Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-16
AMERICANS NOT ExEcsrED
Seventeen Foreigners Captured at
Casa Grandes Still Alive.
SMUGGLING ARMS MUST CEASE
Federal Officers st III PRso Get Orders
to- Stou Illegal Traffic Across
the border nt that
Point.


MuNlCO CITY. March l5.-The applca
ton ~ FJuance Minister Limantour's suK-
pcstion for a division and sale OF large
estates for The benefit Of the people is
limited at iu reply made by President
Diaz "a O. committee from Aietztitlan. in
the state Of Hldalgo, who protested that
their property had been seized by an lrri-
cation company.
President Diaz is said TO have given as
surance that after the cessation Of the
revolution the government planned to pur-
chase and parcel among the people at a
low price the big estates throughout the
republic
Americans Not Executed.
The government today received a report
OF the battle of Casas Grandes, in which
the rebels were Defeated from Colonel
Cuelar. lie states that he took forty
prisoners including seventeen foreigners.
and that all these are receiving humane
treatment Colonel Cuellar confirms the
report that he was wounded in the arm.
lie says that flfty-seven men were killed
Smuggling Arms Must stop.
FL PASO. Tex March l5.--"smugglng
Of arms and ammunition across the Mexi
can frontier from Fl Paso must cease"
This In substance is the order received
by federal officials here today. II is sup
on ;he representation OF the Mexican
government that El Paso has been the
chief point from which help has been sent
TO the insurrectos and tho place In which
the revolution has been planned and
fostered.
The assertion OF Minister Limantour that
hereafter Americans caught fighting with
the insurgents will not be shown any spe
cal mercy has caused consideration here.
Fifteen Americans captured at Casas
Grandes are stlll IN Jail I'm that place, ac-
cording to report.
The Mexican authorities say IL is inn
probable that they were shot as bandits.
The insurrecto iunta. however still insists
that II has reports from Madero indicating
that the men never viii be heard from.
Colonel Samuel Garcia CueIlar. formerly
chief nf Pnesldeht niaz's staff. is reported
diving at Cssas Grandes Cuellar was
+ badly wounded at the battle OF Casas
Grandes.
Mail advioes to the Herald state that the
rebels burned tive more bridges Sunday
on the Mexican National railroad.
The town OF Topia, where the Standard
Oh company has heavy holdings is sur
rounded by insurgents
Arrested for Carrying Pistol.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, March 15.-What Is
regarded as strict form OF enforcing
neutrality occurred here today in the arrest
and Imprisonment OF Frederico Chicon, an
American citizen. He was accused OF un-
lawfully carrying a pistol. Chicon has
been here for some time. frequently being
observed in company with groups Of per-
sons who we're obviously discussing Mexi-
can troubles.
shots Fired Across Line,
CALEXlCO. Cal, March 15.-Firing from
Mexican customs officials at Algodones to-
day sent a volley into the insurrectos, the
latter replying by firing across the line
into the American town Of Andrsde. No
one was wounded. so far as is known.
DiaS In Good Health.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March l5,-Charles
A. Garfield, the millionaire oil operator
returned from Mexico City yesterday and
brought first hand information concerning
the health OF President Diaz.
Last Wednesday Mr.. Garfield had ar
interview with Diaz in the palace at MexicC
city and found him in excellent health.
According to Mr.. Garfield. President Diaz
during the conversation said:
II do not consider that the present dis
turbance In Mexico Is serious or a'
widespread as other outbreaks which hav,
been noted in this country. In fact
consider that it is not nearly as serious a.
some previous difficulties have been"
Martial Law In Allegiance.
WASHINGTON. March l5.-The question
OF suspending certain constitutional guar
antees In Mexico is still the subject Of dis
cussion by the government OF Mexico. ao
cording TO a telegram received by the stat
department today from Fred NJ Dearlng
the American charge at Mexico City Tn,
American government Il was said az tn,
State department, has had no intimstioI
from the government Of Mexico as to IN,
effect OF the proposed suspension on Amerl
cans OF other foreign citizens,
The issue which has been raised betwee1
the United states and Mexico over tn,
legality OF the Imprisonment OF Blatt an,
Converse. vino are being held at Juarez
MeXlcO. is susceptible Of easy adjustment
IN the opinion OF State department off
cials, because the matter rests entirely oi
whether the arrest was made on America
Oh Mexican soil, fact which II is believes
can be determined without difficulty.
The Mexican embassy today forwarde
the state department application for IN
release OF the men 20 the Mexican 20,
eminent
Ammunition for TaFget Practice.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 18Th
Ninth cavalry and the Fourth artillery al
due here today and this viii make possib
the formation Of an army division und,
General Carter. A large amount OF amm'
milton also Is due here within a few day
General Carter answered intimations I'M
the ammunition was intended for use
intervening In Mexico with the statemel
that Il will be used for target practic
The three-inch field pieces also win II
duge Ia target shooting. the range at Lee
Springs twenty miles from here ben
used
Rebels Take Offensive.
MEN1CALI. Mexico. March l5.-The rsb
army OF 900 men. headed by General Ber
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