El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-02

Mexico"
Que gente?"
''Buena."
, All during the night of waiting,
waiting for the arrival of the rebels
who were known to be within an
hours march away, that counter sign
was sounded from the tops of build
ings. answered by the pedestrians.
Ciudad Juarez was bristIing with arm
ament- in addition to the previously
enlisted men, so more citizens were
drafted. bringing the total OF armed
citizens over the 200 mark All who
passed into the mayors office came
out armed with a Winchester rifle and
a belt Of cartridges. Practically every
man on the streets was armed and
regular police were out in full force.
The custom house was guarded by
the federal employees. clerks armed
with rifles and the uniformed customs
inspectors. The only evidence of SOL
diers in the city was at the military
headquarters at Gale Concrete and
AveDida Lerdo. On the roof of the col
onel's quarters a detachment of white
capped soldiers watched, and called the
warning 70 all passing IN the street
They ignited a large bondfire on the
adobe roof and the building appeared
as if On fire. Early in the evening
some OF the infantry were seen on the
outskirts of the city, but later all
were confined in the fort, while the
police and volunteers did all the work
Cavalrymen Sent Out.
The 100 cavalrymen sent out before
dusk to head off the trains Of revolu-
tionisrs, with orders to dynamite
bridges if necessary, did not return
during the night. A report was circu-
lated that a lieutenant and one pri-
vate arrived in post haste, and
could not tell what had become Of the
remainder Of the squadron. This re-
port was denied by officials. as well
as another report 10 the effect that 10
riderless. horses had been picked up
on the outskirts of the town and that
the horses were equipped with military
saddles.
PatrOIIiBg the City.
The night, at first pitch dark, be-
came frightened by a full sky OF stars
after midnight, and the watchers were
more easy. The mounted police and fis-
cal guards rode on the outskirts of the
city, while small bands of volunteers
marched here and there in the streets
and watched from tops of buildings
After midnight all pedestrians and
those passing in vehicles were stopped
and questioned A few women and chill
dren in carriages hurried TO FL Paso,
but the greatest part of the population
slumbered through the night
During the night signal lanters were
seen to the south Of the city. Two red
lights particularly distinct could be
the other. This was seen shortly after
dusk. and before anything definite was
learned.
Shortly after o'clock Wednesday
afternoon the startling news was tele-
graphed to Ciudad Juarez that two
trains loaded with revolutionists had
arrived at villa Ahumada a station on
the National Railways about so miles
south Of here. The message was ad-
dressed to the chief Of fiscal guards
fn Juarez and came from the offices Of
the mounted customs inspectors Of
which service Ahumada is the head
quarters of this district
Official circles were at once thrown
IN grek excitement The first thing
done was TO telephone to Guadalupe.
small town east Of Juarez, near
where so cavalrymen have been To-
Gated for week The cavadrymen
arrived in record time and, joining
with the SO cavalry already in Juarez,
the full squadron started of at dusk
along the line Of the National Rail
ways An attempt to talk to the oper-
ator at Ahumada proved futile. Short
" after the departure Of the soldiers,
another message came from the oper-
ator at Rancheria. station about %
miles south OF Juarez. bringing con-
frnation Of the coming Of the trains.
But when particulars were asked the
line was cut to that point. The next
word came at o'clock from the sta
ton of Samalayuca- They are com
ing" said the message, and then the
line refused to work.
Excitement Runs High.
By that time the news had spread
throughout the city, and excitement
was at a high pitch The night was