The San Francisco call., 1910-11-25
$4,000 REWARD
Up FOR MADERO
DEAD OR ALIVE
Government Will Willingly Pay
Sum for Corpse, Is Report
From Over Border
Rebel Leader Is Wounded While
Leading Force Against
200 RuraIes

said that he would wait for absolute
confirmation before making any report
Fighting at ParraI
WASHINGTON. Nov EFT is the.
opinion Of Henry Lane Wilson, United
states ambassador at the City of
Mexico. that the situation is improv-
ing. Wilson was informed by the
Mexican foreign Office today that fight
ing continues at Parral and Ciudad
Porhrio Diaz, where the revolutionists
already had lost "a men and the gov
ernment four The remainder of the
republic was reported to be quiet.
The best of order has prevailed at
Monterey" cabled Consul General
Hanna at that city.
The department also had mail ad-
vices from Consul Ellsworth at Ciudad
Porfrio Diaz dated November II re-
letting 10 the attack made upon the
American consulate by anti-Americsn
nohs. Ellsworth said the local off,
cials had apologized for the incident
and solicited his permission to repay
the damage 10 the consulate
The state department had dispatch
from General Hoyt, commanding the
war department today, that conditions
on the American side OF the border
were quiet. Yesterday the war depart
5neut offered 10 supply General Hoyt
with 2 reinforcement, TO be drawn
from the department of the Colorado,
II he wished it. Apparently the troops
at present on the Rio Grande are re-
gsrded as sufficient to prevent armed
parties from crossing the Rio Grande
into Mexico. as General Hoyt has made
no application for more troops.
Thirteen Killed at PaIacio
ToRREoN, State Of Durango, Mex,
Nov. 24.-All is quiet here and at Gomez
Palacio. q few miles TO the north.
Fighting occurred at Gomez Palacio
last Monday, when the rurale police
put to rout a band Of looting rebels.
n the engagement seven rebels and
six defenders Of the town were killed.
A report that 500 revolutionists are
within few miles of Torreon has not
been confirmed. Five hundred Mexican
troops are in the vicinity.
There Is no trouble In the states OF
Durango, ZacatecaE. Einaloa and Aguas
Calientes. The excitement caused by
the outbreak IS subsiding and today
business in this territory has been re-
sumed as usual The fighting at Gomez
Palacio resulted from an attempt BY
revolutionists to loot the tax collectors
Office.
SEIZE POLICE STATION
Early Monday morning 80 rebels at.
tackled the police quarters at Gomez
Palacio, which was guarded only by
Commandant Eucario Ruiz, an adjutant
and five policemen. The revolutionists
opened fire and the officers answered
IN kind, but the latter were soon out
IF ammunition and were compelled to
retreat The rebels thereupon took pos
session of the police quarters, opened
. the prison, liberating a few prisoners
and robbing several houses
During the fight the adjutant, citi-
zen helping in the defense. and a revo-
lutionist were killed A policeman
who was wounded, died later.
Several OF the attacking party were
wounded, but they were carried away
by their comrades. After routing the
police the rebel band. grown to the
number Of 200. entered the government
pawnshop and opening the vaults
seized a supply Of arms. They ther
marched TO the tax collectors office
and demanded $4,000, promising to re.
imburse the collector when the cause
Of Francisco Madero, the rebel leader
triumphed. Under threats, the collector
opened his safe and the invaders seized
$500.
HOLD UP TAX COLLECTOR
Leaving the tax collectors Office, the
marauders encountered a party o.
rurales under command of Chief o.
Police Zuniga. The rebels were forced
back and dispersed. A small band o
rurales from Lerdo arrived on the seen,
during the fighting and engaged !
group Of the rebels. The rurales wer,
outnumbered and fell back. Another
fight occurred in front Of the city mar
ket during which two rurales wer,
wounded by machetes, and Felix Cha
vez. the rurale chief, was killed An
other rurale. who was wounded, dieC
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