The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-30

Mexico City. Nov. z2-Reports received
here from Chihuahua state that battle
Is imminent between the forces of the
government and the rebels, ten miles IN
the country. Eight hundred troops, with
four pieces of artillery, have been sent
against the rebels, who are said to num-
Der several hundred. Gen. Navarro, COM
manding the government troops, has or
ders 20 force a battle with the insurgents.
The city Of Guerrero. near Chihuahua,
Is isolated. The train service has been
stopped and the tels graph wires are cut.
The government telegraph Office refuses
TO accept messages for that town. II is
not known whether Guerrero is held by
the rebels or by federal forces. The gov
eminent reports that troops sent against
the rebels at Texeoco yesterday found
only a small band which scattered to-
ward the mountains on the appearance Of
the soldiers.
One Hundred and Fifty Missing.
El Paso. Nov. 29.-Seven killed and 80
missing is what happened to the federal
troops Sunday at Chihuahua, according TO
". II. Stanley. Of San Francisco. Mr..
Stanley, who arrived on this morning s
National Railroad train. said that only
seven were reported killed as the result
OF the battle, but that when the little
soldiers OF Porfirio Diaz were counted,
i5a were missing.
D. h. Stewart, young Australian, who
has been employed on the Conhia Hiver
DAM also a passenger. said there is
much bushwhacking where he was en-.
2loyed below chihuahua
H has broken loose west Of here"
was the declaration in a letter from
prominent American in chihuahua.
Every man, woman, and child from
Temosaehic to Chihuahua is up In arms.
The people in Chihuahua have no idea
how strong the tnsurrectionists are. II
will take 2oo0 troops sixty days 10 clean
them out OF the canyons, where they are
strongly intrenched near San Andreas
On Friday 175 soldiers were sent out
there and all but four Of them We're
killed when ambushed by insurrectionists.
They were on their way to Guerrero.
NO trains have run in from Minaca
since Tuesday and none is expected for
a week. There are Americans there. but
none OF them have been molested."
Prisoners Partly Dressed.
Writing OF Sundays battle. this man
says:
Prisoners have been brought in.
saw three OF them marched through the
streets in nothing but their uHdercloth-
ing. as II they had been captured asleep
in a house somewhere"
A letter from Pachuca says there has
been lighting there, but all IS now quiet.
Reports are In circulation here that the
Mexican government kidnapped Fran
cisco Madero after he left San Antonio
and now has him in prison in Mexico
City, but 1t is believed that such reports
were circulated for the purpose OF work
ing on the credulity Of the ignorant Mex
leans. ani in a measure stimulating their
interests IN the revolt
That the Mexican government is look
ing for him, was evidenced here to-day
Judge Louis Folk. Of Yseta, Tex, looks
like MaderO. His friends say so. and he
himself admits II. But that is not all
The Mexican inspectors think he re-
sembelS the pretender To-day while
Folk was on a visit TO Juarez the Gus
toms inspectors looked him over, and
after a consultation in the end OF the
car, took him off But Judge Folk could
prove who he was. and was allowed to
proceed. His face IL said TO be remark
ab'y like that OF the missing Madero and
he wears his beard in the same fashion.