The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-20
TAKE CITY AFTER
A BLOODY BATTLE
VICTORIA AND TAMPico NOW BE-
LONG TO coNsTITuTIoNALrsTs
HUNDREDS SLAIN IN BATTLE
TIE Dictator Of Mexico Still ciings to
Presidency - o'shaushnessy Viii
Not go to Vera Cruz Unless
Given Passport by Huerta.

Brownsville, Tex, Nov. 19.-With
the loss of hundreds of lives and with
great destruction of property in what
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, rebel command
er, describes as the "bloodiest battle
of the revolution" Victoria, capital
of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas
was captured by constitutionalists.
The fall of the capital city gives
the insurrectionists control of the en-
tire state except the important sea
port of Tampico, against which a
strong force of rebels already is OPP,
Grating. Gen. Luis Caballero probably
will be named military governor of
Tamaulipas by the constitutionalists.
General Gonzales, who commanded
the besieging constitutionalists, made
his report by courier to JimineZ and
by telephone from there to rebel
headquarters at Matamoros. No def
mite estimate was given of the loss
of life, but it was said that bodies of
the dead Uttered the streets and lay
thick through the court yard and
halls of the government palace, where
portion of the federal garrison
made a last stand after being driven
from a Catholic sanctuary, where
they took refuge yesterday. Every
one of these defenders was slain.
The greater portion of the garrison
of 5000 men, however, evacuated the
city after forty-nine hours of contin-
nous fighting. They retreated to Tu-
la, several miles away, where they
were overtaken by the constitution
alists and again decisively defeated.
They fed demoralized into the hills.
Generals Rabago, Arzamendi and Eu-
genio Aguilar commanded the feder-
ais.
The attacking constitutionalists
were reported to number about 5000
men. Their loss was four officers
and between thirty and fifty men.
General Gonzales said that the federal
loss would run into hundreds.
Terrible destruction to property
was done in the two days battle
which ragged throughout the principal
streets of the city, and many hand
some buildings not RACED by shell
were leveled by the torch. Victoria
has a population of $4,000, and is sit
uated in a rich farming section, in
habited by many Americans. No
mention was made of noncombatants
in Gonzales report.
Before the federals abandoned the
city hundreds of guns were piled in
front of the arsenal and fire started
about them.
The constitutionalist leader, how
ever, reported that many of the guns
were salvaged. In addition 300 hors-
es, as many saddles, four cannon and
much ammunition were captured. A
number of prisoners were taken.
o'Shaughnessy Will Not Leave.
Mexico City, Nov 10. - Nelson
O'Shaughnessy in charge of the
American embassy, today says that
he will not go to Vera Cruz on any
account, and he will not leave the cap
ital unless given his passports by
Huerta. The new congress will con-
yene tomorrow and invitations to at
tend its opening have been extended
to all the diplomatic corps in the
Mexican capital, O'Shaughnessy in
cluded. O'Shaughnessy would not
say whether or not he would accept
the invitation, but Americans here
think he will decline.
Refuses to Comment.
Noglaes, Ariz., Nov. 19-Wm. Ba-
yard Hale today refused to comment
on the remarks made by Foreign
Minister Escudero, of the Mexican
rebel government, in which he said
that the rebels would not confer fur
Their with Hale until he was accredit-
ed. Hale would not discuss this, but
sent a long dispatch to Washington.
Hale and carranza.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Further con-
tinuation of negotiations between
VIM. Bayard Hale and General Car
rama will depend on the formers
receipt of credentials. This was
made plain by officials here today.
Hale will not be accredited to the
rebels. as that will mean that this
government recognizes that faction
as a bona fide revolution.
Rebels Take Tampieo.
Galveston, Tex, Nov. 19.-Tampico,
Mexico, has fallen into the hands of
the Mexican eonstitutionalists, &C
cording to an unconfirmed wireless
message received here.
Foreigners in Flight.
Mexico City, Nov. 19.-Owing to the
menacing of the town OF Orizala by
the rebels and the consequent threat
ening of communication between the
federal capital and Vera Cruz for
eigners are fiocking to the coast In
large numbers.
v. s. Refugees Reach Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz, Nov. 19.-Sixty Ameri'
can refugees, three-fourths of them
women and children, arrived here
from Mexico City. They declared
that political conditions in the CAPT
tai are becoming acutely ominous. due
TO dissension in General Huerta's cabi
net. A number OF Mexicans. who fed
from the capital for fear Of another
revolt. came on the same train.
Huerta ciInsins to Power.
Mexico City. Nov. 1S.-Beset by
enemies within his own forces, and
even In his own cabinet. President