Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-27
CAP|TULAT|ON Of
CITY Of JUAREZ.
Mexican Rebels Now About Mile
From FL PasO.-AnXiOuS Night
in Latter Place.
MEXICANS AND COWBOYS FIGHT
Rebels Said To Have Approached Ranch
and Dema nded Provisions--MfNsrah
Blacksmith Killed.

FL Paso, Texas. Feb. 21.-A band
OF American cowboys from Maria
Today engaged Il force OF MeXicans on
the Nelson Norris ranch opposite ST.
ezra Blanca. according TO reports re-
ceivcd here. The outcome OF the
fight is not yet known. The reports
declare the rebels approached the
ranch Yesterday and demanded stores.
saddles, horses and guns. Brown
Pascual. manager OF the ranch. re-
fused, and with four Americans and
five MeXicans. withdrew 10 the ranch
where they were Immediately at
tucked by the rebels. Shots were
exchanged through the night and Il
Mexican blacksmith is reported 10
have been killed.
\ special train carrying troops
10 .IuarcZ passed Sierra blanca last
night. The commanding officer re-
fused TO send detachment to the
relief OF the Norris Quilt. and band
of cowboys. heavily armed. set ont
TO the relief Of the beset ranchers.
Both FL Paso and JuareZ spent Il
restless night. By midnight the rcb-
els were camped northwest OF the
town. only about Il mile from Ell Paso.
\ general attack was expected and
by daylight occasional firing was
heard from the rebel camp.
Officers today declared Il thorough
investigation would be made OF tho
firing on Company X Of the Texas
militia during the night. The MILF
tiamen were guarding the El Pasn
Electric Light plant when a score Of
shots were directed at them from be
hind box cars on the Mexican side.
Maxim silenccrs were used on the
SuilS anu lOI al iIIIl' 'hc S""'h'''S
could not determine the direction
from which the shots were coming.
One bullet pierced the hal OF a
guardsman.
The situation was extremely crit
ical today and the citizens Of FL Paso
declared that if bullets menaced the
city during the lighting today they
would cross the border, engage the
rebels. and protect their own homes
if The regular troops failed 10 act.
General Campo, with a force OF
i 900 has completed preparations
for the attack and has notified the
JuareZ municipal authorities 10 get
all the foreigners and non-combat-
ants out of the city Immediately.
Campa's ultimatum followed long
telephone conference with b. {.
Llorente. Mexican consul here. Cam
pa demanded that Juarez surrender
without resistance. Llorente refused.
however. and Campa' declared he
would attack al once.
FL Paso. Tex, Feb. 21.---At I a.
m.. the VasQuistas army across the
border was camped on the hills 10
the west Of JuareZ and was evidently
hurrying preparations for an attack
At that hour large force OF the 18th
United States Cavalry took up a po-
sition opposite the rebel camp. The
indications are the opening OF the
engagement will not be long delayed,
FL Paso. Tex. Feb. 27.-Ciudad
Juarez surrendered to the Naspuis-
tas under Cen. Emilio Campo today
after a skirmish lasting only a few
moments.
After waiting for TWO hours. sup
posedly for reinforcements. Gen
Campo ordered the attack on the cit!
shortly before ten o'clock.
The 400 citizen guards who had
been armed by the Madero govern
ment formed at the outskirts OF ths
city and fired on the approaching reo
els from the housetops. The Vasquis
tas returned the fire and for few
moments fierce fire was continued
Realizing that they were ouinum
bered and could not hope to cope
with the rebel forces, the citizer
guards retired. abandoning the cit,
TO the rebels. The firing ceased ant
Gen. Campo made an effort 10 restore
order in the city.
Washington, Feb. 27.-No shot
crossed the border during he pat
tie" at Juarez today. according 20 re
ports received by the War Deps RI
ment from Col. E. z. Steever at L
! Paso this afternoon.
The dispatches confined the cap