The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-27
DEMAR BOWMAN is
STILL A PRISONER
Small Band of Rebels Wiped
Out by Federals; Salazar
Said to Be in Los Angeles,
Wounded in Shoulder.
Special to The Tribune


n mons are Offering their ranches
and fruit farms for sale in the
Mexican colonization district, al
though no one cares to purchase them
until the revolution Is settled, More
rebels are pouring into the mountain
Mormon colonies and it begins to ap-
pear as il the Mormon district had
been selected AS a gathering place for
the clans with the intention of reor-
ganizing the rebel army after the de-
cisive defeat in Sonora.
Two hundred more rebels were re-
ported at Oiitos, Chihuahua, yesterday,
en- route to the Mormon colonies and
more are expected there this week.
The rebels who were at BachcO Sun
day still hold Demar Bowman for ran.
som, They demand Colonel Orozco or
$1,000 in cash and as neither has been
agreed to the young Mormon is pris-
oner in the rebel camp.
AS an evidence that the Mormons
have no idea Of returning TO their colo
nies, they are selling all of the avajla-
BILE farm horses TO the Mexican gov
crnment for cavalry and artillery
horses Another shipment of 100 horses
was made here today from Hachita,
New Mexico. They viii be sent to
Rabago's cavalry at Casas Grandes.
Slaughter Of Rebels.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26.-Trapped
on the bank of canyon near Orizaha,
in the state Of Vera Cruz, band of
seventy rebels, commanded by Maxine
Bello, was practically wiped out yes
terday by slightly superior force OF
government troops, according to Official
reports received here today.
The bodies of thirty rebels were
found after the fight and some twenty
rebels were seen to topple into the
canyon, say war department reports.
Although the federal commander states
that the fight continued two hours, he
placed his own loss at only two
wounded.
This band of rebels is said to have
proclaimed Manuel Calero, Mexican
ambassador To Washington, president.
General Augilnr, who is operating in
the same section, also has proclaimed
Calero president. The ambassador dis
claims any sympathy with these move
ments.
Maximo Bello has been raidipg ba-
ciendas and towns in the vicinity of
Orizaba for tho last ten days and on
Wednesday of last week bis band car
| ried of wealthy matron and Judge
from Laperla, Vera Cruz, for whom
thew demanded ransom.
i Wires Are Cut,
/ JUAREz, Mexico, Sept. 26-Railway
and telegraph communication was cut
early today with Pearson, the Ameri-
can lumber center on the Mexico North.
western railway, 150 miles southwest Of
here, The wires are only operating to
| Casas Cirandes. Between that point and
Pearson bridges have been burned by
detachment Of the 500 rebels who for
many DAYS have been threatening to
attack Pearson, which is defended by
about $50 federal troops.
Rebels IN broad dayngnt burned
| 2oO.foot bridge three miles below Casas
Graudes, where large body OF federal
cavalry is stationed. A courier arrlv'
inc today at Casas Grandes reported
! that no attack had been made on Penr-
sou, but that three groups of rebels
were operating near the town. 1t also
was reported that Gen. Antonio Rabago
with 500 federal cavalry bad begun a
march from Casas Grandes to Pearson,
twenty-five miles distant.
Attitude Toward Rebels.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-The state
department and the department of jus"
tice have decided to regard Mexican
rebels who flee across the line to the
United States and surrender or are cap.
tnred by American troops as proper
subjects for internment. just as were
the soldiers OF France who made their
way into Switzerland during the Fran
co-PrussIan war
They will not be subject to extrndi-
finn unless for crimes committed In
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