The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-02-16
OROzcO, Hero TO
The INSURRECTOS
Mexican Generals Juarez 0D-
eratlOnS Cap Lively Career.
STANCH MADERO FOLLOWER.

Son Of Chihuahua R%anchman, Thrown
Into Rebellion Against President
Diaz, Proves Most Daring and Re-
sourcefuI of Opposition Leaders.
Noted For Ability With Rifle.
The unexpected and sensational de-
scent on the border city Of Juarez by
Mexican insurrectos commanded by
General Pasquale Orozco stimulated
interest in the rebellion against Diaz.
This was particularly true of the
United States. as Juarez is just across
the Rio Grande river from Ell Paso,
Tex, and is Joined to it by the huge
international bridge which Presidents
Taft and Diaz dedicated. Since horse
racing has been abolished in Texas
the American promoters have moved
to Juarez. which has emphasized it's
Importance as the most important
Mexican town on the Texan border.
Gustavo A. Madero. the younger
brother of Francisco l. Madero, leader
of the revolution. who is i'm America
to secure aid for his brother. declares
the rebel army is made up of 1900
earnest men. armed with modern Win
chester rifles. while the government
has only $4,000 apathetic soldiers. The
Madero forces have already captured
eight small towns and have organized
bands in ten states. He praised Oroz-
cos Juarez maneuvers.
Praise For orozco.
"Pasquale Orozco, n of the young
est and bravest Of my brothers gen.
erals, is responsible for this" he said.
"OroZco, since the war began in No
vember. has been the leader of three
of the revolutions most spectacular
achievements, at Guerrero, Cerro
Prieto and Malpaso.
"He is only twenty-eight years old
and never served in the army before
or yer held any public Office. He was
the son of a small ranchman outside
chihuahua. Being brought up on his
fathers ranch. he had no social po-
sition in particular, but learned to be
able to hit a dime every time with a
rifle at 200 yards. When he reached
the age of twenty-one he left his IA
Tiers ranch and came into Chihuahua
and started in business for himself as
a commission merchant.
"He never met my brother. but when
the latter last summer was touring
Mexico making speeches OrOzco be-
came enthusiastic owe his idea. and
when the revolutionist commander
Abraham Gonzales became provision
al governor of Chihuahua last Novem-
Der Orozco became his personal escort.
Gonzales was a brave man On the
field. but at Guerrero two months ago
he lost his nerve. The town had been
captured by the revolutionary army
after a fourteen day siege. The fed
eral troops made their last refuge a
block Of houses in which the families
of many revolutionary sympathiZers
also lived. Gonzales said he wouldn't
blow up the block, and it seemed as
though the federals were going TO re-
main intrenched there Unfortunately.
while Gonzales was thus hesitat-
ing Orozco jumped out in front of the
revolutionists and cried that the block
must be blown up and that he was
willing to take the responsibility for
doing it. He asked if the men would
follow him, and in the wave Of excite
ment which followed the revolution
lists said they would let him be their
1o,Io, tIo,oo ftoc Tho hIocl- uoS
blown up and the town fell absolutely
into the hands of the revoIutionists.
Proves SkiIIful Leader.
"OroZco has been the official leader
of the revolutionary forces of Chihua-
hua ever since and has proved
worthy. At the battle of MalpaSo,
which occurred q few weeks after the
fall of Guerrero. he enticed the fed
eral troops into a canyon and ambush
ed them, killing and wounding 80
He afterward permitted the federalS
to take their wounded from the field
Among the wounded was Colonel GuZ
man. leader of the federal forces. He
died Il few days later in a chihuahua
hospital. Before he died he said, i
have only one regret. and that is that
/ have never been able to shake hands
with my opponent. General OroZeo,
the bravest man and the ablest gen.
eral that | know
Just before the engagement at Nal
paSo occurred the battle of Dark Hill
(Cerro Prieto,. at which OroZco turned
what might have been IL disaster info
n splendid victory. General Navarro.
a federal commander. with $50 men.