The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-02

mayor under the government regime
was executed at the orders of the new
revolutionary mayor The latter is al
legged to have thus satisfied an old
grudge
The man bringing the above adds
that there are three bands of revolu-
tionists. numbering about 200 or $50
each, operating under the three prin-
cipal leaders and that there are a num-
Der of small bands owning to no CEN
trail leadership, galloping about the
country in independent, semibandit
fashion, in fact, the three principal
bands are but loosely bound together,
he says.
had deserted the mines and lumber
camps in large numbers and that many
Americans and other foreigners not
ing the disorder around them and in
ignorance of the progress being made
by government troops, are making
their way On horseback to the Rio
Grande.
, In one big lumber camp, owned by
Americans, everyone, including Ameri
cans, are said to have deserted in fear
of their lives, leaving $4,000 worth of
supplies unguarded.
Three cars of wounded which ar
rived here from Pedernales last night
are the first to come in for three
weeks. The train started with forty
one wounded, including two officers.
One died on the way in With few
! exceptions, these received their injuries
weeks ago and had been in Navarro
| field hospital since. the railroad being
| torn up through Nal Paso, Immediate
| ly east of Navarro's camp at Peder-
males. The wounded in recent skirm-
ishing We're said to be only handful.
In every essential particular the guard
which brought in the train confirms
official reports with certain additions
of interest but of no particular i'm
| nOrfa nee I1OIifioa1lE
The move of the reinforcements
which formed junction with Navarro
began last Sunday and was accom-
plished the following Tuesday. At no
time did the federals sight the enemy
in force. Every day they fired at long
distances at, some small detachment,
but usually without results. On
"Wednesday, when the work of clearing
Nal Paso was begun in earnest, a
small body of insurrectionists contest
ed the way for a few hours, killing
and wounding about twenty of the fed
erals. Their own loss in killed and
wounded was estimated at less, than
this, but the government estimates the
linsurrecto loss in killed and wounded
in the neighborhood of forty In any
event, General Luque occupied the
pass as officially reported and request
ed a repair train. This train repaired
track. but not the telegraph wires
Through Nal Paso and entered Peder-
on board. Some were too i'll to be
moved and were left in the field hos
pital. There have been a number OF
deaths among them since the Cerrc
Prieto and Pedernales fight.
Navarro is in supreme command o.
the combined forces and is now max
ing preparations for pursuing anC
subduing the enemy and for the bet
ter care of the wounded whom he cal
not safely remove from the hospital.
His opposition consists in a semi
organized way of the three main band
before mentioned. He expects oppo
sition in the way of ambuscades only
: The revolutionary force is insufficient
in numbers and arms to give open bat
, tie. 1t is probable that the small
bands, ostensibly at least, are on re
: cruiting and foraging duty. tn
| whole revolutionary movement lack
a forceful leader and unless some darl
hued Napoleon arises and brings pa
triotic inspiration. fortitude and or
ganization to them. their cause is gen
orally considered to be lost None O
the present leaders have developed an
such genius. Despite these facts tn
task ahead of Navarro is a Difficult
and hazardous one. He must operat
as an army while the insurrectos gal
i lop away from him at will to reap
| pear and harass him in unexpecte
| spots in the hills and mountains.