East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-23

Mexico City, May 23.-Grave fears
that Japan, China, Germany and
Spain may become involved i'm the
Mexican revolution Is felt here today
rs n result of the protests already be-
ing made rs result of the reported
massacre by rebels i'm Torrcon. II
Is reported that 2OS Chinese, 20 Jap
anesc, IL Spaniards and one German
were shot down after the town was
captured. The Chinese charge d'Af-
fairs has already protested TO Mexico.
Report is Confirmed.
Washington, ID. c., May 23.-Unit-
ed States Consular Agent Orrothers
telegraphed the state department from
Torreon confirming the report that
20S Chinese were slain at Torreon.
lie said the insurrectos alleged that
the fcdcrals had armed the Chinese,
who fired on he insurgents
Madcro To Crush Revolt.
IL Paso, May 23.-With the access
sion of Madero to power the independ-
ent revoits will be handled with an
iron hand, according to Madero's an
nounccmcnt today. The lower Cali
fornia revolt, fostercd by the MeXi-
can liberal party will be first opposed.
OroZco will be sent against them.
The report that Figueroa the rebel
commander has aligned with the lib
erals is branded as false by Orozco
today.
Brothers TO Intercedc.
Juarez. May 23.-Seeing his power
going glimmering If he cannot control
the fighting spirit of his rebels. Ma
l.
and Emilio into the interior to bring
about peace. Madero is greatly dis
turbed on account of the reported
slaughter of Chinese at Torreon.
Armies Reinforced.
san Diego, May 23.-Two armed
Mexican forces are reported east OF
Tia Juana today. One is the rein
forcements for the liberal army and
the other federals under Colonel Ma
jol. The federals are reported to be
marching to relieve the Ensenada
rebels near Tecaurte.
21O I'm Colony.
Eagle Pass, May 23.-Dr. j. Lin,
a Chinese physician. who is in charge
of his country's affairs at Torreon,
said 240 bodies were in the Chinese
colony. Besides Chinese, &c rebels, 25
federals and 81 n-combatants were
killed in the three days fighting that
preceded the evacuation by the fed
eral troops.
Torreon had been besieged for
weeks Dampo asserted. One COM
mand, under Cisto Ugalde, occupied
Gomez, a suburb and Jesus Flores
and his bahd controlled Leredo an
other village on the outskirts. Other
revolutionary forces were command
ed by Augustin Castro, Jose Ramiez
and Orato Pherrera.
The first attack was made May 13,
Ugalde coming in from the east, and
stores through Guarache pass Flores
was killed while attempting to loosen
mountain rapid fire gun cemented
in the mountain sided which had been
deserted by federals.
In the afternoon the federals raked
the rebels with artillery and musketry
fire and repulsed them for the mo-
ment. The insurrecto lines were hur-
riedly reformed, however, and the at
tack was continued through Satur-
day night, Sunday and Sunday night.
General Lejuero. the federal comman-
uti itiit Will his tTOOpS early
Monday morning.
Neither citizens nor the attacking
force were advised of Lejuero's in
tention. Mr.. Lampo asserts. and he
holds this omission is responsible for
the havoc wrought by the insurrectos
Monday morning. As the rebels came
into the city, a party of Chinese re-
sisted the insurrecto advance at the
Chinese gardens and forty were killed
Chimes under arms were informed
that their banks would be looted and
the Orientals opened fire. Meeting re-
sistance at no other point, the in
vading forces centered their fire or
the Chinese, practically exterminatinG
the colony. Emilio Madero arrived
Sunday evening and assumed personal
command of the rebel troops. Thai
Madero will respect the peace agree.
ment is accepted as certain How.