Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-07
MORE RUMORS
FROM JUAREZ
Eighteenth Federal Infantry
Annihilated Says One
Report
OROzCO WAS KILLED ANOTHER
In General, However, 1t Is Be
lieved That Rebellion Is
Fizzling Out.

Ell Paso, Feb. THE revolution
ary forces under Pascual Orozco are
believed to be at Flores ranch, about
fifteen miles southeast of Juarez, this
morning, awaiting reinforcements I'M
der Blanco coming up from Casas
Grandes. Americans arriving over
land from that place last night state
the reason that Blanco has not al
ready joined Orozco in front of Juar-
ez was that he has been busy fighting
the Eighteenth federal infantry, which
was marching from Gallegos on the
Mexican National railroad to Casas
Grandes. These Americans say it is
currently reported at Casas Grandes
that the Eighteenth infantry is prac-
tically annihilated and that Blanco
would at once advance to the north.
Juarez today has resumed normal
business aspect, but troops are still
on guard on all buildings. Regard
less OF the fact that twenty wounded
soldiers and six wounded women are
now lying in the Juarez hospital, the
victims of fighting near Juarez on
Sunday, circulars distributed in
Juarez this morning declare that Colo
mel Robago defeated the rebels on
Sunday with heavy loss and sustain
ed only one killed and four wounded
The circular is headed: Viva Diaz,
Death to the Rebels!" 1t says that
Orozco was surely killed in Sundays
fight and that Madero is now waiting
in El Paso "for chance that will
never come. to enter Juarez and set
up 2 rebel capital"
Trouble Grossly Exaggerated.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 7.-R. W.
Wiley, president of the Silver Hill
Mining Company, one of the profit
abba ventures in Mexico, arrived in
San Antonio today directly from the
scene of disturbance in that country
Mr.. Wiley has been for the past three
months in the zone from which re-
ports of much fighting have come.
When asked about the trouble he
n
bands of outlaws have been making
some trouble down there but have
done nothing to serve as a base for
newspaper stories circulated in Unit.
ed States. SO far the depredations
committed are no worse than those
by the James and Younger gangs
some years ago in the United States
and in some instances not as bad.
The number of fights and actual fight
ing have been very much exaggerated.
| Calling the marauding down there a
revolution is actually a joke. / have
been right in the locality, have $50
men at work there, and know that
| little is going on except in newspaper
reports. l also know further that
| the government has matters we'll in
hand and that all branches of bust
ness can be as safely conducted there
as in the United States. To show
! you that am not at all alarmed am
at present transporting a smelter to
my mine and neither myself nor my
men carry arms of any kind. The fact
is [ have revolver but have not
seen it in so long 1 do not know
where it is. So you can understand
from this that I am not much alarm
ed about present conditions The
Mexican government is just as stable
as that of the United States and it
is foolish for the people of this coun.
; try to accept reports from that coun.
try relative to revolution. as facts. "
! Laredo Reports All Quiet.
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 7.-Passen-
gers reaching here on the through
M"xican National train report all
quiet at all points along the line.
They heard nothing of reported out
break on Saturday. 1t is believed that
the government commandeered the
wires last night as the result of a
crush of business due to recent Rebel
activity in the vicinity of Juarez.
Curry Where the Bullets Whistle.
Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. Among the
|
Bauche Sunday, was George Curry.
former governor Of New Mexico and
prior to that Rough Rider and Phil.
ippine soldier. Curry went to the bat.
tie line of the insurrectos early Sun
day and remained there all day. He
came nearly being struck by bullets
several times and was under fire when
different changes in the positions of
the soldiers changed the direction of
firing.
Mr., Curry went to the battlefield
in company with others from this city
and enjoyed the scene greatly. He
had nothing but praise for Orozco
and the insurrectos and their actions
under fire.
Red Cross Fired On.
Washington, Feb. THE report
: that the Mexican federal troops fired
on the Americans under the Red Gross
nag during the engagement neal
Juarez yesterday, will be investigat
ed by Ambassador Wilson at Mexico
City, upon instructions of the state
department The department tool
cognizance of the matter in response
TO a protest by Representative Smitf
OF the Ell Paso district, Texas, whose
attention was called to the matter b!
one OF his constituents. 1t is declared
that DR.. Bush of Ell Paso, while at
tending the rebel wounded under
! banner of the Red Cross was free