The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-16
ALL AMERICAN
 PRISONERS SAFE Official Statement Removes
 Fear of Death
ATTACK ON JUAREZ
Attempt to Blow up Barracks-Per- sOnal Guarantees Suspended. Lines Close Around Ojinaga.
 Limantour Goes Home


 Ell Paso, Texas, March 15.-Assur-
 ances of safety of all Americans now
 confined in Mexican prisons is given
 in an official statement issued at Juarez
 tonight
 Americans now prisoners will be
 given trials in the civil courts on
 charges of sedition against the Mexi-
 can government, but hereafter all in
 surrectos, whether citizens of the Uni
 ted States or not, may be subjected to
 the death penalty under summary mili-
 tary procedure.
 The statement from the Mexican of
 ficials was issued relative to the IT
 foreigners now imprisoned in the fed
 eral jail at Casas Grandes. Fifteen of
 them are Americans. Pending their
 trials they will be given the consdera- i tion due to prisoners of war. Colonel
 Cuellar, in command at Casas Grandes,
 Is Suffering from wounds and as soon
 as he is able to move, the prisoners
 will be march ITO miles to Chihuahua to
 face the civil courts.
 The two other foreigners are Euro lpean soldiers of fortune" who have fought in Central American revolu-
 tions. The men are confined in cells | in the adobe prison and are under tguard of Mexican soldiers. Their ra- tions consist of such as can be spared | from the military stores for the town has had no food supplies since March | S. when battle at which the insur- rectos were defeated was bught.
 It is said the citizens of the United States now fighting in the insurrecto ranks number 600. The largest force is with Capt oscar G. Creighton, who has been active in blowing up railroad bridges. Government officials received orders today to put stop to the cross ing of Americans from Fl Paso into insurgent territory.
 Reports from the inner war zone' are that the insurrectos are concen- trating at various points. Francisco I. Madero, revolutionary leader with 900 men, a one pound cannon, a three inch field piece. and two rapid fire guns, is somewhere north of Casas Grandes. General Orosco with 800 men lis marching toward him- The insur- recgo forces were scattered after their Casas Grandes defeat and their inactiv- ity for several days was due to neces- sity for reorganization. The general movement of the insurrectos is north ward, presumably toward Juarez. Fl Paso, Tex, March 15.-An attempt
 was made tonight to blow up the bar racks at Juarez. Mexico. Two heavy charges of nitro-glycerine were placed under the place and exploded, tearing out parts of the buildings occupied by the Mexican troops. Two of small
 band of insurrectos who secretly had
 entered the town were wounded and cap tured number of Mexican cavalry
 men are reported to have been injured. The shock of the explosion was felt throughout Juarez and immediately cry was raised that the insurrectos had sur rounded the place in great numbers and were attacking. Merchants left their
 stores and crowds prepared to make general exodus to the American side. FIX tra guards were pbced about the quar- ters of Colonel Taihborel, the command ant of General Navarro. The barracks are occupied by the Fourteenth Mexican cavalry and are in the heart of the town.
 A small band of nsurrectes is supposed to have crept into the town along the
 railroad tracks shortly after o'clock After placing the bombs they attempted
 to get away Soldiers on the lookout on top of the barracks immediately opened fire, bringing down two of the insur-
 rectos. The rest escaped into the coun- try.
 Mexico City, March 15.-The meas ure 10, for civ 1ortb bS sonal guarantees was passed unanimous ly today by the permanent commission of congress. Notwithstanding anonymous threats made against the members Of the commission, none hesitated when the bill came up for final discussion and passage. All members of the commits sion but one were present. Rosendo Pinedo, the president of the body. Is in New York.
 Presidio Tex, March 15.-The third
 day of the siege of Ojinaga by the in surgents under General Sanchez finds tho situation little unchanged. With chain
 guard circling the town on three sides, the insurrectos are preparing for a long siege The federal garrison still con- | trols the ford to this town and are able | to cross and forage.
 Yesterday General Sanchez of the in- surgents and General Luque, command
 ing the federal garrison. exchanged let l ters. Sanchez demanded the surrender | of the town Lugue forgot his natural poiteness and invited the pronunciadoes | to charge up the hill like men and take | the town if they could. Sanchez answer l ed by urging Luque to come out ana l fight.
 | After this exchange of verbal bombs, | the long range rifle duel commenced.
 When the pronunciados first appeared before the town them numbered about 800. l Now. they are at least 700 strong. From
 all directions endorsements are march | ing to Oiinaga, white haired men with smooth -bores they used in fighting Max
 imilian are in the ranks with their sons | and grandsons In every hut the wo-
 men, are grinding Corn and cooking tor l tilIas and frijoles A Greek has estab- l lished hospital for the insurrectos un- der the red cross.
 l Remember the martyrs of Mulato,'Ya l the slogan of the 0esiegers They r sr | to the killing of four aged men Y Ne last battle of Mulato.
 The American bank of the Rio erarde is patrolied by cavalry, deputy aiarsaals
 and custom inspectors.
 New York, March 15--sencf Jose fsf Limantour, Mexico's minister of finaHt
 slipped quiatly out of town sl.z
 noon, apparently bound direet for
 co City.
 From what has been leatnes he abandoned his idea Of Eptz hette way of Florida and Hava.iu fnr New York at 2 D. m. ovel is4
 vania railroad in his sprivat As. to st. Louis. Railro&4 NffE
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