Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-16
EXPLOSION JARS
CITY Of JUAREI
NIrRO-GLYCERINE GETS ~ ITS
WORK ON BARRACKS.
EXCITEMENT Is INTENSE
TO Get Fair Trials-Lmantour on
Way Home.


BY Associated Press
El Paso Texas, Mar 1j,-An at
tempt was made tonight to blow up
the barracks at Juarez, Mexico. Two
heavy charges Of nitro -glycernc were
placed under the place and exploded,
tearing ont parts Of the building oc-
cupied by the Mexican troops Two
of small band Of insurrcctos. who
secretly entered the town, We're
wounded ana captured.
A number OF Mexican cav
airy men have been report
cd injured The shock of the ex-
plosion has been felt throughout Jua-
re2 and Immediately cry was raised
that the insurrectos had surrounded
the place in great numbers and were
attacking.
Merchants left their stores and
crowds prepared to make general
exodus to the American side. Extra
guards were placed by Colonel Tam
borell, the oommandant, and by Gen.
Navarro.
The barracks are occupied by the
fourteenth Mexican cavalry and are
located in the heart OF town.
There has been general feeling
that the insurrectos We're surrounding
the city, A small band Of nsurrectos
IL supposed to have crept into the
town along the railroad tracks Short
ly after 3 o'clock, after placing the
bombs they attempted to get away
Soldiers on the lookout on top Of the
barracks, fired a volley at insurrectos,
bringing down two the rest escaped
into the country
All the Mexican soldiers in town
were called on duty A guard was
placed around the barracks, and no
official Information as to the extent
of the damage was given out It was
seen from adjacent streets, however
that number of the barrack build
lngs were wrecked The wounded
were picked up by soldiers and car.
iled away, \ report that some Mex
lean soldiers were injured resulted
from the general agitation about the
scene. The Mexican officials denied
that any one had been killed. but
would say othlng further. The town
soon quieted down and people who
had prepared to cross the bridge re-
turned.
To Get Real Trials.
FL Paso Texas, March 15.-Assur-
ance Of the safety of all Americans
now confined in Mexican prisons ls'
given In an official statement issued at
Juare2 tonight Americans now pris-
oncrs viii be given trials I'm the civil
courts on charge Of sodton against
the Mexican government, but hereafter
all insurrectos, whether cltiZens of the
United states or not may be subject
TO the death penalty under summary
military procedure,
The statement from the Mexican Of.
flcials was issued relative to the sew
enteen foreigners who are now imprls-
ened In the federal jail at Casas Grend
des, Is suffering from wounds, and as
soon as he Is able to move the prs-
oncrs will DE marched a hundred and
seventy miles TO chihuahua to face
the civil courts
The men are confined In cells in the
adobe prison and are under guard Of
Mexican soldiers, Their ratons con-
sist Of canned beef spared them from
the military stores from the town
about $50 miles Southeast of El Paso.
Col. Manuel Tamborel, military
commander at Juarez, said
The Amerlcans have not been shot
and viii not be. II is the intention
to give the men fair trial This does
not mean the same consideration to
foreigners hereafter captured"
II is said the citizens OF the United
States now fighting In the lnsurrecto
ranks number 500 TheGargest force
IL with Capt oscar @. Creighton, who
has been active In blowing up rail-
road bridges Government officials
received orders today TO put a stop to
the crossing of Americans from ri
Paso Into the insurgent territories.
Reports from the interior Of the war
zone are that the insurrectos are con
centrating at various points. Franclso
/. Mndero, revolutionary leader with
ono thousand lnsurrectos, a one pound
cannon, a three inch field piece. and
two rapid fire guns s somewhere
north of Casas Grandes and Is drawing
towards him Gen. A, Orozco with q
hundred men.
LimnntOur Takes Departure
New York Mar, 15.--The Mexican
Minister Of finance departed this az
tcrnoon for Mexico, he said "iust be-
cause there had begun some specula-
tion as to why his stay first announc-
ed Tor two days, should now be run
ming into the second week"
Ne slipped quietly from his hotel
aad took train,
Senor Limantour left long type
vvitten statement aud to the clerk
at the desk of the hotel of whom he
had inquired in particular about the
sails on March 20 of all lines running
between Havana and Vera Cruz on
his arrival from Europe he said. 'he
Intended to so home by way of Flori-
da, Havana Yucatan and Vera cruz
and that he hoped to arrive In Mexico
City within ten or twelve days after
he left New York.
"There have been frequent and per-
slstent rumors," his farewell stato-
ment reads In part, chat l would not
return to Mexico. and II | did, il