Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-02
JUAREz AGAIN
IN AN UPRISING
Revolt of the Garrison Be-
lieyed a Part of Agreement
to Overthrow Madero.
SOLDIERS LOOT CITY
Followers of Gomez and Reyes
Lead in the Trouble--B
ness Houses Burned.

Specfdy 0g UnfteU PreSe WfTc.
Ell Paso, Tex. Feb. 2.-That the
revolt of the garrison in Juarez and
the capture of that city was part of
an agreement between Zatata revo-
lutionists and the followers of Gen
eral Reyes and Gasquez Gomez in
the north to attempt to wrest con-
troll of Mexico from Madefo was
made evident today. A secret pro-
clamation dated February /. de-
nounces Madero and leclares Gomez
president.
After conference with the lead
ers of the mutinaers today Col.
Estrada, who was deposed as COM
mandant of the city when the garri-
son rebelled, announced that an
agreement had been reached be-
tween the government and the
rebels, whereby Juarez was to be
restored to Madero. The agreement
provides that all mutineers are to
be dismissed from service and re-
turned home, with their back pay.
The utineers have agreed.
With disorder everywhere the
Mexican town of Juarez across the
river from here, is in the hands OF
500 mutineers. They have elected
their own officers, and O majority
are now drunk, and the citizens who
dared remain are fleeing.
The biggest general store In the place.
that of Katelsen & Degetau. German
subjects, carrying q stock valued at
S250.O00. was burned. Picard Bros.
French subjects. operating the Three
b" store In Juarezs claim their loss
from the looters totals $4,000. Other
losses were not so heavy, but the total
extent of the looting Is $200.0O0, In ad-
dition to the destruction by FIRE.
The mutineers had information that
federal troops had been ordered to
Juarez from the City of Mexico and
that Maderista soldiers, headed by Pas.
cual Orozco. were coming from Chi
huahua. This was officially confirmed
to the Mexican consul In El Paso, e. @.
Llorente. In dispatches both from Ma
dero at the City Of Mexico and Gov
ernor Gonzales at Chihuahua.
To meet this exigeney the mntineers
burned bridges and telegraph wires for
several miles south of Jnarez on the
Mexican National and Mexican North
western railroads and posted guards to
watch for the approach of the troops
They declare they have no fear from
the troops In Chihuahua. nor Torreon:
that these troops will refuse to fire
upon them. but will join them on ar
rival. The mut.nears have been claim
ing that General 0rozco would join
them. but Consul Llorente declares that
Orozco is loyal to the existing govern.
ment.
Americans who visited Juarez claim
to have counted eight dead and to have
seen nine wounded men as result of
the orgies. but the mutineers claim that
only three were killed.
All the residents of Juarez have fed
to El Paso. and many of the poorer
families are camping In the open coun-
try along the river on the American
bank of the Rio Grande.
The American troops are keeping
rigid guard on the river and are not
permitting Americans to cross into
Juarez.
The El Paso chamber or commerce
held meeting and sent telegram to
President Taft asking that more troops
be dispatched here.
Various reasons are given for the mu-
tiny, Some say the men muttnied be-
cause some of their fellow soldiers had
been ordered discharged Some declare
they reheIled because Madero has not
brought about the reforms he promised
Some say that Pasqual Orozco, their
former chief and still the idol OF the
former rebels in northern Mexico. is
going TO join the Zapata cause and that
they are with him. None of them seem
TO know who they want for president.
but they all insist that Madero must
resign.