El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-06

capped with only their arms and the
clothes on their backs
Town Burned and Looted.
No report OF the casualties Of the
rebels was made. but the federal lieu
tenant saw numbers Of them ian; ne
reports. and as he crossed the ridge
on the retreat he saw numbers OF build-
ings In flames ana q genera Lootlns
going on. Private advices confirm the
lOOting. also the assaulting of women
and all manner Of abuses. It is said no
American was there, all having es-
capped, and led by Frank Noble. an
American miner from Seattle, made
their way into Culiacan on foot from
that vicinity after being captured ana
submitted TO some torture and threats
OF death II they did not pay ransom
Another Rebel Attack.
February Is Vega QuinterO and the
allied forces OF Antonio Franco, ex-
Maderista 1efe, and second in command
to Juan Banderas in the Maderista CAM
Culiacan, appeared before MocOrito, the
principal town in the district OF the
same name, next north or the district
troops who garrlsOned the place re-
treated towards Guamuchil, the South
ern Pacific station 10 miles away. The
orthodox looting then occurred, the
public offices being raided and wrecked.
stores and dwellings pillaged and many
abuses and outrages committed against
private families, everybody who was
supposed to have any money being per-
suaded to part with IL by whatever
torture occurred to the villain who had
MIN IN hand hanging by the thumbs
being the prevailing remedy for back
ward and timid ones.
Wave Of Loot Continue.
rom mocorlto the wave Of loot
turned towards Sinaloa, about 80 miles
IKE tate, the government being utterly
unable, with the forces on hand in
SnlS sIale, 70 more than cover Cultacan
ana Mazatlan ana make an occasional
scouting expedition 10 nearby points.
Inc leaders In this outbreak declare
tneE rose because OF the prosecutions
suffered by them at the hands OF the
governor they elected, citing especially
LAe imprisonment Of Gen. Juan Ban
deras' in Mexico City, for alleged crimes
uuIlns ms conduct Of the Maderist
campaign in this state and the state
government during his month or two
In the governors Job.
Bnnderas q Popular Idol.
Banderas is a popular idol. a man OF
the lower class. who rose by force OF
CHARACTER to the domination Of the
chaotic elements that the Aaderfsta
revolution evoked on this coast. of
whom some petty crimes in his past
were made much OF by his enemies. but
occasional spree, he did more to restore
order In the state than any other. and
lne foreigners and the business element
S u me state considered him the only
some months after the siege.
ne made the mostake OF taking the
sAeucl lsLd EeNOlluOn seriously. belleN-
IN gthat after the fall of the Diaz
regime the state was open TO absO-
lQte democratic government and when
Madero began to try to take a hand IN
state at1alrs, BanCeras wired him
olunty that he would stand for no in
terrerence with purely state affairs,
and the breach between them was wild
ened by Madero's patronage Of a chit
or a boy who had figured in the cam
paign under Banderas, going to Mexico
after the siege Of the city and making
Madero believe that he and not Ban
deras had made the campaign on this
coast
Intrigue Against Banderas.
Madero rewarded him with the title
Of brigadier general and sent him 20
SinalOa to Gust Banderas. but when
he reached Fuerte river and grasped
the fact that the fighting elements of
the state were with Banderas. after
futile intriguing from the town OF
uerte, he finally returned to Mexico,
where he threw in with the petty in
triguers that surrounded Madero and
continued the undermining of Banderas
there. Although Gen. Banderas was
alleged to have seeded SinalOa from
the federal government he did no such
thing, simply insisting that the state
should run Its own business without
meddling from MaderO or Mexico City,
and he refused to enter the campaign
Tor the regular term as governor. and
delivered the government over prop