The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-25
dell IN JAIL AT ENSENADA
HE'LL M SHOT, CONSUL SAYS.
SE TOWN rs ATTACKED.
place weakly Defended and Rel,els From
Nexicaii Threaten N-Diaz Troops.
Turned Back From Move on MsderO.
start Again Refugees al Eagle Pass.

SAN DIEGO. CAL Feb. - Dr. .Iacquin
! Diaz Prieto, NeNican Consul here, de-
clared o-day that Harry G.. Dell is already
| in Jail at Ensehada. that he was removed
to that place Wednesday night. tried on
suspicion of being spy and sent to the
Quartet to be held for investigation.
DR. Prieto asserts that incriminatng
evidence was found on Dell. despite his
assertions that he has had nothing to do
with the revolntionists. Dellwill be shot.
says Prieto. If an attack is made on
Ensehada for the reason that IT is the
Mexican custom to shoot all political pris-
oners at such times.
| An effort is being made by the Mexican
Government to get more soldiers and
three more cannon to Ensehada before
the insurectionists reach that place from
MexiCal Other reinforcements on the
g,inboat Guerrero are due there to-mor
row Ensehada has been deserted prac-
tically and business is at "A siandstill.
Many of the refugees are here awaiting
the outcome of the battle expected III
| Lower California
! FL PAso. Feb ?4--The Mexican Federal
troops sent out last night TO the South
to attempt TO engage Madero and his
j
I this afternoon. having met obstruction
! in the nature of burned bridge and a
| wrecked locomotive. the work Of the
insurrectos AT IuCedo. siXty-nine miles
south.
The troops returned south again to-
night after loading a hundred more
horses and additional provisions. This
! was necessary because of the march
| they vii, have to make from Lucero.
/ Madero is said to be at Ahumada.
eghty-one miles south of Juarez, with
troops approaching him from Chihuahua
and 'Cn.sas Grandes This is only sur
mise. however. Railroad men received
Information to-day that a bridge had been
burned south of Chihuahua at Ortiz,
completely cutting that city of from all
| on. side communication.
! Lawrence Converse and Edwin Blatt. l..
the two American boys arrested 10y Mexi-
can soldiers Us insurrectos, are still held
incomuncldo in IuareZ. Gen. Navarro
says they i~e charged with sedtion and
that they will he tried 10y civil courts
Converse mot her Is expected Tonight
from Glendora. tai.
Mrs. Charles Hay. who arrived here to-
dav from Chihuahua. says there was "A
demonstration in that CITY on Sunday
night bigger than when Diaz was there
lest Seplember. 1t VAS the result OF the
release from irres; and the return from
Mexico City of Siivss;ro Torres. an editor
who had been schgreed with libeiling
Presiden, Dilz. Several thousand people
s,irgcd through the streets and cheered
the editor, she says They carried him
on their shoulders.
All soldiers have been removed from
the tops Of buildings IN Juarez. The
s1ndbag fortiiicltions still cover the
roofs. however;
EAGLE PASS, Tex. Feb 2i.- Political
refugees from, MEXICO are focllipE into
Texas in great numbers, Many of them
ara former local officials who have fed
to escape arrest for alleged saditous
acts In the States of Iacatecas, Durango
Nichoacan and toahuila scores of muric-
lpal and district officials have been
llaced in Jail during the last few week.
on the charg" that thev wer" secretly
identified with the revolutionary moe
II eDt
Alberto ruertes a wealthy and widely
known citizen ot AC1ias ialisptcs. Who
was the anti-rnelectioniS, randidat" for
iGovcrno" Of that State at the last alec
lion entered Eagle Pass last night on
the back of "A burro and disg,iised as Al
peon., He says he made the 800 mile trip
from Aguas Cali"ntes to the border on
the burro to escape warrant charging
him with sedition.