The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-27
REBELS THREATEN TO FIRE OIL TANKS UNLESS MEXICAN GUN.
 BOAT LEAVES TUXPAM.
ZAPATA'S JUAN GATHERING
Former Rebel Chieftain Has Issued Sweeping Orders For Destruction of Property.-FederaI Armies in Diff ficult Situations.

Mexico City, Nov. 26.-"Remove the gunboat Bravo or We shall fire on the oil tanks in the city Of Tampico and along the banks Of the river above. " This threat, according to private il. formation received here today, was sent to the commander of the federals at Tampico yesterday.
 So long as the garrison at Tampico is aided by the guns of the Bravo, which is anchored in the river of Fis-
 cal Pier, there appears to be little chance for the rebels to capture and hold the city. But they might easily deyastate the entire region by carry ing out this threat to shoot up the
 tanks and fire the oil, estimated q. 100000 barrels. Should the oil in the tanks up river be fired, the flowing flame would be carried into the heart of the city. most effectually removing the menace offered by the gunboat, destroy all shipping and probably af- lttL d part Dl lllt JON II.
 That the rebels will carry out their threat is regarded by some of the of ficials here as by no means improba- ble although foreigners owning prop erty in the neiehborhood of Tampico are depending on the promises of the rebels not to modest the wells or tanks.
 Adyices from TuXpam and Tampico rare meagre because the lines of com
 munication are interrupted. Practi- cally the only method of oommunica- ton is by wireless from the warships to Vera Cruz, from which point the
 information thus obtained is relayed to the capital
 There is a growing belief that the campaign inaugurated by the rebels against TuXpam is directed agains.
 Tampico more than against the for mer port It is suggested that the rebels have sought to attract atten- ton to their approach upon TuXpam so that the advance against Tampico might be overlooked and the govern
 ment send troops away from Tam pico.
 The central point of concentration
 of the rebel forces is at Tamiahua, a
 town at the head of the lake, about half way between the two ports. Reb- els also are moving southward from ! hlwi.aAA nF Afrtnsia in In A state of Tamaulipas towards Tampi- co At Tampico there are said to Ee about 800 federals supported by the gunboat Bravo.
 The war department has announced that General Joaquin Maas, Jr., who figured largely in the campaign north of Montrey would proceed at an early
 date for Vera Cruz with reinforce ments for TampicO but as yet he has not started,
 There is no prospect of the resump- | ton of traffic over the main line ol
 the National Railway. The rebels who blew up a train recently at Car
 neros, south of Saltillo also destroyed several bridges. Reports have reached
 here that in the engagement precip- | itated by the dynamiting the rebels
 were victorious, the incident develop 1 ing the fact that between Carneros ! and Saltillo the rebels were concen trated in force. The federals under General Velasco, who were dispatched
 from Saltillo westward to recapturt
 Torreon, have thus been placed in
 difficult situation. as communication
 with the capital has been cut
 A serious situation again has de
 veloped in Moreos and adjacen' states through the reappearance c
 the bandit forces under Emiliano anC Zanata. These two confederates art now at Huautla. Travellers from th'
 south say they have issued orders fo the concentration of their follower
 fault was with the inactivity of tn
 citizens. The people should go to th'
 public meetings and to the counci
 meetings, and keep advised of hoy their representatives are serving Ithem, and stand behind them. City Attorney Mclaughlin state : that the reason he had not drawn Il the building ordinance was becaus lot of building was now in progress but Alderman Burgauer thought tha [ was the more reason it should b drawn up. Tt is no use to draw T r il building ordinance after the builC