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SANTA FE NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, ID 15.
NO. 206.
ttUERTA
-ONEHUNDRED AND THIRTY
SIX PASSENGERS LOST IN
making the old mo hop some.
SPENDS MEXICAN
ESS-110 DEPUTIES
BIG MARINE DISASTE1
STED-1 SENATOR GONE
VOL. 50.
SO
ARRE
THE LINER VOLTURNO OF URANIUM LINE BURNS AT SEA.HELP
RESPONDS TO A WIRELESS CALL, AND 521 PASSENGERS AND CREW
ARE SAVED BY THE LINER CARMANM.--OTHER VESSELS ANSWER
THE CALL FOR HELP, BUT ARRIVE ON THE SCENE TOO LATE TO
BE OF MUCH ASSISTANCE.
A SEVERE TEMPEST RAGING FOR HOURS
PREVENTED EARLIER RESCUE OF PASSENGERS
Fishguard, Oct. 11. Fire in a rag-, from the Volturno on Thursday at 1
ing storm in mid-Atlantic on Thursday j o'clock in the afternoon while we were
destroyed the liner Volturno on herin latitude 48.5 north, longtitude 85.00
voyage from Rotterdam to New York! west . When we arrived near the Vol
with a loss of life of either 136 or 236 turno we found her completely on fire,
of her passengers and crew. Ten oth-; Tho fire apparently had arisen from a
er liners, called by wireless to the res- violent explosion in the forward part
cue were standing by impotent to!f)f the vessel, and this explosion had
avert the tragedy owing to the moun- filled a number of passengers and sail
tainous seas. or9. Eleven steamers gathered in the
Again the wireless played a leading neighborhood of the disaster, which
part in the drama. By its means and j took place during a violent storm
through the heroism of those who re- blowing from the northwest,
sponded to the call, the lives of 521 of Two of the boats of thp (,rosser
-those on board the Volturno were Knrrmst were ,owered and kept at
saved. work during the whole night from 9
The Volturno was owned by Oana- ..,, . iUa Hi t
but had been chartered to the Uran
ium line.
Officials of the steamer company de
clared this morning that those oi
board included 24 cabin and 540 steer
age passengers and a crew of 93, mak-
t,,rr n ,.tol r,f ft7 TllO M'iroltlKU fli.
patch received from the Carmania, i bl,t ,he boat Ra,,k Immediately after
said that 521 had been saved and 236 jwara'
had lost their lives. This makes a! "The total of (hose rescued from the
total of 757, or just 100 more than the -ship was 523 and of these R6 passen
number on board as given by the com- Sgers, two ship's officers, one engineer
pany. Checking from all available
sources, however, would Indicate that
an error occurred in wireless trans
mission figures has been made and
that the lower total, 130, is correct.
When the Cannania reached the vi
cinity of the Volturno at noon she
found the forward end of the dis
tressed vessel burning fiercely. The
flaming ship was at the same time
rolling heavily while her propellers
were fouled with tackle used in low
ering the six life boats. !
'It was learned by the captain of J
the Carina):! that only two out of six P1.ew on board the Grosser Kurfurst
boats had rucceeded in getting safely ;nre 0PIlg we cared for an(i nave
away from the Volturno. The other 1:iepn provided with proper aeeomnioda
four, crowded with passengers and jtjons .
members of the crew, had smashed i ;
against the side of the vessel and all ,
their occupants had been thrown into. 117 M II Q I Ktt I
the sea and drowned. I
In spite of the terrific gale ragin;.
when she arrived near the VolturmV, New York, N. Y., Oct. 11. The
the captain of the Cannania had one "stock, market closed steady. Evidence
.of the life boats lowered to help in that influential support was being
the rescue. ! withheld, pending the clearing up of
After two hours battle with the various uncertain ties of the present
waves during which the life boat lost situation, encouraged the bears to
all but three of her oars, the life boat ! make a concerted attack today. All
returned to the Carmania which is j activity was on the selling side and
succeeded, in making without loss or
life or broken limbs among the mem
bers of the boat crew.
Captain Barr of the Carmania then
maneuvered his big vessel very close
to the Volturno and finally got the
Carmania's bow within a hundred feet
of the Volturno's stern. It was found
impossible, however, to cast a line on
board the Volturno or to get anybody
off her.
It was a terrifying sight for the ,
passengers and crew of the Carmania j
to see so close to them the hundreds
of passengers, including women and
children, ou tue decks of the Voltur
no and yet be unable to help them.
Captain Barr of the Carmania in
the meanwhile kept his wireless ap
paratus at work communicating with
all the vessels within the radius of
his instruments. At 4 o'clock in the
afternoon the Grosser Kurfurst and
Seydlitz came in sight and these two
were joined later by the Kronland, the
Devonian, Rappahannock, Minneapo
lis, Ta Touraine and the Asian.
At about 9 o'clock in the evening,
when the darkness was at its black
est, flames burst through amidships
of the Volturno from her engine room
and coal bunkers.
As the fire lighted up the sky there
followed an explosion which sent into
the air burning wreckage like a flight
of rockets.
At twenty minutes past nine the J
wireless operator on board the Vol
turno had to turn over the connection
of his instruments to the reserve bat
teries, as the fire had reached the
boilers and engine room and had put
the pumps and dynamos out of ac
tion. At daybreak the Volturno was still
floating with her human cargo hud
dled in masses in her poop. The sea
had moderated considerably and a flo
tilla of boats had gathered round the
Btern of the Volturno. Shortly after
ward the remaining passengers and
crew were saved.
523 Rescued.
Bremen, Oct. 11. The captain of
the Grosser Kurfurst, in a wireless
port of the Volturno disaster says the
total of those rescued was 523. The
report adds that two full boatloads
from the Volturno were Btlll being
sought for at the time the dispatch
was sent but It was improbable they
would be found.
The full text of the report of the
captain of the Grosser Kurfurst was
as follows:
"We received the appeals for help
ipast three In the morning. Tt was
almost impossible for them to ap-
iproaeh the wreck and the rescue of
i those on the Volturno was possible
only when they Jumped overboard.
"A boat was lowered from the Vol
turno with five men who were saved,
and sixteen sailors, making a total
of 105, were taken on board the Gros
ser Kurfurst.
"Two full boat loads from the Vol
turno are being still fought for. but It
is improbable that they will be ever
found.
"One hundred persons Trom the Vol
turno are missing. The Carmania and
La Touraine are searching in the vicin
ity of the scene of the disaster where
the wreck is dangerous to naviga
tion. "The ship-wrecked passengers and
speculation became torpid on ralli"?.
Execution of stop orders accelerated
the decline which ran from 1 to 2
joints and registered the lowest level
of the week.
Bonds were heavy.
LONDON'S PANAMA , j
REPORT NOT VERIFIED,
".J"''"' ,,r
uasniugion, u. yc.
I ports published in London that Prest-
A t wilson soon would ask congress
tQ reppal the exemptlon of foreign
shipping from tolls in the Panama
canal, brought from the White House
today the brief statement that any
announcement of the administration's
policy on that subject at this time was
unauthorized. Other officials declined
to amplify the statement.
COL.
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES
AT BRIDGETOWN.
Bridgetown, Barbadoes, Oct. 11.
An enthusiastic welcome was given
to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt when
he arrived here yesterday on his way
to South America. All the members
of the party were well.
In a short address, Colonel Roose
velt paid a glowing tribute - to the
work of the Barbadian laborers on the
Panama canal.
WORKING TO GET RECESS
UNTIL NOVEMBER 15.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 11. Senator
Hoke Smith was canvassing the sen
ate today for opinions on the advisa
bility of a recess until about Novem
ber 15, when the administration cur
rency bill is expected on the floor
from committee. Consent of the j
house would be necessary. Many sen- i
ators want a rest and feel that a re-
cess will in no way delay the bill. appear oetore tne reuerai (ustrici
1 grand jury at Pueblo. After a hur-
WOMAN BASEBALL ried conference with United States
MAGNATE IS MARRIED i Marshal Dewey C. Bailey, and Con
mii.,,bo u'i rf 11 tr Igressniau Edward Keating, Stewart
Agnes Havenor, baseball magnate,
owner of the Milwaukee American as-
snrlatinn hnsehnl.1 nlnh vim tnriav mar. I
jried in New York to A. F. Timme, re-
re-Icently elected president of the Mil-
Iwaukee club
Mr. and Mrs. Tlnime, after the cere
mony, immediately sailed for Paris,
France, on an extended European tour.
MRS
PANKHURST
SAILS FOR NEW YORK.
Havre, France, Oct. 11.-
-Mrs. Em-
meline Pankhurst, the militant suf-
frage leader from here today for New j
'York on board the Provence.
SULZERS FATE
NOW RESTS (N
HANDS OF COURT;
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 11. Governor j
William Sulzer's fate rests with his :
judges. j
The final arguments of counsel for
and against him were delivered yes- j
terdav before the hinii court of im. '
Deachment. Immediately thereafter:
the court adjourned until next Hon-'
day afternoon, at 2:30 o: clock. j
Upon reconvening the court will de-;
cide upon its plan of balloting, wheth-'
er it shall be done in open or execu- j
live session, and then take up the con- ;
stitutional objections to the impeach- j
ment charges that have been raised i
by counsel for the governor. If the
judges hold adversely in whole or in j
part to the contentions of Sulzer's
counsel, a vote on his guilt or inno-'
cence will follow. The next question I
to be decided will be whether he j
should he removed from odice. Should !
this be decided affirmatively the
judges then will vote on whether ad -
ditional punishment, disqualification
from ever holding public office in this
state again, shall be meted out to him.
Popular demand is for an open ses
sion of court.
No record has been kept of the pro
ceedings of the few executive sessions
which have been held, and this has
aroused much criticism.
HOUSE CONCURS
IN SENATE'S
PIE RESOLUTION
.
Washington, Oct. 11. -By tne c os-
lest vote of the session, 111 to 106, the
; - " -
nouse, .asi nigni, voieu 10 ,eceuB
from its conference disagreement and
tn r-onr-ur in the senate admendmeiit
to the urgent deficiency appropria-
Z
, . j j , i. , ..,
lectors and deputy marshals from
... . . .. ,
civil service regulations.
I
The vote came after a protracted i
debate in which many Democrats bit-;
erly assailed the proposal as a direct ,
blow at civil service and character-j
ized it as a step backward toward the
spoils system, 'lbe Democratic re-
volt was led by Representative Fitz
geraid, of New York, and fifty-four
Democrats voted against the concur-
rence, which was brought up on a
motion by Representative Bartlett, of
Georgia. Representative Underwood, !
the majority leader, who did not take
part in the debate, was loudly cheer -
ltd when he voted aye. Four members
voted present, six more than a
! r-tm answering to their names.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR
BEFORE GRAND JURY.
Denver, Colo., Oct
li. tiineiueri
Stewart, representative of the United
states department : or lauor, wno nas
been Investigating strike conditions
in Colorado was summoned today to
departed this afternoon for Pueblo.
That Keating plans to introduce a
resolution calling lor a congressional
investigation lino nunc uumuuuiio in :
luiurauu upuii lit o iriuiu lu (vuauiUB-
ton next week was the announcement
made today.
TODAY'S RACING PROGRAM
AT LEXINGTON POSTPONED.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 11. The day's
racing at the Kentucky Horse Breed-
irs' association meeting was called off
today ou account of rain. The pro- j
gram will be carried out Monday.
ATHLETICS ARE
BASEBALL
CHAMPS.
BY WINNING TO DAY'S GAME, 3 T0 1,
PHILADELPHIA AMERICANS WIN
THE WORLD'S SERIES, AND ARE
AGAIN UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS
OF BASEBALL:
PLANK WINS HIS GAME
TO-DAY, ALLOWING 2 HITS
j
' Polo Grounds, N. Y.
Philadelphia Athletics
Oct.. 11. Tli e
pennant win
ners of the American league, are the
-vorld's series champions of P'Lt. De
feating the New York Giants by a
tni-p .,f tht-na fd rmo fMl-iv tlir AHi.
letics captured their fourth' victory of
the series. The National league cham
pions won one game. Plank's marvel-
oi;s pitching today when he heln: the j
Giants to two hits makes him the j
pitching hero of the world s series
pnmPH T.nut Wtxtnr.uil;i v nil iho Pliihi.
lehibiu field Plmik slinr nut the ni,.ntu
tor nine innings only to lose the con -
test in the tenth. The Athletic left
hander never was in better form, his
I hewilderini? ernsH-fire stHnrlinp: lite
, , ,Pla:,k
muffed a pop-fly with a double play in
tee.
I scoreless throutfi the game.
Mathewson also pitched superb ball
! Athletes safeiy. The Phi.adeiphia
club garnered its three runs In the
.,.,,,, . .
first and third inningB. Alter the game
,, , ,, . , ..
Manager McGraw strolled over to the
Athle(CB bench and congratulated
Connie Mack. The Philadelphia root-
era swarmed
down on the diamond
and bore Eddie Plank across the field
on their shoulders. Thirty-five thou
sand people saw the plays that made
up this official box score:
Philadelphia AH. R. H, PO. A, H
E. Murphy, rf. ......3
Oldring, If ..........4
Collins, 2b 3
Baker, Hb
McInnis, Hi .-. .2
0 H
1 2
' n
f 1 1
l 2
0 2
1 1
o n
Strunk, cf 4
quo-'Barry, ss 4
Schang. c
Plank, p .
Totals ...
New York-
M 3 fi 27 1:1
AB. R. H. PO. A. K. I
Herzog. "b .
. . .4
.4
Toyp. 2b
ifleteher ss
0
1
j,lInig ,f . . . Q n 2
.
n,
shaferj cf . ; . . ., V."2 'X
t) 2
0 2
1 3
11 14
1 0
0 0
jMurray rf
......1 0
McLean, c . . .
...S
Mcrklo, lb . . S
Mathewson, p 2
CrandalJ, 1
f7 1-,
Total -28
Batted for Mathewson in ninth
By Innings.
Philadelphia 102 000
000
oon
iNew York
000
010
" Summary.
Sacrifie hits: :Collins, Mclnnis.
Sacrifice A.vb: Baker, Mclnnis.
Double play: Collins. Barry and Mc
lnnis: Barry, Collins and Mclnnis.
Left on bases: Philadelphia,
New
York, 1.
First base on balls: Off Plank, 1
0fE Mathewson, 1.
.
(Continued on page four)
CLASH OCCURS
wwwwnw
BETWEEN GUARDS
ANH RTPIKFDC
, Denver, Colo., Oct. 1 1. An uncon
! firmed report reached here at noon to
i day ihat a second clash occurred this
j morning between strikers and mine
I guards at Oakview, near Lavela.
! A request from Sheriff Grisham at
Trinidad to use the militia in aiding
! his deputies in serving processes was
! denied.
i Trinidad, Colo., Oct. II. --An ex-
change of shots between or more
j strikers and a number of mine guards
j at Oakview, in Huerfano county, took
I place this morning, according to re
i ports received here from Sheriff Farr
ill noon today. The shooting is report-
. er. to have taken place near me sail
arld
i-ViiTieisen switch on the uenver
Pio Grande railroad, eight miles west
I nui uau, cibu, imii.a , v.v
v wu hit Tt,o flrati
of Lavetn
shot's were filed about 2-30 a. m. at a
Denver and Rio Grande train on which
guards were taking a number of
strike breakers to work at the Oak -
The guards returned the
view mine.
Cue. Shooting lasted but. a short time
.. j .1.., i IlMannliiiN, rannrlu
till! Hie ftlieiliL UL amcu m tw. v
I ,h(; si,'1tio as ,,ow Wei
CLAYTON WITHDRAWS
FROM SENATE CONTEST
President
Washington, Oct. 1 1. President
Wifeou wrote a personal letter yester-
iiay to Representative Henry II. Clay
!10''. of Alabama, who is a candidate
i 'or tlie s,!,lale' t(jlIi"K llim t"at 11 wa;;
i Indispensable to the carrying out ot
the democratic party s anti-trusi pro
to have him remain In the house
as chairman m tne judiciary comnm-
Renresentative -Clayton issued the
following statement:
"Recognizing the president as the
- '"JIT
l.r,..- r fun i-ef.iue lt neeerie to his ex-
',,reSSed wishes." iat 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the labels as "loans."
i Mr Clayton's withdrawal would basement and roof of the building had The same messenger declares that
leave the senatorial race to be decid-ibeeu packed with troops. Scores of j the rebels entered Torreon iu good
cd between Representative ruder- ! police were scattered through the gal- j order and at the outset of the occu
' wood and Representative Hobson. ; lery. j pat ion there was no looting They
! ; when the deputies were In then .were commanded by Generals Villa,
AMERICAN GIRL SHOW
CLOSED BY FAIR MANAGEMENT ;
Albuquerque. N. M., Oct. 11.
The state fair management may have
been pleased with the attire worn by
1 wrrlc In lliw Amm'irnn C.ll'l Show. ft
n" carnival attraction, but it was not ;
.. ..tnoorwl .ith tlin er-n nt 1m.au rif Ihp
Ol young woman's raiment and stopped
n;the performance yesterday afternoon,
h' The fair commission also was
0' shocked wilh the fairies in the well
1 'and warned the management of this
'attraction to moderate the act.
commissioners have been busy
with
the fair and did not have the opportu-
n nily to witness these shows until yes
iMerday. !
j '
.'ODCC.riCMT Ull .COM
'""'' lwn,ACcT.r.M :
SUFFERS FROM INDIGESTION
' Washington, D. C. Oct. ll.-Presl- (.ant ha bee made upon members of ZtotoilwZ the view
O ldent Wilson today denied himself to i ,he sellate who Ila(1 concurred in the j -"e een m t0 lsg,"s tB,e le
0-ll callers, as he was suffering from Lbe resolution. A committee of ' developments of the last 2 1
0,a slight attack or indiges. ion. He was penator8 calle(l on rivsidu.t ji.h.w , t rs ln Mexico City have precipltat
o! attended by Dr. Cary T. Grayson, ofand 8iRnified their willingness to com- Probably is the most serious
ithe navy.
, tj.ter the nresident went to his of-!'
flee and conferred with Senator Smith i
!of Maryland, about the appointment
sjof a collector of customs at Haiti-
.1 1 more.
I
(NEW MEXICO FINANCIER
! LOSES RACE WITH DEATH
Amarillo, Tex., Oct. 11. .1. P. Stone,
president of the Elida, X. M., bank.
I and a widely known financier of the
'plains, died on a Santa Fe train which
was bringing him here for an opera
tion at 5 o'clock yesterday evening
just as the train was ptrfling into the
station. The trouble was gall stones.
i ELECTION'S F03 SENATORS AND DEPUTIES CALLED FOR OCTOBER 26TH.
! HUERTA TAKES DESPERATE MEASURES TO RETAIN HIS CONTROL OF
THE ADMINISTRATION.
APPEARS FOLLOWING
HUERTA POLICY.
110 DEPUTIES SIGN WARNING
AND
.Mexico City, -Mi x., Oct. II. ltotli All Are Released.
b'anches of the Mexican national con- Washington, I). C.T Oct. 11. State
IgresB were declared suspended late : department advices from Mexico City
last night by President lluerla. 'late today announced that the 110
I The declaration was made after 110 ; members of the Mexican chamber of
i Members of the chamber of deputies ! deputies who were thrown into prison
l ad been arrested and lodged in the j last night by order ot Provisional
! penitentiary for signing resolutions 0f , PrfBideut iiuerta were released today.
warning to General Victoriauo lluerta! A petition was circulated calling on
! because of the disappearance of the ! I'rovisioual President Huerta to re-
scnator from t'hiuna, Dr. lltlisara
I Dc ininguez.
A proclamation was Issued just be
lore uiiuuigni uuiiuig jui nt-w cn - v;
tions of senators and deputies on Oc
it he presidential election.
! The dlssolutiotn of the national con-j
i eross was based on the alleged usur-j
ipi.tion by the deputies aim senators oi
(the prerogatives of the chief execu-1
ltive lllt! "'atter of Senator Do-1
j minguez '
1 The dissolution of (he national con- !
i Kress was not wholly unexpected in I
political circles, but the manner of Us
accomplishment, served to demon- i
si rate the lengths to which the execu
tive was prepared to go to maintain
his grasp on the administrative af
fairs of the nation.. . . - ,
The capital was alive with rumors
Ibis morning, one of them being to the
( fleet that three deputies arrested last
night, who were most nctive in pro
moting the clash with Iiuerta, have
disappeared.
Senator Domiuguez, whose attack
on the nrovisional president iu the
senate was the starting point of the
new row, haB not come to light, lie is
said to have prepared for eventual!-
ties in advance. Having determined
on his line of conduct, he made his
i will and bade his family and friends
kod u'e
e
The unexplained absence from hi
8l'at the ete and the disappear-
1 rroin his residence at a ioca.cnmp- The party ,eft before tne re.
tcl of Senator Bellzaro Dommguez, M,rted ki,lmg of Samuel Weinger, as-
' representing the state or i nipa,
what precipitated the heated debate
at i no ciiainuer ui ui-putio -
SiOU
The debate resulted in a warn
. nrn,.0!nii to 1
ing oeing couveyt-u iu
I'lesident Huerta by unanimous vote
of the body that unless the deputies
were given assurances of their per-
sonal safety they would hold sessions ;
elsewhere than in the capitol. J
e,sewnere man u. ..."
Senator Dommguez ntoppeu mm.
sight yesternay, iuhu.i.k "e-- n, ),,. of Spaniards who lost their
ruule in the senate chamber early this ; lh.(ia w)u,n TolTPon waf) taken from
month attacking the policies of r'o-j,,e federal troops by the rebels has
visional President Huerta, ! dwindled lo nine instead of the sixty
The only information obtained byi01. seventy at first reported,
the committee appointed by the cham-j A Mexican who asserts that he was
ber of deputies to investigate his dis-; preSent jn Torreon when the rebels
Miipn:iv:ince was from Senator Do-j entered, arrived here todav and savs
n.inguez' little son wno saia iu.u a pu -
ilicenian naa uiuen ins nun"
' from the hotel.
Before the hour lor tne iegu.ni p -
en nil o the session u. ...
places, .Minister of the Interior .nan- i-en-a, lomas urnina and 1'annio Ka
uri Garza Aldape entered the chamber , tela.
Simultaneously several hundred fed-, provisional President Huerta ap
eral troops lined up in front of the . pears to regard the loss of Torreon as
chamber. Senor Aldape ascenueu to of no partiCular moment from a mili
the platform and read the reply ol i tary point of view. The federal Gen-
; President Huerta to the
had received of the deput ,es
intention i
tO dissolve
the parliament and noiti .
their sessions elsewhere and demand- They are to be brought before a mill
ing an investigation of the disappear- i jarJ. court (0 answer for the evactia
ance of Senator Ilomlnguez. The re-i tj()n of Torreon.
ply said that President Huerta couui
do' no less than consider the resolu
tion an act of unjustified aggression
T.llPiand transgression of the rights of the
other two powers the executive ami
i li a frnrt fa
w,ien the arrests were made a few
of the deputies were placed in automo-
,jes, while other deputies were taken i
., !
0 15 Penl,eul u,
MPanwhlle similar demands to re-!.
p)v wi,h his demands. Later the sen-
inn,,iu- withdrew this action.
t ntlel..atinn of nossible trouble, i
t npavy patrols of troops are on the
j streets tonight. The rapid fire guns :
which were posted in the interior j
j courts of the palace in February are I
'again in place and quantities of am
munition are on hand. i
Before they were taken to the pent- taming a considerable naval rorce at
tentiary the. deputies were kept for I Vr ra Cruz and Tampico. Huerta's ac
two hours in the chamber, from j tion in suspending the sessions of con
which no one was permitted to de- j g:-ess is regarded merely as prelim
part. The troops drove back the in&ry to a declaration of martial law,
crowds from the square about the j which will make almost unlimited his
parliament building while the depu- j
ties were being held.
-SENATOR DOMINGUEZ MYSTERIOUSLY DIS
AN ATTACK IN THE SENATE ON THE
TO HUERTA
ARE NOW CONFINED IN JAIL
" " i"" " "":'
j Secretary Bryan at Knoxville, Teuu.,
I today was kept constantly advised ot
- '
i the developments. It was thought
- 1 - .
- 'ISS1 ,le h he 'Bht hten h.s re-
n.orrow instead of Monday. It is un
likely that the American government
will take any steps in the situation,
however, before Tuesday's cabinet
meeting.
Battle On South Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, Oct. 11. A battle be
tween Mexican federals and constitu
tienalists that was begun yesterday,
was reported in progress today 50
miles south of here. Federals at
j Nuevo Laredo reported five dead, in
', eluding one lieutenant, in yesterday's
fighting and many more were today
i reported killed on both sides. One
hundred and seventy-nine American
refugees from Torreon are said to be
' varooned on trains by burned bridges
near Monterey,
i Federal Reinforcements.
Tour hundred and fifty federals left
Nuevo Laredo today to reinforce fed
erals near Rodriguez. Unconfirmed
rumors circulated here, say tne con-
)Btitutionalists are planning to attack
both Nuevo Laredo and Monterey.
! ,
K. Texas Oct. 11. P. K.
, IUcke general superintendent of
Pennies smelter at Manimi. Duraneo.
'
; , ,.eache(I Ial.fa wjth 40 American
rcfU(,eeg from the Mexican mining
, Eiifallt superintendent of mines.
j ChineBe refUgees who left after the
i ;;i,ng 0f Weinger arrived in El Paso
today, coming
iu through Presidio,
Texas.
They report the killing of Ameri
cans and say they left the town imme
diately after the rebels had put
V'einger to death.
j Only Nine Killed.
Mexico City, Mex., Oct. 11. The
1 thaf altogether only thirteen persons
i were Killed when tne city was taKen,
. nine Spaniards and four Mexicans.
j rney were snot tor tailing to deliver
money aim guoun ueiimniieu uy uie
tary point of view.
warning Ileipi-nlst ltt-jivn Manirnhi Mnd Ksrndero.
wn0 Were at Torreon. arrived here to-
(lay by a apocfai train under arrest.
; A persistent rumor was current in
I the federal capital today that the
town of Mazatlan had been taken by
the rebels.
I Regarded As Serious Situation.
! Washington, D. C, Oct. 11. Huer-
l i s arrest of 110 deputies of the Mex
ican congress, toiiowea by tne pre-
; relation of both houses of that body,
lia8 pt administration officials here
"" """' J
Tl,e greater part of the large body
' troops that have been maintained
in the capital have been sent north
against the rebellion and thus Mexico
City is left with a comparatively
Email garrison.
The situation is regarded here as
warranting the T'nited States in main-
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