El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16

searched the stalls and other places
Tor arms and ammunition The stable
men, who were sleeping there feared
. that the place was to DC looted. but
the men assured them that all they
were hunting for was arms. They found
none.
Who Is Mayor of Juarez9
Who is to be jefe pOlitico of Juarez ?
This IS a question men are asking OF
one another on the streets OF the Dor
der town today
Governor Abrsm Gonzales. Of Chi
huahua, has notified Santiago Mestas
that his resignation as jefe poutico
will be acceptable But Mr.. Mestas
thinks not so, and Mr. Mestas has not
resigned. He says that the reason
Gonzales has asked for the resfgna ton
is that he CAfestas) is a candidate for
the office at the election which will
be held about a year from now, and
Gonzales favors some other man.
In the meantime. Gonzales Thursday
afternoon sent telegram appointing
Manuel Lopez de Nava as jefe politicO.
He IS a justice Of the peace and the
supreme court Of Mexico City declined
TO accept his resignation that he may
become jefe pOliticO Besides, there IS
said to have been some objection to
his having the place Of mayor.
Gonzales was notified of this and
selected EmilianO Enriquez to be jefe
pOlitico Of JuareZ and has planned to
send him here from Chihuahua But
whether he viii come or not is still
q mOOted question
Protesting against the proposed re-
moval Of Santiago oiestas as jefe po-
HticO Of Juarez q band concert was
given In the Juarez plaza from 1880 10
viii be given during the afternoon,
and 1t is expected that several speeches
VIII be made.
Rojas Takes Guerrero.
Juarez is not worrying about the
coming of Antonio ROjas
Reports from the Guerrero district
of Chihuahua say that Rojas. the rebel
leader, with a band of 500 VasQuistas.
had taken the town Of Guerrero with
out OPPOSITION. Guerrero is the head
quarters Of the Guerrero district and
is 10 miles west of NIinanca. and is
located near the Mexico North West
ern railroad line
Repairing Mexican Railroad.
Repairs on the Mexico North West
ern railroad are progressing well. Al
ready the road is opened to COrralitos
which is 20 kilOmeters south from
the CITY of Juarez. It is expected that
day. and that on Monday regular traf-
ffc between JuareZ and Pearson will
be resumed. while the road to Chi
buahua will be opened on March
chihuahua and MADEIRA and there have
been no disturbances along that line
Trains on Regular Schedule.
Mexican National trains are now
running on the regular schedule,
which brings the train from the south
into the union station at 6:35 p. m
and makes it depart at 1925 a. m. Be
cause Of the trouble along the Ma
tfonal line in Chihuahua and the burn
ing Of some Of the bridges, the train
schedule was reversed for a time.
Militia Is Assembled.
Company X, Of the Texas National
Guard. was ordered to assemble and
report TO sheriff P J. Edwards Thurs
day evening at $50. The order was
issued by Adiutant General Henry
Hutchins. of the Texas National Guard.
who has been here representing gov
ernOr o. B. COlQuitt The militia was
assembled by Capt. Wallace T. Down
ing and remained under arms all
night. Lieutenants W c. Elliott and
W f. jenkins are second in command
to Capt Downing.