New-York tribune., 1911-01-31
REBELS WARN AMERICANS |
Band Which Took MexCaIi Sends
a Message Across Border.
EVACUATION OF THE TOWN
Insurgents Make Efforts to
Capture Rabagos Force in
Chihuahua.

Mexicali, Jan. So-The victorious rebel
band which controls this boundary town is
apprehensiye that an expedition may be
organized on the American side to dispute
possession OF the place. On the point OF
a gun, message was handed across the
border yesterday TO Sheriff Meadovs Of
Imperial County. Cal. 1t read:
Sheriff OF United States Of America.
We have learned from good authority
that there Is a movement on your side try
ing to organize group OF men to come TO
this side Of the line with the purpose or
rescung one of our prisoners. and In such
case they will violate the neutrality law
and they will do IL at their peril Hoping
you will see 10 that. ! remain.
Respectfully. SIMON BERTHOLD.
Second Leader Of tho Revolutionists
T. S.-You must bear In mind that We
are not a mob. We are fighting for prin-
Ciples.
The insurgents offered 10 release sehor
Terrazas, sub-prefect. on payment of 800
gold They allowed him to leave his friend.
Rudolph Gslego. as a hostage while te
crossed 10 the American side TO get the
money. Friends in Cslexico advanced the
500, and the sub-prefect was released with
the warning that he must resign his Office
and not set foot in Mexicali again, on pain
of death
Tho insurgents left Mexicar to-day, and
are now camped on the canal bank near
Packard Station, on the railroad, In the
heart Of the California Mexico Land and
Cattle Company's ranch. The Mexican Of
fcials have resumed possession of the gov
ernment offices, and duties are collected at
the custom house as usual. The insurgents
took ont of MeXicsli about s2,e0
Mexican families are returning from
CaIexico to MexicaH. and general business
IS being resumed The retirement of the
rebels was voluntary.
Washington, Jan. 3o-Becsuse of INC
e-i7ure Of Meyicsli by the insurgents the
VIZ Department ordered one officer ana
thirty men to-day 10 Calexico, Cal. which
is lust across the border from the town
which has fallen into the hands Of the rebel
forces. The American troops have been or
dered from san Diego, and are charged
with the duty of cooperating with the
American marshals and collectors OF Gus
tom fc the purpose Of preserving the neu-
trali.r = the United States
III r. Tex. Jan. 3o.-Pasqual orozco'
comma D der Of the insurgents in Chihuanus'
reached san Lorenzo YESTERDAY with sN
hundred men. He was reintorced ''S'
night by troops under Jose de La bul
Sanches from Ojinaga. Orozco Is eNpecteo
10 attack the federal troops marching u
the rescue Of Colonel Rabago at Galanea
to-day. II is reported here that Raoago mas
been surrounded.
Rebels on Saturday cut all the Mexican
Central Railroad wires al HorcaSltas' lortH
miles south Of Chihuahua, took all the
money belonging TO the railway COMPANY
giving a receipt therefor, and escaped. ne
wires were repaired and communicauoil.
was restored Yesterday.
C,a,.o,r, from san Antonio reached
Maria. Tex last night, and the men were
sent south al once 70 take s'a'lon Wy
nosite Oiinaga and Mulato 70 guard the
border The insurgents are naSSihs oP-
posite Candeira and in Ruidose IN brew
ster County. All the arms IN NaleH'inc
snd Maria have been sold, prcsumaoN 10
insurgents
Five Americans have crossed into Mex
ice from Valentine for the announced pur-
nose Of operating machine guns for the IN
surgents.
f'9ndnpS. Jan. - W va - a.
,rhere is NO truth I'm the report that COL
onel Emilio Kosterlitzky. commanding '"'
rurales in Sonora, is dead or missing, a.
cording 10 his nephew. who - an oIl'c'd'
bere The report is also denied that MdNoi
Arnold has sent his wife "a Tucson "eS'-
dents here are uneasy, however over T'No-
l,tionarv REPORTS. and three hundred Vol-
,,nteers have been sworn in. Huh"I ~
rifles were imported SATURDAY
-,bir,,- soldiers were sent from here 10
\aco to-day 10 guard the border as II j.
.,,,or,od that the custom house there IS 10
80 a.,ocl,ed INSURGENTS bought dynamite
an FRIDAY at Dynamite. near Monterey
Douglas. Arz, Jan. @o-MeXican on1cers
along the border showed government tele-
Grams tonight which not only denied a''
reports Of insurgent successes. out sd'o
bst tho rebel forces in Sonora had been
s,most uiped out and their principal leader'
,raIamantes. had been killed.
Letters from Moctezuma Ia mining
companv officer gave Information of eA-
actlv the opposite tenor These say 'n''
the Government troops were almost anr'-
buated and Colonel Oiida. commander or
49, combined forccs was fleeing for his
life -,-..
According to this version, ojida and Chla-
mas sent scouts TO sahuaripa, and hndins
the town apparently deserted caused the
government troops to march straight INTO
trap. When the federals entered the aP-
parently deserted town every WINDOW ana
every roof spat bullets, and the icderais
were slaughtered.
v,,,,,a Ariz.. Jan. 3O.--1n expectation ot
49, a,,ac,, ny rebels. the customs officials
- ,lcodones Yesterday removed their rec
-,ae,,5 money IN Andradca. on the Amer
ican side Of the border.