New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

he in I'm a Few days. We con udNt hid"'
hopes. however. for nothin; OF that kinh
will happen so soon i'm all probability
Everything continues quiet IN Chihuahua.
In tho neht this morning four soldiers
6fcderaIs, we're killed. one wounded and
Hf,ccn taken prisoners. No rebels killed.
About 2:3o Y was asleep and was road
ing when I heard shooting and saw people
trimming. so. Of course | woke Mp and
on We went to the afternoon performance
For all tho doings in Santa Eulalia we nave
seats" on hill about half mule from
hcrc, whore we can get fine view OF thN
town. The curtain seems To 30 up "a "A
rule between and In the afternoon.
This time We had much 10 watch. Three
carloads OF soldiers came mp from 'hi-
huahua at noon or Just after noon. ana
4 what did the rebels do but let the soldiers
march from the train straight through
their midst and Into the town. The rebels
had trenches dug and were ready for a
defence hut when the time came orders
we're not followed and tho soldiers had
things their own way. The rebels pnt up
little fight. and then made for the hills
and their camp. which. az ] told YOU was
up near w on tho other side OF the noun
tains. We could see them return without
the aid of glasses. and could see horsemen
and men on foot on all the hills about.
In town no one seems to know how many
Of the lighting men were killed. but after
the rebels skipped the federas Just butch
cred innocent men. women and children.
| They would go by house where the door
was open and would shoot right into the
house. For instance, there was a woman
! leaning over a man on q bed giving him
drink The soldiers shot through the
door and shot the woman in the arm and
put five holes through the man. killing
him. II turned out that the man was very
old and sick Then they dragged an old
deaf. DUMB and blind man from his house
into the street, and because he did not
answer when spoken to n was killed. 4
small boy bringing COWS down one Of the
canyons into town was killed These are
but a few examples Of the friGhtful goings-
on that afternoon. over hundred men
we're put in Jail and the soldiers wouldn't
allow food or anything to be brought to
and the pe ople are for the revolutionists.
We stayed watching the performance until
fter > Through the glasses could see
prisoners WIN lneir arms tl'u Dtnlnu lneIH
being brought into town and OF course.
could sec the movements of the soldiers
and people in the streets. From the hill We
walked around toward San Toy. where the
rebel camp was in the morning. Not a
trace Of It was left. for they had moved
on Mr. and Mr.. went over 10
the camp in the morning and were treated
royalty The captain let them by the
sentnelS and let them go all through tho
camp and invited them to luncheon. The
captain sand they had orders not to modest
in any way Americans or American prop
crty. That night when We got home. about
$50. we We're pretty tired. for We had teen
chasing most of the day. and. of course,
were bit excited
Rebels in the Mountains.
Monday. March l5-In the morning !
studied hard and We had our lesson just
after luncheon. We have our lessons on
Monday. Wednesday and Friday from 30
to 30 or :. We had just finished our les
son when people began to run toward the
point. and some of the men TO go up on the
mountains. 1t was rumored. that soldiers
had gone out from Santa Eualia to meet
the revolutonists and tia; there would he
battle over near San Toy. Y was under
ground so he missed it. ] went with sew
era of the men and Mrs --- clear around
nearly to San Toy. Nothing doing. Eighty
infantry had come up and marched on be-
yond San Toy. but not an enemy could they
find The rebels are somewhere back in the
mountains. The other day 7 heard some
ono speak of this war a "footrace" and
it struck me as being pretty good, for
neither side seems to want to fight.
francesca Yea who was in the Santa
Rosalia scrap. has come up here with a
lot of his mon and has Joined Portia.
Some other leader has also come i'm with
quite a following. so that this group of
rebels about here is said ~ number about
five hundred men. We get quite a bit Of
exercise chasing about the hills.
Tuesday March l4-Santa Eulalia is now
under martial law. We heard that $50 in
fantry. some Of the cavalry and artillery
are in town. All the miners who came M
here TO work have 10 have a transport or
Identification slip made out by the COM
panv they work for TO show that they are
really workrnen and not rcvolutionists.
otherwise they are taken for rebels and
soldiers see fit
VA hear Uncle Sam has twenty thou
sand troops on the border and that they
are there not only TO guard the boundary
hui to get accustomed 10 camp life ana
routine etc. for there s going 10 be war
between the United States and the Japs.
We also heard that the MiAado had ordered
all Japanese in Mexico 90 return 10 Japan
and that they are now marching overland
to the Pacific Coast. ! wonder how much,
if snv. truth there is In the report.
Poor Looking Soldiers.
sunday March 19-EverythIns quiet and
peacefu all about here. In the morning
Y Nr --- and | rode horseback down
to Santa Eulalia ana caught the tram Tor
the smelter. As VIC went into the town
sontinels were on the hills. The town still
is or is again. in the hands OF the gov
eminent our train was made up OF en-
zinc. box car full of soldiers and then one
coach. The soldiers are The most dis
reputable. dirty, untidy and lazy looking
bunch They slouch along as If they
b,dn'. . care IN the world All that looks
b,,.inessliko about them y the rife they
carry and their belt Of cartridges. You
know the Mexican army is made up ior
the most part Of prisoners The men are
A hard looking lot TOO.
When we got about half way down 10
the smclter we saw horSemen At dis
tance and of course. Nc thought hrsi OF
all of revolutionists. They turned ont to be
eleven federal volunteers. whose duty II
was 10 escort the train until IT was safely
on, on the plains. The federal volunteers
all wear red bands on their hats or red
sashcs The same company OF men escort
-, -, ,r,in nm In tine evening and we also