The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-17

So he went on the warpath-and war
path is right for he is a full blood In
dian-and began to plumber the state
of Durango. In one of his fights with
| the federa1s he got rifle ball through
both glutei He hiked over to place
called Hauriche and sent to Velardena
| for a doctor. I went out in the nlght
across rebel infested mountains to see
| him, making four trips out to him by
running the federal lines out and in
Later they took the federal troops
| away and Mariana sent me a morse
for nv bill. Two days after this he
entered the town and the first thing
he did was to ask me for the horse
Set Hospital on Fire.
Then he came over to the hospital
and set it on fire and while his men
plundered the town he and his officers
looted the hospital. Then he went up
to the office and robbed the safe Wh1le
the Americans were placed under guard
in an old corral. He and his men
then burned the town and attacked the
native women, there fortunately being
no American women in camp. Inc
guard over US got drunk as DID the
rest of the rebels, and in the morning
We were backed up against the church
wall and firing squad placed over
u.s. Mariana then made oratlon lI "a
unless the mine officials dug up 1o,OVV
Mexican dollars he would shoot the
bunch. Well, he was an lnulan' anu
drunk one at that, so it dian seem
worth while arguing and ne got ny
money. He had taken all the money
the employees had the night before SO
the Guggenheims lost the sl9'oVV'
Held Up Employees.
Two DAVIS after this Aguanado. an
other rebel bandit general, drove
Mariana 0 t of camp and hned US up
in front of his machine guns ana p[4
ceetied to shake US down AGAIN.
hadn't much to dig up but we aus
I saved my watch as it had a SILVER
case. They preferred gold.
Madero was captured, put IN prs
on and ASA sinated, the bulleI ellei
ing the back of his head' anu ~ Gid
eminent was taken over ny '
Diaz regime once more; .+o of
But the poems had had taste Oh
their old habits again and they re-
fused to go back to tne az, I LIE that
nu1Iad the pIow So they stayed OUT
in the hills and called themselves ma
deristas instead of rebels Ihelr h9o
its didn't change with thelr paah1 80
shortly after Madero's death a gen
eraI named Campos came over TO "el-
ardena and again shook US down Ioi
the little remainder or Wndl VIC ho
Then we left. The capitalists among
us had $50 Mexican money anu we
started for the United states.
seized a Switch Engine to Escape.
The night of the last robbery OF
Velardena we escaped by oVerpoWe[-
ing the guards and seiz1ng swItcii
engine and line of cars In the SIneIleI 4
Yards We got to this place the next
morninp after narrowing RIDE
through the mountains, a panu OF ie
els chasing us for some oO llilee "a
another engine armed with raplu
fire gun. .,.ooa toward |
San Antonio. Texas, had been IN the |
hands of a rebel by the name OF Con-
traras and no trains had peen run
over it for 6 weeks. 50 we searo ot 80 ore
we found about 100 kilometers OF the
road torn up so we stopped. we m
tended to run through to the stateSs
with the switch engine ana strlns u
ore cars in spite of rebels ana 1eoerdls
&C we were frantic. For a rev Gays
the road and telegraph service oPeleu
m and some of the 800 Americans
stranded here got out Then Aapata
took some towns and tore up Tic roau
and cut the wires again.
Americans Drove 500 Miles.
Some of the Americans got so
scared a few days ago they hlreo
coaches and drove 500 miles TO the
vest coast where they will be picked
nm nv a steamer and landed IN COSTA
RIGA. Not seeing much chance 70 set
awav opened up an office and am
mailing a living The trouble ABOUT
getting out is that one never KNOWS
where he will end up Iouay, III
Instance, the government Will gud!a
90 safe conduct to Puerta MeJlco'
49,, on the west coast in the ex-
RENE southern part of the repuollc.
From there one WouIo nave " CT
steamer to San Francisco or cross lne
stbrous and take a steamer to SaVan-
nab or New york The people that
coached out of here expect to speno
s9o dav for 10 days in order 10
reach the coast.
Run Railroads Only at Times.
When the railroads are in the hands
IF the rebels no one can rae tneIn 1oI
-hev don't run. When the federais
40 them they carry passengers only
when they feel like it and that only
,or safe conduct to the border. There
1as been one day since L nave peen
acre they carried passengers TO II
Paso. Then they were DAYS sums
The telegraph will open up for an
1our or two and then shut down TOT
LAYS. Today they are 1lehtlhS
1ere, and the agent told me that tney
had burned a work train tnat was
rving to repair the road and a troop
rain sent out to guard the work crew.
Feeling Bitter Against Americans.
7 haven't much fear down here as
ong as the people keep sober put
here is considerable Intervention tank
md the feeling is pretty bitter against
IN Americans and foreigners They
lung a Swede up by Santa Rosana
bout the first of March and his body
s still hanging to a telegraph pore
IL dragged of Swedish Intervention
Dogs Eating Bodies of Natives.
They kill the natives and leave
hem in the streets. I have seen dogs
.ating their bodies. The town is full {
If soldiers and there are trenches dug
cross every street. Every one is '
FOR arms ALI nv clothes /