... .. r i i -. ... .i days: fighting at noon today. j The fate of San Pedro Is left in doubt. That S57 Vasquistas were ' slaughtered in their attack on the , town, is acknowledged on both sides, ' but couriers sent out Sunday have been ! unable to return. Reports current this morning are that . "ePrt8 F"' 0Jnl?r5 l"e vasqu.sui, iniuri-iea ai uie navoc piayed with their advance guards, re turned to the attack with desperation and finally succeeded in entering the town and burning the market 'place. ! Pedro had been sacked last night, but i A report reached nere today that San dearth of official iniormation renders h ,tuatlon doubtful. Cheche. wealthy ! . . ...aaa . - ... I ranchman, with 800 Vasquistas. left Tiahualilo ranch Monday to reinforce , centrate. the besieging army at San Pedro. 1 A clash occurred between the Tor- Governor Abram Gonzales tele- ! ren municipal volunteers yellow jack graphed an offer to send a strong rural i ets and the federals near Hornos. guard to relieve San Pedro. . The American conductor. SewarJ, was There has been no mail from Mexico following the federal colonel's order Cltv since February 11. Gen. Telles with 200 federals should uub uv vn W..t .... jifMial news of arrival has f been received The Vssoulstas are vastly superior in intelligence and grade to the Mader Istas of last year, many being well i armoH and with rich commanders. VasquUtan Gain Ground. I In case of the fall of San Pedro, the j Vasquistas and Zapatistas will be In command of the entire Laaruna dis- . trlct except 10 miles radius or less, in- j cludine the town of Torreon, Gomes Palacio and Lerdo. Mapimi is in 'the hands of bands who . , on rn at will In bunehno nf Si """.,-. . - I and 100. Sunday they nvctie a demand of the Penoles Mining company for 2099 pesos, which were paid by the smelter. . A. .on8 l.a y """? t I The peons or tne city attempted to loot tne town nui were suppressed Dy i "i.rr v . . . f - k.i.i Vasquistas and threatened with sum- I WTr,JrUBdref rels h1W Vetorde mary execution in case any attempt i MTh re hndred rebels ho.d emrae rebel! how'eveT5 search'edrlvte i Th' ontrngMt that held up housed for.Tm8eand amnuntfion.hfc ftj??. AmerTcn'crew rfo'ru'ef- TnTco'nsTtf coT SndngerTln'jIoparlK; Uiey feet order : The Mnd consists of cow- -obb ,. at theJoolnt of the pistol. nnvx an iieiici iacB. -. iiauun wii.ii ranchr? at their head, most of them . well armed. A report today says that I 200 or more have Just departed from I Tlahualilo for tfermejiiio. but they have not reacneo. mere yet. Ttallan Consnl Protest. Dr Luis Paparelll. Italian consul at Gomez Palacio, will protest to his gov ernment against an assault which was made upon him ana six omer roreign- ere in the holding up of a street car ' between here ana uomez I'alaclo bv jm A. Munoz. a tailor, on the La ! Loma hacienda Sunday afternoon at 3 oclock. "As soon as I can get into telegraphio communcation with the Italian minister in Mexico I shall enter an official protest against this act with the rurtner awwrauon mat the government is wot offering adequate I X- BECAUSE The El Paso Herald is SLEEP LESS, it is the strongest newspaper in the Great Southwest. , 100 Reasons Number 89. FOR MEXICO PRESIDENT? MAY SUCCEED TO OFFICE IF MADERO FAILS MEXFGAH NATIDNAL BRIDGES BMED5OTI C. JUAREZ AMERICANS FLEE Washington. D. C. Feb. 23. War de partment officials were concerned to day by reports from CoL E. Z. Steever. In charge of the American forces patroling the Mexican border, confirm ing press dispatches that large forces of rebels were moving on Juarez, op posite El Paso. The advices stated that Gen. Oroxco is said to be leading one of these forces, with 1400 men. Situation Is Serious. Officials of both the state and war department consider recent develop ments in northern Mexico as ominous and are watching closely every move of the government and the rebel forces. From Caaas Grandee a rumor has come of a serious state of affair, with a large rebel force massing there. .The rumored movements oi ueo. coMrntaaoB. urn- continues a hotbed of revoiu tion. A few parts of the republic are quiet but others continue to furnish a basis for the deep concern felt there. All the women and children living at Velardena and Asarco, where the American smelting and refining com- protection to foreigners," said he. "If. one man can hold up three street cars. what could 10 men do? In the car were six foreigners Milton A. Warner "? Ml8s Loa Warner, Francisco de I and mvself. and the two Snanlrrtn. ---- "",, . ouj after the motorman had been shot Th the ,eST and I helped to escort him to commandancia, where he was turned over to the federals. I have heard that he was shot last night. bHt have" no official confirmation of It." Blciit VnnqnUta Killed. Eight asquistas were killed bv fed erals concealed in a box car on the troop train which was brought in last night from Saltillo over the Coahuila Pacific. About 50 rebels were lined up near the track and flagged what they supposed was the construction J11,- The leader was killed and had n h's pocket a letter from one Cam- Pa. ordering him to march on San i'earo. where the asquistas would con- ..! ..-.. V.m "T- ., to move into the station. This was i countermanded by the captain of the yellow jackets, whom, conductor ttew- art refused to recognize. The guard leveled nis gun at Stewart and tnreat- ened to kill him if he did not obey. Stewart denounced him as a coward 'or drawing down on an unarmed man j and coolly proceeded to the federal com mander, who ordered the yellow Jaek- ets to separate themselves from the federals and not to get in sight of them before reaching Torreon. Five bodies of the dead rebels near I the track were brought in on the train. Bodies Strung Up. Tiorni, i. ., x. -pHro are said . telegraph poles at San Pedro are sua to he strung with vasqulsta dooicb. Trinidad de los Rio. 20 years old, a millionaire ranchman, engaged to be married, who was captured at Santa Clara, was executed by federals, a soeclal train w en out for his body, j - - .. . i onuucior jonn "' , " hiISJrJ"Vn train to rVnVe I whwire.FVi,dJnl, Ji. -li-S! forward. as there were no federals. En gineer Frank Laro narrowly escaped death. Two San Francisco structural bridge workers gave up S50 in Ameri can bills at the point of pistols. Telegraph messages of the lfith have not yet been finished from the Torreon offloe and wirea are cut cVt ta Du " ana juib. Muddy Ground for Defence. Anticipating an advance by the 'Vas quistas on Leroo, five miles from Tor reon. which threat was made by Che che from Tlahualilo hacienda, the fed erals are erecting fortifications on the A11nlll -M T . BJ ! -- -a - J the engineer In charge t j give them water to flood the entire country in order to render the country impassi Die for asqulsta cavalry. The construction ganc attempting to repair the bridge at Pedrlcena was fired upon and the repair of all lines was abandoned except to Juare- Federaj Troop ctlvc. Col Guajardo. with 300 state rursles, is reported to he coming from Saltillo for Torreon Vn,!I Tuesday noon no effort had been made to afford the slightest protection to even nearby ranches approaching the city Hmits of Torreon. but these were visited Tuesday afternoon by 200 rurales and volun teers. ellow jackets. undr Col. Sixto Vpalil.- who commands the rurales in t' . tn. i It l- !'! '1 'o snd out "on f. ,1,-raN fir par..i (juiv near Tcr- MS THST FROM VELARDENA pany is located, are reported to have departed. Many Disturbances. Disturbances are reported in Ori zaba and Jalaps," and Soledad in- the state of Veracruz. The consul at Saltillo, in' the state ef Coahuila. reports everything quiet there. RnnrtA from ttiA American emhiusT at Mexico City Indicate no change In Guerrero and Morelos in the southern part of the republic but state that the consul at Veracruz reports disorders at unHiia, jaiapa ana soieaaa, in ine state of Veracruz. Trial fer Lieut. Felld. Disobedience of orders in crossing, the International line with men under arms will be the charge upon which ! Lieut. Ben W. Felld. 18th Infantry, is to be tried at San Antonio. The war department was at first disposed to condone the offence, as it arose out of a mistake, but iFaSboea flaaJW de cided that for the effect upon Mexico and as an indication of fh United Staies's intention to observe the neut rality fatws. it was necessary to make an example. The trial wilt be by officers attached to the. headquarters of the department or Texas. BE WEN reen, but this was postponed, t-w-sg to ' ti,? J.1"1? over hmlt way to Chi the tieing up on the sixth of a troop i 7 fj?; T1"? bn"lBB bridges forced it train at BermeJUlo. Vt' lS.h!k- The tnin reached El Railroad officials succeeded in send- JJfL"? ": at 7:30 with us ing a J 300.000 train of merchandise I PStfers uJ'arnled from Gomez Palacio to the north to re- th . "f,er "t brldKes 1er8 burned bv l'eve BermeJIUo, Mapimi, SanU Rosa- Z J?22J". b??Le 8?Me who were lia and other towns. i " ,5k to, Chlhaanua Thursday, is Dynamite Moved. Two carloads of dynamite were sent safely from the Gobjmk Palacio yards to the dynamite factory. They were considered a great menace to the three cities of Torreon. Uomez Palacio and Lerdo. The value Ik J1S.000. and at one time It was oroDosed to burn all tne explosive. K. c. Kaufmans, mana-, ger-of the smelting department of the tuggenhelms, then in Torreon. now in i18 "ey cnoose. They still hold the the United States, tried to persuade the . freight train captured Wednesday night raUroad officials to send it to Velar- j J San Pedro, on the Mexico North dena, insisting that he had formed a Western, and on Thursday afternoon strong guard and would involve no i they captured another train, one that risk. The officials refused. Jffat south in the afternoon from El Within 12 hours appeals came from j aso bearing officials of the Mexico the Guggenhelms In Asarco and Velar- j'rtn Western and Pearson companies dena for forces, stating that the five ' hfe train was detained at SablHej' guards had fired into the rebels on I whJch Js closer to Juarez than Sari the previous night and that 5C reSeis i Pedro, where he train was detained were In possession of the smelter and the day previous. It shows the rebels demanded why and by whose order moving north. The Vasquistas an they bad been fired Into, adding that j nounce tbat they captured the trains the situation was very critical. i to take them south when they are The same night bridges were burned j ready to begin their march to Chihua at Pedrlcena and the passenger train bus; but Juarez fears the rebels are assaulted, and the Mexican fireman ' coming tup to take Juarez and expect wuuuwiucu tu iwnt; uie suwa uil ui m&t grmso ingiiiotr r run latd;, ; which- the fireman refused to do. j rne greatest caution is oeing exer cised by superintendents J. H. Smith and Chreltzherg, of the National rail ways, and upon the former fell the re- sponsibility of getting- the American refugee train past the danger zone. TWO MCRDBRBRS AMONG THE MlAGDALEXA PRISONERS riot to Release Prisoners Hatched by a Trusty and a Dissatisfied Sentry at the Jan. Cananea, Mexico. Feb. 23. Details regarding the Magdalena Jail delivery have been received here. It seems that the affair was pulled off at noon while the guards were at lunch. Only three I were left on duty, tne senunei, turnkey and chief. The plot had been hatched between a truety named Benito Aguero and the sentinel, who was dissatisfied. At 12:30 the sentinel KnocKea down ..--- T" - --7 ; ;, i , , i tne turnxey ana hwk ni utif, giving; them to the trusty, and then, at the , point oi a gun, toihiwubwi m chus soldiers to remain quiet under penalty of death to the first man who moved. rtirupru ituv ai . Aguero reueasea ww imwvucibv ; who went to the arsenal, which was e" stoeked. helped themselves to n- ammuniUon and belts, and made for the hills. principaa export commoditv a the The chief, who' attempted to inter- custom house. The rush from Mexico fere, was met by the sentinel, who I ts getting less but the moving van threatened his life. Later the chief continue to rumble over the Santa Fe turned the corner of tfa. building to street bridge from Juarez. Included 'n look at the fleems prisoners and was i the shipments Thursday was the house -shot at. bat was missed. hold goods of Manuel Velarde, of th There were six Yaquls among the international boundary commission prisoners, and they wetat south, while j w!lo h bw, making his home in Jus the remainder went north. There were rex In aditloB. to the regularly en two murderers In the lot. under . life 1 senteSU .Continue on Hot Three.) TEXAS PREPARES TO PROTECT EL PASOANS VustlB. Tex- Feb. 28-Uausual activity Prevails today la the adjateat general's department, due to the unsettled condition of the Mexican sH atlea. It Is Badenitoed the department has InformatieB that there may he as outbreak at any time on the border, especially across from Kl Pane la Juarez. Adjatant general Hatchlogs today wired Oel. E. K. Walker, assistant qoartermaster general ef the guard, who is at Fert Worth, to return to Am tla at oner. Col. W alter had goac there to represent the department at a rifle sheet. Preparations are bring made for any emergency. MPLETEL1 The Southbound Passenger Train Thursday Night Is Forced to Return to El Paso . REBELS MAV P.fYMTP -t'-"-0J-3 JM-ciX lU fTI P.t j rp-i rn A is xi TTT A TTiry j JLJ I M r p. J LI A K, Pfj No Obstruction to Their Passage Into City at Their Own Pleasure. Cuttiai; Juarea off absolutely from the rest of-Jtexico,. brfdges were burned some time Thursday evening on the Mexican National read between Juarez trainCSJJ?,!. Te Mell National train which left Juarez and El Paso ithLni- " ot to Chirati to. a. short distance south of Moctezu- i J" ,TZut k Jijf - wueTe " soldiers Ii .Ti T to prevent the reb- .vuuKiuK lo vninnanua, but the S? Der1 Kel,ef tt tbat the reb's applied Zrc'- to Ulately isolate Juarez preparatory to marching m and taking possession. Juarez at Rebels' Mercy. There is nothing to hinder the rebels ! J kiug the Mexica n border town any I ...vu. .v a&xvo av ally XEUaUle No Wires Below nhlhnal,.. The Mexico National, which had to turn back in Its effort to get to Chi huahua, did not reach Chivatito until 1:30 Friday morning. When the train crew and passengers saw the burning bridges ahead, no time was Inst in i-- j versing the locomotive and coming back. Reaching Moctezuma, the crew had a talk with the station agent and ""to imk ne couia xaiK to Chihuahua but that the wires were not working Couth of Chihuahua. T ,s?w " H. H. Fris were the only El Pasoana on the train except conductor Allen and Inspector George Think Orezco With Rebels. They say that people at the stations reported that the insurrectoe started to burn and cut down all wirea after the , iruvp inun passed through for Chihua hua. Everybody down there believes l that the rebels are on ttwr ... .. Juarez. At Ahumada a Mexican told them that within two or three day -... nv v4- uirc juurez wouia be in the hands of the rebels. It was also said that Ernillo wqun vomez would be in El Paso today or tomorrow. Mexicans all along the road were confident that Orozco ouio oe at tne head Of the lnsurrectos iauorny. Janrez People Still Cleelng. Household KOOds continua in ha tr I i S3 "if uUL.il IU