New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
REBELS KILL CHINESE
Mexican insurgents Said to Have
MassaCred FOG at Torreon.
LEADERS LOST CONTROL
Chinese Charge d'Affaires Makes
Formal Representations to
the Government.

Mexico city. MAY 1.-Oficial reports
reaching hero to-day by couriers traversing
the devious trails Of the plains and noun
tains before arriving az n telegraph station
tell the story Of n massacre Of %" Chinese
at TOrreon. following the rebel occupation
of that city last week
1pon receipt of the news AT the Chinese
Legation the charge d'affaires Immediately
made formal representations TO the MeXi-
can government.
r. details OF the story as received o'
the. hree-day battle and sscking of the
cityft Torreon are replete with incidents OF
cruelty and indicate that the rebel leaders
did not hold their mon I'm control or that
they turned them loose 70 prey on CON
quere1 and defenoeless people. The of''c'ai
adviCes do not give the number OF dean
hut. taking the 2Os Chinese as basis. II
is probable that the number is larger
The last dav Of the Torreon battle was
Nav Is. on that DAY General letero re-
tired with his federal forces and the rene's
entered the city Citizens found themselves
utterly unable 10 control the mob. and re
ports received to-day indicate that scores
Of innocent residents were added n the
list If victims
Alvave anita sonistic TO the yellow race,
the Mexican rebels and members of the
mob engaged in race riot. 4 great part
II the business Of Torreon is conducted by
Chnese. some If whom are wealthy. and.
according 20 reports received, the rioters
shot down or stabbed without mercy every
Oriental encountered
That the Chinese ChsrsA dANaires VIII
be able 10 get Indemnity for many Of the
victims is doubted here. for since sir Chen
tung LANG Cheng visited this country five
wears ago and advised his countrvmsn ~
become Mexican citizens. almost all have
taken out naturalization papers.
Minister If Foreign Relations de Ia Barra
Rad NOT received tonight any word from
Judge Carbaial that Francisco I Msdero.
ir had finally approved the Cabinet "a
suggested
As soon as Mndero's acceptance of The
Cabinet is received President Disz will
present his resignation 10 the Chamber ~
Deputies n ie said On the assumption
that this acceptance will he made within
the next twentv-four hours " has been
tentatively agreed that this most interest
ing document ~ the revolution will he
msde public on Nav "a
no EFFORT Is made now ~ disguise the
fact that General MAJ will leave the cour-
nv AZ an early date II is expected that
he will spend several months visiting IN
ro7c and " e. reported that passage has
already been arranged for him on one 81
the boats If French steamship line.
on notification that peace had bean
agreed 70 the management of tho National
Pathways Immediately began reconsiruc-
ton II was ofrcisllv stated tonight tre
Mexican Central would be opan m tram
within ten deys and that The In'errstionel.
between Torreor ana Ciudad Porfrio nia7,
would he open within three d7vs. perhaps
The total number n tiloroetres ~ the Ma
-ionsl Railways put out ~ commission by
tho rebels e estimated ~ Sa7q - ~ niles
Aithough the publ" noanifesred approval
% the signing ~ the pesce agreement there
ras evident no enthusiasm u was Tx"
the receipt Of the news ~ an election
where the result foresonN conclusion.