Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-02
lDouglas Internatlonai.,

ffonteras was capturei by an in- surgenJ band commanded by Red" Lopez yesterday, and was abandoned again yesterday afternoon. A bridge just noTtb Of town was burned, tyine up traffic on the Nacozari railroad and the loss to the federals. of whom there were only eighteen. was four. This morning a train was sent south with 200 federal troops. a crew being obtained after four had refused to make the trip
 There was considerable anxiety felt yesterday when it was known that the wires were down. and this in. creased when the train from Naco- zari did not arrive on time. Mr. j <. Douglas went to Fronteras by au- tomobile. but before any word was received from him the duck hunting party composed of Messrs. Atkinson. Ellis, Strodhom, Reno and Scott drove into town and told of the talk ing of Fronteras. This morning a telegram was received from Mir. Douglas, in which he stated that the town was taken yesterday morning and four federals killed and that the insurgents left at 1.30 yesterday af- ternoon, going in the direction of the A1o mountains. from whence they had come. While in town they min gled with the people in a friendly manner, and after they had captured The place, killing four, they molested no one. but treated all in @ kindly and friendly manner They tied up traffic on the railroad, however. by burning a forty-foot bridge north Of the town. Mir. Douglas stated that this would be cribbed and that the train would leave for here this morn ing.
 (. o. Ellis was seen this morning and stated that he and his party had had a most interesting experi- ence. They had good sport shooting duck on Sunday and yesterday saw the whole affair at Fronteras. the at tack being made just as their train arrived. They were warned by Red" Lopez, the leader, to stand aside. as there would be something doing. Lopez first wanted to see that there were no soldiers on the train. The rebels rushed the town from all directions, shooting in the air at first when they entered, but when the small federal force resisted they shot to kill. The hand was made up largely, of men well known to the people of Fronteras. and were commanded by Lopez, who was formerly foreman on the Mexican ranch of Pete Johnson. The passengers on the train were not disturbed and the hunting party hired a stage and were driven home. arriving here shortly after z o'clock. About six kilometers from Agua Prieta the returning party met the 4rrsr Of the occurrence and the soldiers returned to Agua Prieta for the night, leaving again this morning. Their stated destination was From teras, but il was thought that they would detraiE at Cabullona and march south from there to avoid be- ing ambushed.
 The train from Nacozari arrived at noon today and the conductor stated that there were only sixty-one insur rectos in the party. He told of the burned bridge and said an attempt was made to blow up another but that it had failed Two of the mel killed he said formerly lived in this city, one was a barber and the other had been employed in the round house.
 The Mexican federals that left Agua Prieta this morning were with out the services Of Colonel Munoz at their head The commander is quite seriously i'll and was last night brought from Agua Prieta to this city. and taken to a hospital here.
 The train from the south met and passed the troop train at the siding at Cabullona and passengers report that the federals then proceeded