The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-27
JUAREz FALLS
TO The REBELS
Town Is Captured without a
Struggle.
Defending Forces Do Not Use
Their Guns.
WERE AFRAID OF UNCLE SAM
Feared Battle Would Result in
Complications.
Vasquistas Take Possession of
Custom House.

El Paso. Tex. Feb. 27.-Juarez
rebels Firing but one or two
volleys and meeting no resistance. ex-
cept a few scattering shots in reply to
their first volley. the rebels this morn
ing marched into the town, captured
the machine guns that had been pur-
chased to reDel them. took charge of
the municipal officers the custom
house, the barracks the Jail and other
public buildings.
The rebels made the assault at 10
o'clock sharp, entering the outskirts
of the city from the northwest, and
firing as they entered. using rifles and
one cannon. The few hundred men
in Juarez as defenders, fired few
shots from various points of vantage
and then were ordered by their of11-
GERS to cease.
Mexican Consul E. C. Llorente Of
Ell Paso afterwards declared that the
officers decided not to make resistance
to avoid complications with the Unit
ed States.
United States troops patrolled the
border at the time the attack was
made. apparently ready to enter Juar-
e. if FL PasO should be endangered
As the rebels marched into Juarez
they found all houses closed but no
resistance.
only one man, Captain Romero of the
defenders. was wounded accidentally
All night the rebels spent in camp
outside of Juarez after moving around
from the south to northwest They at
tackled from the northwest, partially
using the banks of an irrigation dltcn
for protection. The fire was directed
so that bullets of the defenders anu
assaiIants did not fall on American
The rebels advanced in considerable
order and appeared to be under per
feet control of their officers Emllo
md of the attack
inc rNarty The rebels declare that they
viii maintain order and arrangements
are befng made to restore comnunicat1o n
between FL Paso and Juarez II the
limited States troops Will permit
No looting accompanied the taking
of the city
small detachment of Company X
Texas state militia, engaged IN gusru-
ing the FL Paso electric light plant,
were fired upon Monday night by men
concealed behind box cars. They are
said to be Mexicans. Maxim silencers
were used on the guns and more tnan
twenty shots We're fired One bullet
pierced the hat of a guardsman.
Rebels Are Punished.
(<nadalaiara, Feb. Z7.=Thirteen reb-
els were killed and many others wound
ed in a battle with the state troops
fought at Tonaya near San Gabrlei.
in the southern part of the state OF
JaIisco today according to Information
received here the loss of the federal
troops in the fighting consisted OF 4
lieutenant killed and three policemen
wounded. The rebels were led by Fran
cisco Del Toro who succeeded N IS
Gaping with so of his own men
samuel E. Magil, United States con-
sll have been notified that five Amer
ican citizens interested in the san
Miguel Mining company. an Indianapo-
lis concern. have been driven from the
property near Ebutla- No detals as 10
The party was on a tour OF lhspec-
FEutchings to FL Paso.
Austin, Feb. 2T.-Adjutant General
Hutchings will leave San Antonio TO-
night for FL Paso where he VIII as
sIl71e charge of the state troops sta
toned there. General Hutchlngs leAS
Austin today for San Antonio Whers /
he was in conference WIN e4slleI 4.lleI's g.
Duncan. commanding the federal troops
Want Warships at TopOlobampO-
washington. Feb 2T.-Senator Lea,
of Tennessee, was appealed to TO-DAY "y /
a former constituent Charles HuusoA
now located at Mochis. Mexico, for q !
x,aTsbin TO be sent to Topolobamoo |
baV to protect Americans located theIe-
In a letter he wrote;
.svE7e are in dire need of a Warshlp at I
Topolobampo bay 1t mas goou ,,a nsl
and Is needed at once This new up /
rising has no substantial IouhdatioH ,i
nor responsible leaders as the otner HdO'
b,lt IS based on a desire Tor pllla$s
mainly We have at Loco Mochls the |
largest colony of American cltlzens on /
the west coast of Mexico and II oegl'ls
TO look as though we would nave tIOu-
BILE - ~. ,ra~ri,s,,,
government was too weak to cope WIN
the situation.
People Want Peace
Washington. Feb. 2l--MeXlcan
Ambassador Martinez today expressed
tn. opinion that the present disturb
ance in Mexico would net lead to a
real revolution, because a majority |
of public opinion was opposed TO II
He said the various local disturb
auces'' would be put down in two or
three months at the longest
THE people of Mexico" he added,
have had enough of revolution and
the majority of them are in favor or
peace and quiet so that they may go
ahead undisturbed with their business.
The fact that there are bands OF mai
contents in various parts OF the coun-
try. the ami ssador declared, should
not be taken as an indication that the
Mexican people as a whole are war
like and fond of turmoil any more :
than the existence of thieves and as
sassins in other countries means that
those countries are normally fond OF
robbery and murder.
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