The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-06

hula. TO restore order. The rebel forces
outnumbered Capt. Rivera s men and an
agreement was made allowing the Fed
erals twenty -four hours To get out OF San
Pedro. taking with them mules, horses and
ammunition. The agreement as published
in the local papers was signed bv Capt
Luis NJ Rivera Don Emeiio Madero.
brother of the rebel leader in Chihuahua:
Senior Slxto Igalde, leader Of the re1ci
forces in san Pedro and Salvador Eena
vide7. II WAS stipulated in the agree
ment that the Maderista forces would
maintain order in that section and not
violate any public guarantees nor modest
the Government archives and other
public institutions. II is said that Don
Emelio Madero has been municipal prcsi-
dent Of San Pedro.
kumors are current that "A band Of 900
rebels has been organized near here and
has already moDiliZed between \illal-
DANA and Salinas in this state. NAM
Americans are planning TO leave Mon
terey since hearing the rebels are so
near.
Advices received to-day from towns
in the Nazas River Valley. in the vicinity
of Torreon, say that that whole region
with the exception of that city IL con
trolled by rebel bands and that the Fedora
forces are utterly incapable OF coping
with the situation.
outskirts of l.erdo. and they had harrow
ing experience during theat,lck upon that
town by rebels Especially was this the
case with Mr. and Mrs. q. II. Hawtrec and
family. tho pumphouse III which they
sought shelter being made base ot
operations for a squad OF the rebels and
thus attracting the fire of ina Federnls
Immediately after the arrival of Juan
Eamierez and his men to he rear Of these
houses which were later converted into
barricades. MIR. Hawtree who Is the ioca
manager for the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany. glancing down the road. saw q
| furious charge of cavalry and rirale'
| in his direction followed by a blaze OF fire
as the entire command opened up with
| volley. He hurried his family ard ser
wants to the shelter of the pumpholise
| which was soon occupied hy band o
insurrcctos and the firing OF heavy Spring
field rifles continued for an hour within
three feet of the heads of Mrs Hawtre'
and their children.
times and The water tank above thel
heads was hit many times. the detona
tions being frightful. followed by tn
out tpouring of the contents Of the tank
The homes Of Mr.. Hawtree. J. r. Bapt.
and the Rev. G. H. Lacey we're used a
more danger than the combatan's
Several shots pierced the building.
MIR and Mrs j. r Bapty and the latter
sister. Mrs Lucille Tanner. and thei
families found safety in the bathroom
which was we'll protects ed from the Federd
fire by thick walls.
SAN ANTONIO. May 5To-dav tn
Cinco de Mayo celebrated all over Mexic
in commemoration Of the defeat Of III
French AT Puebla. brings the most serio,:
reports of rebel advances in norther
Mexico that have appeared since tn
United States army division was mobilize
at Fort Sam Houston reservation Prvat
advices received by a citizen Of Sa
Antonio tell Of u threatened movemeI
upon Nuevo Laredo, just across the Ri
Grande from the Texas town OF LAREDO
and the final interruption of 'raefic o
the single line of railroad remaining ope
out of Mexico.
The cipher message. which came to
business man here this afternoon froi
Saitillo. was DELAYED two days in trans
mission |, said that the town of Come
Palacio, across the river from Iorreot
had fallen into the hands of the insii
rectos early last week. the Federal
retiring To Torreon without II struggle
on Nav >. the message continued. III
insurrec,os crossed the river and bega
An attack on Torreon Letters from III
same source in Gomez Palacio tell OF tn
preliminary steps the ins'irrectos too
TO bring about the downfall of Torreor
Under tn. date OF April - the corr,
spondent wrote:
The rebels were in possession here fc
almost one week. They left yesterda,
They do not bother any OF the foreigner
az all. but it Is the bands Of robbers thl
follow them that We have TO look out for.
The revolutionists were here two day
gathering horses, arms. ammunition an
provisions From what we can hea
they got quite q lot of everything W
; have not q policeman or city official q
any kind here now. and If the poems wal
70 steal there Is nothing TO prevent ther
from doing 80
.The mail came in to-day via Montere
and then here, Don't worry about u,
, for the superintendent Of the road prom
ised to take us out in his private car wit
his family should things get very bad
"Ws are in the hands Of the revoli
tionists one day and the next the Federal
are in charge. 1t 10 rather nonotonou
to keep our noses indoors all the time
Friday. April 2s. there was a battl
q single man on either side WAS eve
wounded.
; "Torreon is under strict military Law
and no one is allowed in or out withol
a pass More than half the time there
no street car or railroad communicate
bet ween here and there,
!, IAN business is just about dead and h
. stores open only a little while in the mori
ing The banks open only a. stated time
and not every day. So fa- We have hea-
, OF no foreigners that have been m,
Tested"
Torrcon is the seventh oity in point ,
pop,ilation in Mexico. Because of i
position as a railroad centre it's possess ic
, by the insurrectos would tee of grei
value. Through Torreon pass the thr.
merged railroad systems the Mexica
National the Mexican Central and II
, old Mexican International, In norm
times all three lines passing out Of Mcxit
10 the United States ran trains throuE
rorreon The city ls connected with MOI
,erey by two lines. with Salt;llo and u,
raugo by one and with Mexico by III
main line of the National Railways Wi,
Torreon in their possession the insu
reotos would he masters of the enlil
railroad system Of northern Mexico.
No train from Mexico city passed owe
the Rio Graude into Laredo, Tex. to-da,
The train due there early in the mornin
had proceeded no further than FL Salad
in the state of San IMis Potosi, Betwee
that point and Gomez Farias. Coahuil
three bridges were destroyed, Repor
received in Nuevo Laredo to-day ind
Gated that between those two points theI
was a rebel band over 900 strong
The sollthbOund train over the Nation
line which passed through Nuevo l.arec
Yesterday went only as far as Montere
on the main line and there. because of Il
blocking of the railroad south, il W,
switched onto the wide detour To TampiC
on the coast, thence back to the ma
line at San luis Potosi This caused
loss of more than twelve hours II