El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-14


recently appointed diplomatic. repre-
sentative Of the revolution, stepped
from the special train of four box cars,
two second class coaches and one ca
bOOse which brought him and his mill
tary escort OF 100 men under Gen An
tonic ROjas, to JuareZ Thursday morn
ing, he found 500 men of the Juarez
garrison, Most of them without arms.
drawn up in military formation at the
station to greet him and escort him to
the headquarters of the Department OF
the North at Juarez city hall.
Gen Hernandez, who speaks English
fluently. would talk on almost any sub
Ject rather than the purpOrt of his mis-
sion 10 the United States
Il expect TO establish my headQuar-
tors in FL PasO, he said, probably
within the next two or three days, but
can fix no definite date until I have
met the military authorities in Juares
and have gone over the situation with
them Besides, II is possible may find
some telegraphic dispatches from Gen.
Orozco awaiting me here which VIII
change plans in view when I left Chi
auahua-
The revolution represents the dis
contents Of a nation and not of any
mere dissatisfied faction 1t is the pro-
test of a people against betrayal by
man who has proved that his sole desire
for power is TO CRAFTY his personal
spite and enrich his family"
ROjas Is Back.
Gen Hernandez was escorted to Jua-
rez by Cen ROjas and a guard OF about
100 men Whether the men will be add
ed to the JuareZ garrison and whether
Gen RoJas will be restored 10 his for
mer position as jefe superior Of the
department Of the north, would not
be discussed by Gen ROjas nor would
Col Ponce say anything regarding the
matter
4 wish you would say" said Col
Ponce that the many stories afloat
that Gen RoJas and / are enemies are
untrue We have had our differences, II
is true, but we are nor enemies
Cuadra Goes to chihuahua.
AmadOr Gonzales and Garcia Cuadra
were rushed to Chihuahua by special
train on urgent orders from Gen.
OroZco, but the details Of their mission
are being guarded as a. profound secret.
Gonzales is a lawyer of Juarez and
Cuadra has been more OF less prom
inenly identified with the present
revolution since its inception.
Il am sure that as result Of their
trip to Chihuahua we viii have some
good news for you within a few days
said Col Ponce.
dra.. had meeting with Hernandez and
ROjas when their respective specials
met at Moctezuma last night
The secrecy with which the mission
OF the commissioners Is guarded and
the seeming Importance attached TO Il
by leaders Of the revolution has eT-
cited much speculation as to its mean
ing, but none can be found to throw
any light on it
Hernandez Brings Cash.
Wnen Gen fernando stepped of his
special Thursday morning he was fol-
lowed by a secretary who carried two
large canvas sacks Of the kind used by
bankers in which to transport money.
One of them was filled with pesos, prob
ably 1000 and the other was filled with
o1lls- The sacks were loaded into a
coach and when the secret ary and three
armed guards climbed in. the coach
proceeded at a gallup TO military head
quarters in the custom house.
Gems Hernandez and ROjas refused
70 say what the money was for. but
there Is a suspicion that it is the
money taken from the Banco Nacional
when that institution was looted last
week.
There IS no secret as to the amount
OF money brought to Juarez by Gen.
Hernandez or the use to which It is TO
be put" said Col. Ponce There was
$4,000 In the shipment and It viii be
used to pay of the men under arms
and TO meet some bills for arms be
ing shipped to US from the United
to the Banco Nacionai, so far as I
know"
BIZ for seized Rifles.
The Dill for the rifles and ammuni- I
ton shipped by Krakauer, Fork & /
Moye to the MADEIRA Lumber company.
and seized by Cen ROjas has been 20. 3
4 d" by Col Ponce and approved by !
Gen Orozco, and VIII be paid. It is .
said. by the authorities at Juarez.
The wires of the North Western (
company which were blown down in
the vicinity OF Guzman Wednesday
night. were repaired Thursday morn
ing and were in operation by a. m
When the wires went out of commits
sion II was found that they had been
don lobby board Of strategy that the
long expected force OF federals from I
Sonora had reached the North Western
ana that an attack on Juarez would be
The North Western train due in FL
Paso at S:06 Thursday morning will
reach Juarez Thursday evening. the
delay being caused by bad track on the I
new constructed MADEIRA Pearson di-
vision. The train to chihuahua which
left FL PasO at $40 Wednesday night
reached Chihuahua.
Plenty of Meat in Juarez.
carload Of beef cattle arrived IN
Juarez Wednesday night and there Is
again plenty of meat in camp for the
While the authorities in Juarez seem
confident that there are no federals
towering near, they are disDlavine-
greater vigilance in the matter Of
scouting during the past few DAYS than
a. any time since the occupation of the
Minaca Reported Quiet.
j. H Locke. Of Minaca, proprietor Of the
Hotel Mlnaca, IS in FL Paso on bust
ness While he comes from what has
been supposed to be one of the worst
eD51 4hLesl5u districts in the repub-
nc, ne says that he is not at all alarmed
and is going back Friday. he saws ne
-1nds more war excitement in FL Paso
han in the interior.
Fruit For chihuahua.
Judging from the amount Of fruit
from Ell Paso for shipment to
chihuahua, that city must be Ont off
rom the fruit growing section of
Mexico. Wednesdays train south car
led nearly a full carload of oranges.
emons and bananas consigned to Chi
iuahua dealers Refugees from the I
tate capital say that fruits ana fresh
vegetables had been eliminated from /
he dietary Of the average householder
nd that they were rarities on the ta-
lie Of the rich, owing to the cutting
IF of communication with the agri- I
cultural districts TO the soutlward.
De La Fuenta Buys Horse.
Gen David de Ia Fuente. chief Of the
'ascualista board Of strategy, seems To