El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-20
federaIs prisoners. and claim to have

federaIs prisoners. and claim to have
safazar's company numbered ITO and
their ages ranged from II to 81. The
Oldest soldier fought against MdEiultl-
ian and is IS enthusiastic as ever.
Salazar was very indignant that traY-
Ell should be kept up between the United
States and the colonies and said If it
did not cease he would deal harshly
with them. They showed the passport
given by Cano but he took no notice of
It and refrained from commenting upon
it. The Americans remained as the
guests Of the rebels and were well
treated and found plenty of good food
to eat. They sat down to a supper of
good beef, shortened biscuits, torttllas
and strong coffee
Give Apples to SaIazar.
They presented Sala1ar with a box
Of fine colony apples and he was social
list enough to divide them with his sol
diers, with whom his word is law and
his orders remarkably well Obeyed.
The general spent the evening in eN-
pressing himself on sociology. He de-
uOunced the American press and Amer
leans in general for their accuse tons
against him; he also denounced the
colony leaders for leaving their homes
in Mexico, saying it was unnecessary
NAMED as proof of his word He said
the leaders were hunting mot6riety. He
says the Americans ana the American
press have accused him Of being a thief
robber, murderer, etc. but that it is
false; that he is fighting for humanity,
Justice liberty, and equality, and ere
long the same warfare will be ragged in
every nation: that labor will rise
against capital
Little Respect for Taft.
He has little respect for president
Taft. He said Taft Is controlled by Ma
dero and the mOnied men, and that Ma
doro is false to every guarantee; that he
has corrupted the elections, favored his
own family at the expense Of the public
etc. He says he does not fear interveh.
ton; that If the United States should
intervene, all Mexico would fight; that
the war would break out in Bisbee, Los
angeles, III Pas0 ana other points where
Mexicans live and Mexicans would fight
Americans In their own cities.
He thinks if the making Of liquor
could be prevented, the raising of to-
bacco prohibited, and If crime and inn
morality were froWned upon, they
would cease to exist He says he ad-
mires the MormOns because they are
temperate and care for their poor, in
firm and aged. He says the guns, am
munitiOn, horses and saddles taken by
eventually be paid for. but the property
lost since they deserted their homes
and left them to maurauders will be a
dead loss to the owners.
Travel Is Restricted.
He said again that travel would not
be allowed between the colonies and
the United States; that II the North
western finished its repairs and car
ried one federal soldier. the bridges
would again be burned. Americans can
travel in Mexico if they come unarmed."
he said.
Next morning he gave the colonists
permission to take their outfits and
they made haste to get out. AS they
were leaving, he said, to tell all Amer
leans that the road the cOlonists had
taken could not be travelled again and
those who persisted in it would be dealt
with harshly. He said all duties must
be paid and such travel as there was
must pass through ports Of entry.
The talk with the rebel soldiers re-
vealed the fact that at Colonia Seco,
near JanOs. while 80 federals were
drinking and playing and singing with
their musical instruments, the rebels
fell upon them and so scattered and
killed them that Talamantes. the fed
eral commander, arrived in La Ascen-
sion with only eight followers.
Burn q Ranch.
The rebels burned the ranch at No
gales and said the property of every
American who permitted federal sol
dlers to SubBist upon II would be burned
and destroyed
In northern Chihuahua, there are $500
rebels in five divisions, located between
Nogales and Guzman. The rebels seem
TO be planning to take the Mexican set [
uement of PalOmos, opposite COlum- /
Dus In the near future. then viii fol- !
low La Ascension and Janes.
Enrique POrtillO, they say. is located
between La Ascension and Guzmah.
They had not heard the report that he
had been killed.
Stealing in Colonies.
In the colonies there is more or less
stealing going on, according to the re-
turning eOlonists, but the boys and
men are trying to care for their prop Z
erty. Salazar says it is the duty Of the I
colonists to aid the rebels; that it is a I
right the rebels have to enforce as /
Mr. SpiIsberry's little girl died Of