Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-09
REBELS ENCAMPED NEARBY
Gen. Orozco Receives No Word From
Blanco and His Followers.
FIGHT IN PICACHIo CANYON
Insurrectos Lose Men, Horses and
Ammunition-Pack Train
Going to Border.

tSo, iCA-, '-1htpit-
firmed reports that Gen. Navarro, who is
on his way from Chihuahua at the head
of about 1000 federal troops to relieve
Juarez. had encamped at a point about
ten miles south of that city. are the only
Developments in the war situation
across the border.
These reports were brought by brake
man of the Mexican Central railroad.
who declared that he had just returned
from the south. where the railroad had
been repaired sufficiently to permit two
troop trains carrying Navarros forces
TO reach q point ten miles below Juarez.
No official confirmation could be obtained.
AS far as known the insurrecto forces
under Orozco and Alanis have made no
change in their positions. Alanis was re-
ported twelve miles east Of Juarez yes
terday Orozco's forces are intrenched
about three miles west of Juarez.
Blanco's Whereabouts Unknown.
There was no word from Blanco. II he
left Casas Grandes when ordered to do
SO for the second time he should reach
this section by Friday night. Orozco
consolidated his force yesterday, when
100 men who had been duty In the
mount aims joined the 80 men near the
smelter They were employed In digging
rifle pits and placing powders where
they would afford the most protection in
case of attack.
United States soldiers and national
guardsmen detained total of twenty
seven Mexicans who were attempting to
cross the river to the rebel camp, but
the troops here are numerically made
Quate to the task of guarding the entire
river front. The insurrecto general Jose
Perfecto Lomeli, who commanded at the
battle of Ojina8a. was among the pris-
oners taken when United States troops
captured provision wagon. Gen. Lo-
nell was a former Mexican army colonel
Rebels Suffer Defeat.
SAN DIEGO. Cal, February 9.-Fif-
teen rebels killed and six horses and
$4,000 rounds of ammunition captured
was the result of q battle between
sixty rebels and seventy five Mexican
troops, under command Of Capt. Con-
zales. which was fought in Picachio
canyon, east Of Campo. late Tuesday
afternoon.
The battle, according to advices re-
ceived by telephone, lasted forty-five
minutes. The federal troops had the
advantage of position in the canyon,
and poured a deadly fire into the rebel
ranks. Within a short time fifteen
wounded. The rebels then fled east
ward.
AS soon as the result of the fight was
learned by Gov. Vega OF Lower Cali
fOrnia he started in pursuit of the In
SurrectOs.
Signal Corps Moving South.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. February o
Company A. Signal Corps. from Fort
Ieayenworth. Kan, under the command
Of Capt William NJ. Cruikshank. and an
army pack train from West Point In
charge Of Packmaster J. w. Hollings-
worth, passed through San Antonio last
night en- route to the border. The Signal
Corps will establish wireless telegraph
stations between Eagle Pass and Minera,
Tex. The pack tram Is conveylng slXtv-
four mules and equipment TO the troopS
centering at Del Rio.
Stanley w Fitch, chief examiner of the
Department of Justice, who has been III
Texas ten days inauiring as to neutrality
matters along the border spent yesterday
here in conference with army. consular
and customs officers. He left last night
for Washington
Insurance Companies Cancel Policies.
LAREDO, Texas. February 9-An-
nouncement is made today that three In
surance companies doing an extensive
business in Mexico will cancel all of their
policies i'm the republic because OF the
present uprising.
Thomas \. Edwards. American consul
at Juarez, reporting to the State Depart
ment under yesterdays date, declared
that unless the Mexican insurrectos took
the city within a few hours they would
have to give up the attempt as their po-
sition afforded them no means of sub
sistence The revolutionists. the consul
added. were fleeing back into the coun-
try for shelter. He said that conditions
were less alarming and thar with con-
fldence restored business was becoming
normal. The railroads. he continued. ey-
pected TO resume traffic within forty
eight hours.