Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-14

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Ell Paso, Texas, March l4.-Definte
news of the fate of fifteen Americans
who were captured by the federals a
week ago in the battle of Casas Gran
des, and who, it was reported last
night, had been shot to death, is eager
ly awaited at El Paso. Many are OF
the belief that the men are still be
ing held in the little Jail at Casas
Grandes. Late last night message
asking definite information as to the
Americans was handed the junta al
Ell Paso by the newspaper men with
the request that it be forwarded tc
Madero. The junta does not maks
known the movements of its courieri
and there is no assurance that tht
message was sent Casas Grandes is
$50 miles southeast, and the only
mean of travel is by foot over rough
country. The trip however, has beer
made by insurrecto carriers. Con
zales Garcia, the insurrecto secretary
of state, in charge of the junta here
insists that the Americans undoubted
ly have been summarily dealt with
The friends of Colonel Cuellar, thu
federal officer who took the prison
ers, however, says that he probabl,
would grant the Americans the usua
rights of prisoners of war.
Rebel Merchant Executed.
Ell Paso, March IA Telegram
/ from Hermosillo says that Enriqu
Esqueda, a merchant OF Arizpe an
member of the insurrectos sent int
Arizpe from Bacauchi, to demand tn
towns surrender, was taken prisone
sent to Hermosillo by the rurales an
was executed at Sunta before reachin
the state capitol.
i Six Americans Killed in Fight.
Ell Paso, March 14.--In a fight Il
day at Saucillo hacienda, betwee
three hundred rebels and a hundre
regulars, six Americans with the il
surrectos were killed. They are III
| identified.
Madero Marching on Juarez.
Ell Paso, March 14.-There was
report current in Juarez this mornin
/ that Madero's insurrecto army is no
marching north in the direction {
! Juarez Juarez is now without arti
lery and defended by less than fly
hundred men. The report is confirI
ed that Col. Cuellar who comman
ed the federals in the fight at Cass
Grandes, lost an arm as the result
a bullet wound.
Bold, Bad Insurrecto.
i Ell Paso, Texas, March 14.-Osc;
G. Creighton, the insurrecto capita
with the broken nose, the undersh
jaw, and the Harvard diploma"
again in evidence about Ciudad Jua
ez. 1t is positively known that Wi
his scouting party he has burned ar
blown up every bridge and burnt
up piles Of ties and building materi
along the National railways betwet
Candelaria and Ciudad Juarez.
In addition the kid" captured tv
Ell Paso mining men and held the
prisoners two days, and Sunday
took possession of special train bea
25 American land lockers and escol
ed the passengers within Is kilom
ters of Juarez.
Only ChiId's Play.
San Antonio, Texas, March IA.
John Z. Richards. press agent for Il
international aviators, and ]. B. Ca
field, an oil magnate of Mexico, WI
are in this city say that they m
; President Diaz at the aviation me
! in the City of Mexico recently al
that he laughed and spoke of the re
olution as joke. These men also {
sert that people in the City of Mexi
: pay little attention to stories of t.
revolution and are firm in their bell
that it is mere matter of child's pla
: No Leniency for American Rebels.
New York, March l4.-What m
be considered the official Mexican
ply to recent representations to ha
:. been made by the United States as
ing as liberal treatment as possit
for Americans caught bearing arms
Z Mexican territory, is contained in
e statement made here this afterno
t by Jose Limantour, the Mexican m
l. lister of finance. In substance it
l. indicated, that captured American
2 lies of the revolutionists will have
l. take their chances with their Mexic
IS companions The intimation is stro
that no preferential treatment can
accorded them. This is considered
mean that under martial law I'll
:. might be summarily tried and exec
n ed.
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