El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-16
AMERICANS IN
FIGHT WITH
REBELS
IIining Camp in Durango Is
Besieged and Foreigners
Are Attacked.
SITUATION GRAVE
FOR FOREIGNERS

Culiacan, Mexico. Aug. I6.-Meager
reports OF a battle between the Amer
7 means at Tominil, a mining camp in the
| western part of Durango, and strikers
( and rebels who are besieging them,
| come in here and indicate a very dan
| gerous situation for the handful OF
| toreigneTs who are isolated several
] days ride from the railroad. Neither
] Sinaloa nor Durango can spare troops
to go to their aid so the protestations
| of the Mexico City government result
in nothing on the scene of danger,
| where the little guard of 10 soldiers
stationed in the camp turned against
| the foreigners. Even IL troops were
available to go to the rescue,
| to make the journey over the rough
mountain trails and in the meantime
the foreigners may be eXterminated,
they being outnumbered more than 10
| to one, and Americans who know the
TOminu camp say the foreigners
houses are in a draw that is command
rebels can lombard them from cover
from any direction, and cut off their
water supply.
This trouble has been going on about
two weeks and evidently something
ugly is happening or is very likely to
happen as those foreigners are not
likely to have ammunition enough to
hold out against protracted siege
So far as can belearned neither Sin
aioa nor Durango has been able to
even start an expedition to relieve the
sent in repeated calls for help and their
situation has been getting worse by
every report
The American consul wired them to
try to make their way down to the
railroad, but they probably decided il
would be less risky to make a stand
from cover than to start on a trip that
would mean a running fight where the
rebels had all the advantages of know
ing the ground and having relief and
help from the people along the way.
Il is doubtful if one Of them could have
reached the railroad and they probably
did well to try to hold out until relief
is sent them.
The Mexicans themselves express
surprise that the American government
tamely stands for this condition of az
fairs, knowing that the assurances of
help and protection from their govern
ment are only idle talk when no troops
are available to make them good.
Recruited in CuIincan.
Just as in the two previous sieges
Of Culiacan by the rebels, the city itself
furnishes them recruits, arms and am
munitiOn. A plot for an outbreak here
in the city, said to be extensive in
its qualifications, is being unearthed
by the police, and a number of arrests
were made and many more are being
made but some of the accOmplices got
away after the plot was betrayed to
the government The plan was to be
prepared and when the approaching
rebel bands arrive before the city, the
jails and penitentiary were TO be
stOrmed and the prisoners all released,
and the government buildings to be
taken possession of, the rebels on the
outside attacking at the same time, so
that the few defenders would be
caught between two fires.
Every day more of the paroIed rebels
are missing from their accustomed
haunts in this city and the neighbOr-
ing country, and it is known that they
have dug up their arms and gone to
join the rebels who are drawing nearer
every day.
No Choice for Governor.
The vote accounted for in the cleo
ton for governor totaled 25.S04, with
a number of sections unrepOrted yet
Felipe RiverOs, whom Madero was back
ing for the place, has up to date TO-
1S3 votes and his nearest competitor
6OS4. Unless the returns are greatly al
tered by the reports from the small
rural booths that are yet to come in
which is unlikely, this means that no
candidate received an absolute ma
jority of the votes cast. and the cleo
ton will have TO be made by the state
congress.
The regular price for votes at Ro-
sario was one peso, it is alleged. and
a large number were delivered at that
figure without any complaint being
made against the proceedings which
were VIGOROUSLY public, it is said.
The elections were generally orderly.
saloons being closed all day in most
places. and only few drunken brawls
of no Significance were reported.
ConradO Antuna, the most sinister