The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-25
Blanquet Gets Oespatc

Banquet Gets Oespatch.
Gen, Blanquet received a despatch from
Monterey. sent to Cadereyta by messen-
ger and telegraphed here via Tampico,
saying that the rebels reattacked Mon.
tercy In the morning on the northwest.
| coming up at o'clock on the outskirts
OF the city.
There was fierce fighting in the streets
| Immediately. especially upon the north
side OF the town around the foundres
and breweries. and also near the ceme-
terry. which il on the west side OF the
town. All houses were barricaded ana
the town was given up 10 terrific fight
ing.
Bullets swept the streets until noon.
when G~n. Ocaranza and Ricardo Pena
! sent by Vclasco. arrived with 1900 men.
The artillery Immediately ENGAGED the
rebels on the north, "xp Hing taer. flom
that side. while the Si.inS continued
furiously around the ce.nete.y until =
o'clock. when Gen, I.,Hs Ansya. With
1000 men. sent by Trlav Aub"-.. prrved
in tho western rebess' fear. shell,ng them
with heavy artillery.
The rebels slowly fell back then broke
the rebels fled TO tse northward and west
ward When the Federals under Pena.
Anaya and ocaranza. who pursued them.
returned TO Monterey hours later they
were received with wild rejoicing upon
the part of the populace. Flowers were
strewn in tine streets and fireworks were
set off,
The Minister Of War saws 500 rebels ar.
was a greater number OF wounded. There
are no details yet as the dead have not
been picked up.
Officials of the National Railways say
that they have been fruitlessy trying
since Wednesday To send messenger to
Monterey to find ont whd, the stua ion
Is
They declare that no kilograms Of any
sort have left the place and assert that
the Government message last night de-
clarng that th- rebels had been repused
must have been sent out by messenger
20 a telephone post.
Tn, railway officials declare that all
railway and Government wires are down
from vanegas northward on the line from
san Luis Potos. to Monterey, and north
from Cadereyetta on the line to Tampico
and Monterey. The wires from Monterey
TO the frontier are also down. The roads
are torn up where the wires are down
RcenfOrcememts From snItiIIO.
Officials OF the railways believe that
Gen. Nelasco got trainloads of REINFORCE
ments into Monterey from Saltillo this
morning. They say the road from Sal
tilio to Monterey via Paredon is good To
within thirty kilomctcrs of Monterey and
that the Federals could disentrain in at
tack!ng the rebel rear. as the rebel attack
was known to be mostly from the north
west.
A prominent Spanish smelterman Says
that 1000 rebels occupy the northern
part OF Monterey. where the smelters of
the American Smelling and Refining Com
pany and the Companla Funddora de
Fierro y Accer de Monterey are located.
There are here also the Monterey Brewing
Company plant and a nail plant-both
large concerns
lie says that the Fcdcrals are strongest
in the south centre OF the city. but could
not turn their artillery upon the rebels
without running property, which Is largely
owned by foreigners.
All accounts indicate that Saltilio ia
quiet.
Governments Information.
The Minister of the Interior says to-
night that the Government received tele-
grams forwarded from Monterey at 3
o clock this afternoon saying that Nelasco
had sent reenforcements under Gens.
Joaquin Tclez and Eduardo Ocaransa.
who arrived at Monterey. and that the
out the rebels again at noon. tranquility
being restored.
1t is said that Gen. Felix Diaz will be
forced Ia remain at Vera Cruz until after
the elections. Gen. Blanquets private Sec
retaIy, Vidaurrazaga, has left Mexico city
for Vera Cruz for new instructions.
Prominent Felicistas deny the run,ors
OF Diazs Imprisonment at Vera Cruz.
They declare that he IL delaying his COM
Ing to Mexico city because he is being
batQuetted by political clubs OF ,Ialapa,
Orixaba and other towns which sent dele
gates to Vera Cruz to welcome him.
They say that Diaz walks freely about
Vera Cruz where he lives with his
sulate. They also say that Diaz has
been invited to lodge at the Consulate
or aboard an American warship. the In
Wtati0n coming from Washington, but
Diax excused himself They assert that
he likewise declined hospitality on the
German cruiser Hertha anchored at Vera
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