Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-01
After a Drunken Spree and
Much Firing of Rifles, the
Guards Are Posted and
Rebels Take a Nap.
FEDERAL FORCES SENT
ON SPECIAL TRAIN
Madero Declares That Trouble
Arose in Attempt to Mus
ter Out Part of Garrison in
Border Town.

CBy Evening" ueraId =. y. Lsasrd wirsi
lsl pasu, Texas, Feb THE mu-
tiuoors. who seized Juarcz last night
and In drunken frenzy looted the
town. were split into small bands to.
day, each recognizing only is indi-
vidual leader
Eight persons are known 10 have
been killed, and nine wounded in the
Oyerturning of the municipal govern
mept and IN the promiscusous light
ing which continued throughout the
night Other wounded are believed
TO be secreted in private houses.
Fur.her trouble is believed to be
inevitable, as the malcuntents. having
declared themselves adherents OF
Emiliano Zapata. who is In revolt
against President Aadero assert that
they viii fight amy force sent to re-
capture the town.
ln line with This purpose railroad
bridges south ot the city were de-
stroycd 20 check the advance OF troop
trains, and scouting parties sent out
to po-o the approach Of government
soldiers
Tho leaders. however, declare that
NNNN nave AAihAN NN.iAA VS. NAA AANNtt' n CIV"
they clalm 90 have been informed that
the parrlsons a, TOrreOn and Chlhua-
hua also reyolted last night
As ail wires leading south have
been cut Il is impossible 10 verify
these reports
Matt Minn, manager of the juareL
ruce track formally announced that
owing 60 tho fact that Americans are
not allowed To cross 20 The Mexican
side there will De no racing today
lie added that today's entries viii
stand TOR tomorrow
Colonel Estrada. doposed command
cr ct the garrison, and Chief or PO-
lice Gallo, who were thrown into jail
when the mutineers seized the town
and released other prisoners, were
themselves released today
Tho Kctolson and Bcgctau ware
house. which burned during The night
was sci on fire when lOOters stepped
ON matches while taking thir booty
from the store Loss S2iO.OO0
Several stores We're robbed of prac-
tically an Of their contents,
Simon Picard says his loss is $780,
600 AZ the saloons were looted OF
liquors and In many cases The safes
We're broken open and the money
taken Many of the muiineers are
frenZiCd from drink Shots are hred
iudiscriminately throughout the bat
tlo-aCarred town This has continued
since the first outbreak last night.
when several hundred rifles were dis
charged In celebration OF the new or
der OF things
The mutineers have established "a
guard az the Mexican ends of the m
tcrnutiOual bridges aud are refusing
permission 10 Americans TO cross.
Four troops of the Fourth United
states cavalary are guarding the Am
erlcan approaches OF the bridges.
The mutineers are in absolute pos
session Of every public building in the
town and have destroyed many pub
lie records Various reasons are
given Tor the mutiny. Some say they
muiinied became some OF their fellow
soldiers had heon ordered dischargr'i ;
sOmo declare they robclled because
Madcro has not brought about the re-
forms be promised some say that
pasqal OrOzCo, their former chief
ard stlll the idol Ot the former rebels
I'm northern Mexico, Is going To- JOIN
the Zapata cause and that they arc
with him None of them seem "a
EWNM VINO ANtN MNNi ihi N''"AN'iA'f HN'
they nll insist that "Madero must re-
sign" Cheers for Zapata are fewer
today than they were yesterday
An the residents OF Iuarez have
fled 10 El PasO and many OF the poor.
er families are camping In The oper
country along the river bank ON thi
American side of the Rio Grande.
The mutneers th's afternoon post
ed guards at the railway station t'
watch for approaching troops and re-
tired 10 their barracks and homes iol
rest. as they had been going constant
IN for many hours. They declare tha
only three men were killed during IN,
fight Reliable Americans doclar,
they counted eight this morning, how
over.