The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-16
Double Forces of Guards Pa.
trolled the streets-Garri-
sion Under Arms
BLOWING UP Of BARRACKS
BY |MSURRECT0S WAS CAUSE
Small Band Had Entered the City
During Previous Night and Had
Wrecked the Barracks and Made
Their Escape With Only Two Lost.

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streets patrolled by double forces Of
guards and practically the entire gar
rison under arms IN front of the bar
racks and headquarters Of Gen. Ma
varro and Col. Tamborel, command
ant. At daybreak the guards posted
on the house tops swept the country
for signs Of insurrectos but II they
are In the vicinity they are kept we'll
under cover.
The coming of daylight materially
lessened the anxiety aroused by last
nights attack upon the barracks,
when small band Of insurrectos who
had managed to slip through the
lines into the city, demolished por-
tion Of the barracks with bombs and
affected their escape with the loss Of
but two of their number who were
wounded and taken prisoners.
The authorities persist in their dec
laration that the federal troops suf-
fered no loss In killed or wounded
and gave assurances that there was
no cause for anxiety. It is not
thought that the insurrectos are near
the city in any great numbers, q
small band under Capt. Oscar Creigh-
ton, an American, being the only one
reported at all close at hand.
]. A. McDaniels an engineer on the
Mexico northwestern railroad who ar
rived today on a hand car, reported
that the road is cut to pieces from
Juarez to- its southern terminus at
Pearson. He saw many insurrectos
heading south, but did not see
Madero's army marching north
towards JuArez, 40 reported and does
not believe It is coming:
Takes Sudden Departure.
New York. March 1s.-The sudden
departure from New York Of Senior
Limantour, the Mexican minister Of
finance, after week OF conference
and negotiations. the precise nature
Of which has not hitherto been clear,
is now explained by the understand
ing that he has succeeded In effect
ing tentative plan. in which sub
stantial reforms are expected to be
Immediately put in force by the Mexi-
can government, and the leading in
surrectionists being satisfied, are to
aid in the restoration Of peace.
The presence here at the Hotel
Astor of Senor Madero, father Of the
provisional president, together with
his three sons (brothers Of the pro-
visional president) the fact that
Limantour has been through three
generations. the confidential adviser
of the Madero family, and the fact
that Limantour and Senor Madero
have been in conference while i'm
portant messages have ben going
back and forth from the finance min
lister to Mexico City, added signifi-
canoe to the situation.
Behind him Senor Limantour left
long typewriter statement and
the clerk at the desk of the hotel said
he had inquired particularly about
the sailings on or about March 20 of
all lines running between Havana and
Vera Cruz. It will be recalled that
on his arrival from Europe he said
he intended to go home by way Of
Florida, Havana, Yucatan and Vera
Cruz and that he hoped to arrive in,
Mexico City within ten or twelve days
from the date he left New York.
There have been frequent and per-
sistent rumors," his farewell state
ment read in part, "that would not
return to Mexico and that II did it
would not be to assume the duties of
the ofiice have tried to fill acceptably
for some years. It affords me pleas
ure to say that ! am returning to
Mexico, not only to assume those
duties. but also to do whatever may
be within my sphere Of action to i'm
prove the general conditions Of my
country.
How long win the insurrection
last? Quien sabe. That will be de-
pendent quite as much on the attitude
and acts Of Americans as Mexicans.
May the American people not forget
that Mexico 10 country Of wonder
full resources and possibilities but that
their fullest development can never
come except through the complete CO
operation of every one who has the
best interests of Mexico at heart.
Shall not all such unite in one de-
termined effort to bring about the
desired result? This ID my last and
most serious word to the American
people"
Big Investment
Washington, March 16.-A total Of
$S75. .7OS.925 gold has been invested in
twenty-t>e years by foreign interests
in Mexico outside of the mining in
dustry, according to a bulletin issued
by the bureau of manufactures of the
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