The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-27
HOPE FOR MEXICAN PRISONERS
tNERICAN IiDS UO\'r ne SHOT
EVEN THOy on SENTE\fFD.
Parents of converse and Many 4. :. Of
Hciais sec Him and Biatt In .ImarcI
Bomb E>piOslUn nj Night No News
Vet of a Hattie Win Slaticr,st Forces.

her son. Lawrence Converse in private
room in the Mexican prison in 'iudad
.JuareZ this Pfternoon She sobbed con-
vulsivelv. but the boy was cool T. 7.
Converse fniher of the lad. who arrived
AT noon to-day from Lewiston. III. where
he had bcon on vist with his wife's
relatives took the meeting courageously.
United States Cunsu, +. ID. Edwards
Of .Juarea, Mayor {. f. Kelly Of FL Paso,
Postmaster j. A. Smith of III Paso and
United States Customs Collector A. l..
sharpe. also of III Psso. we're present.
Edward Blatt of Pttsburg arrested
with Converse. was also brought in
Postmaster Smith, for whom young
Batt worked prior to joining the 'nsur-
rectos. shook hands heartily with the
Pennsylvania boy and showed him tele-
grams from his father, Peter Blait and
sister. T.. NJ. Bla,t. advising him to secure
counsel for the youngster and saying
that SECRETARY of State Knox had inter
cetled with Mexico in his behalf The
Consul also assured both prisoners that
he was doing all that he could for them
The two were arraigned before Judge
Herrera few hours previously. Me%i-
can courts operate on Sunday as well as
other days They wer" asked to plead
10 the charge cf sedltlon Bo,h pleaded
not guilty and were old 10 secure counsel
/ The two vouns meE did not appear ex-
citod as they had been informed that
| their offence was not one for which they
J could be executed and they seemed to
| feel that they were not deserted Another
American youth arrested saturday. Rich
I ard Brown. who had been with mo irSJr-
recto hospital CORDS. was incom'inicado
/ ai the tim" Bl3tt and Converse were re-
| Coiving their guest~.
sunday morning the same American
| officials p;id Il visit 10 Con. Navarro.
whose force he'd arrested the Two boys,
! and h" informed them that the matter
was out Of his hanCs. but oven if ii were
no, he would feel that the prosecution OF
the prisoners vas necessary rs Il warning
to her Americans not 10 Join III" insur-
rectos The american officials express
the belief that III" two hovs will be SEN
! fenced and held in prison unit! the insur-
reCtion ends and th1' President Diaz will
then pardon th"m.
! aside fror, talk over III" explosion OF
a bomb in the rea~ of the home of Col.
! Nanuel Tamhorri. commanding the
i.Jua"e2 garrison there has been no wa
excitement to-day The bomb exploded
lar. Last nich' and tore away wall
cd dining the home of the Colonel where
nc was Si'tlhNE
Tho Federal troops detrained yesterday
IT IuCaro. Xtv-ptne miles south OF
.Jua ..2 wee not heard from to-day
! M2dcro'S liIsu,rocto forces are supposed
10 he only thirteen miles south of them.
at ihuma a The wires are down,
howevo.. ell the way except for thirty
milNs sOu' \ Of Juarel
A rrrcrt said to be from insurreci q
sources IL that the insurreCtos were
ready to give battle TO the Federals when
they arriyed from Juarez and that IT
would bo an easy matter for the lar 90
iu-urrccto army 10 defea. them and then
march into Juare2 and take 1t from the
small garrison now left there, cutting up
the track 2S they came To prevent the
Federals reported a. coming north from,
Chihuahua from reaching here until the
insurrectoS could he well entrenched
JuarcZ is somewhat excit ed. but the Mex.
lean officers there this afternoon held a
fox chase in the rscctrack grounds.
! MEXICO CITY, Feb %. Owing to the
) desi ruction of TN" b.,dge a Hica:dlas,
south of Tolreon, the Mexican Central
Rniiroad t. Mexico city has only one
linc Of communication with the United
states The damage To IN" line between
Chihuahua and Jua"el some weeks ago
prevented tr2llc with FL Paso, while the
break ON the line between Torreon ana
Mexico city cuts on Eagle Pas- on me
| International branch
| 4 passenger tram which left Mexico
city Friday morning Is reported 10 be
in the hands of the rebels The officials
are unable To locate it The bridge a,
Hica"daS is very important IL Is said
il will take two months 10 repair II. The
telegraph lines have been cut AZ various
points south Of Torreon. which makes il
impossible to get an estimate Of the tota
damage done bv the rebels in their recent
attacks
II ia said that an extensive band which,
is operating III that section is constantly
gathering recruits. The Government
troops sent agains, them have been able
TO do little A band is operating in the
States Of Coahrila and Durango. Twenty
five rebels entered Bermeiillo. IA smal
town in Durango. last "Wednesday under
the leadership of a st0nemason named
Moreles They took all the horses and
provisions obtainable and secured twenty
recruits They left money and supplies
with the families Of the recruits.
!, Receipts in the name OF the Madero
government We're given for all the horses
fes'o in favor Of Madero, who, he aid
has given all his wealth TO the cause Of
the revolution. The people he declared
should rally to his support
telegram Just received here says
that "a bridge AT .limenr,, north of Tor
reon. has been burned. tying up traffic
north and south of that point When the
depredat ions were first reported Federal
troops were Immediately ordered from
Torreon and other points TO the scene ol
rhe trouble. but it is believed that II will
be impossible to overtake the rebels, az
they left h,lrriedly for the mountains in
the State OF Durango.
A local newspaper publishes to-day q
despatch from Chihuahua stating that
Orozco, disagreeing with the other lea der
of the rebel movement. among then
NIadero. has started for Chihuahua with
his men to surrender to Gov. Ahumads
on condition that he and his followers
be allowed TO return to their homes. Tn,
report is not believed but r,imors ar,
current on all sides that the rebel lea den
are not getting along harmoniously, the
question of precedence in the Leadership
occupvng more of their time than enort'
/ to fight tho Federal army
The rev Olut lonary movement in tn,
States of Vera cruz, Pueblo and Tabasct
! and elsewhere i'm the south In not gaining
Roadway Nevertheless the GOvernmen
is experiencing great difficulty in sub
l DUNG the rebels there. Bands continue
to rob and terrorize in that section OF
/ the republic,
ToRRFoN. Mexico. Feb, "a The big cot
/ ton plantation and estate of the Tlahuli
/ Agricultural Company, of whicn Jame'
| Brown Potter of New Yorl, is the head
| situated in the Nazas River Valley nea
/ Mapiml is threatened with attack 10y
/ band of POO OrevOlutionisiS. The rebels ha V,
| DESTROYED "A large bridge over the mai