The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-21
OTHER CLASHES
ARE REPORTED
IN THE INTERIOR
Government Moving Troops
Into All the Territory
Where Uprising is Fear
ed--Startling Reports
Of Invasion by Fug-
itives.

Ell. pASO, TEX. Nov. 2i.--Advices
received mere To-day place the number
OF killed In the rioting AT Zacaztecas in
the interior of Mexico. at nearly 100
other reports say the death list viii
reach 500. but the reports are confus-
Ing and authentic information II i'm
possible to obtain because Of the con-
sorship.
zaraxteeas is 500 miles south OF the
border and Ii Is unlikely that the re-
suits Of the eghtirg there will be def
niteiy known for Some time to come
Most OF the reports reaching here are
that force ~ rioters assembled in
the public square and, after singing
revolutionary songs and shouting
threats against the city officials. start
ed TO march through the streets. A
force of soidler> MAS III waiting and
on signal fired half a dozen voiieNs
into the crowd. The rioters fed III
the utmost confusion, leaving many
dead and wounded behind.
Reports are current here Of riots at
Alnieze, Mexico. In which A. number Of
persons were killed. and of fight near
Del Rio. Texas. on the Mexican border.
In this latter fight the runors say
Americans and Mexicans participated.
The rumor II not confirmed.
The Mexican government liz moving
troops rapidly into vi OF the territory
where q Revolutionary uprising II fear
ed. Guerrero. where the revolutionary
leader Madero planned 10 ettahlish his
headquarters. IL now held by govern
raent troops. while patrols are search
lag the country for the insurgent leader
and his lieutenants.
The report that General Bernardo
Reyes arrived secretly from Europe.
where he has been Ia virtual exile by
command of President Diax, and In the
real leader Of the uprising. In worrying
the officials. The general is Immensely
popular. and who, If is TO take mn open
part in a movement having for it's pur-
pose the overthrow OF the DiAx rule
could count on thousands OF recruits.
Ambassador Wilson, In heiated
dispatch received ~ the vtate depart
ment to-day, confirms the reports Of
outbreaks in puehia and Juarex. Mex
leo City Is undisturbed and he re-
ports that the government seems TO
have the disturbances well In hand
IT In expected that the liberal paper
FL Pals. In Mexico City. will be sup
pressed for publishing incendiary
news. Consul Ellsworth In dis
patch, also received to-day. reports
that there is unrest along the border
near Porflrio Diax but that the situ
alton on the American side liz Well un-
der control.
Maior-General Wood. chief Of STAFF
to-day directed Masor-General Ralph
w. Hoyt. commander Of the depart
ment Of Texas. to hold his troops in
readiness along the Mexican border.
The arms and ammunition being
shipped across the border into Mexico
from Eagle Pass, Marathon and Del
Rio, Tex. have been paid for In cash.
the authorities say. II In said that
1900 rifles have already been SNUG
klcd across. having been purchased
II II said, out of fund controlled
BY Francisco Aadern.
A despatch from Topic. Mexico. de-
ciarcs the students there are prNpar-
Ing for a demonstration similar to
those recently At Guadalajara and
Mexico City. Tho NTH battalion OF
Fedora! troops which had been order
ed from Topic 10 San Bias. was to-
day ordered to remain at Teptc and
preserve order.
Th0 Topic trouble In caused by III
feeling against Americans. Students
and merchants congregated in the
aktAete to-day and discussed the
NodeTigue5 lynchln4 with great heat
Further trouble \ expected there at
any moment.