The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

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 son at Matamoras, comprising obont 800 men, withstood the ad-
 .once of Gen. Bianco of the con stilutionalist forces with about l,OOL ,nnn until the firing ceased at lC n'clock tonight, after taking the Federal electric plant, which fur nished power used to charge the & &harbed wire defenses.
 U prownsvil!e, Tex, June 3.-Mata- z moras is practically in the hands ol Gon Blancos troops of insurgents knight. although fighting IS still ln
 THe toll of death on both sides from inc battle today, not counting tbo seriously wounding of Private novis of the United States cavalry q Dhie on patrol duty, will not be l,nown until the smoke of battle has cleared and the Red Gross workers orp ahle to work among the fallen e. osses are heavy on both sides. An authentic estimate as to the num- Il Srr of killed is placed as high as 5oo Nearly 100 federal regulars Loyo surrendered to the United f ctaies authorities, but there are scores of the Matamoras defender ,yho have fallen in the lighting. Late tonight l9 federals who bann hiding in a clump Of tree Saula Cruz since early Tn the T noon surrendered to officials on side. ., undrr arrest here. Flames turning buildings over several lions of the battle-scarred city inc sky. and fears that the city doomed are being expressed.
 The fate of Miquel Barraga., mayor of the city, is still in doubt, as nothing has been heard of him. One report stated he had been killed hv federals while attempting to es- cape during the heat of the hght, while again he is reported as being safe in the United States. He as sumed the office of mayor when the garrison at Matamoras was turned from Madero to Huerta.
 Early in the afternoon fire broke out at several points on the Plaza De Aramas. being fired evidently by the rebels who had captured the nlace. Eleven buildings, including fine home of Barragan, have been burned.
 At 10 o'clock tonight the firing had stopped and fire zones were de- creased. At S:30 o'clock tonight 9 federals crossed at Santa Cruz fer rv and surrendered. They brought latest news from the scene of bat tle. Ii was then reported by fed erals who came to Brownsville that Mayor Barragan had been shot and killed about 3 o'clock in the after noon.
 There are many rumors concern
 ing the number of killed and wounded from some of the federals who have escaped and found rel uge in Brownsville. The list of dead is placed at from two to three hun dred and the wounded from three fo five hundred. As no one IS per- mitted to cross to the other side It is impossible to verify these figures
 Major Ramos, commanding the MatamoPas garrison. was wounded
 in the fighting. It is reported but i0O of the federal forces Of Mata- moras remain tonight. There were originally 25O regulars and 200 vol unteers. Nnety-three federals, ln- cudng i2 officers, crossed the bridge during the afternoon and surrendered to the United States soldiers. They were disarmed and taken 10 the old barracks of Fort Brown.
 Al 3:3O, just after the taking of the international bridge and the Mexican end of the ferry santa Cruz, inc rebels advanced to the main plaza in the center of the town. but were met with stubborn resistance at the trenches sur rounding the plaza and were forced 10 retire under a fierce fire.
 They gave ground for about i've blocks, and then made a stand near the Plaza De Touras, where they fired several buildings. By $ o'clock more than a dozen fires had been started.
 The rebels are blowing up the buildings between them and the main plaza with dynamite bombs.
 Captain Walker, of cavalry troop NJ, has had his entire company patrOlling the river during the day along a six mile stretch four miles above and two miles below Browns vile.
 Private Davis of the troop was slightly wounded while on patrol duty in the old Fort Brown reser- yation. The bullet struck his left shoulder.
 MENICA\S KILL. 100 IN BATTLE