New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
.OROzC0 NEAR PRESIDE
Mexican Rebel Leader Reported
Southeast of Juarez.
BLOODSHED IN II STATES
American Killed by Sword
Bayonet While Protecting
His Two Daughters.

Maria, Tex, Sept. 2.-General Pascual
Orozco, at the head Of band OF rebels,
is reported approaching Ojinaga, Mexico,
across the border from Preside, Tex. The
federal force at Ojinaga Is small Five
hundred refugees have crossed to tho
American side.
.Cuchillo Parade, thirty-hvc miles south
of the border, has been taken by the
rebels. according TO a dispatch from Pre-
sidio.
Mexico City. Sept. I'm seventeen states
rebels. according To estimates Of represent
styes OF foreign governments, are flGft-
ing against the authority OF President
Madero For one week the government
has been wagirg war under a specially
enacted measure providing for suspension
OF constitutional guarantees, under which
the army has the right 10 kill those capt
ured i'm battle, even though wounded. The
reoes In most regions have promised re-
taiations, and numerous cases or the
hanging OF men who refused 10 provide
the Zapatistas with money have been re-
ported.
III Paso. Tex, Sept. 2.-senator Fall. OF
New Mexico. who is investigating wheth-
er American money helped recent Next
can revolutions. said to-day he believed
that the Madero revolution had been
backed by certain American oil interests.
He claimed to know the day and the
place the money was put up.
lie added that while President tart
did not know their purpose, 1900 Amer
lean troops were gathered near the McXi-
can border TO put Dia2 out OF Mexico
This information WAS communicated TO
President Diaz and caused him TO leave
Mexico. FAN said.
Senator Fall left here to-day for New
Mexico.
Murdered by rebel soldier while pro-
tecting his two daughters was the fate
OF Joshua Stevens, an American gettler
OF Colona. Pacheco, according TO re-
port received here. II was At first re-
ported that Stevens. who vas killed last
week. had met death at the hands OF an
American but this report. il is said, was
sent 10 avoid trouble with the rebels.
Two rebels visited the stevens home
with apparent intentions on the TWO
young women OF the household. stevens
met the intruders with shotgun ana
escorted them 10 the limits OF his prop
erty. According 10 the story told by MS
daughters. one OF the Mexicans drew
sword bayonet from his belt and thrust
IL into the Americans body. stevens
fred and fell dead over the man wnoh
n. had killed The other Mexican FED
General In-z Salazar. rebel commander
on.rstlng southwest OF Juarez. has issued
a proclamation. filed with inccndiary
vorpds. q sainst the American government
lie charges that IN view OF the American
Interference In Mexican affairs ne VIII
claim, AN eye for an eye and a tooth Tor
tooth."
Juarez. Mexico. Sept. 2.-Ci'iZ.ns OF me
state os sonora will lie armed by inc
federal government in An effort 70 chech
tie nro.ress OF rebels In the ooroer
state 10 the west. According 70 omciais
here. the government plans soon 10 I'M
port two thousand rifles.
Il is apparent. however. that with
group OF some twelve hundred rebels
along the border 10 the east OF JuaTeH
na,r Ofiuaga. where Pascual OroZco. the
rebel chief. IL said to be, the government
for the present will not send any great
number Of troops into Sonora. The buiN
~ the federal army is IN Chihuahua
state
Csnsn.a. Mexico. Sept -.-Coiohe'
Gamma. the rebel commander In this dis
,ric,. made = raid into Santa cruz OF
Nth one hundred and