The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-23

reach Cusas Grandes by p m. to-
morrow
Casas Grandcs is the construction
I.cadouarters Tor tho Me, .can North
western 10 MADEIRA, and great sources
of provisions are on hand
Felix Baroenas, jcfc politico of Casts
Grandcs, Chihuahua, telogiaphed Gov.
crnor SANCHEZ at Chihuahua this morn.
Ing. asking for troops.
Mormons Are Well Armed.
He said he had reliable information
that large portion OF the 1000 labor
ers engaged in construction OF the
railroad from Casas GrandeS to MADEIRA
would march 10 the town tonight md
loot the stores of arms and provisions,
preparatory TO selling the big mining
camp oi Corralitos where large stores
of provisions are carried. II is he
lleVcd they then expect To seize rolling
stock and start an expedition against
Cludad Juarez from the south There
arc several large Mormon colonies i'm
n'cdiatcly west Of CasaS Erandes and
these people are well armed
EAGLE PASS, Texas. Nov 22.-
AZ 6 O'Clock tonight II was said by one
% the highest officials. and one VINO.
b. virtue OF his position iS in close
touch with the revolutionary move
ment in Mexico, that Gghting Is now
going on in Cuatro Cicncgas, a large
and prosperous city below Moncloya
This is the home OF ]. Carranza,
brother of the candidate for governor
Of CoabuIla in opposition 20 the ad.
ministration candidate. and is u
stronghold OF the anti-Diaz people
News ie Suppressed.
This same authority. whose position
prohibits mis- name being quoted, saws
the situation In Mexico Is more scri.
Gus than at any other time for several
"earS. He declares the excitement
on the border Is nothing compared TO
what 1t would be if all were known.
He says that the officials and ciu- |
zcns of Ciudad Porhrlo Ulaz are cX-
pocting the worst at any time.
They arc scouting the SurroundlnC |
country, not for reyolutionsts. but for |
their friends and relatives and bring |
Ing them into the city, some for pro
lection, but more for assisting in the
defense OF Ciudnd Porfrio Diaz. Lo-
cal merchants and citizens generally |
arc armed and used as patrols. The
town Is under absolute military con-
troll. and all communication with this
side Is prohibited after dark.
The passenger train for The south,
which Is supposed to have left Torreon
yesterday, has not yet arrived in
Cmdad Porlirio Diaz. though 1t was
due there at II o'clock this morning.
and the officials say they do not know
where the train is. 1he railway wires
are not working. Residents Of Eagle
Pass, who have relatives In Torreon
and other points down the Mexican IN.
tenatlonal line. have not been able
to get word from them for three days.
U. S. Cavalry at Eagle Pass.
Troop l., Third United States caval.
ry, under command OF Lieutenant
Bristol. arrived In Eagle Pass at
c clock this afternoon and - unloading
ct this writing
A high Mexican official said today
that in his opinion the Diaz regime
was over In efforts to secure more
help in Ciudad Porilrio Dia2. one
American in business here was or
6ered 10 report for luty and help
land patrol When he explained that
lie was not a citizen Of Mexico the
request was withdrawn Despite all
Efforts made TO capture revolution
lists, only an occasional two or three
are brought In
Mexican Troops Busy.
Another Mexican troop has lust
been ordered to Cuatro Ciencgas.
West Livaudnis. n New Orleans
business man who arrived from Tor
rcon, confirms the report OF a clash
between soldiers and revoutionists
The government forces apparently |
wcro beaten and the rcbsls infested
Gomez Palachio and Laredo. When
he left Torrcon. the rebels had not
advanced on that town, but were
uomcntarily expected
Torreon Under Martial Law.
The rebels at 3 O'Clock Monday
morning" said LiyaudaIs. Shot down
the chief Of police al Gomez Palachio
Tie garrison was sent against them
and many were reported Killed The
soldiers were forced to fall back and
when | left TOrreon, a large force
from there had been sent 10 rc-tako
the town. Torreon is practically un-
der martial law and everything IS
shut tight
VIII Not Harm Americans.
Americans will not be harmed. saws
Mr.. Llvaudals. and foreign invest.
ments VIII be protected Train SER
vice may be interrupted. he said. He
confirmed the report thai a bridge
had been burned on the Mexican In
ternational railway near Iona. %
kilomcters west of Torrcon.