The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-13

volley sent the sand scattering at the feet
OF the rebels. and the next went closer as
a warning OF what would happen II they
did not retire The mon say that 1t was
an utter rout with tho rebel command
which had been waiting for the sharp
treat.
After waiting In the camp for the Chu-
chupa colouists who decided to remain
23s Of them, started for the border. The
officers of the church who were with
the refugees arrived here today for
conference with Apostle Wins who went
to Hachita to meet the men, but who was
taken III and was forced to return to El
Paso Sunday night
Brush With smugglers.
Ell PASo. Tex. Aug. 12.-Philip
Glocher. private, troop a. Third cavalry,
Fort Bliss late today from Columbus, n
NJ, where he was wounded during the
night In a brush with Mexican ammuni-
tion smugglers. Glocher is shot through
With him was brought as prisoner q:
Tabara, whose right hand was shot OIL
by d bullet from the American soldier
rifle, He Is the Mexican who fired the
shot which pierced the sentry's body.
The affair occurred when raid was
made on a cache of ammunition which
the smugglers were transporting little by
bus, where garrison OF rebels rs sta
TONED. About 10000 rounds were confis-
Gated,
Steever's Report.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l2.-Chasing a
Bend country Saturday night. Major
Sedgwick Rice OF the Third cavalry for
the first time met with serious resistance.
according TO reports to the war depart
ment. Mexican rebels fired upon the SOL
diers and one private was slightly wound
ed, The troops returned the fire, killing
one rebel and capturing several others
with 900 rounds OF ammunition. The
across the international line; :,
Gen. Steever's report regarding the small
rebel bands that raided across the line
into American territory last week mini
mzes the whole affair. which the gen.
eral says resulted In the stealing OF two
horses. The character Of the country
where the raids occurred Is such that IT
Is often impossible for person to tell
when he is Oh one side or the other Of
the boundary, Therefore. the war de-
partment officials are inclined to believe
that the Mexicans may not have been In
Steever late today informed by tcle-
graph that he could draw on the 100000
fund appropriated by congress for the re-
send to their homes any such Americans
as might satisfy him that they were In
need.
Federals Advancing.
Ell PASo, Tex, Aug. 1e.-Generals Ra-
bago and Teller, With an army OF 5000
ifeeFss the Mexico see Rorthwestern % railway, sc-
cording to advices received late today by
federal officials here. II is announced
that the federals have reached Nueva;
Casas Grandes, 100 miles southwest OF
Juarez. where General orozco with less
than 700 rebels IS stationed,
The federsls are repairing the disrupted
Northwestern and leaving small garrison,s
cial report Strong detachments have
been sent into the abandoned Mormon
colonies 10 prevent further disorders.
According 10 federal advices received
here Colonel o'Horan, In command Of the
federals. repairing the destroyed right OF
way of the Mexican Central railroad; has
reached La Guna. about one third of the
Juarez II Is understood that General
Huerta and the regular portion Of the
federal army about the city OF Chihua ahua
remains at the state capital pending the
repairing of the Central
Visits Orozco; Is Arrested,
Ell PAso, Tex. Aug 12.-David De La
Fuente. former inspector general OF po-
lice Of Mexico City, but recently con-
nected with the Vasquista revolution
aries,
state rangers. The arrest followed a visit
of De La Fuente to Juarez where he had
a lengthy consultation with General Pas
cual OroZco. rebel comrnan der-in- chief.
Just what the charge state or federal
authorities will make against the prison
er is not announced, the arrest being
made on advices from San Antonio. Tex.
De La Euente came here directly from
Baltimore. Md, where he went to seek
treat atment for a wound sustained In Il
battle Of the present revolution He has
been known always AS an ardent follow
er OF Emilio Nasquez GomeS' ana saa was
movement as the probable successor OF
General Orozco.
For this reason the meeting OF De La
Fuente and Orozco In apparently friendly
Battle in Progress.
TUCSON. Arlz., Aug. 12,-HeaVy fight
Ing was IN progress To-Day between tne
Mexican federals and the rebels at La :
ceiyed by railroad officials who stated
that Immediately after the receipt Of the
news from their agents In the Mexican
port was to the effect that the rebels ad-
vanced and opened fire on the fedcrals
Just before noon.
A trainload OF federal troops attempted
TO depart from Ladura today. but were
prevented by the fact that two bridges
which had spanned the Yaquai river had
been burned and also by 1900 rebels who
opened fire upon the government soldiers.
causing them TO retreat to the scene they
had hoped TO quit.
SIX hundred rebels were reported at
La Mesa not far from Ladura. Gov
ernor May Torena OF Sonora Is with the
federals at Ladura.
CHARGED WITH GIVING
HER HUSBAND POISON