The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-24
REVEAL PLOT TO
!. KILL MEX|CANS
Conspiracy to Assassinate Prom
lnent Officials Is UnfoIded.
DIAz WAS TO BE SPARED
RsvoiutionIsts Capture Many Impor-
tant Places In Chihuahua and
Rich Nsxas Valley as Up
NJ rising Grows.


Eel Paso, Texos, Nov. 2a-Special
Parral is reported recaptured by the
government troops. Two American
mining men. one named Lawdon and
another whose name is unknown were
killed. They were standing in the
doorway of the club house and were
hit by stray bullets. The rebels left
their dead in the streets.
Laredo, Texas, Nov 23.-Special
1t is reported here this afternoon that
the rebels have been repulsed by the
Diaz cavalry at Santa Isabel in the
state of Chihuahua.
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 23.-Special
Francisco Madero with 1000 men has
commenced an attack upon Castro
Ciengas and fierce battle is raging.
5000 armed revolutionists have taken
up position on the hills occupied by
the American Smelling and Refining
Company and are ready to attack the
city of Chihuahua. MANY of Diaz' S
soldiers are ready to join the revolu-
tionists.
Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 23.-Special
Smuggling of arms across the border
continues at Naco and Douglas, Ari-
zonaS Battle is expected at Terror,
Gomez, Palacio and Parriel when the
Diaz reinforcements arrive today.
Mexico City, Nov. 23.-Special: The
revolution is widespread and many
battles have been fought along the
coast. The natives are active and
many think Vera Cruz will fail in a
few days and the rebels will then
have a clear field behind them and
march north to join forces with Ma
dero and face the DiaZ army. Diaz
is straining every nerve to suppress
the revolution in detail before the
rebels can concentrate. He has or
dered his troops to shoot down the
mob. s---s,--,ss,
Mexico City, Nov. ACHIEVEMENTS
found in the house OF revolutionary
are said to have revealed a conspiracy
for the wholesale assassination of
prominent government officers, inclu-
ding Foreign Minister Creel, Vice-Pres-
leans, among them Editor Spindola,
owner of El impartial.
Miguel S. Macedo, subsecretary of
the government, was also listed for
death. President Diaz was to be taken
but his life spared because of his past
services to the country.
The bodies of those killed were to
lAs ,I.,.I IL
in toe streets The building of FL
impartial was to have been destroyed
with dynamite.
Papers Found by Police.
The papers exposing the conspiracy
were discovered during a raid by the
police. Three employees of FL impartial
had beon furnished with the explosive
and were instructed to use II at the
FIRST report of the uprising which was
planned for last Sunday. The seizure
Of the plans on the day upon which
they were to be executed is thought
to have had great effect in heading
of the rebellion
ReVoIutionlsts. Are Gaining.
Important gains for the revolution
lists and severe fighting in which many
were killed or wounded attended the
rapid spread of the uprising which
now has assumed an aspect so serious
as to test to the utmost the strength
of the government OF President DiaZ.
The insurgents castured several
towns I'm Chihuahua and now control
large territory in that state
There has been severe fighting at
Acombaro and Purral. and the latter
city Is reported to be in the hands Of
the insurgents.
Forty revoIutionists, it is reported,
were put to death at Puebla.
1t Is said here that Francisco j,
Madero. the revolutionary leader, has
entered Mexico with coo followers and
Is now near his home town of Goa
hula. h..
Gen. Geronimo Treyino, command.
or OF the military zone In which Mon
terey is situated, has gone north at
the head of strong body of troops
to meet him.
Free and. Arm. orizaba Prisoners.
Three bodies of revolutionists at.
tackled the military barracks at Oriza,
ba and liberated and armed the pris-
oners whom they freed from the pris-
on adjoining.
The Fifteenth Mexican infantry
charged the revolutionists and drove
them back into the woods after hot
fight. The number OF casualties can.
not be learned
During the fighting the Tenth in.
fantry from Mexico City and the Six,
teenth infantry from Vera Cruz
reacted the scene.
Take Towns in Rich District.
The Mexican reyolutIonlsts have
aDiured the three chief towns in
the rich Mems river valley Gomez
Palacl,, r.fdo ANA Torteon