Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-13
Two Thousand Insurrectos
Surround Town and Panic
Prevails; Interior Of Mex
leo Reports Anarchy.
NEW PEACE MOVE
BEGUN AT JUAREZ
Madero Has Meeting With
Go-Betweens, But Result
Is Not Given; May Deal
Only With Government.

Juarez, Mex, May 12-sefors
cheering throng Of revolutlonists
Provisional President Francisco I.
Madero, Jr., formally opened the
customs house here at 1880
o'clock today, tho first step In the
reorganization Of the local admin.
istration Of tho town.
Washington, D. c., May "a
After the cabinet meeting today
Col. stever In Fl Paso, was In.
structed by the secretary Of war to
permit all regular shipments pass
Ing through tho custom house to
enter Juarex. This means that
the military will not interfere with
any supplies cleared by the cue
toms house, whether they be arms,
ammunition or food.
Chihuahua, May 10, via Ell Paso,
May 1.-TWO thousand insurrectos.
part OF the band operating In the dis
tricts south Of here, are reported today
TO be marching on Chihuahua. Already
the advance guards are erieanapod
around tta city. An armed mob Just be-
fore daylight today entered Nombrc
De Diaz. a suburb, looted all the stores,
took all the horses and despite the
presence of 1,50O federals N nearby
barracks, escaped. Santa Eulalia. an
important mining town twelve miles
east Of the city, has been abandoned
by all the municipal officers because
OF the fear OF insurrectos. The place
Is now regulated wholly by Americans
employed in the mines.
This city, long in dread OF an attack,
is now in greater fear than ever be-
cause OF the extreme violence by tho
insurrectos In their northward march.
The whole district, embracing Du-
range, Torreon and intermediate
towns, has been in state approaching
anarchy.
The situation In the south Is report
ed here as follows:
Torreon, 10000 population, in
cludlna numerous Americans, sur.
rounded by lnsurrectos estimated
at 1000 In number; communication
In all directions frequently cut or
and inhabitants In constant fear Of
an attack. z
Lerado, three miles from Tor
reon, In hands Of lnsurrectos under
Pablo Lavine, reporting eondi-
ton Of chaos, footing and acts Of
violence.
Palace Gomez, near Torreon, In
vaded by insurrectos without re-
sistance.
Durango, $4,000 population, cap-
ItaI Of the state Of Durango, sur
rounded by lnsurrectos and In fear
Of attack.
zacatecas, $4,000 population, cap
itaI OF state, surrounded by irsur-
rectos; possesses only small fed
eral garrison.
Aauas caliente, $4,000 poPuia-
toion, capital Of the state; deserIb-
ed as hotbed Of revoiutIonIsts.
Parrsi, located on a branch line
from JinInez, just south Of here,
sent out q distress signal. Fifteen
hundred Insurrectos surrounded
the town and already have cap
tured Minas Luevas, suburb.
Rosario has been cut on for some
time and It's fate 10 unknown. An
appeal from there before the wires
closed said conditions OF anarchy
prevailed.
IncIo, south Of Rosarlo, was
sacked and taken after twenty
people were killed.
AS soon as an appeal came from
Parral an armored train was sent out
from here as relief. The train went as
far as Jiminez, where It stopped and
came back. The oficial report states
that insurrectos were seen ahead In
such great numbers that 1t was
deemed unsafe to proceed.
Americans at Paral are engaged
chiefly in the mining and banking bust.
ness
c chihuahuans crtticise Government.
Chihuahua City is in a poor way to
withstand prolonged isolation, as no
reserve supply Of provisions was taken
in before the railroad was closed. Much
criticism is made by citizens because
OF neglect shown by the federal gov
ernment in not keeping the city in
formed Of developments outside.
No reliable news concerning the
peace negotiations has been allowed
to reach the city. In the territory ad.