El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-13
TORREON FEARS
WORK Of EOOTERS
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Torreon would not be permitted to run
hereafter
Many Bands in Field
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Many Bands In Field
FL Retro hacienda was assaulted and
robbed by a band led by BartOle Santo-
Information is received here to the
effect that Alende. COahuila. is in the
hands of NasQuistas, having surren-
dered after two days resistance on the
part Of the troops.
MurillO's bands robbed Nazareno,
cleaning out the store Of Daniel Teran,
and also removing the wires and in
struments at the station. They then
robbed the NazarenO hacienda, having
previously taken everything in sight
on the JimulcO hacienda, the Juan Eu-
geniO ranch. the La Flor hacienda and
two smaller properties.
1t is now known that Benjamin Al
gumedo former Maderista chief has
headed band at Aguanaval-
Capt- Sabine Flores. former Maderista
VINO participated in the capture of Tor
reOn. heads a band in the vicinity of
san Pedro.
These bands are gaining rapidly in
number, as the poems gladly leave the
ranches II furnished horses and arms.
TOrreOu Fears LOOters-
The assurance is felt here that Tor
reOn viii not be attacked by Vas
Quistas proper after the organization
on the revolutionary army, but danger
lies In the work of bandits and up
risings OF poems before that time. Il is
feared that within a week TOrreon viii
be entirely cut on from communication
from the outside world by rail and
telegraph
Few business men. less than dozen
persons, responded to the call Of mayor
Aguirre Benavides to take steps to form
an auxiliary guard The plan officially
proposed was for the citizens TO raise
10000 pesos per month for three
months to maintain a corps Of 800 men
for the protection Of TorreOn. 1t has
had little encouragement to date.
Insurance Against Riots.
Anticipating riots and loot in Tor
reOn, merchants here have been insur-
ing their buildings and stocks with
low Pc In
total sum OF several million dollars
Those who delayed have telegraphed in
the past three days for policies at the
rate OF 1 percent for six months
premium.
1t is feared that communication BY
rail between TOrreOn and Chihuahua is
indefinitely abandoned. The headers
gave the railroad authorities permits
sion to build Thursday afternoon but
have cOuntermanded the order and no
attempt Is being made to repair the p
bridges still out between TOrreOn and
Chihuahua Notwithstanding the pres
enCe OF federals in Jiminez.
Trains Falls to Depart.
Due 10 threats Of rObber bands at
Picardias bridge and NazarinO station.
20 kilOmeters south OF Torreon. all
sOuthbOund passenger trains are held
at TOrreon, until federal authorities
furnish a guard for protection. The
was told to go back to the United
States. which is big country" and
that ne would De killed II he returned
south.
One hundred and fifty Zapatistas en-
tered Bermejillo. shipping point for the
Penoles Mining company, and remained
Their objective point is
This force held up a China
man bound for a train and forced him
to return to Mapimi
Chinese Terror Stricken.
Chinese in TorreOn are almost terror
stricken. About so left for the frontier
and Monterey for protection. others
were advised to so to Mexico CITY.
where 1t IS believed they would be safe.
The gardeners sleep in TOrreon and
work in the country in the day
The regular line to Ciudad Porffrio
Diaz. the only outlet from Torreon
wires cut. the night train leaving with
was molested again when Chavez sta
ton, near TOrreon. was robbed and the
out orders for POrfiriO Diaz
Local thieves robbed the railroad
station at Gomez PalaciO last night.
1t is reported that the federals took
Is prisoners and killed eight in fight
near HornOs-