Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-02-01
THROW COMMANDMENT IN JAIL
CHIEF OF POLICE MEETS SIMILAR
FATE AT HANDS OF THE
REBELLIous MEN.
"MADERO MUST RESIGN"
THIS is THE SLOGAN OF THE
DRINK-FRENzIED RARsLE
THAT FILLS STREETS.

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 1.-The mutt
neers who seized Juarez last night
and in drunken frenzy looted the
town, were split into small bands to-
day, each recognizing only its individ-
ual leader. Eight persons are known
to have been killed, and nine wound
ed in the overturning of the munich
pal government, and in the promis-
cious firing which continued through
out the night Other wounded men
are believed to be secreted in private
houses.
Further trouble is believed to be
inevitable, as the malcontents, having
declared themselves adherents of
Emiliano Zapata, who IS in revolt
against President Madero. assert that
they will fight any force sent to re-
capture the town.
In line with this purpose railroad
bridges south of the city were de- |
stroyed to check the advance of troop |
trains, and scouting parties were sent
out to note the approach of govern.
nent soldiers. The leaders, however. h
declare that they have little fear of
an attack, as they claim to have been I
informed that the garrisons at Tor
reon and Chihuahua had also revolted
last night. AS all wires leading south
have been cut it is impossible to
verify these reports.
Matt Wynn, manager of the Juarez
race track, formally announced that
owing to the fact that Americans are
not allowed to cross to the Mexican ,
side there will be no racing today. He .
added that todays entries will stand ,
for tomorrow.
Colonel ESTRADA, deposed COM +
mander Of the garrison, and Chief of +
Police Gallo, who were thrown into =
Jail when the mutineers seized the :
town and released other prisoners, ,
Were themselves released today. The
Wetelsen and Degatou warehouse
which was burned during the night
was set on fire when looters stepped
on matches while taking their booty l
from the store. The loss is $25,OOO.
Several stores were robbed of prac.
tically all their contents. Simon Pi-
card says his loss is $4,000. All the
saloons We're looted of liquors and in 7
many cases the safes were broken
open and the money taken. MANY of
the mutineers are frenzied from
drink. Shots are fired indiscrimin-
ately throughout the oattle-scarred X
town. This has continued since the iu
drst outbreak last night, when sew s;
eral hundred rifles were discharged te
IN celebration of the new order OF Cd
,hings. 9.
The mutineers have established a w
guard at the Mexican ends of the in -.
bridges and are refusing -
PERMISSION to Americans to cross.
FOUR troops of the Fourth cavalry are :.
guarding the American approaches
4 the bridges. The mutineers are in = !,
lbsolute possession of every public a., a.
'uilding in town and have destroyed =
many public records Various reasons 10
re given for the mutiny. Some say th'
hey mutined because some of their SCI
elbow soldiers had been ordered dis GU
harged; some declare they rebelled OH
ecause Madero has not brought pa
bout the reforms he promised: some lns
ay that Pascual Orozco, their former La
hief and still the idol of the former ter
abels in northern Mexico, is going to ha'
,in the Zapata cause and that they ext
re with him. None of them seem to ]
now who they want for president rat
ut they all insist. that "Madero must ant
ssign." Cheers for Zapata are fewer tha
'day than they We're yesterday. La,
All the residents of Juarez have clio
I'd to Ri Paso and many of the Tn,
oorer families are camping in the as
zen country along the river bank on al
e American bank of the Rio Grande. -
The mutineers this afternoon posted