The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
MEXICAN REBELS
RETREATING SOUTH
THAT IS THE WORD WHICH
REACHES e. PASO FROM
THE FRONT.

El Paao, Tex, Feb o. General
Orozco is reported by the American
army officers to have left his camp
across from the smelter He is re.
treating south.
Oro2cO is not strong enough to CON
test the way with Navarro. who is
said to be within a days march Of
Juarc2, with 500 men. Blanco is said
to be at Old Casas Grandes with 300
men, where Orozco is bound. The Of
fensiye campaign of the reyolutionists
has failed to all appearances. From
high iusurrecto sources it is learned
that all thought of attacking Juarez
has been abandoned.
Seize Dakota Mans Camera.
Eel Paso, Tex, Feb. 9-There was
no fight between Navarro and Blanco,
as rumored yesterday, according to
officials of the provisional govern
ment. The latter claim 20 know The
exact whereabouts of General Blanco,
| but declined to make their knowledge
public
The order against the use of cam
eras was enforced against two Amer
leans at Juarez today. A. Pryor of
Pierre, S. d., and A. b. Hangle of Ge-
neva visited the city today to take
photographs. Guards removed the
| films and returned the cameras with
a warning.
Laredo, Tex, Feb. Q. - Announce
ment is made today that three insur-
ance companies doing an extensive
business in Mexico would cancel all of
their policies in the republic because
Of the present uprising.
san Antonio, Feb, 9.-Company A.
signal corps, from Fort Leavenworth
Kan, under the command of Captain
William NJ. Cruickshank, and an army
pack train from West Point in charge
Of Packmaster j. w. Hollingsworth
passed through San Antonio last night
enroute to the border The signal
corps will establish wireless telegraph
stations between Eagle Pass and Mi
nera. Tex. The pack train is convey
ing siXty-rour mules and equipment tc
the troops ceutering at Del Rio.
san Antonio, Tex, Feb. 9.-Stanley
W. Fitch, chief examiner of the de
rartment OF justice, who has been il
Texas ten days inquirng as to neu
trality matters along the border, spent
Yesterday in San Antonio in confer
once with army and consular and Gus
toms officers. lie left last night fol
. Washington.
San Diego, Calf, Feb. 9.-FiftecI
rebels killed and six horses and 800
rounds of ammunition captured was
the result of a battle between sixty
rebels and seventy-fve Mexican
troops under command of Captain
Gonzales, which was fought in Plea
chic canyon, eighteen miles east o
Campo late Tuesday afternoon.
Salt Lake, Feb. Glider A. w
WINS, who has arrived here from tn,
Mormon colony in Mexico report
that the Mexican government has re
p quested the Mormon people there t.
assist it in suppressing the insured
= tos,
l Elder WINS says
1 1--WE have been most surprised T.
= receive invitations from the govern
D ment to take part with it in suppress
p sion OF insurrectos and furthermor
we even have been threatened tina
unless we do the government wi
compel us to.
/ Il may say however, that the il
+ surgents are not unfriendly to tn
j. Mormon, but expect to enlist them a
= friends, if not allies. | think the Me-
Il lean government will never carry OF
its threats and compel citizens of tn
United States to take up arms i'm
Il fight that does not concern them