Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-19
Burn Aqua Prieta Depot.

Burn Aqua Prleta Depot.
Augua Prieta, Mexico, Shortly af-
ter daylight a daring band of insur-
rectos numbering only half a dozen
or so, stole into Aqua Prieta and set
fire to Nacozaei railroad station
which was destroyed with its valu-
able contents. Federals fired upon
invoders and two or three of them
were killed.
Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, April
lS-Thrce columns of troops were seen
advancing from the west towards the
town. 1t was believed this was the
rebel command of Juan Cabral, COM
bined with the members of the insur-
recto garrison which evacuated Aqua
Prieta last night. Federal outposts at
the railroad station opened fire with
rifles at the advancing columns at long
range.
Mexico City, April lS-A PROPOSE
ton for an armistice pending negotia-
tons for settlement of Mexico's in
ternal troubles was received by the de-
partment of foreign relations today
from Washington, presumably from
DR.. Vasquez Gomez. A reply was re-
turned in which it was indicated that
the government looked with favor upon
the suggestion.
Washington, April l9-The official
version of the evacuation of Aqua
Prieta was given in message from
Nogales, Ariz., to the Mexican en-
bassy. 1t follows:
Il beg to advise you of the complete
triumph of the federal army in taking
Aqua Prieta from the rebels, who
were completely routed. The federals
displayed great heroism and abnegation
in spite of the tremendous odds and
the disadvantages they had to surmount
in order to fire upon and capture the
town without doing damage to persons
and property in Douglas, Ariz.
II am unable to state as yet the num-
Der of the deed. Those of the rebels
are very heavy. Many of the latter, in
cluding the leaders, Belasario and Me-
dina, surrendered to the American
forces. The federals captured great
number of arms and ammunition. The
public has not been allowed to enter
and the services of the Red Cross |
nave been gratefully declined as the
Mexican troops have all the necessary
elements to attend to all the wounded
Aqua Prieta, April 19-Five loaded
reight cars also were burned. Freight
lepot was filled with goods of every
including costly machin.
'ry, supplies, and provisions which
lad not been moved over the Nacozari
because Of burning bridges
outh of Aqua Prieta. Whether the
aen who fired the depot had been
iding under it since the evacuation
yesterday or had dashed across the
inc from the American side is not
nown. Mexican federal soldiers car.
led several dead from ruins of the
epot to the bull ring.
Aqua Prieta, April 19-Balsario
arcia, who fed across the line last
light and gave himself up to the
merican officers, declared today he
because his men were not
beying him. He was not in command
the entire rebel force, he said, but
as ranked by Co.. Louis Medina.
he latter who also had fed across
le line, has given no reason for his
except that the evacuation
the town was imminent and he had g
seek some place of safety quickly. +
arcia asked especially that he be I
merely refugee and not :
, a rebel commander.
The seven citizens shot in Douglas
together with those who q
ere victims of the previous fighting, +
e in three local hospitals, no deaths r
I'VE occurred among them and hope ;
held out for the recovery of all. +