The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-15
Some OF Them are Regular Heathens
When They Get Their En-.
emies Into Their
Power.
AMERICANS IN DANGER
Rebels Are Very Bitter Against the
Americans and Take Delight In
Torturins Rurae Captain
to Death.

MoNi ERE4 Mexico, May 15-In
some of the remote localities of this
country Americans are having thrill.
Ing experiences during the period of
revolutionary disturbances. In all of
the larger towns of the country are
gathered American refugees who have
abandoned their positions Of employ.
lhent IN mining camps and the small.
er communities through fear that
violence might be done them.
One of these men who has lust ar.
rived in Monterey went through try
Ing experience. He is congratulating
himself that he escaped with his life.
HIS name is j. c. Evans, and his
home Is at Youngstown, Ohio. He
came to Mexico some time ago to ac-
cept the position of superintendent Of
the crude rubber factory of Salvador
Madero at San Tiburico, state of
Aacatecas. Salvador Madero is an
uncle of Francisco |. Madero, Jr. 1t
would be supposed this blood relation
snip would be source of protection of
the property interests of the former
from raids of rebels, but such has
not proved the case.
While | do not believe there is
any general danger to Americans in
Mexico, Mr.. Evans said, Il think
those who are in remote localities,
away from railroad transportation
facilities and out of communication
with the outside world, would be much
safer in the large cities, or out OF the
country There is no telling when
trouble may break out in these small
communities. 1t came upon me sud.
denly and entirely unexpected On
Sunday, May Z, | and two other Amer
leans, and two women, started in an
automobile from San Tiburico. where
our factory is situated to go to San
Estacios ranch, sixty-five miles dis
tant. When we got to the San
Tiburcio hacienda, which is near the
rubber factory, we learned it was in
possession of a band of men who
styled themselves rebels. We decid
ed to get away from the place as
rapidly as possible and we lost no time
in continuing our journey.
we arrived at the San Estacios
ranch at O'Clock Monday morning
and spent the remainder of the night
there. We decided it would be best
to continue our journey to Conception
del Orc. well-known mining CAM.
and railroad point in the state of
Zacatecas, instead OF returning to San
Tiburcio. From the San Estacios
ranch to Conception del Orc is an
other sixty-five miles. We reached
there on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock
and witnessed the closing scene of a
desperate battle that had Just been
fought between federals and rebels.
We heard the firing before we got to
the town, but decided there was moth,
ing for us to do but go on IN
We drove up to where crowd of
men were bowling in the plaza of the
town. and there | witnessed one of the
most revolving spectacles that was
probably ever enacted. The stripped
body of the captain of rurales was
lying upon the pavement and the
rebels took turns going up to 1t and
cutting off strips of flesh and thrust
ing their knives into the writhing
form. The body was mutilated in a
horrible way. The murdered mans
wife was made to stand there and
witness the torture and death Of her
husband.