Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-31

0uTD6n rome
IF Senior ~Limantour proposed to
avoid any demonstration his plans
failed, as the railroad station was
crowded with officials and deiega-
tions of citizens. The latter hailed
the minister as "the savior OF the
country"
the entrance of the train shed and
greeted Senior Limantour warmly.
On the way from the station to an
automobile he stopped several times
to listen TO addresses by students,
w~orkinumen and others.
Guayamas, Sonora, March 21.- vi
The local papers publish a procla-
nation of the Bishop of Sonora,
~callina on the revolters to lay down
their arms. The letter has created
sensation and nnavAcause son1e
cessation of hostiIities.
Another bridge burned east of
here on tho Southern Pacific line
to Manzanilio, has tied up the rail-
road.
FL Paso, Tex, March 21.-"The Mex
| fcan insurrection is no place. for Amer
Jean boys or American men. Condo
tons are all hostile TO them. The fed
eral troops will show them little mer-
cy, and the insurrectos don't care
whether the Americans are killed or
not"
H. c.. Converse. OF G~lendora, CaL.,
made this statement today after a vis-
it 10 the Jail at Juarez, Mexico. whereS
hts son Lawrence, q years old, togeth-l
er with Edwin Blatt. Of Pittsburg, Pa.
is confined on a charge of participating
In the Mexican insurrection
Captors Treated Better.
Since the state department or thel
United States has made representations
l - TNsk.. ~, 4 49, INx,ra xxyAtsa ~ NJ
tured on the American side OF the
boundary" Mr.. Converse said, the
boys are being better treated, They
are now allowed to receive food sent
from the outside"
Mr.. Converse expects the prisoners
will soon b. released. Another Amerf-
can prisoner in the Juarez Jail Is RICH
ara Brown. or ri Faso. vino declares
he was arrested while helping the
wounded near Juarez. So far as known
here, the state department has made
no representations to Mexico in
Browns case.
- America: 5s:sh>. 9hcA
News to the Herald from Torreon Is
that III. e. O'Driscoll, an American I'M
charge of hacienda Guichipa, owned
by Americans of st. Louis, was shot
four times by revolutionists who att
tackled the ranch and demanded money!
When he could give them none the
leader said:
Then take that" and began shoot-I
ing. The American is now in a hos-i
pital in Torreon.
In a fight Thursday at Colonia Sidingl
near Torreon, 80 federals and rebelsl
met death. Captain Duran. of the fed-i
e-ai ARM s.as a..eas the Y TILED. Sixtal
SGsaiae, a aoGfaaSS-~ CO M4sssc-s-
commanded the rebels.
In G fight near Coyote hacienda near.
Torreon, three rebels were killed andI
several wounded. The federals also
lost some men.
Violate Rules Of War.
Soft nose bullets, forbidden by thel
rules Of war are being used by both
sides In the Mexican campaign. Coli
onel Cuellar. who commanded the
Mexican troops at the battle OF Casasl
Grandes, reports officially hat nearly
all of the wounded men received their
injuries from soft nose bullets.
The reports also corne from Augua-
Prieta that almost every federal soldier
wounded there was shot with a soft
nose bullet.
The Herald correspondent wires to-
| day from Hermosillo, Sonora, that h8
saw the federals march put from there
Saturday with their belts full of soft
nosed bullets. He says there were no
hospital appliances and no doctors with
the federals.
Hermosillo, Sonora, Midnight Sunday,
(via Ell Paso. Tex, March 21.-Run-
ners have brought in the news that
200 revolutionists are within IL miles
OF tho town. The municipal palace Ia
filled with people who have been pour
ing IN for al u provided with
blankets and quilts. Each has been Is
The town Is almost unprotected by
soldiers, as 300 men including 100
YaQui, marched out Saturday afternoon
for Torres, where the revoltos Were re-
ported to have taken the Priestas
mines.
Treate. Territorio, Bail, California.
Del Norte, Mexico, March 20.-One
hundred and fifty rebels are in striking
distance OF the intrenched Mexican
troops at this place and a fight is ex-
pected at any hour. The federals arc
q strong position. They are out num-
bered, by the rebels. but the latter are
proceeding cautiously in the rough
country between Valentine Valley and
| Treate.
II a collision occurs this evening it
would be within two miles OF the
boundary line and at a point about
40 miles east of the ocea The federal
troops under Captain Justine Mendi-
eta. were reinforced last night by 30
men from Tia Juana.
An A,nerican refugee from the Rod
riguez bard. which was beaten last
week, surrendered today to the Amer
lean patrol at Campo, nj tells a tals
OF hardship.