Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-02
WILL RESIST FEDERAL TROOPS
Scouting Parties Sent Out to Detect
Government Soldiers.
RELEASE DEpoSED COMMANDERS
Warehouse Burned, with Loss of
Two Hundred Thousand.
EIGHT DEAD, SEVERAL WOUNDED
Rsilrssd Bridges South of City Are
Bfown Up-Rumers of Upr4u-
tnss At Chihuahaa and
To<reen.

Ell PASo. Tex, Feb. 1.-The mutinsers
who reiEed Jusrez last night and IN
drunken frenzy looted the town we're
nising only Its leader.
Eight persons are known to have been
killed and nine wounded In the overturn-
ing Of the municipal government and In
the promiscuous firing which continued
throughout the night Other wounded are
believed to ba secreted IN private houses.
Further trouble Is believed to be ineS-
table as the maieontents. having de-
clsred themselves sdherents Of EmliiAno
zapatA who Is revolving against Prssi-
dent Madero, assert they viii fight any
force sent to recaptnre the town.
In line with this purpose several rail-
road bridges south Of the city were de-
strOyed to check the advance Of troop
trsins, and scouting parties ssnt out 20
note the approach Of soldiers.
Rumers Of other Revoits.
The leaders. however. declare that they
have little fear OF an attack. and they
claim to have been informed that the
garrisons at Torreon and Chihuahua also
revolted last night. k
As all the wires leading south have
been cut II is impossible to verify these
reports.
Matt winn. commander Of the Jusrex
race track, formally announced that owing
to the fact that Americans arc not al
lowed to cross the Mexican side. there
will be no racing today. He added that to-
days entries win stand for tomorrow, 10
It ia possible TO resume the sport then.
Colonel Estrada, deposed commander
Of the garrison. and Chief OF Police 0spo.
who were thrown Into ,ail when the mu-
tineers seized the town and released other
prisoners, were themselves released today.
The Kstelsen and Degetsu warehouse
which burned during the night was set
on fire when looters stepped on matches
while taking their booty from the store
Loss sspooh
Several stores we're rehhed Of practically
all or their contents. All the saloons were
looted OF liquors and ia many cases tbs
safes were broken open and the money
taken. Many OF the mutinesrs are frenried
from drink today and indiscriminate
shooting continues.
The mutinsers have established guard
at the Mexican ends OF the International
bridges and are refusing permission To
Americans TO cross. Detachments Of the
Fourth United States cavalry are guard
Ing the American approaches OF the
bridges.
several Reasons Assigned.
Various reasons art given for this
mutlny. some say they mutinied because
some OF their fellow soldiers had been
ordered discharged; some declare they
rebslled because Madero has not brought
about the reforms he promised: some say
that Pasaual orozoo. their former chief
and still the idol OF the farmer rebels
in northern Mexico, Is going 10 join the
Zapats cause and that they are, with him.
None OF them seam to know whom they
want for president but they all Insist
''Madero must resign"
The train due from the south over the
Mexican National line this morning did
not arrive. presumably being held at Chi
huahua.
The Juarez jail IL standing wide opea.
not q prisoner In Il. The mutineers are
using the military barracks for any pris-
oners they are holding.
There are no field pieces or artillery
Of any kind in Jusrez, so the uhutinecrs
have only rifles. pistols and dynamite
bombs for defending themselves In case
of an attack should they resist as they
threaten. No damage has been done 10
the racing plant OF tho Juarez Jockey
club
No street cars. are operating between
Juarez and Ell Paso.
BY noon nearly all the residents OF
Juarez had fled to IN Paso and many OF
the poorer families are camping in the
open country on the American bank Of
the Rio Grsnde. The weather is SUN
shiny today. although there was ice last
night and campers suffered Considerably
beforv daybreak.
Troops VIII BE Sent TO Juares-
MEXICO CITY, feb. Ia body Of e1
troops Is being prepared for dispatch by
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