Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-14
INVADE
NEW MEXICO
The InsurreCtos Are Pi!Iaging
Bailey's Ranch South of
Columbus
CONSUL EDWARDS PROTESTS
The Mormons In Casas Grandes
District Will Not Surrender
Their Arms.

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! Washington. d. c., Feb. 14.-Troops
i have been asked for by the proprietor
Of Baileys ranch, which crosses the
Mexican border near Columbus, Luna
county, New Mexico. Mexican rebels
are reported pillaging the ranch just
south Of the line Troops have been
sent but their journey involves three
days travel over Sc miles of sand
Mormons Will Not Surrender Arms.
FL Paso, Texas, Feb. 14.-American
| Consul Edwards in Juarez protested
| today to Enrique Portillo, command
/ ing the rebels in the Casas Grandes
| district, against recent demands made
upon Mormon colonists for their arms.
| Consul Edwards informed the rebel
commander that their arms We're the
! only protection the Mormons now
| have ana they would not surrender
them.
SO far as authorities in Juarez
know, Casas Grandes and vicinity
are still in rebel hands, regardless of
| kilograms from Mexico City that Or,
ozco has effected a compromise with
them. No attempt is being made to
reopen the Mexico Northwestern rail
road by rebuilding bridges.
Serious Situation,
Washington, d. c., Feb 1t.--i7ifteen
armed MeXicans are camped on Bal
| ley's Ranch but have made no at
tempt to cross the line. One hundred
revolutionists are reported coming
nOrthward from Palomas
While reports received from north
ern Mexico indicate an Improvement
ia conditions there. the situation in
other parts apparently is becoming
more serious.
Foreigners are reported leaving
Torreon and Matamoras The Taner.
os mlne at Velardena has been
sacked.
The federal troops in Durango state
are not believed to be able tt
hold the upper hand in dealing with
the rebel movement there which is as
suming serious proportions.
Mining Company 2oka.d.
Torreon, Mex, Feb 1.-THE rob
| berry of the Penoles Mining Company
at Mapimi. Durango, reported yester
day is confirmed today A large
! force of Vasquistas attacked the
town and robbed the offices of the
Fenoles Mining Company, where they
| secured 1000 pesos.
Valerdi, forty-five miles southeast
OF Torreon, was occupied today by
| the rebels without resistance The
rebels refuse to permit the railroad
| company to repair the damaged
bridges Many rebels surround Tor.
! reon, which is guarded by 600 federal
troops. Many refugee American womer
and children have reached here from
Valerdina but can get no further An
attack on the city by the rebels at any
moment would cause no surprise.
Two Bloody Battles.
Cuernavaca, Mex. Feb. 14-Federal
troops defeated a force of Zapatistas
near Santa Maria six miles north OF
| here last night. The federals lost
! five killed and six wounded. A re
/ port has been received that the fed
erals have been defeated with consid
cradle loss near Jolita.
No German Cruiser Sent.
Berlin, Feb 14.-Tht German for
eign office denied today that the Ger
man cruiser Bremen has been order
ed to Mexico. According to officia
dispatches from Mexico, the killing
Of E. Hans Angleman, a German rancl
owner at Ell Porvenir in Mexico, wa!
all ordinary crime committed by on1
OF his servants and was not connected
with politics.