Evening star., 1913-11-28
FATE OF FEDERALS
|SST|LL unknown
Details of Capture of Victoria
by Rebels Reach Mex
leo City.
CITY LEFT TO INVADERS
BY GOVERNMENT TROOPS
Whereabouts of Commands of Rab-
ago and Navarrette Not Re-
ported to Capital.

MEXICO CITY. Mex, November 2S.-
Details of the capture OF Victoria. which
occurred a week ago, reached Mexico
City today. Gen. Antonio Rabago. the
federal commander of Victoria, upon
evacuating the city proceeded with his
troops to the southwest in the expecta-
ton of making a connection with the
federal column commanded by Gen.
Rubio Navarrette, who was trying to go
to the assistance of the garrison of Vic
toria. The rebels, however. sent out a
flying squadron to meet Gen. Navar-
rette's troops and checked their progress.
The fate of both Gen. Navarrettes COM
mand and that of Gen. Rabago is still
unknown here
The constitutonalist troops entered
Victoria during the afternoon of Novem-
ber 10, Immediately after the federal
troops had evacuated the city, which
they had defended stoutly for three days.
The rebels. it is said, at once started pill
Laying. setting fire to houses and muir
dering citizens. Private residences. as
we'll as stores and government offices,
were sacked and a number of Spanish
residents were killed, including, 1t Is said,
the Spanish consul.
A further movement of rebel troops
from the district of Victoria toward Tam
picO is reported in messages through rail-
road agents. The telegraph wires Were
cut today at Gonzalez about sixty miles
northwest of Tampico. Train service
between Tampico and Victoria has been
suspended.
Blood and Family Ties Unheeded.
Blood and family ties did not avail to
halt the vengeance of the constitution
alists when federal officeholders fell into
their hands at the capture of the city OF
Victoria, capital of the state OF Tamauh-
pas State as well as federal orHclais
were executed without quarter. Amoiis
those killed was a young oivilian cousif
Of Enrique Caballero. who is the leader OF
the rebels at Victoria and one of the chief
lieutenants of Venustiano Carranza. Inc
Young civilian was condemned 10 Ole De
cause he had helped the federal troops &c
defend the city. The young man moth
er. who is an aunt of the rebel omcer'
went on her knees and begged the life
| of her son. CaballerO's reply Was TO nave
his cousin brought from the prison and
| stood in front of a firing squad OF reVoiu-
tionists who shot him down before ms
mothers eyes.
An executive session of the chamber OF
deputies was held yesterday and the
| proposition to reduce the salaries OF the
members was discussed. but no action
| was taken. .
| such reports of developments through
| the country as are available indicate rebel
| progress almost at all points, although
| the tone of the reports emanating from
the war department is optimistic.
Americans Observe Thanksgiving.
The Americans yesterday in Mexico
! ioined their countrymen at home in the
observance of Thanksgiving day. Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy, wife of the American
charge d'affaires, received the members
of the colony at the embassy Among
| her callers were some or lhe Representa-
| tives of the other powers
| 1t is estimated by the consulate that
| there are now about 1.JOo Americans IN
compared with 500 under normal con,
ditions. The members of this depleted
colony dined yesterday, for the most part.
at the restaurants and cluDs, because
most of the homes have been broken up
nv the absence of the wives. Inc most
pretentious effort to Keep up tne splril ol
the day was at the American Clup. WneTe
. few tables were occupied by Mexicans
of the better class, notwithstanding the
nradominance of American coiorS anu
decorations. :.
American cotton in limited quantities is
to be admitted into Mexico Tree OF ou.y
unless railroad communications with the
Torreon cotton district be restored WITHIN
. week. according to a statement niaue
today nv the minister of fomento, Leo
nnIdo kebollar The object of this meas
ure is to tranquilize the textile workers
who see destitutiOn staring thein IN the
face owing to the threatened closing OF
the cotton mills because of the lack OF
row cotton. Only such quantities OF
American cotton as are necessary 10 pro-
vide for the temporary needs OF the IN
dnstry are TO be permitted to enter free