The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
MAlER0 LOSING GROUND.
FIGUEROA SAID TO HAVE JOINED
REBELS.
Trusted Chief OF RuraIes and Ri0bt-
hand Man i'm South During Revo-
luton.

Mexico City, March 5.-Ambrosio
Ftgueroa, Madero's trusted chief OF
rurales in Guerro and Moreios. ans
during the previous revolution his
greatest ally in the South. is reported
tonight to be in revolt. The news
of Crozco's change Of front caused a
sensation among the ,ern Ma
deristas, 1900 Of w ave reen.
listed under the b, = of the new
revolution. oroz' Fgueroa. ac-
cording to dis :. from Cuerna-
vaca, have II y en- in communica-
ton, and T = Arrero leader is said
to have for many days Of the
former y ntion to desert Madero
FL personal grievance is al
iege0 be the presidents action in
listening to a proposal from Jesus
Salagado, the Guerrero rebel whom
Figueroa had been fighting for many
weeks, that Figueroa be retired from
Guerrero on a promise Of the other
to surrender. Salagado is said to have
boasted that his promise meant moth
ing.
1t was semi-officially admitted to-
day that Orozco has gone over to the
enemy. His detection was said to be
no great surprise to Madero for the
reason that the exrevolutionary lead
er, on his last visit to the capital.
demanded and was refused SO 600
pesos to make up loo, 900 pesos which
he claimed for loss and damage he
sustained in the previous revolution.
Fifty thousand pesos, it was alleged,
had already been paid to him on this
account. He was said TO have left
the capital in highly dissatisfied
frame of mine, when he returned to
Chihuahua, and soon thereafter ten
dered his resignation as chief of the
Maderista forces.
President Madero bitterly de-
nounced Orozco today in the course Of
$50 -S'o W opout wv students at
the national palace. Incidentally he
gave the first Official acknowledge
ment that his erstwhile chief had de-
serted the Madero standard.
In exhorting the students 10 fulfil
their patriotic mission manfully. he
held Orozco up to scorn as a traitor
and an migrate.
He has ridiculed the constitutional
authority of the nation" said the pres
ident in an excited tone. He thinks
he can lightly toss aside the obliga-
ton OF his allegiance, but I am 60
ing to punish him for his folly. I
am sending you to administer the cas-
tigation his conduct merits"
The cadets We're fourth-year stu
dents from the capital About 700
of them leave at once for the cam.
paign against Orozco.
The French consulate here appear
ed to have no news Of the coming Of
a French warship.
The exodus Of foreigners continued
unabated tonight. The railroad COM
pany anticipating a possible greater
rush for the border to come. is con-
serving its sleeping car equipment, ad-
ding extra cars only when they can
be filled to capacity. Railway Off
cials however appear to have no fear
that the demand will exceed their
ability 10 meet it
1t is declared in we'll informed
quarters that two-thirds Of the for
egn women and children have left
or have made all preparations to
leave the country and many Of the
wealthy Mexican families are like
wise departing.
Members Of the German and Brit
ish colonies held meetings last night
and today TO discuss methods Of pro-
cedure for self-defense if il should
become necessary No definite plan
had been arrived at tonight.