The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-26
4 DAY OF TRUCE IN MEXICO
nv TROOPS WILL TRY AGAIN
TO FORCE MAL PAsO TO-DAY.
Americans watched Rebels defeat Gss.
eminent Forces at MuiAaw-siery ss
Horse stampede at OJinagA--Ranch
Piunsierrd ny Regulars After Fight.

Piunsiersd ny Regulars AFTER Fight.
IL PAso. Dec. 2S.-Christmas caused q
s.,p.nsion Of hostilities In Mexico, al
l.a>, 80 far az concerns the Federal forces
The expedition sent out from Chihuahua
saturday 20 fofce Nal Paso and Join
Navarro according to reports that came
f. chihuahua to-day. halted before ar
r,Ing az the pass and will wait until
Nauitv 10 give battle Not a word has
com" north from Casas Grandes. but it
: imposed to have fallen into rebel
hands following their theft of the train
l.a- Fl Paso Thursday night
Rspprts have come confirming the
t.."at Of the Federals at Mulato, on this
border south OF Maria. Tex. Details
Eay. been brought in by Federal officials
= ne United Ststes. An eyewitness
h.. also brought details Of the fight near
unuag. last wees
nit"i States Deputy Customs Col
I.c,ors Luke. DOVE and Weisiger. Mounted
Inspectors Grigsby. Howard and Sitter
aud NJ. Warren have just returned from
the 1ver, where they witness ed a battle
between the Federal troops and revolu-
t. ,nists in which the latter were victorious
The fighting started at 1880 A. NJ. and
lasted until p NJ.
The loss on the revolutionist side was
one killed. none wounded The Federal
troops rerreated. leaving their dead on
the bait lefeld. except one lieutenant
whom they carried AWAY. and three
Wounded While the battle-ground had
been only partially explored when the
officials left seven dead and two wounded
had been found.
There were probably Other soldiers
allied Zach side had about 200 men
one stray bullet passed through child =
leg on the Texas slde Of the river and
others fell near the United States officials
who were watching the Hght from the
Texas side.
The entire popu lation of Muiato when
tho battle took place fed TO the American
eide
An eyewitness To the battle fought
near Ojinaga on the 18th. when the horses
Of the Federals fed to the Texas side >
sends the first details Of that fight He
writes
On the night Of the 25;h inst. Just
after dark. about fourteen miles up the
Rio Grande and half a mile out from IT,
an .nga cement took place between IN.
Federal troops and the revolutionists.
IN which one soldier was killed and none
wounded on either side.
One hors. OF the troops ,ss= shot in the
shoulder The horses ~ the Federals
.tampeded. twenty Of them and .ix mules
hsing captured on the American sid. by
the mounted inspectors also saddles
swords and other paraphernaiia. After
hsing held n few DAYS for instructions all
were turned over TO their owners
In the battle there were i75 soldiers
also gendarmes and citizens. totalling
?sI or more. all armed with Niau-ar rifles
and swords and one rapid fire machine
gun with a capacity Of 2j0 shots TO the
minute and carrying the Mauser bullet.
The Federal troops are well armed with
modern guns and are well equipped
On the revolutionist. side there were
only fifty men They had been sent ont
from S@n Juan. the point ~ which III"
insurreci ionis's were camped. to cat the
telegraph wires end TO capture any of
the soldiers who were sent to make re-
pairs. Immediately on receiving infor-
nation that the revomtionists were in
that section the soldiers started from
Ojinaga. leaving about 2;3o o'clock in the
afternoon They marched four abreast
90 the point OF attack.
W hiie the revosrIfionists were no. ex-
Dacting an attack they were notified in
rlme 20 throw their small squad into An
advant geous position and they opened
tire on the advance guard al snort range.
Eight had been placed IN "A ravine while
their comrades occupied the hillside Just
behind and TO the side. The horses stam-
peded when the soldiers dismounted TO
fire
The fighting lasted about fifteen min
utes. during which time the revolution
ats fred about 900 rounds and the SOL
hers about 5000. at which time the in
-urrectos retreated up the canon. their
ammunition having begun to run low.
The soldiers returned to Ojinaga and the
lnsurrectos joined their companions at
san Juan. which place they have now
vacated. marching east toward San
CARLOS.
1t j. reported they will he reinforced
there by 100 men from San Carlos county
II il thought that II not attacked them
-elve- they Will probably attack the
Federal troops in Oiinaga.
The battle took place on a ranch owned
ny c Banegas and later the Federal troops
ralded the house and premises. taking
"hickenS and horses. II il also said that
hey broke up the furniture. confiscaied
he clothing Of the family and have been
oTerinz for sale on the streets Of DIN aga
womsn's apparel taken from tho family
'rrInk-.
EAGLE Pass. Tex. Dec. 2S.-Official
-aport. disclose serious suffering IN
Preside county along the Rio Grand"
frontier seventy five miles from the
-,H road Not less than 700 refugees.
rrafy women and children have Tec"ntly
r,,-ed the river tn this State at Preside
and other points. existence on the other
-'ds b"ing uneDdurabl" owing to the
-.-"nc" Of soldiers and revolutionists.
ih- mining town Of Shafter has made
~ purse II $50 tn buy provisions for
ia. destitute