New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
REBELS THREATEN
SAN LUIS P0T0Sl
Federal Capital Believes That
Central Mexican City Their
Objective Point.

Mexico city. NOV. - san Luis Potosi.
the largest town between the capital and
Monterey. and the most important rail-
way ceutr. iu Central Mexico. appears TO
be- the objective point OF those rebels who
recently began concentrating south al
Saltillo.
Reports from the State OF TamaUHpas
Indicate that the concentration Of rebels
at Victoria has brought together NOR"
than 900 men and that General Kuho
Nayarrctc. the Federal commander. who
intended to rccapturc Victoria. Is In a
Gimcult situation north of that town.
There Is am uucouilrmcd report that Ma
varieties force has been cut 10 pieces,
although. according to War Department
adyiccs, he has rctakcn Victoria. not
withstandiug the disparity between his
forces and those Of the enemy.
West Of San Luis PotOsI, IN the state
NJ Guanajuato on the Pcnjamo branch
OF the National Railways. Constitution
alists burned the new lo,oJ-pcso station
building to-day.
Private aIviccs indicate the presence of
& thousand rebels within striking distance
Of san Luis POtosi \ man who arrived
here to-day from that city told of the
WipinC out of military escort Of nifty
men ON train bound from Tampico To
san Luis Potosi four days ago. This
man said that the railway line had been
cut since then and traffic suspended
The story related by this man. who said
he was passenger on the train. was that
the train ran into a cut guarded by rebels.
Machine guns had been placed on both
sides Of the track. and their fire was con-
centrated on the train. When the engage
mcnt was over every soldier on board the
train had been killed and forty-iiye pas
sergcrs wounded.
Rebels who entered the cars after the
fight to rob the passengers expressed re-
, gret that any passengers had been hit by
their bullets. The passengers were left
with enough money 10 carry them To their
destinations.
Reports received here declare that Tam
pico has been taken. but in the best in
formed circles they are discredited. al
though IL is known that the rebel circle
is slowly tightening around that port
Saltillo and Monterey continue isolated
and reports from other parts Of the coun-
fry Indicate successful rebel activity. I'm
the capital there is an absence of any
news Indicating an increase in govern
ment strength, either financial or mill
tary.
Adherents of the rebel leader Iapata
fired on a passenger train to-day near
Aiusco. a few miles south of Mexico
CIV. The casualties We're insignificant
The band was one of the small scouting
uartics which again have begun to APP
near in the federal district.
Ouerido Moheno. Minister of Foreign
Affairs left here on special train to-
dav for Vera cruz His departure aroused
great interest in all circles. and it was
r,mored ne had gone to confer with John
Lind personal representative of President
Wilson. IL was officially stated later
however. that his trip was TO meet MS
father. who Is due 10 arrive AT vera cruz
soon. II was added that the minister IN
tended TO return to his duties In day
or two.
The Journey to Vera Cruz of Manuel
Madero. uncle OF the late President Ma
dero. who was said 10 have left last night
under guard, was deferred until the day
train to-day. He had been confined III the
nauitentiary here on the charge of sedl-
ton. and Is. IT is believed. to be iihprls-
oned in the fortress of San Juan de Ulua'