El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-26
AMERICANS ARE
HELD FOR RANSOM
Rebels Destroy American
Ranch Property in Sonora;
NacOzari Is Menaced.

Douglas, Ariz, Aug. 26.-Arrivals
from MocteZuma assert that there are
two Americans, said to be officials OF
the Mulatos mine at Dolores, being
carried along with the rebels are prls-
oners- They are being held for a ran
som of $4,000, it is said, and are be-
ing slowly starved to death in order
to enforce the payment of the sum-
Destroy American Ranch.
Word was received by H W. LOOMS,
OF this city, that the rebels had spent
four days in Bacadehhuachi, during
which time they made his place their
headquarters, breaking into the mouse
and practically destroying all the i'm
provements he had made during ms
STAY of several years In Mexico. It was
reported that they had prepared to ourn
the dwellings and other houses on his
property at the time they left On leay-
ing Mexico some time ago, on account
of the revolution, he placed in the hands
of consul Dye an inventory of his be-
lOngingS, which ne nad 4eII Inere-
Alamos is still being besieged by
the rebels, according to dispatches
reaching here.
Pullman service through Nogales to
the west coast has been discontinued,
but the regular train service viii be
restored, whenever the rebels permit
Rain Extinguishes Bridge Fire
A torrential rain which fell near
Magdalena saved the Southern Pacific
de Mexico much loss through burned
bridges, according to J. 7. MCDANIEL
who has returned to Douglas. Mr.. Nc
Daniel accounted himself lucky to get
out of AIagdalena at this time.
The only bridge which was set ire
to north of Magdalena is about q mile
and a half distant from the town 1t
was burning fiercely when an exceed
ingly heavy rain fell, eXtlngulShlng the
fire after about 40 feet of the bridge
was destroyed. This was quickly
cribbed up by railroad WOrkmen and
train run through. Many bridges to the
south were destroyed and the rallroad
people do not know when they VIII
be able to resume traffic.
Mcdaniel went to Magdelena to re
ceive 1000 cattle contracted for by X
L Benton & Co., of which he is a mem
Der. He has given up the idea of bring
ing out the cattle, however, as the Mex
leans are so frightened by the reports
of the activities of the rebels that they
refuse to go out to work on the round
Foolish EOr Women to Stay.
''The Mexican rebels are inflicting
own people that American women are
foolish to stay and risk similar treat
ment said Mrs. NJ. F. Sanders, Of Naco-
zari, who has arrived from the south
former home in Utah to await develop
ments in Mexico.
Mrs. Sanders is a sisterinlaw of SEN
ator George Sullivan, of Utah, ana VIII
lay before him the things which she
knows in connection with the present
trouble, across the line. She is out
spoken in her contempt for the foreign
policy of the United States, which al
lows its citizens to be treated with
marked indignity, inSulted and even
injured or killed with nothing more
ahan a mild rebuke being vouchsafed oy
the president or secretary OF war
Nacozari people generally expect
that camp to be occupied by the rebels
within the next week or so, she stated
Very few American women are now IN
the big copper camps to the south