The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
FATE is UNKNOWN
Much Anxiety RegardingFifteen
American Prisoners
In the Hands of the Federal
Forces in Mexico.
CAPTURED MARCH 6.
Since Then Inquiry Has Failed
to Bring Results.
Repeated Reports Come in That
They We're Shot.
CAPTURED MARCH G

Ell Paso. Texas, March 14.-What
has been the fate of the fifteen Ameri-
cans who were taken prisoners after
the defeat of the insurrectos at Casas
c. andes? Reassuring evidence that
the men are still alive and are held in
jail at Casas Grandes pending trial
is eagerly awaited in Ell Paso today to
offset the belief held by some that the
men have been shot by the Mexican
authorities.
AS soon as it became known the
Americans had been taken prisoners
in the battle of March 6. newspaper
correspondent through the 1nsurrecto
junta here sent a message TO FRAN
cisco I. Madero, the revolutionary
leader, who is supposed to be near
Casas Grandes, requesting that IN
formation concerning the Americans
be forwarded. The message has not
been answered. =,
Late late night following repeated
reports that the men had been shot,
another message requesting dennite
information as to the rate or the
Americans was penciled TO the JuIlta "a
with the request that it be sent TO
Madero.
The junta does not make known
the movement of it's courters and no
az iurance was given that the message
would be delivered. If the courier dlo
take the message it is not certain that
he will ever return. Casas Grandes IS
15O miles southwest of Ell Paso. and
the only means of travel is by foot
over rough country. The trip, now
ever. has been adopted by the insur-
recto couriers.
Gonzales Cara, the insurrecto sec
retary of state in charge of the 1unta
here, insists the Americans undoupte9-
The friends of Colonel Cuellar, the
federal officer who took the prisoners,
said he probably would grant the
Americans the usual rights Of prison.
ers of war.
Troops to Stay on Border
washington, March 14.-Troops
now concentrating in San Antonio,
Texas, are to be kept in that vicinity,
so are those eenter1ng at san Diego
Cal, and at Galveston, Texas This
statement is made on the highest war
department authority Notwithstanding
constant rumors to the contrary. So
fas as the navy is concerned, It Is de-
clared that the gunboats on the east
and west coasts of Mexico and Central
America are simply exchanging places
The patrol work of the troops on
the Mexican border is arduous and
trying and for this the war depart
ment is making plans for relieving
those now there after a short time.
The men who are now doing the work
are to be relieved at intervals. but
there is no present intention on the
part of the war department or 1ncreaS-
ing the number of the patrol.
It is declared even to be possible
that in the execution of the wish of
President Taft to diveSt any interna-
tional significance the movement of
troops and naval vessels, the projected
Joint army and navy maneuVerS may
be abandoned.
AS a result, Admiral Staunton. who
arrived at Guantanamo, Cuba. yester-
day with his armored cruiser squad
ron, will begin a series of drills and
evolutions in that vicinity. Whether
Admiral Staunton's squadron will be
sent to the Texas coast at all will de-
pend on developments.
SIX More Americans Killed.
FL Paso, March 14.-Federal troops
from Matamoras and Torreon caught
a band of rebels at Coyote Hacienda
near Torreon. on Saturday last, ac-
cording to mail advices, and there was
considerable loss on each side. The
rebels had just robbed the Hacienda
Friday, in a fight at Saucillo Ha-
cienda, three hundred rebels and one
hundred regulars met and six rebels
were killed, all Americans, but uniden-
titled.
GaIena, in the state of Nuevo Leon,
to which Governor REYES fed a year
ago when in controversy with Diaz,
is in rebellion now, over certain acts
of its officials.
NIadero Marching on Juarez.
EI Paso, March 1.-THE report is
current in Juarez that Madero's in
surrecto army is now marching north
in the direction of Juarez leaving
Cuellar behind at Casas Grandes. with
Rabago isolated south on the Mexican
National road, near Montezuma
Juarez is now without artillery and is
defended by less than 500 men
A report confirmed by Col. NJ Tam
borel commanding the Juarez garri-
son, is that Col. Samuel Garcia CueI-
lar, who commanded the federals at
Casas Grande, has lost his arm as the
result of a rebel rifle shot.
Cuellar is chief of staff to General
Diaz. Colonel Tamborel ais saws that
amplified reports of the fight show that
a hundred insurrectos and twenty-four
federals were killed and that there
were forty inSurrecto prisoners and
Ghirty-three federals wounded.