Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22

Two train loads of Federal troops
will reach Chihuahua this morning
Passengers arriving here this morning
report skirnNshes around Chihuahna.
with number killed and wounded
Parral is cut Off from communications
Rumors emanatf1lg from Jiminez fndi-
cate that the situation there is desper
ate, with similar conditions prevailing
at Durango and Parral
Rebels Capture Railroad.
The Parral and Durango railroad is
reported captured by the revolutionists
who are said 10 occupy commanding
position on Ell Corro Hill, an eminencs
that divides the city of Parral into two
parts. The town proper was still in
the hands of the Federal troops. but it
was expected the revolutionists would
storm the city at daybreak. All wires
are down south of Jiminez.
Passengers arriving this morning
from Mexico report a terrible condition
In that country The train was loaded
with American refugees and Americans
are leaving the country as fast as pos
sible. The refugees report Parral, State
of Chihuahua, in the hands of the revo-
lullCillSlSs Will lHt NiACS Cul dil0 tAfrf
mayor and chief of police dead How
many others had been killed the
refugees did not know.
Troops Refuse to Advance.
Troops being sent from Chihauhau to
Parral left the train at Jiminez, the
junction point and refused to go fur
ther. Jiminez was captured by the
rebels on Monday after fight in which
fifteen of their number and seven
rurales were killed
I Mexican officials permitted Americans
/ to retain their arms to protect them
selves. Passengers say the Mexican
government Is placing little reliance on
the army as half of it Is made up of
petty criminals and convicts sentenced
to term in the army instead of prison.
Most of these are known to be n SYM
pathy with the revolutionary move
ment, and many officers who have been
offered promotion by Francisco Ma6ero
are suspected of being ready TO join
4 him.
Passengers declare that Madero.
headquarters of the f. S Pearson lunl-
Der interests in Chihuahua. is in the
hands of the revolutionists. A hundred
/ Chihuahua, but twenty-five deserted
en- route and the remainder joined the
rebels upon their arrival. according TO
reports heard by the passengers.
An American arriving from Guadala-
jara capital OF the state of Jalisco.
declares that Governor Ahumada is no
longer depending on his troops, but
has placed three rapid-fire guns about
his palace. and hired men to guard the
palace and operate the guns.
Mexican papers arriving by this
mornings mail show that conditions in
/ Vera Cruz We're serious as far back as
i Saturday. These papers declare that
reports reached Guadalajara on F'riday
of serious disturbances in several vii
lagas N that State and that trusted
men are out investigating. It also is
reported that in Pachuca the Ameri-
cans are fleeing, cards reading Death
to Yankees and Down with Gringoes'
having been posted all over town.
/ MANY cards read: XIII Diaz and his
Yankee friends.
An American arriving this morning
\ from Torreon declares that the mayor
and two Americans were killed at that
place Sunday by revolutionists and that
4 Lerdo, Gomez Palacio and Torreon arc
all virtually in the hands of the revo-
4 lutionists
With practically all lines Of COM
munication in the hands Of the Mexi-
can government, with the frontier
closely guarded and all travel over the
international bridge at is point for
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