The sun., 1910-06-21
FALLING OPPONENTS OF DIAZ
MAILED FIST PREIIMINARIES
TO MENICAN ELECTION.
Omelals CireuiatIng stsries ~ ReVsl''
RurkIng Meetings and selSihG so@e
Arms wholesale Arrests About Can
aRea Demands q Iouns NSters.

Arms wholesale Arrests About Can-
aRea Demandr q Esuns VS'eFs.
FL PAsO. June 20 Following the arrest
Of sixty-avs men and the capture Of a
hundred rides at Cananea last Thursday
Col. Emilio KoStsFlitzky and his rurales
arrested four men on sunday near villa
Verde. thirty miles from Cananea. who
were Transporting on burros TO Cananea
I.OOO rounds u ammunition, several rifles
and two pistols. This Information comes
from Del Rio aud Cananea. Mexico, and
Naco. Arizona.
Il developed here to-day that two anti
Diaz mestings we're held in this city on
Sunday. one ON South station street and
one In Fast VI Paso and that others were
held in other Texas border towns. MeEi-
can oaicials IN Ciudad JuArsE, opposite
VI Paso. made these statemsnt-. They
also said they understood that ammuni-
ton has been bought up here, a. in Ari-
roma. where the supply Of arms and am
munition IN stores s completely ex-
hausted. But " PasO merchants say
there have been no heavy sales OF arms
here.
The town Of CAnAnea 10 now virtually
under martial law The authorities have
taken measures 70 prevent meetings that
might in any wav iOment trouble. The
police have orders 70 disperss any gather
ing Of Atty or more persons and = house
20 house search has revealed the hiding
place OF many rifles and much Ammuni-
ton
Canansa is now guarded by two oOm-
panies Of the Twenty seventh Infantry
and a company Of Rurale under con-
mand of Col. Emilio Kosterlitzky is sta
toned at three important points guarding
the entrances 20 the city. In addition 70
this the-gsndarmes are under arms 70 act
a. may be necessary. Gen. Torre7 has
assured the authorities that the moment
the necessity arises he Gill send 900 men
by special train.
Many men have been detained by the
police for -creating a disturbance by
causing public gatherings and at least
twelve men have been removed 20 hermo-
sillo and Cananea until after tho elections.
The trouble has arisen among the
younger element. who are strong IN their
demand for political liberty. FREE sPoech
and -the right 20 vote The idol of many
AZ this time II Sefor MaderO. who has been
named a. their candidate for President
and who BY reason of his having caused
crowds 20 form has been placed 10 jail a.
Monterey until ths election h over
This act seems 10 be the one tha' most
inaames the young hlOOds. Their pro-
gramme a. they state IL 10 ~ follows:
-On election day. the 10th. We intend to
60 to the polls and demand The night
to vote. and u We arc denied ouT consiitu-
tiOnal rights we will fight if necessary
In one raid a. Chivetria. near Cananea
forty-Rve rifles. oil SO-SO. were taken with
much ammunition In one house in
Buena Vista twelve rifles and SO rounds
of ammunition were found
Many prescribed meetings In sonora
villages have been raided and the Leaders
have been ordered 70 leave and without
hesitation they have Ieft Chief Of Police
Rafael lopez has resigned and his where
abouts are unknown n IL said he left
ia response 10 WaFninEs hs had received
that his fate would he the same a. that
of the President aud the chief " Police
of Culiacan. who were recently killed
The oHicial residence Of Gen. Luis
Torrez in Cananea has BEEN opened and
j. being prepared for occupancy. evidently
In anticipation Of his early arrival