El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-21
MORE BRIDGES ARE BURNED ON
The ROADS REACHING TORREON

Torreon, Mexico, April 1?-(By Mai)
The Tepehuanes branch OF the Ma
tioual Railways of Mexico lies lifeless
between Durango ard Santiago Papas-
Quiaro and Tepehuanes as It ha slain
for eight days. not q wheel moving or
even the prospect of the resumption of
traffic Such. is also the caseswith the
Coahuila & Pacific road betyeen Tor
reon and Saltillo, cutting off direct
communication between this CITY and
the state capital ~
Several bridges are out on each road
and on the Tepehuanes branch a specie
of the reign of terror exists. the inhab :
itants of Santiago Papasquiaro being
fearful of visitation such as was made
by the band of 800 upon Tepehuancs
when that town was sacked. The citi-
zens Of Santiago Papasquiaro are CO.
operating with the officials in resist
ing the bands and have constructed
trocha of several strands IF barDeo
wire around the town TO pre-: eDt a
surprise by mounted men, this being
made more effective by walls of ADOBE
which have been thrown up with port
holes through them. from which the
troops might fire. Other f2r-sfications
consist of bags of sand linins the tops
Of houses.
Rebel Aids American.
The arrival of one of the rebel chiefs
at an opportune momen- saved con-
ductor Irby of the Central line from q
disagreeable experience on the occ1-
sion Of the recent hold up Of mis- pas
senger train at Gutierrez, pgo., between
here and Zacatecas.. After a pistol and
four boxes OF cartridges were taken
from the express car conductor IrDy
was spied by drunken indians who
- -tO ny
tered insults as they shouted Death "a
the American" The rebel leader. at
tracted by the noise rushed in and from
his horse struck right and left dispers-
ing the crowd. In a few seconds all
was silence and the conductor gave the
signal to back up, not stopping until
he reached La Colorado.
Parras Is Cut Off.
There is neither confirmation nor de-
NAL officially of the report that Parras,
the center of the Madero interests in
Mexico, was captured by revolutionists
Sunday and is being held. Fog eight
days there has been no railroad COM
munication with that town, which is the
eating station on the Co.huila & Pa
cific railroad, midway between Tor
reon and Saltillo, the capital Of the
state. At present all communication,
mail. railway and telegraphic, is cut off
and the only reports received here are
those purported to be brought by pri-
vate couriers who have come post
haste. According to these stories Land
of 300 revoltosos entered and took the
town of Parras, liberated the prisoners
and destroyed official records. There
are also flying rumorS of the ex-
plosion of dynamite and the injarlng
of women and children This part OF
the story particularly is discreditc6 in
official circles.
Nazas Fight Severe.
The fighting which took place at
Nazas, near Pedricena, Sunday and re-
sumed on Monday is said to have been
quite severe and the defence of the
town by 80 armed men was gallant and
stubborn. Among the killed is said
to be jefe politico Morales. who was
to Nazas only a few months
ago.
1t is said that the attack was re-
peated yesterday and that the rebels !
were successful in defeating the small |
garrison which had suffered losses both !
in killed and wounded in the previous |
days fighting.
Train From Eagle Pass.
The first through train from the |
north winch has reached Torreon over |
the main line of the Mexican Interna- |
Lional for eight days without transfer |
over other roads, pulled in this morn |
ing from Eagle Pass. A through SER
vice has been reestablished between |
Torreon and Durango. For several
lays trains from Ciudad Porfirio Diaz |
have been routed over the Central |
branch by way of San Pedro and |
Sauceda- Several bridges were de- |
'troyed and the water tank at Castano
which supplies three stations along the
International including Monclova, with
water, was torn down. causing great
Bridges Burned to South.
News has just been received of the /
burning Of several bridges south of |
Torreon, on the Mexican Central. cut
ing off communication with the city
# Mexico by rail
The Jimulco Mining company at Otto
5oah., of which J. B. Moore is manager,
vas visited again and robbed of $50,
he raiders accepting that amount as
compromise.
Many Rebels in Arms.
1t is reported here that following the
apture OF Papasquiaro by rebels, there