The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-23

The chihuahua state government ha.
peen asked to provide free transporta.
t'on tor the returning settlers and il is
expected that the request will he
granted,
apotner committee left the Mormon
refugee camp here today for Tucson
where 1t will investigate a porposit;on
made by land company for the estab.
nshment OF colony at point six
miles from Tucson. The committee
leaving for Tucson consisted Of Edward
fayne, Juan Longhurst and LOWS Car.
doh. me committee will report TO the
colony directors here.
heports received by Mormon leaders
mere from the refugees at Hacbita, n.
M. are to the effect that those who
nave gathered there are extremely anx-
ious about the future. MANY Of the
women who made the hard journey from
! the colonies to Hachita are in state
or collapse, There is also said to be
lack Of clothing and a condition bor
derIug on destitution. The Hachita ref
ugees look upon the future with much
concern. They say thcy can place no
reliance in the promises OF Mexican Of
nclais, who, while they arc federals to.
day, may be rebes tomorrow.
Rurale Chief Trapped.
JuAREz, Mex, Aug. 22.-Rebels TO-
day, trapped Fencral Emilio Roster.
lltzky, noted chief Of all ruralc police
in Mexico, according to advices re.
celved here. The Polish commander of
The rurales is at Madgelena. south of
Nogales. .Ariz. The invading force de.
stroyed the Southern Pacific railroad of
MeIlco to the north and to the south
or Madgelena where General Roster.
lltzky is stationed with 500 rebels.
Train with 100 of the rurale police from
Magdalena Is stranded between burned
bridges.
Receiving report from Juarez today
that rebels were copgregating along the
railway, General Kosterlitzky wired
back the assurance, *Have no fcar. ,,
Within FIVE minutes after this came over
the wires, 1t was reported that twenty
Blk bridges had been burned along the
railway. Then all communication
stopped,
IT is uncertain what group of rebels
invest the district north of Hermosillo,
but 1t is believed to be the vanguard Of
Orozco's army slowly mobilizing as il
drifts southwark through Sonora toward
the Pacific.
Rebels were defeated in their second
attack Monday on Moctezuma, an i'm
portaDt town in Sonora southwest of
Douglas, Ariz. The rebels entered three
driven out by the federal regular troops
defending the place and pursued into
a canyon near the town where the fight
was renewed. The rebels assembled a
rev miles east and are reported to be
awaiting rciDforcemcnts. Reports are
received of minor engagements at warn,
Gus parts of Sonora
1t is announced that forces here under
General TelleZ will hold a grand review
next Sunday, after which small carri- |
sons will be established in neighboring
towns,
Rebel Activities.
CANANEA, Sonora, Mex. Aug. o2-l
Reports from northern Sonora districts |
reaching here today indicated that sew
eral towns had been occupied by the |
rebels of Orozco s command, and in sew
eral instances the occupation was ac-
companled by atrocities upon defense
less men and women. The most activity |
to be centered around the Hernosillo |
district, rebels being reported strung |
out from the city limits Of the capital |
to the northward for twenty-five miles
Train service between Nogales and |
Guaymas was suspended today, and |
south Of Poza all telegraph instruments
were taken by the company.
Steamer Gets Away.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 22.-Georce
". Bermaker. general agent of the Com.
pania Naviera del Pacifco, received
brief message today announcing that
the steamer Benito Juarez, reported |
seized by the Mexican rebels. had sue.
ceeded in getting away from Mazatlan.
The steamer is due at San Quentin, its
first port of call en- route here Au-
gust 26.
The Mexican consul here has not been
able to get in communication with Ma
zatlan and cannot confirm the report of |
the seizure Of the gunboat General Guer-
rcTo.
Rebels Retire to Hills.
TUCSON, Arlz., Aug, 22.-After more
ing. the Mexican rebel columns COM
mandcd by Colonel Antonio Rojas and
Colonel Camposc. which attacked the fed
down into the hills, virtually admitting
defeat. Rojas re-estahshed his head
quarters nj Carbo. which place he accu
pied week ago, .
Unverified reports tonight placed the
rebel loss at eighty killed and the federal
at twenty-five. The federals
re- entered Aamos and made hasty prep
arations to continue the battle tomorrow.
Today's lighting was mostly at long range.
The town OF Alamos was at no time In
danger as by agreement the fighting was
confined TO the arroyas several kilometers
away.
The rebels had 800 men and the fed
erals 200 The latter, however, were bet
ter armed
Reports reaching here today were that
the main body OF rebels had moved To the
north OF Herlnosillo 10 cut the railroad
lines TO Nogalcs. Nine railroad bridges
W ere destroyed today. making twentynino
since Tuesday morning.
The passenger train marooncd yesterday