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REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
ALARMS MEXICAN REPUBLIC
Scores Killed and Wounded in
Attack on Las Vacas.
INSURGENTS PUT TO FLIGHT

Mexico UrgeG United States to Keep
Citizens Neutral-TeXans Report
the Arrival of Fugitivcs Across
the Border.
City of MeXico.-The revolutionary
uprisings in the northern part of this
republic have now become the subject
of international correspondence. Com
m~unications from Minister Of Foreign
Affairs Maclocal have been sent to the
State Department at Washington.
This condition arose out Of the fast
that the raiders who shot up the town
of Las Vacas are now on Texas soil
and claiming the protection of the
United States. In an interview Vice.
President Corral said:
"This whole trouble has been
caused by three a%gitators, who are at
present residing in the United States.
One lives in Los Angeles, Cal, an
other in San Antonio, Texas, and the
third in Austin, Texas. These men
recently appealed to certain of the
criminal and ignorant element of the
border State of Mexico, melting them
to raid certain designated towns for
the purpose of robbing the banks and
Government Offices, under the plea
that funds could be thus raised for
the cause of an alleged revolution"
Ell PaSo, TeXas.-In an encounter
between revolutionists and troops of
the Mexican Government at the town
of Las Vacas, in Coahuila, Mexico,
heal the border, across from Del Rio,
Texas, between forty and fifty were
killed and the commandant of the
Mexican troops was badly injured.
The story of the battle as received
here is as follows:
The quarters of the Mexican off,
GERS and barracks were fired upon by
the attacking band, and the assault
centred upon the Federal customs
house. Forty troops were finally as
Sembled. In the disorder following
the first attack upon the barracks and
the discovery that the quarters of the
soldiers were burning, the revolution
lists captured about sixty horses be-
longing to the Mexican cavalry. At
the customs house the troops made a
determined stand, and the fighting
lasted all morning without intermis-
sion. It is said that 5000 shots were
exchanged.
The revolutionists cut all telephone
and telegraph wires leading to Las
Vacas, and thus prevented the be-
sieged town from sending for rein.
forcements. After heavy firing until
about Dol the attacking party was
repulsed and communication was es.
tablished out of Las Vacas. Troops
we're rushed to the place.
The Sheriff of Valyerde County
Texas, telegraphed Governor Camp.
bell, of Texas, that the revolutionists
had been repulsed, and that many OF
them were fleeing to the United
States. The county officials asked
the Governor if he could arrest the
fugitives for violation Of the neutral.
ity laws. Under advice from the At.
torney-General, Governor Campbell
advised the Sheriff that the Federal
authorities alone had jurisdiction and
instructed him to keep hands off.
San Antonio, Texas.-With more
than ten full regiments of soldiers in
the field in the State Of Coahuilar
Mexico, the Government has the stu.
alton we'll in hand and the revolu'
tionists are scattered in the noun.
tains of Durango, not far from Viescs
on one hand and in the hills Of Texas.
across the Rio Grande from Las Va
cas-. on the other hand. 1t is be-
lieved the revolution is over for the
present.
The a%ssailants of Las Vacas pur.
chased their arms in Texas and laiC
their plans on this side. 1t is known
that nine soldiers and twelve revolu.
tionists we're killed at Las Vacas and
about fifty wounded. Mexican troops
swarm on the frontier and rigid rules
as to communication are maintained.
although some are o allowed tt
cross the river at Del Rio and Eagle
Pass.