The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-31
hot FIGHTING AT NAL PASO
MEXICAN REBgIS. BEING DIS
LODGED. WELT tRAI.
mia, 0nlriais ~, harkboa- % the nisinx
D. Brskrn hepairS fsrinx Made To
railway tnsppssrd smala Revolt In
Vera Cur american Held Prisoner.


formation obtained from a Government
Official TO-DAY and published here this
afternoon IL Ia the effect that an exiensiv =
baitl. took place AT Nal Paso before the
place was captured by the Government
Col Escudero al The head Of no troops
was sent in adv anc- by Gen I.uaue He
me, the insurgents on the mountain side
al Nal Paso and "A battle lasting sew .ral
hours ensued.
| The rsbsls retired, leaving the pass in
the hands Of the Government forces The
exact number Of killed and wounded ON
each side cannot bs ascertained at present
Ii IL said the troops are now ready To CON
tinne their march against Ciutiad Guer-
zero They expect little opposition. a. the
Government now thinks the back bone of
the rebellion IN broken.
There was q small outbreak yesterday
near Cofsiova. State OF Vera Cruz. II
was Of little importance. The rebels Mt
sacked one town. The Government sent
Nd troops against them and the rebels
took TO the hills.
RePorts from rAbasco say that $50 rebels
attacked Santa Ana. a small port on the
Gulf OF Mexico. After attacking the
Municipal Palace and sacking the Treas
nry. thsy went 10 Tonala . town twenty
miles distant. The Government sent 100
infantry against them. II an engage
msnt resulted ii has not been reported.
Yesterday At Tabssco twenty -thr-s
| rebels attacked the American hacienda
| Las Colmenas. The manager. A. A.
Schwerin. was taken prisoner and held
| for twelve hours. He was released after
the plantation had been sacked. All the
men employed at tho hacienda were
forc.d TO join the rebels.
Schwerin nays hs was well treat ed by
the rebels Their leader was apparent w
| man Of much influence with his fol-
lowers He told them they must not
modest Americans
Col. Cuzman, aho wss wounded in
he frst battle OF Nal Paso. died in h.
chihuahua hospital vest erday He Is
The first officer Of import ance lost by he
Government
Although Nal Paso is now said TO h.
in the hands OF the Government the teIe-
graph wires are not working hat far We,
IL Ia impossible To run a train over IN.
railroad. many Of the bridges being gone
and the track torn up in many places
IN the Nal Paso ca hon The rebels used
the rails TO form breas, works Tn.
Government IL building temporary
bridges. and IL Is expected tonight that
II will be- possible 10 send rain through
10 San Ant ONO
two wireless stations nj PeSiernale~ and
San Antonio 10 insure communication NJ
the rebels again cur the wires Gen
Navarro hgur~s that u viii take at least
ten days 10 reach Guerrero. a. he expects
20 put the railroads in shape during his
march He will leave troops a, all th,
important points that are lik-lv Ia be- al
tackled
4 traveller who has just returned from
Durango says the conditions there are
IN. outbreak continues ia chihuahua Tor
another week n will hav. difficulty IN
suppresslng tbs. tendency io revolt IN Dur
range The informant SAYS he personally
saw troops patrolling the country around
All the towns IN that section ar. m
continual fear Of attack hy rebels In
Iorreon. "A Guy Of w.OD inhabitants a
repor started that the rebels w.r.,
coming oward the town. Troops ~sr.
immediately sent ~ meet them AL
business was stopped and the people
barricad~d themselves IN their homer or |
places II businsy~. Nothing came " II
II vas said afterward thai there Were.
M rehe,s anywhere In IN. district
The kerrn--e arranged To he hs.id IN ih.. !
Alameda Park. city 81 Mexico. IN C..l..- |
brailon Of the Inauguration of Pr--id-nt
Diaz and Nice-pr--i,isnI Corral on p-c-iti- |
h-r ,, which has been Postponed many |
'irnse ha- now be-n finally ahandon.c |
he decorate ions we're removed to-day |
President Diaz will. a. lls'isi hold New |
ear reception m the ambassadors !
Hall ~ the National Palace II - ~
p'-Ct.Si va h.- b'g event
EL PAsO. Dec ~ - The most optimistic |
view Yet taken Of the troub.. ia Mexico |
~ that Expressed IN dispatches from |
hihuahua and Nv travellers from that |
region to-day. The ans,irrecto- mann |
body appear- To have dIsa ppsar-d and |
they are found only IN small bands
F.ts.
control Of the railroad out of Chihuahua |
and are now enabled TO inak.. repairs To |
restore traffic. IL looked upon a. "A con
t---IOn 81 weakness on the part Of the |
rebels and - taken a. am indication that
they see. their own failure and are about |
To aunt.
The repair men with tn. tram following
VIA" relief column that got through Mai
PasO and To the relief Of Gen Navarro
have. had no trouble with th.. r,-b-I- Thu.
tram Will bring Savarro'- wounded mt
Chihuahua. and rh.n Gen Navarro and
Gen Luuu- will he abs. 10 tran-por. |
their troops Oh to- La Junta Guerrero
I-mo>arhIC. and other points where the. |
rebels have been IN power. II the reb..l- |
Offer no NOR" resistance then they have.
ihI- week
fv..n n r--i-ianc- - offered with ta.. |
railroad open behind them and guarded |
a. they saw u ~ now tbs. Federal officials !
declare they ~ould hav. no further trouble |
IN riddinR the country OF the InstIrreCtos.~
railroad man coming in to-day from |
III. Pedsrnal.s region says the rebels are |
armed with such "A variety 81 rifles that 10 !
would be Impossible TO get ammunition |
of the different characters needed TO |
supply tn. army There il still much |
un-a-in.-ss and many don't believe the |
r-pssls will surrender completely until |
after hard campaign IN the mountains
and hills Business IL feeling the effs,,t |
Of the trouble. and the monetary loss H.
fallin q h-avi Iy upon foreigners and nat iv --
alike IN thihuahua.
Rebel agents IN n Ps-o hav. not lost
hsa ri and ar- -till trying to g.s OPERATOR
for machine guns. communication has
not vet been restored with Casas Grand--.
south IL here. which has been i-ola ted
since week ago yesterday. when the
rebels burned ih. railroad track between
here and. here. Last reports ON W-dne~- !
day night wer. that the town was being |
k..d H. h. act