The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-14
REBEL LEADER
A HARVARD NAN
Band of InsurrectOs Under
Command of Capt. Oscar &.
Creighton, Near Juarez.
MARCHES ONE HUNDRED
MILES ALONG RAILROAD
Leaves a Trail of Burning
Bridges in His Wake; Res
cues Americans.

Ell EaSo, L 1Ss-SdptaiH
Oscar &. Creighton, an American and
n Harvard graduate, with band Of
insurrectos. many of whom are Amcri.
cans, tonight is campcd about fifteen
miles south of Juare2. No fear is felt
that the insurrectos are planning an at
tack on the city, where business con
tnued as usual, but the proximity of
the revolutionists is-looked upon as an
effort 10 induce General Navarro S 20OU
men TO take the field Creighton s men
cam" within ten miles of Juarez during
the last twenty four hours and the
shcck of an explosion when he blew up
a railroad bridge was felt in the city.
Creighton reached the vicinity of
luarez after march from the south
OF aGcnt 100 miles along the Mexican
National railroad and after leaving III
his wake a trail of burning bridges.
tacD.ar. for after releasing twenty five
other Americans who had gone into
Mexico IL investigate mine and who
had sought his protection, he waited
until dark and then he announced his
presence by terrific explosion which
resulted in the destruction of a bridge
at Mesa, few miles south of the
city.
Road Completely Tied Up.
The destruction OF the bridge has tied
up the railroad which for time had
been open as far as Candelaria. 1t also
put an end TO the hopes of sending re-
lief by train to the city of Chihuahua
Coming upon the American mine pros
pectors at Gallego, about 100 miles
south on the Mexican National railroad.
Creighton Informed them that he In"
tended TO destroy what remained of the
railroad and if they wished to reach FL
Paso he would allow them to precede
him on two handcars. The handcars
were put in action, but the Americans,
fearing a possible attack, preferred to
remain under Creighton S protection. At
and tore out the telegraph instruments
which long had been in disuse because
of the cutting of the wires.
Here Creighton said, throwing
the telegraph KEYS to the miners. take
these along for souvenirs When the
party reached point near Juarez.
Creighton told the mining men to pro-
ceed on foot and in case they were mis-
taken by the Mexican federal troops
for insurgents and were fired upon he
would return the FIRE.
d. B. Smith. w. T. Swoyer and |
Marshall Cassidy, who led the mining
party. reached Ell Psso today and told
the story Of their trip. Creighton came
here from New York City.
Americans Are Leaders.
Citizens of the United States are rap
idly being put forward as leaders of
small bands of insurrectos. according to
reports from the interior received by
the junta here. Where they are mex
perienced enough 10 take commands
they are grouped i'll commands under
their own countrymen,
Scores of Americans are applying for
enlistment at the insurrocto junta. de-
spite the threats of the Diaz govern
ment TO punish with death any one par
tlcipating even in a slight degree with
the revolutionary movement. What
disposition is made of the applicants is
not given out by the iunta, but it is
known that the men do not remain long
i'll Ell Paso.
Much fear is being EXPRESSED as TO
the fate of the fifteen Americans who
were taken prisoners by the federal
troops at Casns Grapdes a week ago.
Whether the men are confined in the
little sun -scorched adobe Jail in the
town or whether they have been more
severely dealt with is causing conjec-
ture, 1t is the opinion Of some that
the men have been shot.
Five companies of the Twenty-third
infantry stationed here, it is said, will
be ordered to San Antonio and Colonel
+. Z. Steever of the Fourth cavalry
will be in charge of the border patrol.
The only troops left here then will be
the Fourth cavalry.
Word from Chihuahua.
Direct word from the city of Chi.
buahua, Mexico. was received here this
afternoon through Jed Newkirk, an
American merchant who had Travelled
the 225 miles in an automobile, having
left there two DAYS ago. He said that
while conditions there were severe and
much suffering was being endured the
city had enou~h food supplies to hold |
ont for another month if necessary. Mol
one IN the city, including Miguel Ahua-
mada, governor of the state, had heard
of the mobilization of the United States
troops on the Mexican frontier.
1t was true, Mr.. Newkirk said, that
the citizens. acting with Governor
Ahuamada. had adopted plans to con
serve the food supplies in anticipation
of a prolonged siege.
Through the country Mr.. Newkirk IS
automobile few an American flag and a
white flag as notice to the insurrectos
that he was non combatant. He also
carried a permit from Governor Ahu
mada
The story Of Crelghtons campaign
through the heart of northern Mexico
without being opposed by the federal
1t was said that throughout his entire
march not shot was fred at him. Ac-
cordi1g TO reports received by the Iunta
tonight SIX federal sold crs were killed
at Iaragossa. on the border twelve miles
east OF here. The federals were being
driven toward Juarez when a mine which
they attempted 10 lay under the road 10
be followed by the insurrcctos premature
ly exploded.
CREIGHTON is UNIDENTIFIED