Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-09


day and last night at Juarez, is in the
dark. President Diaz and his cabinet
this morning awaited the result of a
conference between a representative
of General Navarro. commanding the
federal troops at Juarez, and repre-
sentative of Madero.
Peace Signed.
London, May 9.-Lord Cowdray re-
ceived a message this morning from
J. p. Body, director of his firm, now
in Mexico City, saying: Peace sign
ed" Lord Cowdray is president of
Pearson & Son, Limited, the British
firm of contractors which has extern
sive interests in Mexico. The dis
patch may refer to the negotiations
that have been going on between
General Figueroa, commanding the
rebels in Guerrero and Morelos, and
the federals.
Rebels Pressing Forward.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 9-An as
sociated Press correspondent return
ed from the interior of Juarez at
1910 o'clock and reported that the
rebels are slowly gaining possession
OF the town. The federals are keep
ing up continuous fire from the
church in the center of the town. but
fron 9th
are concealing their whereabouts by
Withholding their fire and are skulk-
ing behind houses in gradual ad-
vance toward the federal stronghold
FederaIs Surprised and Beaten.
San Diego, Calf, May 9.-The at
tack was complete surprise to the
federal forces. Confident that the
thanking party of forty men sent out
of Tia Juana last night had forced the
rebels to retire, no guards were posted
and the town was asleep when the
assault came at daylight. The flank
ing party was ambushed and all but
one or two killed or wounded. In
this engagement Sam Wood. elected
by the rebels to succeed Jack Mosby
in command, was killed. An irregular
volley at close range awakened the
defenders of the town this morning
too late for them to gain the trenches
and resist the rush OF the rebels. Part
of the federals entered the Catholic
church. wooden building. Others en-
tered the adobe customs house. The
rest fled only to be shot down as they
ran.
Two Americans Killed at Tia Juana.
San Diego, May 9.-About fifteen or
twenty federals from the adobe GUS
tom house made rush on horseback
for freedom at 8 o'clock. Half of
them reached the school house, large
wooden building on the Mexican side
of the line. They were seen to drop
from their horses one by one under
the rebel fire. Firing in the town
ceased at $50 O'Clock and the rebel
cheers could be heard. 1t is now be-
lieved that there are no federal sol
diers, regular or volunteers in the
vicinity of Tia Juana. The Catholic
church was set on fire after it had
been riddled with bullets. Those in
side who sought to escape by dashing
through the flames were shot as they
emerged from the burning building.
The American Red Cross has asked
for permission to 60 into the town and
care for the wounded. Two Ameri-
cans were killed while attempting to
escape from Tia Juana. Whether
they were members of the rebel band
or residents OF Tia Juana was not
known.
Yaquis Surround Hermosillo.
Douglas, Ariz., May 9.-Hermosillo.
the capital of Sonora, is surrounded
by several hundred Yaqui Indians. ac-
cording to a report received today by
courier. The Indians are said to have
held up Southern Pacific train and
taken five hundred rifles and big
supply of ammunition.
Wounded to BE Brought Over.
El Paso, Texas, May 9.-Colonel
Steever of the fourth U. S. cavalry an
nounced at l O'Clock that he would
permit the transportation of wounded
from Juarez across the bridges TO
American soil provided the Mexican
consul here consented.
Mexico Can't Understand.
Mexico City, May 9.-The govern
ment is unable to grasp the exact sit
uation between the opposing COM
manders, but at the foreign Office it
was said that the administration was
still disposed to listen to reasonable
representations from Madero Official
dispatches state that last nights fight
was pfecipitated by the act Of three
rebels who fred on the federal out
posts. The message says that the
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