Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-26
DURANGO WAS
RAzED BY THE
REBELS
A FUGITIVE ARRIVING IN Ell PE0,
AFTER HAVING TRAVELLED $50
MILES OVERLAND, Tells OF
DEVASTATION AND HAVOC MADE
BY WCTORS.
REBELS STOP A TRAIN
EN- ROUTE FOR CHIHUAHUA

FL Paso, Texas, July 26.--Practical-
ly all of the larger stores In the city
of Durango and between 40 and so
smaller ones, were destroyed by rebels
under Urbina, when with 1900 men he
took that city few days ago.
! Ben Aguirre, who is in E,l Paso after
walking more than $50 miles to es
cape from Durango, brought with him
IA list of the larger stores that were
destroyed. They are:
! La Sueza, German, hardware; Fran
cia Martina, French, drygoods; La
Correa, Mexican, general merchan-
disc; La Parla, Greek-Turkish, jew
elry; Abudancia, Mexican, groceries;
| Aguila de Orc, Mexican, printing; Bo-
tica Cruz Rojo, Mexican, drugs; La
Elegancia, Servian, dry goods; Puerta
de Vera Cruz, Spanish, groceries; No.
II, Spanish, groceries; La Mexicana,
Mexican, dry goods: Durango Clothing
Company, American, Durango Mercan-
tile Company, American, general mer-
chandise; American Grocery Com
pany, American, groceries; FL Castillo,
Spanish, groceries,; Maxine Damn,
German, groceries: Los Diamantes.
Mexican, groceries; A. Garcia, MeXi-
can, groceries,; Cafe de la Union; La
Fiero, Turkish, hats; Schlakat, Bel
gan; El Centanario; Liberia Mo
derno; Zapateria Americana. and Por
tai de la Paloma, all Mexican stores.
Trains leaving Juarez yesterday for
Chihuahua, ran into a band of rebels
at Samalayuca, about IS miles south
of Juarez and ii fight ensued between
the rebels and the federal troop train
escorting the provision and passenger
trains The rebels, who We're from
Ortega's command at Guadalupe, forty
miles east OF JuareZ, are said by the
federals to have been repulsed. Gen
pral iflez Saiazar Is arranging to pur-
sue the rebels with his cavalry from
,JuareZ.
No Change in Policy.
Washington, d. c., July 26.-Secre-
tary Bryan told the foreign relations
committee today the administration
would make no immediate change in
shipments of arms in Mexico. This
indicates that President Wilson will
to refuse to issue export per.
mits to both the Huerta and Constitu-
.ional factions.
All Safe at MADEIRA.
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whose safety much fear has been felt.
las been unmolested, and all is quiet
here, according to a report by mes
'enger from MADEIRA to chihuahua,
which American Consul Fletcher today
wired the state department.
Executions Reported.
Eagle Pass, Texas, July 26.--Five
hundred federals who made a sortia
rom Monclova yesterday were driven
ack by constitutionalists, according
o reports to Piedras Negras todaj.
losses on both sides were
eported.
Federals were said to have exc.
uted two well known Mexican busi.
ess men of Monclova, Francisco Del.
ado and Francisco Cara, because
hey sympathized with the constitu.
ionalists. Refugees assert there have
cen many more executions in Mon.
Iowa.
Preparations to resist threatened
tack on the constitutionalists' pres.
mt capital, were made today. Fed.
rails were reported advancing along
ne Rio Grande from Nuevo Laredo
constitutionalst column was sent
ut to meet them.
Demand Release Of Americans.
Washington, ID. c., July 26.-Consul
.etcher at Chihuahua has been in
tructed to demand the immediate re-
ease of Charles Bissel and Bernard
lcDonald, reported held there by the
ieXican federals in prison under
antence of death. The state depart
lent has taken a more aggressive at
tude than in most similar cases and
as made representations to the Mex.
an government both through the en-
assy in Mexico City and the consul
Chihuahua.
Bissel and Mcdonald are mining en-
neers. Mcdonald is said to be an
nglishman They were captured
lille attempting to take American
,fugees from Parral.