Southwest-sentinel., 1893-12-05


ness Of some Of the reports which ep
pear in the press concerning this trouble
and ms we are in no position to either
endorse or repudiate them, they arc a.
lowed to 60 Tor what they are worth;
DEsnEo, N. NJ, Nov. %, o8.-The rc-
port Of Thursdays battle has not ye,
been confirmed and the impression is
growing that the rumors we're circulated
by friends Of the rebels for the purpose
Of gaining recruits and establishing con-
fidence among their sympathizers on
this side Of the line. A courier reached
here this evening with an account Of a
slSirmish which occurred between The
Mormon colonists and rebels last We'd
nesday. A party OF seven oolonists who
had beon reconoitering, were ambuahed
by over forty revolutionists. The
colonists made a stand and killed
one Of the rebels and wounded
several others. The colonists then
retreated to a canon near by and kept
the rebels of until night when they
were rescued by party OF citizens and
soldiers sent out from Colonia DubIan.
All the colonihts escaped injury. The
failure OF the government ~ afford the
colonists proper protection has resulted
in the colonists arming themselves and
standing guard day and night Every
colony has an armed force Of at least
fifty men. The rebels have apparently
separated, the larger part moving to the
vicinity Of Guerrero, q city about 200
miles southeast and OF nearly 5000 in
habitants. Over LOCO troops are now
stationed at Guerrero and 1t is scarcely
probable that the rebels will make an at
tack Small bands are still encamped
in the Sierra Madres, apparently whit
ing for recruits, as signal fires can be
seen every night The colouists distin-
guished themselves by their great bra
very in a s1irmish which occurred near
Colonis Pacheco.
The rebels are circulating reports that
il the troops give battle the officers will
be shot down and the soldiers will join
them, which makes the officers slow tc
advance upon the rebels .strongholds.
The above telegram does at least con.
firm the former reports In these colum'
to the effect that the revolutionists are
in earnest, however misguided they may
be. 1t is q generally received opinion
that a large proportion OF the fedora
| troops will fly to the rebol standard i
, they but have an opportunity and thil
! dispatch indicates plainly that the rebell
propose to use this for all it is worth.
The friends Of the revolutionists anC
also the administrationists both give
careful watch to the reports of the
Times, and it appears that it's news is q
once borne to the higher authorities OIL
either side. Last Sunday morning
group of Mexicans haunted the TIme
press room door from midnight til
morning and when the press startel
they eagerly asked for copy OF the pa
per. This may have been taken straigh
to the house Of the Mexican consul or t,
the rendezvous Of the insurgents. 1t i
: we'll known that much that has appear
. ed in this paper has at once been tele
graphed to tho City of Mexico.
:, There mas been much criticism Of tn
FL Paso correspondents for publishing
to the country some statements concern
ing this affair that may or may not have
been true. These criticisms have beel
made chiefly by newspaper correspond
ents who failed to find anything inter
, esting to write. And in their criticism
to notice the distinction between rumor
or reports and opinions of the correspon
dents. Stih, these critics might rea'
this, from the Albuquerque Democrat:
Mayor Neill B. Field, who has just re
turned from Silver City, where he ha
: been attending court, stated to Demo
crat reporter that the people along th
border regarded the matter as being @
a very serious nature, and says that II
not, as some people have sOid, nswspa
per scare.
Mr.. Field was delayed at Silver Cit
y by the late arrival OF two witnesses VIII
live at Palomas and Ascencion, near th
seat of the present trou BILE. One Of tbes
: gentlemen, Mr.. Field said, was peculiar
ly situated so as TO be able TO secure a
/, information regarding the movements 9
4 the reyoiutionists This gentleman sal
: that the movement was not a sporadi
outburst but was the result of a numbe
! Of years planning and plotting, and
Il we'll organized. He says that at prosen
! they number about 9,O0Omen oil Of whoI
are well armed and clothed. The maj
!. body is situated near Chihuehua aa
= the operations along the border ar
: only made to carry the national troop
away from where the real strike win b
made. When this has been done th
! large body Of revolutionists will eeiz
: Chihuahua, and real fighting for 81
premasy will begin.
. The contest now going on is the sam
CID one that has ragged 80 long in th
sister republic between church an
d state. A number Of prominent Mexican
It say that while they admit that Diaz ha
d done much for the country, it has a
been for a selfish purpose, and that b
y has now become a dictator and shoul
= be deposed.
Geo. w. Miles has been appointe
Territorial superintendent for the Chi
!, dren's Home Society for Orphan Chi
dren, by the National board, OF Chicago