The San Francisco call., 1910-11-26
1000 indians
MAY JOIN IN
The UPRISING
One of Pima Race Is Jailed as
SmuggIer of Arms and Word
Is Sent to the Tribe
Five Towns Are Held by Rebels
and Gums Guard the City
OF Chihuahua


AIRY leader has destroyed the bridges.
compelling the government forces to
march overland.
News received on this side Of the
line today state unquali6edly that sew
eraI towns in the state OF chihuahua
are in the hands OF the rebels. The
more important Of these places are
Guerrero, san Andreas, san Isadro
Oiinada and Guerachio.
REBELS HAD UPPER HAND
II is believed here that there can
Joe little doubt that the revolutionists
have the upper hand in chihuahua.
There was available in THAT state only
10 foot soldiers Of the Mexican
Twelfth infantry which. with four
officers. left Chihuahua November p to
retake from the revolutienists the
cities above named
The government troops started by
train. but found the bridges burned
andiare now marching overland. After
two days Of forced marches they are
said to have met the revolutionists but
in the midst of the reports Of the first
engagement communication was cut.
and since then no news has come
through
In the towers Of the old cathedral
at Chihuahua two gatling guns have
been mounted and five other pieces.
~mondagron machine guns. have been
placed on the heights commanding the
city.
According to the information re-
ceived. Farral. in the extreme southern
part Of the state Of Chihuahua. is in
the hands Of the revolutionists The
rebels are said 10 have entrenched on
p hiu known as la Cruz and on La
Frriete. both dominating cities.
An engagement was expected there
at any time. Revolutionists are re-
ported gathering IN Cohuiia, Parade, 4
CoYame and outside Of Ojinada.
Madero owns many cotton planta
tons between Monterey and Chihuahua 1
and he waited until his followers were 4
armed. when he crossed into eMXico /
20 lead the organized forces. Madero /
was educated at ST. Louis where he
graduated as civil engineer.
General Terrazas, the newly ap-
pointed governor OF chihuahua, is not
a brother in law Of Minister CreeL as
reported, but is the latter's father in
laH He is almost as old as Diaz, bat
replaced Governor Sanchez because the
former was a Mexican army officer.
TIC change gives control Of the state
- the military instead Of civic officials.
4.0o0 INDIANS MAY RISE
-The vigilance Of the local Mexican
officials resulted last night in the ar
rest Of an Indian. thought at the time
20 be a YaQui He was carrying high
power cartridges. Taken TO prison at
aqua Prieta, he was found to be
Pima Indian.
Revolutionary symps thizers in Doug
las quickly sent out news Of the arrest
o. the Pima tribe, located at Oputo and
tuaZaEas. on the western slope OF I
sonora. where 5000 of them live. hop
ing to induce the Pimas TO take up
arms
Leaders of the rebels have arrived
from Los Angeles and are going south
ward TO the Yaqui tribe in southern
sonora te induce these Indians to join
the revolutionary movement The /
Pimas are considered even better than
the TaQuis
Many arrests are being made in Mexi- /
can towns in the state of chihuahua /
where the military controls. One young
man was arrested for reading a news |
paper containing photographs of Ma
dero The houses Of all suspects were
. entered and searched by soldiers
Letters Tell of Strife
Ell PAsO. Tex. Nov. 25.-Dr. r. D. !
Robinson Of El Paso, who has inter !
her Of letters from Mexico today. all /
Of them reporting the situation quiet /
at Parral and Torreon.
One OF tho letters. dated November 1
% states that when the disturbances I
started a bridge was burned at LONE /
and one train was delayed. Other Tor
reon trains, the letter says, are arriv- 1
ing on time.
Fl went to Iona the next morning.
said the Torreon letter writer. ito see I
whether the bridge was burned. 1t
was about 40 feet long. Engineer /
Boyles Of an approaching freight train 1
saw the flames in time TO avoid a
wreck"
Another letter adds confirmation of
recent statements that stories OF fight
ing at Torreon were untrue.
Another TOrreon letter says.
MT numerous Mexican friends as
sure me that 10 foreigners viii suffer
more than business losses occasioned
by things being upset. Things. of T
course. are IN an uproar politically. and /
meeting OF the businessmen was held
the Jefature Tuesday attended
The city was without the proper polfcs I
protection and not sufficient money in
the treasury TO add the desired force
We contributed to make up the deficit
and have enough police to feel safe
We have some 1900 troops well or
ganized. that are doing grand work.
The outcome IS hard TO predict
Frankly. 7 fear that it win last until
the death of some Of our present rul-
ers and the establishment of the
new people. While not active all the
time, ii win keep the country un-
settled
The letters from which the foregoing
statements are taken were shown TO
newspaermen under pledge Of not dis
closing the names Of the writer's All
are afraid that any mention OF their
names in connection with the disturb
ances might render them persona non
grata in Mexico. Very few residents
of that country who have arrived here .
during the week would talk without
securing assurances that their names
would not be mentioned to the public
Messages were handled over Mexican
lines today. but there was no confirm
alton OF the reported wOunding of Ma
dero. as reported from Eagle Pass yes
terday.
Car.rf~f Mada-o Of T-oacon