The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
Many Killed at PuebIa


given out last night and attributed TO
Aadero is pronounced untrue.
Many Killed at PuebIa
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 19.-Estimates
OF the number killed in the fight be
tween soldiers and police on one side
and revolutionists on the other at
Puebla continued today to be placed
at from 100 20 III. Dispatches from
that city say il was certain more than
200 had been killed in the conflict
AQuites Ceroan. whose house was the
scene of the fight. was killed while
resisting arrest in a tunnel, where he
had taken refuge. He fought TO the
last firing AT the officers as soon as
they found his hiding place.
According 10 late advices from
Puebla there was no fear of further
trouble. as the troops were in control
Of the situation. It was said that many
factory employees were stiu talking in
2 revolutionary vein, but that there
was no danger Of another outbreak.
The lighting was confined TO the
vicinity of the Cerdan house. where
many revolutiOnists had gathered TO
discuss plans for an uprising scheduled
for tomorrow and where many guns
had been concealed. Secret service men
heard of the meeting and the authori-
ties ordered a squad of police to break
it up.
When the officers approached the
house they met with resistance from
The occupants, who began to fire from
the windows and balconies. Calls for
- reinforcements were sent to head
quarters, and later soldiers Joined the
police
Troops Sent TO Border
1t was in the early stages of the
fight that the daughter Of Cerdan shot
down the chief Of police and from that
time until the surrender probably 1000
shots were fred by both sides.
The fray lasted for three hours, and
during that time a constant fire from
the besieged and besiegers was kept
up. Many Of the soldiers went to the
tops Of adjoining buildings, some to
church towers, and from those points
Of vantage poured a steady stream OF
bullets into the home of Cerdan.
From within the dwelling the revo-
lutionists returned the shots. Those
who fell under the fire of the besieged
lay in the street until the fray ended
which was only after the rebels had
exhausted their ammunition.
Upon a slackening of fire from
within the house the troops rushed in
and captured 40 survivors.
Not a pane of glass remained in the
window frames of the house the doors
were riddled and hundreds Of bullet:
imbedded in the walls, while dead and
wounded lay in the yard, rooms anc
halls.
kilograms from Torreon in northern
Mexico said four men had been ar
rested today when the police broke III
q meeting Of AIaderistas.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
Papers which are said TO have re
vealed plans for assault upon a banl
as the first move in the proposed in
surrectiOn were seized. Notwithstand
ing prevalent rumors Of a proposed
uprising against the government TO.
morrow, the authorities appear TO fee
no uneasiness over the prospect. Vari
Gus regiments are under arms tonight
and viii be ready for service at
moments notice throughout Sunday.
AS a precautionary measure the Gus
temary Sunday bullfghts have beer
prohibited.
Speaking tonight OF the situation
here, Governor Villerma de Landa d.
Escandon of the federal districts said
There viii be no uprising Of TIL
AIaderistas tomorrow. The govern
gnent is fully prepared TO meet an.
demonstration whatever and TO crusl
ii in its incipiency- While we believ
that the heralded goth of Novembe
Will pass as quietly as did today, w
also believe in being fully equippe
and in readiness for any unexpecte
events which might occur"
He added that the entire republf
was al. peace today. The trouble whicI
had been anticipated at Orizaba, Guam
aJuato. Guadalajara and Toluca ha
not materialized.
Troops Sent TO Border
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov 18th
Ninth regiment Of the Mexican army
which has been stationed at Mata
moras for the last year. has bee
moved to SalUllO. and the Fourteent
regiment from Monterey has been sen
there The Fourteenth is muc
larger regiment than the Ninth, an
II is said the sending OF this larg
force 10 Matamoras is in keeping wit
The Mexican governments policy [