Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-16
President Diaz Said to Have
Given Assurance of Move
in Behalf Of People When
Revolution is Ended.
REPORT ON REBEL
DEFEAT RECEIVED
Col. Cuellar Tells Govern
ment of Battle of Casas
Grandes and Says Foreign
Prisoners Treated Well.

Mexico City, March 15.-The appll-
cation Of Finance Minister Llman, !,
tours suggestion for division anu
sale of large estates for the benent OF
the people, is limited at in reply maae
by President Diaz to commlttee from
Metztitlan, in the state of Hidalgo, VINO
protested that their property had been
seized by an irrigation company.
President Diaz Is said to have given
assurance that after the cessation OIL
revolution, the government planned 10
purchase and parcel among the people
at a low price, the big estates through
out the republic.
Reports Prisoners Well Treated.
The government today received q re-
mort of the battle Of Casas Grandes, Ill
which the rebels we're defeated, from
Col. Cuellar. He stated that they TOOK
forty prisoners, including seventeen
foreigners, and that all these were re-
ceiving humane treatment.
Juarez Center Of Interest.
81 Paso, Texas, March 15-lnterest
in the Mexican insurrecto actlvity IS
again centered in the district Of
Juarez. A
ordinary efforts within The next
three weeks by Diaz government,
Madero's force Of 1000 ipsurrectos has
begun $50 mile march from Casas
Grandes toward Juarez
j. CAPT. oscar G. Creighton, an Amer
ican, who with q small band, IL
credited with having destroyed the
greater part Of forty-nve miles OF
Mexican National railroad, Is within
a short distance Of. the city. General
Navarro is in command at Juarez with
about 500 men.
Col Garcia Cuellar, former chief OF
President Diaz's staff, is at Casas
Grandes, shot in the arm. He has
600 men and several machine guns.
Col. Rebago, with 700 federals, is sup
posed to be near Chihuahua City, cut
off by Creighton's destruction OF the
railroad.
No word was received yesterday
concerning the fate of the fifteen
Americans captured at Casas Grandes
eight days ago. The impression Is
that the men have not been executed,
but are held as prisoners OF war.
Diaz In Excellent Health.
Albuquerque, N M March 15.-Dr.
Norman Bridge, physician of Chi
cago and Los Angeles, while passing
through here said:
"I wish to deny positively the re-
ports of General Diaz's poor health. |
had q long interview with him four
days ago, and he is perfectly we'll and
entirely normal"
Measles at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex, March 15.-Four
Of the 700 recruits who arrived at the
maneuver camps here developed cases
of measles, mumps and chicken
pox and as a result all the "rookies"
have been isolated.
Ammunition for Target Practice.
San Antonio, Texas, March 15.-The
9th cavalry and the 4th artillery are
due here today and this will make pos
sible the formation Of an army di-
vision under General Carter. A large
amount of ammunition also Is due here
within a few days.
General Carter swept away 1ntima-
tions that the ammunition was intend
ed for use in intervening in Mexico
with the statement that 1t would be
used for target practice. The three
inch field pieces also will indulge In
target practice, the range at Leon
Sprin gs, 20 miles from here, being
used.
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