El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22

, year, $50 suits of overall clothing
! coats and trOusers) or the material
| from which to make them; 100 sacks OF
! flour besides quantities or sugar, cor
/ fee, rice and other groceries
| When the order was filled the goods
| were loaded into two cars and switched
/ to camp. ''Che Che" being on the spot
I to check the stuff from the store to
/ the car and from the car to the men.
Many Of the latter who mad never worn
anything in their lives but sandals but
who had drawn boots or shoes and sOx
proceeded Immediately to sell their new
fOOtgear for anything they could get
for it with the result that many of
the Mexican residents of MADEIRA are
wearing fine shoes that cost them but
little and socks which were thrown in
for good measure.
One soldier who grew a pair of
boots such as sell for S14 the pair,
cut off the tops and pulled them on
over his old shoes to be worn as leg
gings. Others who already had SER
Viceable heavy shoes or boots, threw
them away in order to wear the fancy
street shoes they had drawn.
Big Store a Wreck.
The draft made by Gen. Campos was
the heaviest made upon the store by
any one command at any one time since
the arrival of ROjas week ago and,
taken in connection with former raids
leaves the big establishment a wreck so
lar as stock is concerned che Che"
capita as did any other commander.
Besides the drafts made upon the
MADEIRA company by the rebels since
they came to MADEIRA a week ago the
stores In the Mexican section of the city
have been stripped bare and closed and
the people living in that section are
actually hungry.
Aid Distributed.
The situation had been so bad on
Friday that the MADEIRA company loaded
a number of wagons with small pack
ages Of beans, flour, sugar and other
staples and distributed them among
those of their Mexican employees, and
others, as were actually in need of
food. This was continued on Satur-
day
Heavy LOOtihg.
1t is estimated that the food, feed,
clothing, boots and shoes and other
goods issued from the MADEIRA COM
pany'S stores on orders issued by rebel
officers during the week ending Friday
night, total $4,000. The Sierra Madre
store in the Mexican section estimates
that it lost $4,000 worth of goods
while Santiago OchOa figures that he
has contributed $4,000 in goods from
his store and in horses from his ranch.
Wah Kee, the Chinese farmer, whose
hay, horses, wagons, harness, grain,
beans and such growing crops as could
be consumed were cOnfiscated is said
to have lost not less than $4,000, and
it is said the rebels are looking for
him to contribute a lump sum of money
to the cause but the willy Chinaman
cannot be found.
Many Cattle and Horses.
The values of cattle and horses taken
from the vicinity of MADEIRA will foot
up a considerable amOund, probably
100000, of which the Hearst estate
and the MADEIRA company may be cred
tied with $4,000 each. and the other
$50, 900 to individual horse owners who
contributed from one to three or four
horses each. 1t may be remarked in
passing that the only horse owner in
MADEIRA who was not molested was
J. a. NJ Lethbridge, the livery man, a
British subject.
RObbing the Natives,
There are many stories told of the
desperate measures resorted to by the
rebels to force contributions from resi-
tents, native and foreign mot Ameri |
,an or British). in Mexican town"
One Chinese restaurant keeper is said |
10 have been hanged by the neck until /
he made a sign that he would give up l
his little hoard of $500. The humblest J
resident Of the quarter did not es-