Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-28
MORE REBELS
IN JUAREz
900 Vasquistas Enter City,
Uniting Salazar, Campo
and RJa's Forces
ALL QUIET ON THE BORDER
On to Mexico City, Is the Rebel
Cry.-Port of Juarez Is
Closed.

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FL Paso, Texas, Feb. 2S.-Antonio
Bojas and his command of 900 Vas
quistas reached Juarez this morning
to join the command which captured
tie town yesterday. This unites the
forces OF lnez Salazar, Emilio Campo,
and Antonio Rojas. They declare
that within few days they will be-
gin their march southwark against
Chihuahua and if successful there.
tfat the march will continue to MeXi-
CO City. Absolute quiet reigns in
Juarez and perfect order is being
Maintained. The street cars are again
running and traffic has been resumed
between the two cities.
Mexican Consul Llorente declares
that the port of ,Juarez is closed and
that the United States viii
recognize it as such in return for
MeXicos consideration in surrender
ing the town rather than have bat
tie that might endanger Ell Paso. Unit
ed States customs officers declare the
port of Juarez is open as usual, so
far as they are concerned, and all reg
u!arly entered shipments for Juarez or
points soulh will be cleared here.
To Close Port of Juarez?
Washington, d. c., Feb 2S.-The
Mexican consul at FL Paso today re-
quested the American collector of
customs there to forbid the exporta-
ton of American goods into Juarez
and urged that the rebel port be rec
ogniAed by the United States as
closed. The Treasury Department has
taken upon the question with the de-
partments of state had justice. The
matter of stopping all supplies is re-
garded by the State Department as d
delicate one. A considerable district
is dependent upon JuareZ lor it's sup
plies and the cutting off of exports
from Ell PasO, it is feared, wolld
cause much suffering. 1t is understood
the Mexican ambassador is preparing
to lay before the State Department
the demand of his government that
the shipment of supplies into Juarez
be stopped.
Trevino Loyal.
Consul General Hanna reported
from Monterey that the statement
that General Geronimo Trevino had
cast his lot with the rebels was with
cut foundation. General Trevino, he
said, was in Monterey in command OF
the government troops. The real lead
er Of the revolutionary movement, Mr..
Hanna reported was Emilio Vasquez
Gomez.
Rebellion Serious at Torreon.
Reports to the state department in
dicate that affairs are serious at Tor
reon and Eelardena where American
mining men successfully fought off a
rebel band In Vera Cruz the insurg-
ents are said to have captured several
towns. American consular represen-
tatives at San Luis Potosi, Papachula
ard Sal)illo report all quiet.
To Starve Juarez Rebels.
Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 2S.-Plans
for the recovery of Juarez without
blOodshed are to be discussed at the
meeting of President Madero's cabinet
today. A project TO starve out the
rebels by surrounding the place with
loyal troops and counting on the aid
OF the Americans to cut off supplies
from the FL Paso side is to be con-
sldered, but it is realized that aid
from Americans must be voluntary
The secretary of the treasury form
ally will declare the customs house in
Juarez closed.
Juarez Defenders Deserted.
The fall of the town is said to be
due to the lack Of discipline among
the raw troops there, who failed to
obey orders given them TO oppose the
rebels. Many of them deserted to the
enemy. The government is organic
ing auxiliary forces for the pacifica
ton of the northern regions of Mex
leo.
Rebels in Juarez to Go to Chihuahua.
Ell Paso, Texas, Feb 2S.-The Mex.
ican National Railroad Equipment in
the Juarez yards was brought to Ell
Paso shortly after noon today. Gener-
al Salazar, in command of the CAP
tured town, announced at noon, that
all gambling and saloons had been
closed and would remain closed indef-
initely.
After a conference of the command
ers this morning, it was declared tha.
all but two hundred of them would
entrain in Juarez Friday and go south
to attack Chihuahua Two hundred
men are to be left to hold Juarez.
Mexican consul f. c. Llorente an
nounced today that he had orders
from Mexico City as early as Monday
not to resist the rebels if they at.
tackled Juarez and that the pretense
ar defense was only a bluff to keep the
rebels out.
Reyes Followers for .Madero.
| Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2S.-A move
ment to throw the support of General
Bernardo Reyes followers to President
Madero vas started here today. There
are said to be fully three thousand
Reyistas at present in practical exile
in the United States and Cuba.
Jose Bonales Sandoval, well
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