Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-23
'IAz WAS 10 BE CAPTURED
Life of President to Be Spared Be
cause OF Past Services.
iEvOLT SPREADING RAPIDLY
Trouble is Reported in Several East.
ern and Northern States.
INSURGENTS TAAE SOME CITIES
Army n Disurfected und Many SoI-
diers Join Rcbeis--Governmcnt
SeiEcS TeIeErRrh Wires
Tales Told by HefuEccu.

MEXICO CITY Roy 22.--Documcnts
found in the house OF revoluuonist are
said to have revealed conspiracy for the
wholesale ASSASSINATION OF prominent gov
enment officers, including Foreign Minis
ter Creel Vice President corral ana other
prominent Mesdoans among them Editor
spindola, owner OK l1l impartial Miguel
;. Macedo subsecretary OF the govern
mcnt was also listed Tor death
President Dia2 was to be captured but
his life spared because Of his past services
to the country. Bodies of those killed were
to be suspended from electric light wires
in the streets. The building OF I1l Impair
cial was to have been destroyed b. dyna-
mite.
The papers exposing the conspiracy were
discovered during a raid by the police on
Sunday Three employees OF II lmparcial
had been furnished with the explosive ana
We're instructed 10 use it at the first re-
port of the uprising which WAS planned
for last sunday The seizure OF the plans
on the day on which they were to be sX.
ecuted is thought 10 have had a great
effect In heading off the rebellion.
tfghtng is reported In progress this
afternoon al Chihuahua no details have
been received here, Orizaba is-rsported
quiet
Prisoners at Oriznba Released.
Francisco [. Madero, reputed leader OF
the rebels, Is believed to be neag has home
in Coahuila. Yesterday three bodies Of
reyoluuonists attacked the military bar
racks at Orizaba and liberated and armed
the prisoners.
The attack was well planned and exc
cuted, The revolutonlsts. who numbered
800, divided their forces, a group OF 100
stationed on the summit OF nearby hill
threw dynamite bombs into the barracks.
When the soldiers fled from their quarters
and charged their assailaits the other
party attacked the prison. Breaking down
the guards and forcing an entrance they
liberated all of the prisoners and armed
them. The Fifteenth Mexican infantry
charged the revolutlonists and drove them
back into che wxlads after q hot fisht that
continued until 9loclook last night. The
number OF casualties cannot be learned
During the fighting the Tenth infantry
from Mexico City and Sixteenth infantry
from Vera Cruz reached the scene.
In spite of a strict censorship, direct
word from Orlzaba, state OF Vera Cruz,
telling OF severe fighting there ana from
Guadalajara, state OF JaHsco, reporting the
movements OF government forces, reached
here today
Part OF Army in Revolt.
Ell PAsO. Texas, Nov. 2.-Passengers
arriving this morning from Mexico report
q terrible condition In that country. The
train was loaded with American refugees
and Americans are leaving the country aa
fast as possible. The refugees report Par
raj, state Of Chihuahua in the hands OF the
revoluuonists, with the wires cut and
the mayor and chief Of police dead. How
many others had been killed the refugees
did not know.
Troops being sent from Chihuahua to
Parral left the train at Jiminez the june
tion point and refused TO go further. Jlmi-
nez was captured by the rebels Monday
after a fight in which fifteen OF their
number and seven rurales we're killed.
Mexican officials permitted Americans
to retain their arms 10 protect themselves.
Passengers say the Mexican government is
placing little reliance on the army, as
half OF II is made up OF petty criminals
and convicts sentenced to q term In the
army instead OF prison. Most OF these are
known 10 be In sympathy with the reyo-
lutonary movement and many Officers,
who have been offered promotion by Fran
cisco AIadero are suspected OF being ready
to - him.
Passengers declare that Madero, head
quarters OF the II. s. Person Lumber in
terests in Chihuahua, is In the hands OF
the revolutionlsts. one hundred and sixty
troops were sent there from Chihuahua,
but twenty-five deserted enroute and the
remainder Joined the rebels upon their ar
rival. according to reports heard by the
passengers.
HireIings Guard Palace.
An American arriving from GuadalajarR.
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
10 guard the palace ana operate the guns
Francisco Madero, leader Of the revon,
is reported to be In the hills OF Coahuiia
his native state, organizing his men.
A telegram from Del Rio this morning
says a troop OF United States cavalry is
! enroute 10 that point from san Antonio
and another troop is moving to Eagle Pass
to enforce neutrality on the border.
There are reports today Of general fight
ing at Orlzaba, RIO Blanca, Nogaies and
santa Rosa, a group Of manufacturing
towns in Vera Cruz. WHITTIER troops were
called yesterday and that some Of the
mills have been fired. these are cotton
manufacturing towns and there are 1000
employees In Ortzaba alont, all said TO be-
against the government, The sale OF
liquor has been prohibited there, since last
Friday, but several canunas were broken
into and liquor procured. which has made
the mob the more difficult 10 control.
Death 90 Kabkees.
Mexican papers arriving by this morning S
mail show that the conditions I'm We're Cruz
we're serious as far back as saturday
These papers declare that reports reached
Guadalajara on Friday Of serious dis
turbances in several villages IN that state
and that trusted men are out Investigating.
II also Is reported that In Phachuca tho
Americans are fleeing, cards reading
Death 10 Yankees, ana Down with
Grngoes" having been posted all over
town. Many cards read: XIII Dlaz and
His Yankee Friends"
The inauguration OF General Liaz as presl-
dent for another term comes on December
1. and q general disturbance Is expected