The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
MARCHING ON CHIHUAHUA.
Rebel Advance Guard Already En-
camped Around the City.

Chihuahua, May 10, via FL Paso,
May 12.-Two thousand insurrectos,
part of the andaoperating in the dis
tricts south of here, are reported to-
day to be marching on Chihuahua.
Already the advance guards are en-
camped around the city.
An armed mob just before daylight
today entered Non1bre de Dios, a sub
urb, looted all the stores, and took
all the horses, despite the presence of
1900 federal troops in nearby barracks,
and escaped. Santa Eulalia, an important
mining camp IL miles east of the city,
has been abandoned by all the muni
cipal officials because Of approach of
the inSurrectoS. The place is now reg
ulated wholly by Americans employed
in the mines. This city, long in dread
of an attack, is now in greater fear
than ever because of the extreme vio
lence shown by the insurrectos in their
northWard march. The whole district
embracing Durango. Torreon and inter
mediate towns, has been in a state ap-
preaching anarchy.
To conceal their movements the in
surrectos destroyed all the remaining
telegraph and railroad lines, so that
Chihuahua city, with it's $4,000 inhabit-
ants, has been isolated for practically
two weeks. This dispatch is sent 225
miles overland by automobile to Ell
PaSo, Texas.
Situation in the South.
The situation in the south is report
ed here as: Torreon, $4,000 population
rounded by insurrectos, estimated 1000
in number, communication in all direc-
tions frequently cut off and inhabit-
ants in constant fear of attack.
Lerdo. three miles from Torreon, in
hands of insurrectos under Pablo
LAWN; condition chaos. looting and
acts of violence.
Palacio Gomez, near Torreon. in
vaded by insurrectos without resist
ance.
Durango, $4,000 population. capital
of same name surrounded by insur-
rectos and in fear of attack.
Zacatecas, $4,000 population, capital
of state, $50 miles south of Torreon,
surrounded by insurrectos; possesses
only small federal garrison.
Aqua Calientes, $4,000 population,
capital of the state, described as a
hotbed of revoIutionists, who frequent
Iy make incursions into the town and
receive encouragem from the in
habitants.
Parral, located on a branch line
from Jiminez just south of here, sent
out a distress signal. Fifteen hundred
ins1Irrectos surrounded the town, and
already have captured M1nas Luevas,
suburb.
An American Is Shot
Guadalupe Y. Cairo was entered by
seven hundred men, who shot and
killed the jefe politico, a lieutenant
and several federal employees. All the
stores were looted and the municipal
records burned. August Beckman, an
American of Luckenback. Gillespie
county Texas. was pulled off a horse
while trying to escape and was ordered
executed Several shots were fired,
but he escaped after suffering a wound
in the scalp and hand. He, with
other Americans, appealed to the
United States consul for protection.
Rosario, another town has been cut
off for some time and its fate at the
hands of the insurr ectos is unknown.
An appeal from there before the wires
closed said conditions of anarchy pre-
vailed, many of the regularly consti-
tuted authorities having fed. Inde,
south of Rosario, was sacked and
taken after 20 persons were killed. AS
soon as the appeal came from Parral
an armored train was sent out from
here as relief. The train went as far
as Jtminez and was proceeding by the
branch to Parra1 when it suddenly
stopped and came back
The official report states that insur-
rectos were seen ahead in such great
numbers it was deemed unsafe to