Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-09
BLOODY BATTLES
WITH BEBELS
Francisco L. Madero Sustains
Singing Defeat Near
Casas Grandes
MANY AMERICANS CAPTURED
Federals Also Given Trouncing
and General Torres Is
Wounded.

FL Paso, March "a message TO the
Herald dated Casas Grandes, March 6
gives some details of disastrous de
feat suffered by the insurrecto force
under Francisco l. Madero, provision
al president The battle was fought
near Casas Grandes. and resulted, ac
cording to the dispatch, in the retrea
OF the insurrectos, after the loss o.
two hundred killed and wounded, thret
hundred saddle horses, their machine
guns and twelve wagon loads of sup
plies and ammunition.
Americans Captured.
Thirty-six Americans, fighting with
the insurrectos were taken prisoners
The Americans were in front of the
battle and four of them were lying
dead on one heap, soon after the fight
| ing commenced. The insurrectos
stood the cannonading for twelve
hours before they retreated. Colonel
Samuel Garcia Cuellar of President
Diaz' staff, commanded the federals
Sentiment there is strong against the
Americans and the Mormon colonies
nearby fear reprisals.
Singing Defeat for FederaIs.
To Offset this official report Cen
eral Luis Torres, military commander
of the region shows a severe defeat
to the federals under General Lorenzo
Torres, at Cumuripa on Monday.
General Lorenzo Torres was wounded
in the left side. His official report
says that he lost one hundred and fif-
ty killed and wounded, while two in
surgents were killed and six taken
prisoners.
A Bloody Battle.
Salt Lake, March 9.-The Mormon
church authorities are in receipt of a
telegram from the Mormon colonies
at Dublan Mexico, giving particulars
of the insurgent defeat near Casas
Grandes. The number of federal
troops engaged was fifteen hundred
while the insurgents numbered a thou,
sand. The rebel loss was two hun
dred and the federal one hundred.
Diaz in Good Health.
New York, March 9.--In view of the
renewed reports concerning the health
of President DiaZ, it can be stated
that dispatch from the Associated
i Press correspondent at Mexico City
received last night said that he per
sonally had seen the President the
ipreyious night, when he was in ap
parent good health. Another dis
patch last night from Mexico City re
ferred to Diaz receiving Admiral La.
jara at p. m. and later comforting
with the governor of Guanajuato. No
further advices have been received.
Uncle Sam to Be Policeman.
Washington, March 9.-The dues.
ton of the safety of foreign interests
in Mexico has been the subject of for.
NAL discussion by foreign nations
with this government. This is learn.
cd from official sources today, but ii
was understood that the discussions
lid not reach the stage of representa-.
tons.
President Taft Assures Diaz.
New York, N. Y, March 9.-Jose
Ives Limantour, Mexican minister of
finance, conferred today over the Mex
lean situation with J. P Morgan and J.
Bennett, vice president of the National
Railway of Mexico, and several finan-
ciers. 1t was stated that Cecil Grenfell,
a member of the British parliament,
was expected to join the conference.
Commenting on President Taft's mes.
sage of assurance to President Diaz,
Senor Limantour said that this COM
muhication from the president to Pres.
ident Diaz, will, am sure be reasur.
ing to my government, and should be
to my people, who naturally have been
greatly discouraged, by sensational
statements made by the press. ]
greatly regret the tone of many of the
comments made by the press on the
whole matter, and also the number Of
false rumors which are daily printed
about Mexico.
1t is impossible for me to understand
why sensational developments should
be expected with the two peoples
whose relations are so we'll defined as
those of Mexico and the United States,
and who are living now and for long
time have lived as such good neigh
bors."