Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-09
DEADLY WAR ON THE GRTNGO
Mexican Rebels Bent on Exterminat-
ing Resident Americans.
MADERO CANNOT BRING ORDER
Revolutionary Leader Not strong
Enough TO Control His Men, and
Banditu Certain to Devas-
tate the Country.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent


Ell PASo, Tex. May 5.-(Special Cores
pondence. )-American lives and property
are in the greatest peril, in the interior
provinces Of Mexico. according to a mining
man recently arrived after an arduous
seven days trip over the Sierra Madres
He says the number OF Americans already
killed in isolated sections will never be
known. At the present killing and looting.
where Americans are concerned is done
under cover. He predicts however. that
when the spirit Of outlawry has spread
a little more and when fewer government
representatives are TO be found in the
various cities that the slaughter Of the
hated gringoes will follow With awful ven
geance.
AT least fifteen American mining men
living In FL Paso and having interests in
Mexico, know absolutely nothing about the
condition their properties are in, or whether
they still own them. One man has been
here for five months, unable to get to his
home at Parral, because of the disabled
railroads. For time he was able to get
letters by roundabout route, but now
the last connecting link has been DESTROYED.
No Hope I'm Revelation.
These men whose association with
Mexicsns for years has given them a deem
pie, are unable to view the revolutionary
situation with the same optimism that oh
tains In other quarters. Most of them.
while admitting that the poems have good
cause for rising up in arms, at the same
time declare that they are unable to rule
themselves. They give Diaz credit for what
ne mas done for the nation and are fearful
mat he may be compelled by the codjcl
OF peace II one is formulated. to step down
ana out from the government This thew
feel would be a severe blow 10 the country.
Ihey point to Francisco Madero, an ideal
LIST and dreamer. All admit that he could
not bring the country out of the present
chaotic condition. They, point out that the
Mexican, at heart. Is vagabond and an
outlaw. Now he has tasted the sweets az
conquest, and only an iron hand will driva
them back to the pillow and the monotonous
lie OF the squalid adobe houses.
MRderO CRnn0t Bring Peace,
1t Is considered certain that Madero can
not bring about universal peace II
peace compact is made. it is reasonably
certain that there will be no more fighting
Tor time in the northern provinces. The
rank and file of the men will go home, re-
tanning their arms, and then join the first
rowing leader that comes along. It is
far distant do not recognize Madero except
as a patriot.
Red" Lopez, the discredited rebel leader
who heroically captured and then lost Aqua
Preta- is in FL Paso today comforting with
Madero and other revolutionary chiefs
trying to get back into their good eracas
he asserts the fall Of Aqua Prieta should
not be charged against him. The charge
that he sold out the city for $50, co., agree
ing TO divide the money with two other
chiefs and then eloped with the whole not
seems untrue from Reds" present finan-
cal condition. He admitted frankly that
ne was broke. and was not above Dor. ow-
ing quarter or dime from the cores
pondents. He says he stilf has 1000 Ioysl
fighting men who will follow him to the
death. -aNET
More Fighting in Sight.
There are many apparently well founded
rumors today that fighting in nortf,.rn
Chihuahua is not over. There is a strong
undeTcurrent of excitement that pIausihle
answers and the presence of peace della
gates wnl not down. Mysterious remarks
may be heard on every side which have IN
DO with the smuggling of heavy arms and
ammunition across the border At the
same time though the armistice Is on. the
soldiers at Juarez are ever on the lookout.
General Navarro is taking every precau-
uon' EVERY day the same as when an at
TACK was impending, the soldiers are sent
10 the trenches. Today for the first time
no insurrectos are to be seen on the streets
Whether by orders or not all have re-
mained on the other side of the river. This
applies to Garibaldi and other leaders US
ually about the hotels every day. More
fighting in the prediction.