The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-18
HEAVILY GUARDED
All the Approaches to Bridges
Across the Rio Grande
At Ell PasO, PatrOlled by United
States Troops.
HAVING A HARD TIMI.
Captain Creighton, American
Leader of Mexican Rebels,
Finds 1t Difficult to Obtain Food
for His Men.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 1S-Al ap-
proaches to the bridges leading from
the American side to Juarez, Mexico
today were guarded by three times the
usual force Of United States troops
Heretofore only a small detail has beer
assigned to this duty, but at daybreak
| today tents had been Sc up along the
edge of the river and an entire com
pany of infantry was sent to patrol the
bank between the two bridges which
form the main arteries of traffic to
Juarez.
Scores of Mexican soldiers came to
the opposite river bank to look across
at the United States troops. 1t was a
typical frontier scene where the army
of one nation might 'hange salutes
with that of another, while each re-
mained On its own SOIL An American
who returned from the insurracto terri
tory today said that Captain Oscar G..
Creighton, the American insurrecto
leader VINO with a small force. has been
destroying bridges along the Mexican
National railroad is still encamped in
the hills a few miles south of Juarez.
Creighton's band, which is composed in
large part of Americans, is suffering
severe hardShipS according to this man.
The men he declared, have often gone
several days without food and only the
chance coming upon a steer has saved
them from actual starvation.
Stoned the Palace.
San Antonio, Tex, March 49,
What is regarded as an authentic re-
port has reached here of a demonstra-
ton against the person of President
Diaz about two weeks ago, which took
the form of stoning the windows of
the presidents palace in the City of
Mexico by a mob of insurrecto sympa-
thizerS.
The statement is made by an Amer
lean official, who witnessed the Incl
dent. This official has broken the
censorship in Mexico, which seems to
have been so rigid that the news has
just crossed the border by word of
mouth, though the official report may
now be in the hands of the state de-
partment at Washington. The demon
stration was precipitated SO suddenly
that the police, who were unprepared
for it, were unable to disperse the mob
before a great deal of window glass
had been broken.
Mexican Spies Shot by Rebels.
MexicaH, March 1S.-Felipe Rios,
Mexicali saloonkeeper and another
man., unidentified were shot as spies
by the insurrectos in the bull pen here
last night. Papers from the Mexican
government were found on Rios by the
rebels, who charged the men with aid
ing plan to retake Mexican from the
American side.
The two condemned men were lined
up against an adobe wall, firing squad
from the provost guard fired a volley
and their bodies were rolled into holes
in the ground.
The executions were ordered by Fran
cisco Quijada, rebel jefe politico (may-
orr of Mexicali. recently appointed by
General Leyva.
Frank Henera. who also was arrest
ed, was found not guilty by the rebels
and released. The rebel provost guard
in Mexicali consisting of only 18 men,
spent last night in the bushes along
the boundary line awaiting an expected
attack from the rear. The insurgents
discovered four former Mexican Off
cials armed and hidden in a house
near the line. Captain Mcdonald, of
the United States infantry, posted
guard to watch the house with orders
to fire if they started to cross the line
The discovery of the men in the house
it is believed averted a surprise at
tack by the Mexican federal sympathiz-