Evening star., 1912-09-01
Mexico to Protect Foreigners
at cananea In Sonora.
HEEDS WILSON'S PROTEST
Two Thousand Citizens Of United
States In Danger.
REBEL FORCES ARE CLOSE
Send Message They Will Soon Take
Possession Of Rich Mining Camp.
Chaotic Conditions Elsewhere.

MEXICO CITY, August H.-Assurance
that immediate action would be taken tc
protect the foreign residents of Cananea,
Sonora, was given Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson today. when, acting under
instructions from the State Department
at Washington. he protested against
withdrawal Of troops.
Some 1000 Americans In Cananea re-
gard their plight as precarious, accord
ing to the ambassadors message from
Washington. Until two days ago the
government had maintained troops there
and the residents and managers of the
huge mining interests located at Cananea
felt reasonably safe.
Rebels under command of Mascarelos
and other leaders have drawn close and
have sent a message LAT they soon will
take possession of the ricn mining camp.
1t is presumed that Gen. Huerta soon
will have in operation in that region a
number of flying columns
Bridges Destroyed.
Advices to the American embassy are
that more bridges along the line of the
Southern Pacific between Guayamas and
Nogales have been destroyed ~ rebels.
Official advices are that the rebels are
being driven from the state.
Rebels in the state of Vera Cruz are
displaying the same savage instincts that
characterize the Zapatistas in the SOUTH
At Estanzeula, station on the Vera.
Cruz and Pacific railway, small band
hanged man named Jose Bay to a
rafter in his house because he refused
them money. Death was delayed by re,
peated lowering of his body to the
floor. The same band later in the day
tortured and killed two other men on
a neighboring ranch. Another band.
operating in the same district, hang
ed dying boy.
In Power Of Rebels.
Reports from Toluca, capital OF the
state Of Mexico. indicate a continua-
tion of condition almost chaotic.
With the exception Of Zacualpam and
Villa Guerrero. all the villages in the
surrounding district are in the power
of the rebels.
Two brothers named Carbajal have
offered 10000 pesos for volunteers to
protect their property In that state.
Two months ago the Zapatistas
slaughtered another brother of that
family.
In Morelos the Zapatistas have shown
renewed activity. yesterday sackng
Attack Vice Consul's Ranch.
SAN LUIS PoTosI, Mexico, August
31-The ranch belonging to American
Vice Consul Frank A. Dickinson of this
city. known as "Peralta," in the district
of Abacalo. Cuanajuato. was attacked by
rebels for the third time on the night of
August %, according to advices received
today. The raiders numbered more than
200, and entered the ranch with "vivas'
for Zapata.
No resistance was offered. and they
took away everything of value on the
place.
Protection had been asked Of the Mex
lean authorities, as 1t was known that
the rebels were in the immediate neigh
borhood. The local government sent fifty
rurales. who found no rebels. and re-
turned to their barracks.
The administrator says there are 1,SOO
rebels or bandits in the immediate vicin-
ity hidden in the mountains, and the
available government forces to resist
them Is not more than 200 men.
The assurance given the rebels that
"Peralta" was an American-owned prop
erty had no effect.