Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-22
MEXICO ABLAzE
WITH REBELLION
Forty .Revolutionists Exc
cuted at Dawn in City
of Puebla
DEATH TOLL IS APPALLING
Iorreon Was Swept by Terrific
Cannonade for Sey-
eral Hours.


in the hands of the government an,
with the frontier closely guarded, tn,
knowledge of the situation in Alexict
this morning is somewhat vague. From
meager information which filtered
through last night it is known tha-
the situation is critical in the ex
treme. Serious disorders are reported
from points in seven different states
lhe territory affected is spreading
fanWlse from point less than hun.
dred miles northwest of Mexico CITY
to the United States border. In addi,
ton. fighting is reported in Puebla
southeast Of the Mexican capital, and
In Orizaba, state of Vera Cruz. east OF
Mexico City. Francisco Madero, head
OF the anti-re-electionists in Mexico
is reported to have entered the coun-
try at the head of a force nearly A
thousand, and is in the hills of Goa
huila, his native state, organizing his
troops Government soldiers are re-
ported to be moving north to meet
him. A rumor that General Bernardo
Reyes, military hero of the country,
who was implicated in the uprising
e two years ago and who has been prac-
tically in exile since. had reached
Mexico, has given a tremendous i'm.
, petus to the revolutionary movement.
United States soldiers along the bor-
der are under arms ready to move at
a moments notice, and DISPATCHES
from Washington, clearly indicate the
uneasiness of the federal authorities
over the present situation.
Troops Go Over to Revolutionists.
Outbreaks occurred yesterday at
Durango, Guerrero and the Gomez
Palacio, state of Durango, Parral,
state of Chihuahua, Torreon and Her
manans. state of Coahuilla, Acambaro,
state of Guanajuato, and Orizaba.
state of Vera Cruz. One of the most
serious features of the uprising is
the report from Gomez Palacio that
three hundred federal troops went ov-
er to the revolutionists taking with
them large quantities of arms and
ammunition. Troops are being rush
ed to all points where disorders are
reported and it practically is certain
that there has been heavy fighting in
number of places.
| According to advices this morning
san Antonio, San Andreas, Torreon
ranch, Minaca, Encinillas Guerrero.
and surrounding country in the state
OF Chihuahua were taken by reyolu-
tlonists last night. The rebels con.
flscated all the stores of the military
equipment and all cattle and horses.
Chihuahua is under martial law. The
situation around Jiminez and Parral
Is said to be desperate. The revolu. |
tlonlsts We're expected to assault Par. |
raj at day break. Severe fighting took
place there last night, the rebels be. !
ing repulsed with the loss of fifteen /
men.
Down With the Yankees. i
Mexican papers received this morn.
Ing show that conditions at Vera
Cruz were serious as far back as Sat. |
urday. 1t is reported in Pachuca that
the Americans are fleeing. Cards .
reading: Death to the Yankees" and
Down with the Gringoes!" were post.
ed all over the town. Many cards
read: XIII Diaz and his Yankee
friends!" The Inauguration of Presi.
dent Diaz for another term is sched-
uled for December 1, and a general
disturbance is expected then if not
already general by that time. 1t was
reported this morning that forty revo.
lutlonists were executed last night at
Puebla. i
Torreon In Hands of Rebels,
Eagle Pass, Nov. 22.-The death toll
at Torreon which has fallen into the
hands of the revolutionists is renort
ed heavy. A thousand rebels, armed
with modern guns, swept the city with
terrific fire several hours.
Prisoners Liberated and Armed.
Mexico City, Nov. 22.-Yesterday {
three bodies of revolutionists attack ,
ed the military barracks at Orizaba {
and liberated and armed the prison. :
ers' A group of hundred revolutions r
sts stationed on a summit of a nearby :
all threw dynamite bombs into the c
When the soldiers fled ,
rom their quarters and charged their :
lssailants another party of rebels at =
acked the prison, beat down the +
guards and liberated and armed all +
ne prisoners. The fifteenth Mexican q
hiantry charged the revolutionists q
md after hot fighting drove them back 3
nto the woods. The fighting con-
inued until nine O'Clock last night.
[he casualties are not known. y
Americans Roughly Treated. h
Eagle Pass, Nov. 2-Villardena, +
me OF the biggest mining camps in r
Mexico, where the smelter of the :
Smelling and Refining Com !,
'any is located, is reported to be in +
he possession of the revolutionists. h
me smelling plant was damaged and
many Americans roughly treated, it is
eported.
Severe Fight at orizaba. t,
Mexico City, Nov. 22.-Great diff II
ulty was experienced in getting au- "
hentic reports from the disturbed q
sections. The censorship is strict n
md in many instances the govern d
nent has taken possession of the t,
vires to the exclusion of press dis. n