Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-30
PERSONNEL OF THE RANK AND FILE

l~CopUrightcd 1893 bv james Gordon Bennett
CtrpAp JUAREz, Mex. via Galvestou,
TcX.), Nov. 29.-iNew York Herald Tele-
~gram-Specinl to THE BEE. The chihuahua
revolt is assuming u most serious aspect and
Diaz's followers are becoming greatly
alarmed. Despite their claims that the
trouble is not a revolution, but the work of "a
few bandits out for plumber, they show their
apprehension.
In addition to the patrol of the Rio Grando
n TINS section the United States government
will be urgently requested to place a largo
force in the field on the American side Of
the river. The government Is now antici-
pating urrisings further south in the Garzo
section.
One of the phases which has created con
sternution in army circles is the fact that
the regular troops arc in some secret man
ner getting possession OF seditious literature.
The forced draft of men in these sections
has embraced several who are revolutionistS
and who belong TO the secret order of which
all the rebels arc members. These men
have of course preached their doctrines to
the regular soldiers and they are now seized
with disaffection.
Character of the Regulars.
The regular soldiers are mainly convicts
sent to the army on account OF lack of room
in the penitentiarY and their allowance is
BIZ cents a day, equivalent to little more
than p cents American money. Out of this
amount they furnish their own food and
anything they need except clothing. Sol
diers fighting under such conditions are not
very formidable and il the revolutionists
are paying good wages the regulars may
yet be induced to join their ranks.
Nickara Pacheco YVES in Ell Paso, Tex, up
to Tuesday morning. During his stay he
issued Il new pronunciamento calling on
Americans to Join the present bodies of rcvo-
lutionists in the field and fight for freedom.
The document appeals to the regular SOL
diers in strong terms, and through some
chance q plentiful supply of the i%nhamma-
tory documents got into the hands of the SOL
diers.
Perez, while in III Paso, purchased a large
quantity of ammunition. He had with him
a train of fifteen wagons, which ne loaded
and crossed back into Mexico before sum
rise.
Besides Pachcco and his party and several
other bodies, all well supplied with arms and
ammunition, effected a crossing, and today
military officers are in "A fevered state Of
anxiety.
Rebels Wen Fixed.
They recognize the fact that the rebels
have money IN abundance, that they are
wcll supplied with war munitions, that they
cross the river when it suits their con-
venienca, and that they cannot be dislodged
from their stronghold. All they can now
depend on is the American government talk
ing summary action and increasing tho
forces in Texas so as to patrol the RIO
Grandc from Brownsville to El Paso, which
would require several thousand men. If tho
United States troops take that much of tho
campaign of MeXico's hands they can then
reduce some of their garrison forces and
put more men in tho field.
The re volutionists, however, do not seem
to think the American government will go
to such an enormous outlay Of money 50 long
as there is no hostile demonstration on tho
Texas soil, and also otto the fact that as
Mello or any other South American rcvolu-
ZIONIST can purchase arms in New York,
there is nothing TO prevent the same in
Texas.
The re volutionists are not at present on
the aggressive. They are gaining recruits
: and expect in the course of the next two or
three weeks to come out Of the present
, stronghold and operate southwark. They
believe that they are able TO force from
4 Diaz nearly all the concessions they arc
-, fighting for, and that will be their plan Of
t campaign.