The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-01
MEX|CANS ARE
DRUNK AGAIN
zapatists in Control Of Juarez Where
Garrison Mutinled and Pro.
ceeded TO Shoot up
the Town.
MAY DYNAMITE BANI
Took TWO Hours for the Bunch to
Get Drunk and Then They Ter
rorized the Whole
City.

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. All
though reports from Juarez across
the river, say between Is and 20 were
killed in the fighting which followed
the uprising Of the Juarez garrison,
which seized that city last night,
American newspaper men, early today
were unable to locate any bodies. 1t
is believed that none were slain.
Today the principal northern Mexi-
can city is in the entire control of
the Zapatists, determined to give bat
tie to several regiments of Mexican
/ federal troops entrained at Chihuahua
I late last night, which will arrive here
1 this afternoon. The situation is very
serious and four troops Of American
cavalry from Fort Bliss, outside Of
4 Ell Paso, are on guard along the river
bank to prevent the Juarez trouble
from spreading to this side.
The coup whereby the Zapatists
prise to the commander of the garri.
son whose fears of trouble had been
lulled when Gen. Bernardo Reyes vol
unfairly surrendered some weeks ago.
Late yesterday Chihuahua newspa-
per reached Juarez in which was
printed a story that Gen. Pascual Or.
DISCO, who was the most effective OF
s Mcdero's commanders during the re
bellion against Diaz, had resigned his
place as commander of the federal
: troops in the north because he was
: dissatisfied with the treatment accord
ed the soldiers. The fact that the
: Juarez commandant, earlier yesterday
4 had dismissed 100 of his soldiers, was
taken as a confirmation of the Orozs
co report and the minds of the troops
: were inflamed to rebellion.
: The garrison mutinied at $50 p. IN
. first seizing Senor Gallo, chief of po
lice, and Col. Augustin Estrada, com
T mandant of the troops. These two
9 were thrown into prison and the mu
! tineers began marching up and dowr
7 the principal streets of the city quick
Q ly driving the civilians indoors . Gu.
Ruhnke and Fred Layva, Americans
and number of Mexicans were
. wounded by stray bullets.
After terrorizing the inhabitants, tn,
soldiers paraded the downtown
/ streets, looting hardware stores ant
II gunsmith shops and battering dow
the doors of the liquor shops. B.
e $50 most of them were in state o
0 drunken frenzy. The mutineers hal
chosen Capt Martinez as their leade
. and he tried vainly to prevent ea
y cesses Martinez marshalled the Am
u orleans he could find and escorte
y them to the international bridge
Some of these were aboard Mexical
e Central train about to depart for Ch
4. huahua when the mutiny began. Tn
9 train was detained and all the pa:
= sengers compelled to alight.
'e After sending the Americans acros
~ the river the mutineers abandoned II
a straint and reign of terror continue
ID until after midnight. Squads of drunl
u en- soldiers marched through the res
Y Dental sections firing into ever
g house, while looting continue
N through the business section. Earl
today there was a report that the M
tineers were planning to dynamite til
vaults OF the Banco Minero whic
they had vainly tried to force. Tt
se soldiers also plan to blow up til
'e bridges south of here to prevent til
AZ arrival of federal soldiers from Ch
huahua.
II Dispatches from Mexico City toda
report that General Orozsco, who te
dered his resignation yesterday, h;
: agreed to retain his command unit
{ March ]. His letter of resignatic
- criticised President Madero for su
70 rounding his office with advisors wi
4. are not disinterested.
su Madero Gets Busy.
'e' MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-The gres
y, est activity was evidenced about Il
~ war office here today and Preside
~ ~, Madero was in consultation with &c
- eral Orozsco and other leaders
~ though General Orozsco rendered h
resignation to Madero, he was urg,
". to reconsider the action and conser
ne ed to remain in service until March
1t is believed he will be sent out
nd the head of an expedition to carry o
ad an active campaign against the Zap;
istr.
nd Orozsco said he wished to resi-.
W purely for business reasons, but Il
)e-
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