The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-04
REBELSG|VEN $4,000
/. TOFREE AMERICANS
Ranch Owners Pay Ransom for
Release Of Employees.
MEXICO CITY IS MENACED
Zapata's Bandits Are Drawing Up In
Battle Line to Bombard Huerta
Capital and Dictator is
Believed Doomed.

Pasadena. Cal, Dec. 3-The $4,000
ransom demanded by Mexican bandits
for the release of w. s. Windham, gu.
perintendent of the Quimichis Rancho
near Mazatlan, and Assistant Superin.
tendent Dunn, has been ordered paid
DR.. William LIVINGSTONE of Oxnard and
former Senator Thomas R. Bard OF
Huenume, both part owners, wired
their banks at MaZatlan authorizing
the payment
Rebels Warn Foreigners to Flee.
Laredo, Tex, Dec. 3.-All foreign,
ers In Monterey and Saltillo were mott.
fed by rebel couriers that constitu,
tionalist armies would attack the two
cities within few hours and that all
who wished to leave for the United
States should depart at once.
Rebels to Attack Capital.
Mexico City, Dec. 3.-Several bands
of Zapata rebels have united south of
here to attack the capital, according to
reports that reached the government
Minister Of War Banquet Immediately
issued to send federal troops to Tor
reon
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher era.
dock, commander of the British West
Indian feet, and the officers who &C
companied him to the capital made an
official call on President Huerta at the
National palace. The call was purely
formal and attended only by the COM
pliments usual to such occasions. The
naval officers were introduced by Sir
Lionel Garden, the British minister.
Silent on Evacuation.
Silence was maintained in govern
ment circles regarding the reported
abandonment Of Chihuahua City, Quay.
mas and Mazatlan by the federals.
Announcement was made that a gen
eral advance against Tampico by land
and sea would begin in a few days.
Huerta 10 Doomed.
With practically all Of northern
Mexico in possession Of the rebels,
Mexico City soon will be menaced by
armies approaching the capital from
every direction.
Lacking money to run his govern
ment his army threatened with mutiny
and His coasts lined with foreign war
ships, which at any moment may es-
tablish blockade. Dictator Huerta ap-
parently is trapped.
His political activity continues. 1t
was reported that Manuel Madero. a
relative Of the assassinated president,
who was taken to San Juan Ulua pris-
be brought back here on a writ of ha-
beas corpus.
A report that many noncombatants
were slain at Tuxpam was received
here.
Clash on Border Near.
El Paso, Tex, Dec. 3.-Warfare on
the border between Villas troops and
the United States army is feared as
the result Of the arrest by the Ameri,
cans of Col. Juan Medina, formerly
Villas chief Of stan and now command.
ant of the garrison at Juarez.
Medina was arrested here at mid
night and has been taken as a prisoner
to Fort Bliss, where he Is charged
with a violation of the neutrality laws.
Amy effort on the part of the rebels to
recapture Medina would be met with
firmness.
Washington Pins Faith on Rebels.
Washington, Dec. 3.-Some excite.
ment was caused by report from the
Brooklyn navy yard that 10000 troops
were to be sent Immediately to Mexi,
CO, but this was quickly shown to be
without foundation.
The state department had no def.
mite information regarding the advance
of the rebel forces on Chihuahua City
Department officials pin their faith as
to the disintegration of the Huerta
government on the ability of the Car.
ranzistas to force their way through to
Mexico City.
After Huerta is Removed.
Washington, Dec 3.-Plans for
handling the Mexican situation after
Huerta is removed were considered
by President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan today 1t is expected that
Huerta will fee or be assassinated
although the Mexican congress may
remove him. With Huerta out of the
way, Carranza is expected to cap.
ture Mexico City with ease. The
United States will then ask that he
make public his plans for constitu
tional government and upon his do
ing so. the republic will receive rec
IGNITION by the United States. Pres
iaent Wilson expects Caranba to put
down brigandage with the aid Of
nearly all the citizens.
Looks Dark For Huerta.
Mexico City, Dec. S.-Things look
ed black for Huerta today, although
he issued an order placing former
President Diaz on the active list al
commandments of the army, and
will urge his return from Europe
The senate received letter toda,
from the government Of Colombia, de
nouncing the United States for med
ding in the Central American af