The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
MADERO drills
REBELS While
DIAZ PONDERS
1000 InsurrectOs Are Strongly
Fortified in Mountains and
Big Battle Expected
Publisher and Editor of News
paper at Chihuahua Thrown
Into Penitentiary

well equipped. They took the place oi
regular troops Of the Twelfth battalion
and Third cavalry. which departed for
= campaign against Madero. or the
Thirteenth regular cavalry only 200
men arrived in Chihuahua. The third
company Of this regiment is stationed
ar Parral
Revolutionists. after engagements al
Guerrero, have taken a stand at Per
dernales, where a combat is expected
with government troops sent out by
Jefe Politico Yea.
A scare Of houses sform ars and am
munitiOn I'm Chihuahua resulted Satur-
day in the finding Of a quantity Of ex~
plosives by Jefe Manuel Vidal and Po-
lice Inspector General ROdolfO Urdpil-
leta in a building owned by Fortino
Moreno. who was thrown into the pen
itenfiary
Moreno claimed these explosives were
The property Of Walter Brady, man
ger Of the mines at Batopilas. Brady
appeared before the police prefect and
obtained Moreno's release. Moreno was
agent Of transports in the government,
Office
Mexican newspapers reaching here
show many printed retra ctiOns request
sues for attending independent meet
ings, such statements attesting the
good viii Of these citizens toward the
government. This means was adopted
10 avoid arrest as all persons so men
toned are being arrested.
Symps sthfzers here claim to have in
formation that AIadeor is safely in
trenched in the mountains drilling sol
diers and that the government is hes
stating 70 advance against him Before
& accUmulates larges forces
MaderO Strongly Fortified
CHIHUAHUA. Mex. Nov. 2S.-The
government troops have returned to
the city from their fight with the revo-
lutiOnists four miles west Of her at
Fresno Sunday. Two thousand rein
fOrcements are expected before the
government resumes its attempt TO re-
open the Mexico and Northwestern
railroad line which is tied Up as a
result Of the fight. The instructors
are said 10 have been reinforced by
bands from ParraI. and to the number
OF 1000 they have fortified positions
at various points. and lively fighting
is expected when the campaign starts.
MaderO Is Uninjured
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Nov. 2S.-That
Francisco 7. Madero is safe and unin-
jured IS the news brought to his fam
sly by a courier. who comes direct from
him today He says MaderO is now
gathering his forces. AS far as the
conhscation of the NIadero estates is
concerned, the courier says Madero is
not much concerned since the bulk of
his interests are in the hands of friend
iy Americans
Three Hundred Pistols Seized
LAREDO. Tex. Nov. 2S-The Naevo
Laredo postal and customs authorities
pOns, which came from the United
states by registered mail haze been
accumulatsng for several days and We're
returned to this country today with the
statement that ths constitution prohib-
iUed importatiOns
COntraband Arms Shipped
FL PASO. Tex. Nov 2s-A Mexican
Central passenger tTain was held at
the international bridge tonight and
each passenger searched for arms by
customs officials and rurales. Fifty
rifles and several hundred pounds Of
ammunition were shipped by government
agents today 10 Nueva Casas Grandes.
Galley Boy" Is lndiscreet
Ell PASO. Tex, Nov. 2S.-Dick Evans
galley boy on the IL Paso Herald
who was arrested in Jaurez. Mexico.
last night for shouting .Madero can
whip Diaz' was released at noon to-
day He was kept in jail over night
and until noon