EL PASO, TEXAS,
Friday Evening,
Febrnary 23, 1912-16 Pages
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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