Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-13
Authorities at Washington
May Decide to Retaliate
Against Rebels
THOUSAND HAVE LOST HOMES
Only Few Americans Remain
at Chihuahua and These
Feel Uneasy.

iN''A i'DeIS are idplulS IOuSlHS JHG
ire Of this government and while no
steps of retaliation have been dis
cusscd, it is almost certain the revo,
lutioni5ls will never obtain sympathy
! or recognition. Interference of the
rebels with official mail of American
/ consuis, and the summary execution
OF Thomas Fountain, an American
gunner, in defiance of a protest from
this country, have caused a feeling of
! aggravation.
Thousands of Families Homeless.
Chihuahua, Mex, April $50 far
as General Orozco is concerned, his
declination to recognize United
States Consul Marion Letcher in the
latter's official capacity is a closed in
Cident
| Although the few Americans re-
naming here regard the rebel lead
ers action as supertiuous, inasmuch
as Consul Letcher could not in the
present circumstances recognize Oroz-
co officially, the incident is regarded
as very significant Probably, it has
! caused more uneasness than any
other single event of the rebellion.
| General Antonio ROjas was placed
on trial before a military court today.
Rojas is charged with disobedience Of
orders. He was ordered to proceed
with his column against DINA, but de-
clined. He was arrested at the time
and two hundred of his men were dis
armed.
The military situation south of here
remains unchanged Thousands Of
families will be made homeless.
Uncle Sam Powerless.
Thought the United States is prac-
tically powerless at present to COM
pei more courtesy from the rebels, it
is felt that a heavy reckoning is await
ing some of the insurrecto leaders.
1t is the official view in Washing
ton that if the rebels made desperate
by their failure to obtain supplies
necessary to a successful campaign,
ere trying to force Intervention in
Mexico, their deliberate intentions are
doomed to failure.
Notice Served on Americans.
| As notice has been served on Amer
leans to keep out of harms way in
Mexico, it is argued that the admins
tration cannot be held accountable for
evil results following disregard of
President Taft's warning.
Military leaders in Mexico, federal
or rebel, who, in violation of interna-
tional rules of war, deliberately bring
about the execution of a prisoner Of
war, are considered guilty of murder
under international law. If a rebel
leader, having caused the death OF
an American, comes within the juris
diction of the United States, he is
certain to be arrested and turned over
to the Mexican government with the
expectation that he would be tried on
the charge of murder.
Woman Beaten BY Robbers.
Mexico City, April 13.-Passeng gers
> who We're OH the train between Siloa
and Mari, which was attacked by ban
dts on Thursday when the conductor
T. G. Kane, an American, was killed
report that a Canadian and his wife
were robbed of 400 pesos. The woman
was beaten on the soles of the feet
to force her to give up some jewels
that were hidden in her clothing. II
is reported that she was badly injured
and is unable to walk Conductor
Kane was shot through the head be
icause he declined to produce the cash
Fountain Not American Citizen.
Thomas Fountain of Las Cruces, n
&. NJ, the captain of federal gun under
General Villa, who was captured and
shot by rebels of General Salazar's
command at Parral, was not either
of the United States, according to the
e Ell impartial.
Fountain, the paper says it has
learned on reliable authority, was
born in Texas, but some years agc
at Parral became naturalized MeXi
can.
Rebels Hold Up Trains.
Washington, D. c., April 13.-Mexi
can rebels seem to have been confn
ing their efforts recently to harrass
5 ing trains, killing officials and delay
!. ing traffic. They held up a train OF
the TehuanteDec railroad near Santt
Lucretia yesterday and demanded
: arms and below Juchitan, on the Pan
American railroad, traffic again wa'
2 interrupted.
: Yaquis Fire on Train.
: The action of Yaqui Indians in fir
= ing upon trains and the burning of
bridge on the line running southwark
I out of Guaymas, Sonora, has causet
S the complete abandonment of servic
! OF that road.
Zacahariah Farmer. the American
railroad engineer, was not shot b,
s rebels, but was killed in a train wrecl
s at Irapuato, Guanajuato, according t
s official reports A broken rail cause
: the wreck but the responsibility ha
: not been fixed on rebels.
Federal troops who have been pun
+ suing the rebels who wrecked the trail
running, between Marfi and Silao ais
: in Guanaiuato, which resulted in tn
: death of the American conductor an
injury to others, have captured se'
eral suspects.