The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-07-25
WAR N MEXICO
OF SAVAGE TYPE
Rowing Biads RED sad Tor
tulV maay FoluICaefs.
ATROCITIES ARE TERRIBLE.

A. One Pises Train Was Hold W and
. Pssssnss|s Finger osvsrsd 70 Oh.
tain . Ring Msrs QuieIiy-Rssvssss
ew@ee Many Hardships - Husrta's
: cabiWst's instructions.
With the gradual spreading Of revo.
ludooary activity to parts Of Mexico
hitherto more Or les unaffected. tales
Of atrocities and indignities to for
sdsnsrs 6lter into MEXICO City IN In.
creasing number. Early In July these
had become 20 common that whereas
Q year ago they would have caused
great indignation and possibly prompt
representations By foreign govern.
msnts. It Is doubtful W they receive
now more than inclusion In q possible
claim for damages. In due time, upon
the Mexican government.
An experience related BY passenger
on q train proceeding northward from
Torreon appears to place q certain con.
ungent Of the northern rebels In class
with the followers Of Zapata Of the
south on the score Of barbarous treat.
ment Of their victims. The train was
stopped near Bermejlllo BY q burned
bridge. A band Of intoxicated rebels or
bandits swoOped down upon the pas.
sengers. robbed them Of everything, In.
cluding clothing, not sparing even the
women victims, Of whom there wers
half dozen. Americans and English.
An American ohst.
An American detected trying to hide
revolver. was taken out and shot.
He fell severely wounded. An Eng
lishman, Of whom was demanded Z
diamond ring hs wore. and which he
had dimcuity In removing, was assasteA
By means Of q knife. The finger was
chopped away 20 that the ring could
b obtained. The passengers were
eventually allowed 10 90 and walked
miles into Torre0n.
Another experience growing out Of
IN effort to escape q worse tate was
that Of group Of Americans, refugees
from q mining camp near Topolobam-
20, otnaiOa. There were three women
In the party, which made ib way b
the coast town. 10 catch q coast1ng
steamer due at an uncertain date. The
refugees had to put out TO an island.
sun scorched and without Q house or
trss. Its only inhabitants were shark
fishers and the stencil Of dscaying
shark dsh was next to unbearabls. For
two days the refugees endured great
hardship and discomfort; then IN
American gunboat appeared.
A boat was sent ofI. but the ofacef
In charge had orders to take only EN-.
ployees Of . certain mining company.
Nine were accordingly taken aboard
and the rest including the three WON.
en-. waited two days longer. when. al
most In despair. they were picked up
BY the coasting steamer, described a.
q 6lthy affair. already overloaded,
which landed them in Mazatlan.
President Husrta's instructions.
President Huerta. 1t 10 said, has
great confidence in the ability Of bis
new cabinet to aid him in his work
Of paci6cation, but he expects them to
devote their attention to the work Of
their respective departments and not
let their covetous eyes dwell upon his
seat This he made quite clear to them
at the first formal gathering Of the
new administrators. To them Huerta
said. after the usual felicitations. that
he expected each minister to be su.
preme In his own post 20 far a. pos
sible. and that they would experience
little interference from him. But, on
the other hand. he warned them to
"Cuidarse Con La Pintura." q legend
often seen on new edifices In Mexico.
meaning watch out for paint"
To his puzzled ministers. who asked
him to explain. the president said, pat
ting the back Of the chair he custom.
arily occupies at his cabinet meetings:
II mean that this old chair suits me
very well, and for the present you
should not try to improve It Pay At
tenti0n strictly TO the duties Of your
offices, and I shall manage to look after
mine"