New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
500 zAPATA MEN KILLED
Rebels Routed from JojutIa bv
Federal Artillery.
MADER0'S NEPHEW A VICTIM
Americans Searched at Chihua.
hua-Consul's Reports TO
Washington Stolen.

Mexico City. April 9.--Rebel forceF war.
routed from the town Of Jojutls. NioreIo,
an important commercial centre, TODAY
and five hundred u their number ,vs,.
killed In the battle according 20 6srateh.s
made public nj the Department of the In.
terror tonight
Jojutla fell into tho hands OF zapa,s
band several days $50 To-day the federal.
surrounded the town and stormed the l.,,l.
city from all sides. Artillery was used w,th
deadly effect. The federal loss is placed A.
three officers and forty men killed ana
wounded.
Alfonso Barrera Zambrano nephew OF the
President who was IN command Of
corps of ruralcs. is among the dead Early
reports that Emiliano Zapata was in ner.
sonal command OF the rebels arc dene-i.
Jimlnez. Mex. April a-Developments a,
the last few days have resulted IN a Stua.
tion almost Identical with that existing
just prior to the battle which ended In
Federal defeat near Corralltos. seventeen
days ago. Tie Federals under tho inne.
date command OF General Teller are a,
ConeIos. forty-six miles south OF Escslon
where the vanguard OF the rebel army /,
situated. The rebel commanding officers
are General Csmpos, Argumedo and Mur.
rillo
General Salazar II expected here to-rnor.
row and will resume charge 81 operations
TO the south. while General Orozco vii az.
rect the campaign from Chihuahua
II is declared that General Pancho Villa
secured a loan OF 5o0oo pesos from ths
t.tas :
rigid order i'm civil affairs and discipline
among his troops. The rebels are said to
have looted the bank
III Paso. Tex, April s-In the hills thirty
miles southwest OF Juarez s party OF
Mexican Central employees who are tryinE
to save 10000 pesos OF railroad funds from
the rebels.
The money was secured az Chihuahua by
Engineer Romero, Conductor Zausri and
Telegrapher Morales. all former employees
Of +. r. westrup. who retired as superin-
tendent when the rebels took over the road
last week.
The trio took an engine and enough box
cars 10 balance the train. and started
north last night. Fearing to enter Jusre1.
they abandoned their train at Sslamsyucs'
thirty miles south OF Jusrez, and made for
the hills to the west. evidently hoping 10
reach FL Paso By circultous route.
Sixty-hve American refugees from Par
raj. who arrived to-day from Jininez, re-
ported having been subjected 10 rigorous
search at chihuahua, and that mall was
taken from them.
George Drake of Chihuahua, carried
bundle of official reports from American
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua TO the STATE
Department at Washington, which we're
taken by the rebels.
Among the refugees who reached mere
to-day were Edward Putnam, mining en-
Qineer OF Boston: W. W. Stewart. manager
OF the Parral Electric Light and Power
Company. and Edward Amy. OF Boston
The troop train, which took them from
Parral TO J'menez, was the first out oil the
city since February %.
washington, April e-Presdent Taft 10
day authorized the shipment into Mexico
of several state consignments OF mum
tons OF war for the army OF President
Madero. The exceptions 10 the American
proclamation forbidding the exploration OF
war material into the Southern repupn'
include six machine guns, with Z"'"'
rounds of ammunition, spare barrels ana
belts: eight hundred rifles. with S4'"
cartridges: eighty revolvers and four cart
ridge loading machines.
In addition an industrial concern has
been granted permission 10 receive ~"
cases of dynamite.
Uncertainty again exists as 10 how many
persons were implicated in the murder o.
". II. Waite, the American manager OF
the F,smeraldes Mining COMPANY Al
ochotaI Vera Cruz, last week. Reports 10
the State Department to-day are 10 the ef'
feet that several laborers were involved
American Consul Haskell, at Salina Cruz