Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-30
REVOLUTIONARY TROUBLES IN
THAT REPUBLIC BECOME so
GRAVE THAT GOVERNMENT
WILL BE ASKED TO INTERVENE
CLAIM AGITATORS
FROM THIS COUNTRY
MExcANs SAY REVOLUTIONARY
MOVEMENT is FoMENTEp by
BAND OF AGlTAToRs WITH
HEADQUARTERS IN u. 8.

City Of Mexico, June 29.--lnternaf
troubles in Mexico which developed
several days ago along the northern
border of the republic have brought
out serious features. Today the
storm centers around the City OF Tor.
reon and In the country between that
place and Jaral, where bandit bands
are operating in conjunction with the
insurrectionists. Government troops
are rushing to the scene.
Already 1,5OO federal soldiers have
reached Torreo into reinforce the gar.
rison there. Two hundred more have
reached Juarez. In Chihuaha sol
diers are patro1ling the streets and
public houses and jails are heavily
guarded.
Wants Help of Uncle Sam.
1t is the belief Of the Mexican gov.
ernment that the revolutionary move.
ment is fomented by a band of agi-
tators who long have made their
headquarters in the United States. on
this ground 1t Is believed Ambassador
Creel when he reaches Washington
will appeal to the United States auth.
critics to assist in apprehending the
revolutionists.
Washington Correspondence Sent.
Communications from Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Mariscal were sent to
the state department at Washington
today. This arose out of the fact that
the raiders who shot up the town OF
Las Vacas Friday are now on Texas
soil and claiming the protection of the
United States.
In an interview granted the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press last
| night Vice President Corral declared
that the government had succeeded In
unraveling the conspiracy which
prompted the recent attacks on the
towns of Viesca and Las Vacas, In
which number of lives were lost
considerable property destroyed and
/ 100000 in cash secured by the looters
He says the whole trouble was caused
by irresponsible "agitators and anar.
chists who are at present residing In
| the United States.
1t was planned to make concerted
| attack upon half dozen villages op.
posite cities on American border, but
only those at Las Vacas and Viesca
were carried out. AT El Paso the auth.
critics we're notified Of the intended
| raid, and as a result the would be
raiders are now in Jail at Ell Paso.
i The government denies the claims OF
| the raiders that the movement was
political and therefore nonextraditable.
Both governments are now cor ss9s
ing the matter.
Plan Big Uprising.
San Antonio, Tex, June 29--Speak-
Ing over the long distance telephone
| to partires in San Antonio, Sher-
iff Robinson Of Valverdor county
across the border from Las Vacas,
Mexico, thus describes the situation
at the latter place, which was attack
ed by bandits, alleged to be connect
ed with revolutionary movement:
All communication between Las
vacas and Del Rio is shut OF. The
town Is isolated and it is absolutely i'm
possible to tell what is going on there.
At the beginning of the fighting all
wires leading out of town were cut
and what reports are sent out are un-
verified. Only from what could be
seen could anything be learned. Judg-
that from 40 to so people were killed
and wounded in the fight between the
attacking forces and the troops There
is no doubt that the troops were taken
| by surprise. 1t is believed that the
4 work is not that of bandits as has
4 been reported but that genuine revo-
luton is in progress. Quiet reigned IL.
Las Vacas during part of the night
but firing broke out again yesterday
morning and desultory shooting has
continued at intervals all day through
no open conflict has taken place.
The troops refuse to let anyone
cross the river. 1t is reported that
1000 Mexican troops reached the Dor.
der last night and were distributed
among various threatened places.
Reports that the attacking force
!. plans to create sufficient trouble on
J the border to call for troops to this
section and then attack the capital is
! not credited and that sufficient troops
are being held in reserve in the thick
} ly settled portions of the republic to
make any uprising Of consequences taar
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