Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-09
Execution of Alvarez and
His Men at Torreon is
Confirmed.
FOREIGNERS DEPART
Americans Join With Others and
Charter Special Train to
Get to Safety.

Mexico City. Oct. 9.-Evacuation of
the city of Torreon was confirmed to-
day by the minister of the interior.
The war department confirms the ex-
ecution at Torreon of General Al
vareG, with staff and a number of
of soldiers.
A telegram to the United States
embassy from the American consul
at Monterey says over 800 Americans,
Englishmen and other foreigners left
Torreon is days ago on special train.
They are expected in Monterey to-
night.
REFUGEES TO QUIT U. $.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 9.-With
the decision of John Bassett Moore,
acting secretary of state, that the
United States is not under interna-
tional obligation to furnish an asylum
at Eagle Pass for Mexican refugees
who are non-combatants, the problem
of dealing with the thousands, mostly
women and children, who have sought
safety in the Texas town passed to
the immigration bureau of the DEPART
ment of labor for solution. The task
will not be difficult, officials said last
night, as the Mexican federal COM
mander at Piedras Negras had an
nounced that all ombatants might
return to the captured rebel strong
hold without danger from the federal
forces now holding it.
TRANSPORT BRINGS $50.
The American transport Buford has
left MaSatlan with $50 refugees aboard,
representing all nationalities II will
call for refugees at other west coast
ports before sailing northward. The
cruiser California is at Mazatlan. With
the exception of that port, the entire
state of Sinaloa is said to be in the
hands of revolutionists.
Reports said an investigation by the
Mexican authorities showed that the
killing of Victor East, an American.
at San Pablo. Campeche. had no polit.
ical significance, being the result of a
personal quarrel.
| A special commissioner from Mex
leo City representing the Huerta gov
ernment is reported to be having con-
ferences with the governors of Tabas-
co and Yucatan over the approaching
presidential elections.
GERMAN IS REARREsTED.
San Francisco. Cal. Oct. 9.-That
Frederick Jebsen, wealthy shipping
man of this port and subject Of the
German emperor, never was released
by the federal authorities at Quay
mas or has been rearrested was the
conclusion reached by the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce yesterday
on the receipt of information from its
representative at Washington. The
latter telegraphed that the news dis
patches reporting Jebson's release
we're unconfirmed officially and the
state department had directed the
consul at Guaymas to report. using
every means to have him set free"
}. At Jebsen's Office a telegram was
, received from his agent at Guaymas
. which read:
"Jebsen consigned district magis.
trate Mazatlan. Leaves today gun
boat Morelos."
REBELS MURDER AMERICAN.
El Paso, Texas, Oct 0.-Dispatche1
received yesterday report that an
American named Weineger, manager
of the Penoles Mining company at
Mapimi. Durango, had been killed by
rebel officers under General Tomas
Urbina. The killing was the result
OF disagreement between American
officials of the company and Urbina's
officers. After the tragedy Urbina
made a speech to the effect that he
would kill all Americans in the town
t The 100 Americans and foreigner
: left Mapimi at once. arriving yester
day afternoon at Presidio, Texas.