Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
MEX|CANS IN REVOLT
Raids Not Acts of Bandits, Is
View in Texas.
BORDER CLOSELY GUARDED
Many Towns Attacked, Says Sheriff
of Valverde County.
FIRING IS STILL GOING ON
Vice President Corral Declares That
Plumber Was Only Object, and
Blames Three Agitators.
FIRING IS STILL GOING ON

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June 21.-Sherln
Robinson of Valverde county. Texas, just
across the border from Las NacaS. Next
co. said tonight. over the long di lance
telephone, that intense excitement pre-
walls in Las Vacas and word received was
that other towns along the river have been
attacked.
Sheriff Robinson sad:
I'VE believe here that from forty to
fifty people were killed and wounded at
Las Vacas in the fight between the at
lacking forces and the troops There is
no doubt that the troops were taken by
surprise.
1t is also believed that the work is
not that of bandits. has been reported
but that genuine revolution is in prog
resS.
Quiet reigned in Las Vacas during a
part of the night. but firing broke out
again this morning. DesultOry shooting
has continued at intervals all day, al
though no open conflict has taken place
None Allowed to Cross River:
"Great excitement prevails. People can
be seen rushing to and fro. Several fires
have taken place. Naturally the populace
here is anxious TO know what is hap
pening. That is impossible at present.
river.
Collector of Customs Robert Dove of
Eagle Pass and myself went down to the
river under flag of truce, but were re-
fused the privilege of crossing. An at
tempt to cross by any person would prob
ably result in their being fired upon.
Mr.. Dove and myself have heard that
trouble has broken out at various points
and that towns have been attacked along
the river.
"Reinforcements for the troops at Las
VacaS are expected tonight -Four thou
sand troops will arrive Just what will
happen then no one knows.
Troops Posted Along Border.
A special to the Express from Eagle
Pass, Tex, says:
Two companies of cavalry and two OF
infantry arrived in Cuidad Porforio Diaz
this afternoon and were distributed along
the border to watch threatened points. 1t
is stated that the forces which were re-
pulsed at Las NacaS are headed for
Durango.
Mail from Mexico to Las Vacas passes
through Eagle Pass and crosses over at
Del Rio. Tonight all the mail of the past
two days. destined to Las Vacas and that
section, was returned to Eagle Pass for
return to Mexico.
All is quiet in Ciudad Porfiriro Diaz. All
rifles and guns of Eagle Pass merchants
were purchased yesterday by parties from
Mexico.
Appeal Made to United States.
CITY OF MEXICO. June 27.-The up
risings in tn enorthern part of this repub-
lie have now become the subject of inter-
national correspondence. .--.,
+ Communica lions from Minister of For
eign Affairs Mariscal were sent to the
State Department at Washington today
This condition arose out of the fact that
the raiders who shot up the town of Las
Vacas yesterday are now on Texas soil
and claiming the protection of the United
States.
In an interview tonight Vice President
Corral declared the government had sue
ceeded in unraveling the conspiracy which
prompted the recent attacks on the towns
of Viesca and Las Vacas. in which a num-
Der of lives were lost considerable prop
erty destroyed and $4,000 in cash secured
by the loOters.
Three Agitators Responsible.
"This whole trouble has been caused
declared the vice president. ''by. three agi-
tators who are at present residing in the
United States. These men, Enrique Flore
Magon of Los Angeles, Cal; Thomas
Sarabia of San Antonio. Tex, who goes
by the name of Thomas T. La Brada,
and Antonio P. Araujo of Austin, Tex.
recently appeared 10 certain OIL the CTin-
inal 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 Of
fees. under the plea that funds could be
thus raised for the cause of an alleged
revolution.
1T was planned to make concerted at
tack on Cuidad Juarez. the Mexican Dor
der town opposite Ell PasO, Tex: on Cut
dad Porfri Diaz. opposite Eagle Pass.
a
Grande from Del Rio. and on Viesca and
| a couple of other interior villages. The
plan to rob the banks and offices.
THE Mexican consul at FL PasO got
wind of the affair and informed the mu-
nicipal authorities. with the result the
would-be raiders are now languiShing In
| Jail in that city. In all other places, with
the exception of Viesca and Las Vacas,
the plans miscarried.
I'm the attack on the latter place IF
| teen men were killed.. but no money was
secured. The commander of the Mexican
forces was shot twice in the arms. All
the raiders Immediately fled back into
Texas when repulSed.
Bandits Fled With Loot.
GAS to the Viesca bandits. their true
character was shown when, after secur-
| ing the $4,000 from the branch of the
Bank of Nuevo Leon, they fled with the
money. The Mexican troops are now pur-
suing them in the wilds of Durango.
THE government places absolutely no
| political significance or Importance to
these recent happenings, for the reason
that not one of the participants is a rep
| resentative citizen. While they were not
I of the criminal class, they were the poor
| est and most ignorant representatives OF
| the lower class, who have been preyed
upon by the designing charlatans in the
| United States
The outcome of the Viesca affair will
be simple. These poor, ignorant men,
| without leader, will be hunted down in
| the wilds of Durango by Mexican troops.
The Las Vacas affair, unfortunately,
presents not SO simple a solution, as the
| raiders are now in Texas, and most OF
| them claim protection on the plea that
| their offense was of political nature and
therefore non-extraditable. Some of the
participants. too, claim to be citizens OF
the United States"
! According to a dispatch received by the
| United States consulate today, both gov
ernments will take up the entire matter.