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U. 5. CAVALRY GUARD LINE
Mutineers Lock Up Their Com
mander and Chief of Police
Send Scouts TO Destroy
Railway Bridges.

FL Paso Texas. Jan. 5l.-Thc garrl-
son at Ciudad Juarcz revoltcd tonight
against the Madcro government, ac-
cording to Mexican officials The de-
fcction Is said to have been caused by
the reported resignation Of Gen. Pas
quail Orozco. Promiscuous firing oc-
CURED in the streets and cries of viva
Zapata" were heard
Conditions in the city are chaotic
and foreigners are nooing across the
river to I'll Paso. Four troops of
United states cavalry have come down
to the river bank from Fort Bliss to
protect III Paso.
one hundred former insurrecto SOL
dicrS were discharged this afternoon.
The outbreak began at $50 o'clock
when the 300 Maderistas soldiers in
Juarez garrison rushed upon their
commander, Colonel Estrada, and the
chief of police. Colonel Cato, locked
both in prison ana released all pris-
oners in the city Jail
Several hundred shots were fired into
the air by the mutineers to terrify the
residents and then all stores in Juarcz
in which there was a possibility OF Sc
curing arms and ammunition were loot
ed.
Selecting Captain Martinez as their
leader, the mutineers drove all the
Americans across the river, seized the
Mexican Central train that was about to
depart for the capital and sent scouts
south to blow up the railroad bridges
and prevent troops reaching Juarez from
{ (hihuahta or Mexico CITY
Desultory firing was heard in various
parts Of the city tonight as the soldiers
continued their search for loot and
drove out foreigners. Street car traffic
was stopped carly. The front of tho
BancO Minero was broken in, but it IS
said the soldiers have been unable to
break into the vaults The mutineers de-
clare they will resist the federals or
Maderistas ii they come to retake the
town and Will fight to a finish.
Gus Ruhnke and Fred L. Leyva, en-
ployes of a keno house, We're wounded
when the building was riddled by in
surrecto bullets.
COUNTED FIFTEEN DEAD
El Paso. Texas. Feb. l-ShortIy
after midnight an Italian surgeon
holding n commission in the Mexican
army. who arrived in FL Paso from
JuareZ. said he had counted 10 dead
including two Americans a man. and
a boy, - years old. The boy was
lying in the streets. He had been shot
throt)yh the breast Most of the deud
he said, were near the customs house
GENERAL TO SERVE TILL MARCH
Mexico City. Jan, 3I-Pas1ual Oroz-
co, commander of the Mexican garrison
at Juarez. has rendered his resignation
to President Madero to return to his
former occupation as "freighter." AT
the request of President Madero, how
ever. Orozco has agreed to retain His
command until March /.
In his letter of resignation Orozco
explained that he desired to quit tho
army solely for business reasons.
Up to late hour Tonight no Off
cial announcement was forthcoming as
to the reported revolt Of the Juarez
garrison.
REVOLT AT CUERNAVACA.
Mexico City. Mexico, Jan. 3l.-Au tel.-
graphic communication with Cuerlayaco
capital OF the State OF Morelos. where
Emliano Zapata and his followers are l.,
revolt. was stopped tonight when IN.
one remaining wire to the south WAS
cut, Direct wires both federal and rail-
way, between Mexico city and Cuernava,a a
were cut yesterday
Messages filed as late as four oclocl,
made no reference to serious lighting in
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