Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-10
Citizens Indignant at High
Handed Proceedings of In
surrecto Commander Since
Capture of Border Town.
INTERNATIONAL ROW
POSSIBLE OUTCOME
Manager of Institution, a Citi-
zen of Spain, at Once Sends
Vigorous Protest to AmbaS-
sador from His Country.

inv MoruIus Journai Special Leased Wire. ]
El Paso, Texas. March 9.--lf Gen
eral Orozco, chief of the rebellion In
Mexico, fulfills his promlse OF order
| ing General Antonio Ro1as com
mander of the Juarez garrison, to
/, join the southern campaign. II is gen.
orally asserted that he will have the
gratitude OF most Jnarez business
men, many of whom are Americans.
with interests on the Mexican side
of the Rio Grande.
Rojas' latest exploit of calnlv loot
ing the Juarez branch of the Mexican
National bank. has greatly increased
resentment ON both sides of the river.
According to the most accurate
versions obtainabls of various details
Of the story. Rojas, when placed IN
command at Juarez, instructed the
manager OF the branch bank, T.. Fer
nandez Alfonso. not to move any
money from the bank. Most of the
valua ples already had been spirited
away, but more remained than Senor
Alfonso cared to contribute"
General Salazar had scarcely left
Juarez last Sunday, leaving General
Rojas in charge when report was
common and insistent that the bank
would be robbed. Finally General
Rojas unbent sufficiently to place a
guard about the bank. The work OF
opening the bank began last Thurs
day. and was completed last night.
The guard" proved efficient in pro-
tecting those inside engaged in this
work.
Wednesday Generl Rojas was
busily engaged in h5fding a. 'coufr
martial to discover the culprit or cui-
prts who had started reports that
the bank would be robbed. Last night
a well known American saw him
counting the money taken from the
vault.
According to Senior Alfonso, the
booty aggregated 10000 pesos. which
Is the equivalent of about 100000
American gold. To some interviewers
today he said he knew nothing of any
robbery; to others he said that the
funds belonged to the government.
and that he was the proper custodian.
The work at the bank. completed by
means of crowbars and nitro-glycer
Inc. Senior Alonso's Juarez house was
robbed and the manager came TO I'll
Paso where he dispatched telegram
to the Spanish minister at Mexico
City, protesting against the outrage.
General Rojas has offended Ia
seized lumber. flour and other goods
belonging to foreigners after the lat
ter had obtained permits for shipment
or storage from Colonel Ponce, who
really seemed. TO those who have
dealt with him. to desire to show the
rest of the world that the revolt Isl
conducted by well intentioned pat
riots. according to the best traditions
and rules of warfare.
A special dispatch from chihuahua
tonight said Orozco had sent another
troop train in the distance of Jiminez
Today, and that his machinists were
Irying to fashion a field piece.
The chief of the agents of Presi- |
lent Madero, now in this city. de-
'lares that the rebel forces will never
each Jiminez, their present osten-
'ible objective point. much less Tor
'eon. He states that Orozco will be
to fight soon. very near
chihuahua. The insurrecto com
he says, will be driven back
~ a superior force from the City of
Mexico. and will find detachments
rom Ojinaga and Monterey. as well
Is General Panco villa. In his rear.