Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-12
Mexican Rebels Hold It Up but
Are Careful Not to Molest
the Passengers.
BURN ALL THEIR BAGGAGE
American Railway Officials Ara
Warned That Road Will Suf-
fer Further if Troops
Are Carried.

Nogales, Ariz.. Sept. 1.-THE Southern
Pacific passenger train which left here
for west coast points at eleven o'clock
to-day was held up by rebels under
Emilio Campa at Quijano. 80 miles south
Of Nogales. and partly destroyed.
The first intlmation that rebels werc
In the vicinity was a volley of shots
fired at the engine and obeying the
implied command the engineer brouRht
the train to stop. Campo himself
boarded the train and with an exhibi-
ton of extreme Difference explained to
the passengers that they would not be-
molested, that he merely wanted all the
arms and ammunition aboard the train.
After taking what few arms and cart
ridges there were, the engineer was
compelled to run the train to Aguazarca,
where there was a bridge The mail.
hasSage and second-class cars were
placed on the bridge and set on fire.
Telegraph wires were tied to the engine
and torn down when the train started
only the frst-ciass coach and sleepinr
car escaped destruction
News of the hold-lp was brought hara
tonight by six members of the crew Of
the train, who made the trip to Norales
n.
mediately despatched south to bring
back the passengers and coaches NOT
burned All the baggage of the passen.
gers was burned.
Campo sent word by the returning
'raIh that he intended to continue south
ana take possession of Hermosillo, the
capltal OF Sonora. on September l6
Mexican Independence day. He notified
would burn every bridge and station
and piece of equipment unless the COM
pany quit transporting federal troops
OJAGlNA HAS NOT FALLEN.
Maria, Tex. Sept. u-Contradicting
earlier reports that Ojagina, Mexico across
the border from Preside, to-day had been
taken by the rebels. an official despatch
tonight to the Mexican consul here states
that federal troops are still in possession
of the little city. although General SAN
chez and $50 of his men abandoned the
town and crossed the border into Presi-
dio.
Denial of the report that the city had
fallen came with the restoration this
evening of telephonic communication to
Preside. Sanchez, when he crossed
Preside, left 100 men of his command
under Licon and Pine to defend the city
and the little band is fighting. although
short of ammunition.
According to an eyewitness of the
battle, who arrived from Preside late
to-day, the rebel loss has been heavy
Repeated charges up the hill leading to
Ojinaga vere met by withering fire from
the federal trenches and the attacking
forces. driven back to the foot Of the
hill. left their dead and wounded lyina
on the open plain.
RAILWAY ASKS PROTECTION.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE Southern Pa.
ciflc Railroad company has asked the
state department at Washington to pro.
tect Its interests in Mexico.
Announcement to this effect was mad<
to-day at the office of the chairman Of this
executive committee Of the railroad. Sim.
ultaneously a formal statement that bod.
les OF rebels varying from 100 to 5000, wer<
pillaging the country. cutting the telegrah
wires and burning the railroad br!dgea
More than two miles of bridges havs
been burned during the past 10 days. ac-
cording to these kilograms. In one in.
stance, according to the dispatches. the
the passengers into one coach. carried Il
TO within seven miles of Naco and dropped
it into Naco by gravity. The locomotive
was then disabled
The telegrams. five In number. have
been placed before the state department
at Washington by the Washington at
torneys of the railroad. it was stated
at the office of the chairman OF tho
executive committee, and formal de
mand for protection. based upon Their
had been made
"Our lawyers at Washington have beei
in constant touch with the state de.
partmont over the situation" declared
spokesman tor r. :. Lovett, chairman
of the executive committee of the South
ern Pacific company. I'VE have asked
that our property be protected
The telegrams contained in the state
ment issued to-day are dated August p,
August 81. September 3, September and
September .,