El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-06

! Zero administration as Sinaloa- The
/ auerlsIa governor who was foisted
/ On me state by a wave OF Maderista en-
/ I.uslasIn ~ a legally correct election in
I august 1871, was iuaugurated in Sep
/ TEMPER following, under the most IA
I Noraole auspices, hailed as q public
/ people.
Being an Octogenarian With a patri-
/ arena W,hisker, benevolent psssivity
/ vas the least expectation Of him. but
I ne soon developed perniciOusly vicious
] activities. instituting relentless perse-
] cullons OF the very Madecista Jefes and
/ men who shouldered him from impe-
/ clnlous oblivion to the highest posi-
] ton In the gift OF the people.
Troubles Pile Up.
Early IN February the small federal
garrison IN Culiaean was hurriedly de-
! spatcned 10 the Iaqui country, leaving
] only a handful OF Irregular troops In
7 the state, Of those recruited since the
1Raus uralon OF this governor. At about
tue same time the governor made mis-
| get away TO Mexico City, alleging state
oIIalrs as an excuse, although It was
] props had been knocked from under him
Z ana ne was really q refugee.
., ne nad already tobogganed so far
lhaI ne was unable to prevail on the
stare congress TO appoint as substitute
governor during his absence the man
49, ne lnulcated, in accordance with
TINE honored precedent Doctor Ru-
pert Paliza, his personal enemy. a man
WnOm he had removed from the direc-
s s2IaJe OF the state college, was duly
In Mexico this Maderista governor
was confronted with grave charges of
SoUse OF authority and il was rumored
on out this has not been confirmed
Outbreak a Failure.
Prior TO his departure from the state,
rumOrs of intended outbreaks were
ne, ana on the night Of Feb. II a plot
vas arranged by the irregular Nader
lsta troops IN Culiacan to mutiny. re-
tease the prisoners from the state and
city prisons and loot the city. one OF
mem got drunk prematurely and start-
81 the game on his own hook but be-
tQIe SUFFICIENT number could rally to
and Io,- -liaA t u go. some Of the. police
saved the situation. only a few prison
S ~ ana handful Of mutineers escap-
Terror Begins.
FEBRUARY u Manuel Vega, ex-Mader-
ga JeIe' partisan Of Juan Banderas. and
- ne Gllet OF police In Cuhacan dur-
l4g Ine Banderas regime, following the
siege and capture of the civ. raised >
Dunch OF % eX-Maderistas who bad
Ne eE turned in their arms. captured
disfr5ct y &c - 1e1L largest town In the
~ - aLler Culiacan, and the center
~ american interests, where big
IIf lcan sugar plantation and sugar
LllLI Is located, looted the stores and
some residences, recruited HIS force mn
70 20 Dy the joining In Of Chico Oufn-
S0 e1--aaaerlsta colonel, with some
---HA EDAALldnQ VINO had
tIelr arms hid out, ana general cam,
5a-5n OF plunder began. Inside of three
&c = mere was nc longer a semblance
II, 80 - nm enr Tor a radius OF nearly a
nundred miles around Culfacan. oJ1t
que lne city limits, and every neigh
iJ--OOu was terrOriZed by bands or
t5G{oSeIs who pillaged and OUTRAGED in
Glserlminately, with no prefe1sa 90
leadership or political plan
Village Is Looted.
-Ee6a ana Qu1nterO continued to aug
fTenr= oil Q
menl Joining them as IL did the Dre-
--OIa A-dQerlSta movement. and nv fha
o3 u tney reached PericOs, the center
l-e nenequen industry In the north /
- - OF the state, where they looted the
Two Dig Mexican heneQuen plantaffODs
- StoCh5 arms and ammunition, money I
ss-l!u supplies, and enough mescal to
~, P!ckle themselves by the time they
- - Out 70 Palos Nerdes. a village on
me canine real for Culiacan.
AT this point Col Pine Suarez. broth
S oL me vice president OF Mexico.
~ ~ oPped onto them with his command /
OF irregular troops and so fedaraIeS
making about 100 in an. and in 49, |
S6lIfnlSh he reported capturing abOTf
~ saooied animals, a few guns and |
sLsnl prisoners, his only loss being lie (
oSelL OF MS assistant, Eduardo Herrera
Calro- The dispersed rebels conffrro
me loss Of the saddle animals, and adj Z
NIT several of their number were LrflIs7 ]
and wounded. and the people OF PaIo I
Nerdes say that on the ground occ11-
ped by the rebels during the fight II 1
The Rebels Scatter
me rebels scattered into the brrsL /
and Pine Saurez rushed hack to defe9J 4
PeTicos from ssnother b nd that was /
their way back TO their homes 800
NaVolato on foot, and one was forS15
dead where he succumbed to a vvo11r5
near the American plantation of 10 5a
NeIduBo The most Of the rebels
reused from their drunken stuDOr -
time to get away and gathered farther /
back IN the hills at the American mir
ms camp Of OtatillOs, in the district Of |
Badiraguato. u
A Brave Resistance.
Inelr numbers grew 70 about 800 and 4
they 1eu on the town of Badiraguato
garrlsoned by 20 federals under IJe11f'
f1gueroa The federals made a des-
perate resistance, firing over $500 shots. /
lost one sergeant one trumpeter and /
two privates killed and one deserter. i
and the other Is made their wav ont
and back to Pericos. where they Joined I
a federal column that was coming to I
their relief More than 20 dynamfte /
bombs had been exploded against the
building occupied by the federals be- Il
fore they abandoned It, and the IS es- /