Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-12

hands of the federal troops at a late
hour last night. The manager of the
federal telegraphs reported early to.
day that the telegraph line from Tam.
pico to San Luis Potosi had been re-.
opened after having been interrupted
since the beginning of the fighting
The federal war minister, General
Auerlano Banquet appears to regard
Tampico as safe.
Tampco Situation.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 12.-Wire'
less dispatches from Rear Admiral
Fletcher at Tampico. on board the T..
S. S. Tacoma, sent at p. N. yester
day, said the federal gunboat Bravo
was then shelling the constitutional
lists position, that there was no change
batants and that the L. S. ship Wheel.
ing was in the river, close to the
lighting. The federal garrison was
estimated at 1900 while the constitu
tionalists claimed about 5000. Rear
Admiral Fletcher reported also that
$50 refugees were on the American
gunboats, $50 on the British steamer
Logician, $50 on the Kron Prinzessin
Cecilie, a German vessel, and 500 in
the buildings along shore in the neu-
tral zone.
The cruiser Raleigh has been order
ed from San Francisco to Mazatlan, on
the Pacific side.
Up to 3 p. m. today no additional
dispatches had been received from
Rear Admiral Fletcher, and there
were no advices to indicate that the
fighting at Tampico had come tc any
result.
To Replace Cruisers.
Mexico City, Mex, Dec. 12.--Sir
Lionel Garden, the British minister,
today informed the foreign Office here
that the British cruisers Lancaster
and Hermoine are on the way to re-
lieve the cruisers Berwicke and Suf.
folk and are expected TO arrive in
Mexican waters at the beginning of
next week.
Send Cannon to Front.
Juarez, Mex, Dec. 12.-Convinced
that General Salvador Mercado, with
his 1000 soldiers, the largest number
of federals in the north, is preparing
at Ojinaga, on the border opposite Pre-
sidio, Texas, to make desperate
stand against an attack, the rebel
forces today sent an artillery regiment
with ten cannon to reinforce the $500
rebels already approaching Ojinaga.
Until the outcome of the situation
at Ojinaga is determined, Gen. Fran
cisco Villas march with his rebel
army southwark to Torreon and Zaca-
tecas, will be checked The rebel
leader, now at Chihuahua, informed
his headquarters in Juarez that he
would not leave the north with fed
eral troops behind him. He ordered
the artillery sent to Ojinaga in the
belief that the town would have to
be besieged, because the federals have
built extensive defenses there. 1t is
believed that All attack at Ojinaga
would be of long duration, as the
town stands on hill and from the
forts the rebels have Il sweeping sur
yey of the approaches. During the
Madero revolution the place held out
long against superior numbers even
though the water supply had been cut
off and fortified ditch from the river
had to be dug.
The only guns the federals have at
Ojnaga are those which they carried
with them in their retreat from Chi
huahua and these are believed by the
rebels to be few because the federals
lost heavily in ammunition and arms
in their fight south of Juarez.
Five federal soldiers We're killed
eight miles south of Juarez today.
They had taken refuge in an adobe
house when the federals retreated
north more than ten days ago. Be-
fore being taken they held off sever
al hundred rebels for hours but finally
were overpowered.
A band of bandits not affiliated with
the rebels, operating under Maxine
Castillo, are raiding the property OF
Mormon colonies in various parts OF
Chihuahua state, according to reports
from the rebels. 4. l.. Taylor, Nor
mon farmer, was, taken prisoner at
Pearson and was liberated on pay
ment of $500 A. b. CALI of Colonia
Dubian. was threatened with death
until similar amount was paid.
Must Respect Americans.
Mexico City, Dec. 12.-General Tor
res, the rebel leader in the San Luis
Potosi district, has notified the Amer
lean consul that the death penalty will
be exacted from any rebel falling to
respect American lives and interests.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 12.-Members
of the Spanish colony in El Paso late
today telegraphed protests to the
Spanish ministers in Washington and
Mexico City against the action of reb-
els at Chihuahua who are reported to
have given notice that all Spaniards
must leave the city within ten days
The investments of citizens of Spain
in northern Mexico, are large. United
States Consul Edwards in Juarez to-
day said he had received no official
report of the entry of the rebels into
the British vice consulate to arrest
Luis Terrazas. Jr.
DENY THAT ANY