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friend of the colored man under investi-
cation, was instrumental in causing the
arrest and the shooting.
Ordinarily, United States immigration
men are permitted to work in Juarez un-
der an agreement with Juarez officials.
Investigating Another Case.
SAN DIEGO, Cal. July 26-District At
| torney II. S. Utley was notified from
Washington today that the State Depart
ment would investigate charges Of VIC
lations of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo by Mexican government officials at
Ensenada. Lower California, in refusing
to extradite Joseph Leroy, charged with
highway robbery.
The department asked for copies Of all
papers in the case against Leroy, who Is
wanted here. II is charged by the dis
trict attorney that the Ensenada authori-
ties refused to deliver Leroy to San
Diego officers, although proper requisi-
ton papers We're presented.
American Stores Destroyed.
Ell PASO, Tex, July 26.-Practically
All of the larger stores in the city of
Durango and between forty and fifty
smaller ones were destroyed by rebels
when they took that city q few days
ago. E. F. Aguirre, who is In Ell Paso
after walking more than 1tO miles TO
escape from Durango, brought with
him list Of the larger stores de-
stroyed The list includes: LIE Suize.
| German. general hardware: Francisco
Maritime, French. dry goods; La FER
| la, Greek. jewelry; La Elegancla, ser
Wan. dry goods; Puerta de vera cruz
Spanish groceries: Durango Clothing
! Company. American; Durango Mercan-
| tile Company American. general mer-
| chandise; American Grocery Company.
American groceries; Cafe de la Union;
| Ell Lafiro, Turkish. hats; Gohilakat,
/ Belgian.
| Trains leaving Juarez yesterday for
| Chihuahua ran into a band OF rebels
at Samalayucau about seventy-five
sued between the rebels and the escort
| ing federal troop train. The rebels VINO
were from Ortegas command. at Guada-
lupe. east of Juarez. are said to have
| been repulsed. Gen. IneZ Salazar is ar
ranging to pursue the rebels with his
| cavalry from Juarez.
Federals Driven Back.
EAGLE PASS, Tex. July 26-Five
hundred federals who made sortie
| from Monclova yesterday were driven
back by constitutionalists. according to
reports to Piedras Negras today. Con-
siderable losses on both sides were re-
| ported.
Federals were said to have executed
1 two we'll known business men OF Mon
clova, Francisco Delgado and Francisco
| Cara, because they sympathfzed with
| the constitutionalists. Refugees assert
there have been many other executions
In Monclova.
Preparations to resist a threatened at
tack on the constitutionalist provisional
capital Piedras Negras, were made to-
day Federals were reported advancing
along the Rio Grande from Nuevo La
redo. constitutionalist column was
| sent out to meet them.
Federal Battalion Deserts.
NoGALEs. Ariz.. July 26-Gen. Alfaro
Oregon, the constitutionalist leader.
who is at Nogales, Sonora, recovering
| from a recent operation. exhibited today
telegram from the front that announced
| the desertion of battalion Of rurales
from Gen. Ojeda's forces.
| The rurales were reported to have been
pursued by federals, whom they engaged
in short battle before joining the con-
| stitutionalists.
| Obregon said he Endorsed the state
ment of Gov. Maytorena of Sonora, that
| the constitutionalists would refuse to
| engage in any peace negotiations in
| which the Huerta administration was rep
resented.
Terraza's Cattle Taken.
DOUGLAS, Ariz-, July 26.-Thousands
of cattle taken from the ranches of Gen.
Louis Terrazaz and other prominent
Mexicans. will be brought from Chihua-
hua and sold in the United States by
officials of the constitutonalists. accord
| ing to advices received here todya
Minister Of Finance Resigns.
MEXICO CITY, July 26.-Esquivel
Oregon, the Mexican minister OF
| finance. today resigned from office. 1t
| is reported that he is not in full ac-
| cord with the Huerta administration.
| 1t was Senior Obregon who recently
conducted the negotiations with Amer
lean and European bankers for a $780,
100000 government loan.
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