The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-15
FARCE
RESCUE SCENE
Navarro Arrives at Juarex After
Twelve Days Trf Without
One Shot seinp Fired
at H'm]
CAME BY RAILROAD
Did Not Even Catch Glimpse Of Reb-
els All During His Great Rush
to Save The Be-
'eIssd cily.

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 15.-General
Navarro of the Mexicah regular army
with approximately 1,Olo men, includ-
ing cavalry, infantry AID artillery, ar
rived in Juarez at o'clock last eve
ming. amid the acclaim OF the in
habitants. The troops occupied threo
passenger trains and a. work train,
the latter proceeding and carving
soldiers. Not shot was fired by the
insurrectos, and Navarro's command
was not intercepted at any OF the
mountain passes, and, In fact, did not
see rebel in the twelve days trip.
Bridges on this division of the Mexi-l
can Central railway were repaired
yesterday by worknen, and those be-t
low were repaired by Navarro as he
advanced
Orozco and the other insurrecto
chiefs camped at Samalayuca and.
awaiting the arrival OF Navarro, Of
fered no resistance to the passage OF
the troop trains, although the insur-
gents occupied a strong position on
the mountain heights overlooking
the railway track and Samalayuca
station. 1t is supposed that after the
troops had passed the insurrec.os
moved south toward chihuahua.
Navarro left Chihuahua with re-en-
forcements for J,rarez twelve days
ago. but made slow progress on ac-s
count OF burned hrid gss ard wrecked
railway tracks. On the trip north
ward he was compelled to rebuild
many bridges, one Of which
was 200 feet long.
I Gen. Navarro was given public
reception by the people, OF Juarez az
ter his arrival When asked for a
statement, he said he had come to
act, not to talk
Some estimates place the number
OF troops at 1900, but the conserva-
tive estimate places them at about
! 1000. The reinforcement Of the
/ City Of ,Juarez is regarded as the most
serious block the insurrectos have re-
ceived since the beginning of hostill-
] ties, and the uprising is regarded as
/ practically at an end. 1t is believed
! that it will now resolve itself into a
+ guerilla warfare.
1 An hour after his arrival. General
\ Navarro was escorted to the custom
house, where the Taft-Diaz meeting
4 took place. Here he received MEM
/ hers of Col Rabago's staff and citi-
zens generally among them several
women, He appeared rugged and
| hearty Since the beginning of the
campaign he has grown full set of
white whiskers. His nrst official
4 act was to write telegram to Presi-
j dent Diaz reporting his entrance into
the city.
Col. Cutler, aide de camp to Presl-
y dent Diaz, and member Of Gen. Nav
arros staff, stated the trip from Chi
huahua, distance OF 200 miles, had
4 been made without unusual incident.
i He declined to be interviewed, say
ing. at is against orders. for officers
to give out information. The press
has used us very badly, you know
The federal troops Travelled on two
trains, preceded by construction
train. Their arrival was almost with
out warning. There have been so many
fals.a rnmors of his arrival that but
little attention was paid to reports
that he would be in last evening.
The insurrectos are downhearted
Orozco has accomplished nothing
since the insurrection began three
months ago save to depress business
TIE Juarez campaign has been a
miserable hasco, Even the leaders OF
the iunta admit this
Had Orozco proceeded with energy
and taken Juarez, as he might have
done a week ago the moral effect
would have been marked. and nc
doubt would have added much to his
strength in the way of recruits and
arms.
Many Mexicans working in the
!. United States awaited the taking oil
Juarez as a signal TO join actively in
the movement.
. The capital at Guadaloupe is far
y from permanent. 1t is on wheels and
Y will be moved on the approach of g
federal force. Driven along the Dor
der. it is nov believed Orozco mus
retreat to Casas Grandes again. II
is said he cannot even threa'e en- ths
J, city OF Chihuahua for tlTere is {
garrison OF 1000 troops defending tha'
: place,