The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-16
REBELS TAKE PROVIDENCIA
DIAZ DEFEAT AT CERRO PRIET0
ASSERTED AND DENIED.
Mexican Notables trge the, President to
\hsndon Mailed Fist Policy-Ter.
rszas And Greet blamed for Spirit
of Prolonged Fight Ahead.


mounted on good horses The Governor
Of Durango has telegraphed to Gen. Fer
nandez. commanding the Federal troops
in that zone. TO send at least 500 men i'm
mediately to put down the rebellion and
maint ain order The troops have been
sent from near Chihuahua. The National
Guard in that ection has been called out
but IL is considered certain that the &C W
eminent will be unable to trust the mem
bers.
Trouble is also reported at Ralieza
near Psrral. Troops are being sent
against m, rebels there.
The Minister OF War declared in an in
terviCw to-day that the stories tele-
graphed to the effect that the fighting
A. Guerrero WAS more or less even ives
absolutely false He declared that ir
was another case Of the yellow press AT
tempting to discredit Mexico He added
that the Government troops had won
holding Cerro Prie,o. The Minister also
denied the report that Gen. Navarro is
killing all the prisoners he takes
Private reports received here do not,
however. confirm the Minister'S state
ments. IL ia known definitely that Ma
varro has not advanced on Guerrero
and that he II resting his men before max
ing an attack on Tbs. town. He exp.,c,s
reenforcements. and IL is probable tina,
some days will elapse before he attacks.
Two trainloads Of cavalry horses ar
rived here to-day from the north. They
are in extremely bad condition Other
hor-.- hay. been son, ,o r.plac. them
The Government is .ending III. wiy..
and families Of the soldiers now at Chi
htIahua to tina, place. This il taken to
Indicate that the authorities b.liey. TN.
campaign will be a prolon god on. Two
special cars for these pss-.u gers were
ATTACHED 10 a pas-.n ger train for the north
tonight More troou- ar,. being .en, 4,
Chihuahua from tn. west coast and the
southern sections OF tho rppublic wh.r.
there has been no trouble
More arrests Of alleged N,deri.,as are
being mad. in all part. Of the r.puhIic
The prisoners are brought to- Mexico
CITY for trial
II is stated on ,I,,douhted authority
that several high officials and prumiueu,
men nav. called on Presid.n, Dia1 t.
with linn in regard +, rh.
p,.licy h.. hns been p,,rsuiup r.9ariipr
TN. di.arecr,on Throughout, nh. country
They asked him to make concessions
10 the r.bel- instead of att.nptinp 20 mn
down the rebellion with fore. and thin.
secure lasting peace. They exclaimed
that the troubL. IN mos, cases arises
not from complaint. against the c.ntrpI
Government hut from local ,nisuovsrn-
nent
They -aid thai in Chihuahua for .,-
ample. tn. revolution WAS dina 20 tho
nisr,le of T.rraza. Ca,b.r.in.la~ of
Minister CreeI. and Of the lst,.r Tb...,
wo in tbs. last twenty year. hav. y.;r..d
cont -oI of nearly all The land IN th., State
and ar. now tho Ia-g.-, landowners
in Mexico The better educated and
more advanced classes Of IN. M.y,cnn
of that section r.f,,-e IN
longer under tn. present gimc
Tho latest move Z, max. a -on of T.--
-aza Governor 10 severely condemned and
will tend to strengthen IN. opposit ion
Tn. men who visited President Dag
s.ksd him TO investigate thoroughly or
20 make an effort Ia correct Immediately
h. evils complained Of not ONLY in
-hihuahu, but in other States
II /, said tina, Diaz wa. much irnpr.-. =. :
With the arguments and promised 10 look
nto the matter Immediately and 10 ,pplv !.
orrective measures Il il generally he
i.ved here that Diaz doe, no, reaIiz.
he serio,p,ne-~ nf tn. insu-ger, movement, .
n tn. country, which !. directed aua,p-,
lis in,ima,. friends. who. tn. peorl.. b.-
i.y.. have been using him for thar oxn
md. IN III. various State government.
senior Miron. who recently sho, DENNY
'hapital. was expelled from the Cbarnh,,
4 Deputies Yesterday on the chary. ~
murder. In to A la,. hour
his afternoon h. had not been apnrc-
,ended.
In extenuation of the action of IN.
military authorities Operating in IN.
,tat. OF Chihuahua in n,,,ipg rr;s
,n.r. to death it was announced
o-day NJ, high Government, au,bo,;,,