The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-24
No Leadership Shown-.Diaz
Forces Operate with
Energy.
NORTHERN TOWNS RETAKEN
Anxiety as to Reyes Madsgo
Over the Border-Many
Men Killed.


has been declared at Torreon. chihuahua.
ParTal. Gomez Palacio. Nogales. Ciudad
Juarez. Ciudad Porfirio Diaz and other
! towns Of small Importance. At all these
places the stores are closed and no business
il being transacted. In the city OF Chi
huahua IA battalion Of National Guards
Ia being organized To protect the city
against insurgent attack. This city Is
supposed 20 be the centre OF the revoli-
tionary conspiracy.
Official reports state that quiet prevails
throughout the country and that no
troubles occurred anywhere to-day. Ths
authorities. however. are very vigilant.
anticipating that the rebels are planning
to make sudden attacks on various
towns
Persistent rumors are current that
Francisco / Madero. the rebel leader.
crossed the frontier yesterday dressed
a. a r,irale and that he was heading to-
ward the centre Of the agitation.
As a measure Of precaution all the
fetes in connection with the inauguration
until further notice All bullfghts
scheduled for next Sunday have been
forbidden
Mr. Hudson vice president Of the Ma
tional Railways. when interviewed con-
corning the situation At Parral. Torreon.
Chihuahua and other places on the Ma
tional line. said he had received no reports
Of disturbances from those places with
the exception of Psrral. where twenty
revolutionists had attacked the town.
but were driven on by the rurales. Three
Of the rebels were killed and many
wounded. Three Of the r,irales were also
wounded.
No confirmation has been received Of
the report that the revolutionists had
dvuamitsd "A railway bridge AT MADEIRA.
ON branch Of TN" Northwestern Railway,
Will. military train was passing over il.
resulting in the loss of 3OO dead
MArAMORos. Mexico. Nov. 23-Advices
received 10y IN" Mexican military au-
rhoriti,S here show that that each armed
band 81 rsvolurionisrs ~ operating indie
pend.n;ly "f any general organization.
80 far a. can ba learned the -"ditionists
are without "a military head In all the
reports of uprising and attacks upon
towns hy h. insurgents the name OF M
leader or officer has been mentioned.
IN" lighting that has so far been don.
has been alt ogs'h"r IA the nature Of riot
ing with ma we'll defined purpose IN view.
While ih. situation l. hard for tho
Government 10 deal with no fears ara
entertained n 10 IA" outcome. II for no
81 her reason than that the revOlutIoni-fS
wholly Lack u military leader. The ar
rival oT Cen. Bernardo Reyes in M.xco
would plac" u different phase on the sitrIa-
ton. ~ - admitted by tn. Government
authorities His m.r" personality would
cause. 4 ri'lying to his standard.
Dilgenr inquiry ~ being mad. by rep
r.--nraIN''S 10 IN" Government a. IN Gen.
R"v..,,'. present whereabouts II IL re-
ported on good authority that he disap-
p.ar.d from his home IN Paris. France.
three. weeks ago. Fears are expressed
that ne may 10" nearing Mexico.
SOME BILLING NEsR ToRREoH
EAGLE Pass. Tex Nov. - The con
du,'ur on 'hr passenger train from
Torr"on today j. quoted n saving that
h" counted fifty eight dead bodies ri
pollC. men and soldiers along the rnur"
near Torreon Wire communication ~
still cut on
Printed circulars were distributed
amoug soldiers and some citizens in
Ciidad Poffr,o Diaz tonight announcing
that the revoluiionists do not wish to
shed any blood. hut that some Of tbs
officials must be punished They named
Nicanor Valdez. Cara Galan and Noises
Calcieron. all high officials OF Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz. who are marked a. those
TO be- disposed o.
GOVERNMENT REGAINs TOWNS.
FL PAso. Nov. 23-Now that people
have recovered somewhat from the ex-
citsment which attended the first insur-
rectionary outbreaks in Mexico the ritua-
ton does not look nearly so serious tn
them The Mexican Government has
made good it's promise to maintain order
so far a. northern Mexico il concerned
and tonight there IN not town invested
by in-urrectioni-ts.
Many refugees arrived to-day and
Yesterday. but there was not So much
excitement. They brought news tina;
Federal troops had retaken nll the tow
and without any further fighting. for inr
insurr aci ioni-ts appear 20 have de-e~te-
the towns on hearing that seasoned troops
wer. Coming.
Thai every prrcaution - takpn in M"xicD s
a. inst troubienakers getting into The
country was demonstrated to-day when
Octaviano Perea ~ Lincoln. y NJ was
jailsi IN J,iarez and held for an hour
until he could prov. that he was an
American and not trying To- make trouble.
The Mayor 81 Juar"z told him. hs savs.
hat all suspicious VisItors were being
arrested throughout Mexico and nsld
until their identify was proved. Fe-ea
looks like a wealthy Spaniard. r." -