Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-15
AMERICANS TO
Be GUARDED
BY REBELS
.C0NSTITUTIONALISTS PROMISE TO
See THAT NO HARM COMES TO
AMERICAN REFUGEES SENATE
PASSES 100000 RELIEF MEASURE
MEXICAN MINISTER RESIGNS.
100 AMERICANS ARE
FLEEING TO BORDER

Washington. ID. c., Sept. 15.--Ont
hundred Americans, fugitives on thu
Mexican desert between Torreon ant
Saltillo, harassed by bandit bands, ac
cording to unconfirmed reports were
not mentioned in the early official dis
patches today and the state depart
ment had no other information OF
them.
Officials here were inclined to be
lieve the Americans were in no grave
danger Agents of the constitutional
list movement stoutly maintained the
Americans were in no danger at al
and would be protected by constitu
tionalist forces against any rowing
marauding bands.
Officials of the consular service
pointed out that the Americans pass
ed Parras on September IL. That
town is in the hands of the constitu
tionalist troops having been taken last
May. An American consular agent re-
Gently took twelve days with a fast
automobile to make the run between
Torreon and Saltilo. The fugitives,
hampered by women and children, and
more primitive means of Transports
ton, are expected to require much
longer.
Territory through which the Ameri-
cans are travelling is controlled by
constitutionalists and the agents have
been made to understand that the
United States looks to them for pro-
lection of the fugitives.
Minister Resigns.
Mexico City, Mexico, Suept 15.--Dr.
Aureliano Urrutia, Mexican minister
of the interior, has left the cabinet.
His resignation was accepted at
midnight by Provisional President
Huerta.
DR.. Urrutia is under charges pre-
ferred by Senator Manuel Calero, for
mer Mexican ambassador to Washing
ton. for arresting him in defiance of
his authority as senator.
DR. JTrriltia gave as reason for
his resignation as minister OF the IN
terror that the post required quallil-
cations which he did not possess. He
is surgeon and never before had
experience in politics. His anti-for-
eign sentiments have not been dis
guised during his term of office and
it is said that the foreign diplomats
we're opposed to his retention in the
cabinet.
DR. Urrutia was the author OF the
so-called ultimatum to the United
States which was promptly repudlated
nv FREDERICK Gamboa, the foreign min
lister
No News of Refugees.
Mexico City, Sept. 15.-Up to noon
today no further news had reacheo
here of the party of 100 American re-
fugees from Torreon, who are on
their way to Saltillo through the rebei
country.
The American embassy is inclined
to the belief that reports OF their de-
tention by rebels were without tounda-
ton. This is based on telegram
from John r. Silliman, U. S. vice con-
sui at Saltillo, stating that they had
passed Parras, half way to Saltlllo, IN
safety.
From Parras it is said the refugees
intended to take a route to the north
east toward Reata, doubtless in order
to escape the rebel bands along the dl-
rect route and possibly entrain at
Reata for Monterey.
Pass Relief Measure.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 15.-Wltn-
out reference to committee, the SEN
ate today unanimously agreed to the
house joint resolution approprlating
Immediately 100000 for the relief OF
transportation of American citizens
from Mexico.
Senator Bristow, of Kansas, how
ever, did not grant his consent to the
passage of the resolution until he had
criticized the administration policy.
81 have had letters from several
friends in Mexico and talked with
others who have left Mexico since the
p1 esident issued his warning for
Americans to get out of Mexico" said
Senator Bristow, "and they all say
that the warning has been very unfor-
tunate. They tell me that it has made
the lot of Americans in Mexico very
much harder than it was before"
Acquitted for Shooting Man.
FL Paso. Texas, Sept. 15.-T. E. |
Johan and Tom Heifrin of the United !
States customs and immigration serv- !
ice, were acquitted today in the thirty
fourth district court of the charge OF |
having killed Captain F. Acosta, OF
the Juarez garrison on September 8,
Roth were tried together and after
Johan had testified that the Mexican |
crossed the international bridge, firing
at the two officers, and that they had
replied and killed him, Judge Jackson |
instructed the jury to bring in a YER |
dict of not guilty.
A False Alarm.
Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. 15.-The re-
cent revolution" in lower California |
consisted of twelve men, according to |
General Hugh L. Scott, commanding |
the United States cavalry brigade on /
border guard duty. General Scott re-
turned today from investigating "the