The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-05-23
MASSACRE
Of CHINESE
MEXICAN REBELS MURDER FOG AT
ToRREoN AFTER SuRREND.
ER OF CITY.
Wholesale Slaughter Follows Occupa-
ton OF City--Many of the Or
ientaIs Were Wealthy Nat
uralized Citizens

Mexico City May 22--}eports
reaching here today by means of cour
Ter traversing the devious trails OF thu
plains and mountains before arriving
at telegraph station. tell the story
of massacre of 206 Chinese at Tor.
reon following the rebel occupation
Of that city last week. Upon receipt
OF the news at the Chinese legation
the charge d'affaires Immediately
made formal Representation to the
Mexican government.
The details of the story of the three
days battle and sacking of the city
Of Torreon is replete with incidents
OF cruelty that show clearly that the
rebel leaders did not hold their men
In control or that they deliberately
turned them loose to prey on con-
qnered and defenseIess people. The
official advices do not give the mum.
ber of dead, but taking the 206 Chi
nese as a basis it is certain that the
number is larger.
The last day of the taking of Tor
reon was May is. On that day Genera
Leiero retired with his federal forces
and he rebels, glutted with two days
fighting. entered the city. Weakened
as they were. they found themselves
utterly unable to control the mob and
reports received today indicate that
scores of innocent residents were adj
ded to the list of victims.
Always antagonistic to the yellow
race the Mexican rebels and members
of the mob engagen in race riot. A
great part OF the business of Tor,
reon is conducted by Chinese. some
OF whom are wealthy. and according
to the reports received the rioters
shot down or stabbed without mercy
every Oriental encountered.
That the Chinese charge d'affaires
will be able to secure indemnity for
many of the victims of the riot Is
doubted here for 1t is a fact thas
since Chentung Liang Cheng visited
this country five years ago and ad
vised his countrymen to become
Mexican citizens almost all have
taken out naturalization papers.
Minister Of Foreign Relations De La
Barra had not received tonight any
word from Judge Carbajal that Fran
cisco | Madeo had finally approved
the cabinet as suggested. So soon as
Madero'g acceptance of the cabinet Is
received 1t may be assumed thai
President Dlaz will present his resig
nation to the Chamber OF Deputies.
On the assumption that this accep-
tance will be made within the nexi
"a hours. ii has been praetica1iy
agreed that this most Interesting
docament of the revolution viii be
made public on May "a.
No effort is made now to disguise
the fact that General Daz Will leave
the country at an early date. 1t Is
expected that he will spend severa'
months visiting Europe and 1t IS re
llably reported that passage has al
ready been arranged for on one OF
the boats of French steamship line.
On information that peace had peen
agreed. the management OF the Ma
tional Railways Immediately began
the work of reconstruction. 1t was Of
ficially stated tonight the Mexican
Cetral would be open to traffic with
IN ten days and that the lnternatlona
between Torreon and c. T. Dla'
would be open, perhaps, within thre'
days.
Rumor Is Confirmed.
G. p. DIaz, Mex. May 22.-rn'
manager OF the railroad hotel Foo'
chueh, is advised of wholesale
slaughter of his countrymen and EN-
ployes at Torreon, coahuila today.
The information is from Fool
Chuck's cousin and is dated Torreo'
May is and arrived at c. p. Diaz MAJ
n. The cousin says four Chimes
we're Killed at his laundry, nine q
the railroad hotel, 50 at his farm
There were also killed 179 Chimes
shot down on the streets and seye'
34penene.
tnmor has Il that one German an