The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-01
TROOPS FIRE
 ONAMINERS
SEVEN THOUSAND STRIKING MExicANs THREATEN AMERi-
 CANS AND PROPERTIES.
Women Hastily Sent to Capital Prior to Battle in Which Fourteen Strikers are Killed by
 Garrison.

 In i~3elling q mob of striking min CTS who attempted to free the pris- oners in the local < 7 troops fired upon the men todass sl4 and others.
 The strikers were from Esper- anaa mine. which they abandoned thls morning. This morning. thd men in the Mexico mine. an adioin- ing property. walked out and 1t is expected by the management or the El Gro mine that strike will be declared there tomorrow morning.
 Fearing that they might bs t.fa victims of an anti foreign demon- stration many Of the American wo- men were sent out of the capitol on a special train over the EI Orc min- ing railroad to Tullenango. from which place they were taken fo Mex. ico City over the National Line. The fears were based upon a. circnlar lately issued by the miners in which Americans were bitterly assailed.
 More than 4,0OD men representing the underground forces of the Mexic0 and La Es"eranza, are out and ir these men, are joined byr those ssia the Fl Orc. the strikers will number approximately 1000. The men de- mand higher wages, but unoffIcialty 1t wGs stated That the properties would be closed down before increas- es would be granted.
 A detachment of 100 troops was sent from Tss1ucas the &tafa capit6i.' f5 I nd ies s@-s ss--s *hls aftsrroon and Presi- dent De ala Harra has been asked for additional protection. He irnlnedlat- ely promised all assistance possible and 1t is expected that 1000 soldiers will arrive here before morning from the capitol
 Before the arrival Of the 100 uieH from Toiuca the garrison consisted of but fifty state troops and twenty-rl rurales.
 Early in tsle day the trouble which resulted In the shooting of fourteen strikers began. The rurales had ar- rested few Of tts..s tts.s strikers and the idle men, learning Of this. deterrnin- ed to set them free. Arming them selves with nothing better than chunks of gold bearing ore. they started up the one street of the town towards the iail. The mob moved upon the jail. throwing stones as they went. at sucl buildings as offended their sight and by the time the. little prison was reached the rurales found control could be secured only by the use of drastic methods. The men were ordered to disperse. They shouted their defiance. The ruraIes bagan firing. but numerous shots were required to scatter the riotere Before the mob fled, however, t had succeeded in freeing the prlsonerss Shutters Were csssss<ssas ,. { ss;;if1ss,zshout tho town by the time the last slot vxs fired and fofsiEners fedou1led thelr activities 10 get the women odk of. danger. 4
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