Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-22
Federal Successes Reported.

Federal Successes Reported.
! Mexico City, Mex. Dec 22,--Federal
successes at Tepic and Mazatlan, on
the Pacific coast of Mexico, are re-
ported in official advices received here
| today. The rebels are said to have
| been severely punished IN a fight with
| the federal troops eight miles from
Pepic, the capital of the territory OF
the same name, while the federal
forces which had been besieged at
Mazatlan for many weeks, are said to
have assumed the aggressive and to
be forcing the rebels back toward
Culiacan, capital Of the state OF Sina-
loa.
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mex, Dec o.
Communication by rail and wire have
been practically restored throughout
northwestern Mexico, according to an
announcement made today. ISnacio
Bonillas, secretatry of communica
itions in General Carranza's provision
al cabinet. This is assisting material
ly the constitutionalist campaign by
putting the various insurgent leaders
in close touch with the general head
quarters here.
Telegraph lines have been restored
in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora Chi
huahua, and Durango, which COM
prises a section in northwestern Mex
leo about 500 miles long and about
500 miles wide. In this territory. the
federals hold only the coast towns of
Guaymas, on the gulf of California,
and Mazatlan, on the Pacific ocean.
Constitutionalist officials assert that
only the presence of two federal gun.
boats on the coast has prevented the
capture of these ports.
Secretary Bonillas announced that
within few days telegraphic commu.
nication would be restored between
Nogales, on the Arizona Sonora bor-
der, and Juarez, on the TeXas-Chihua'
hua border, by way of TorreQl, 700
miles south of the international line.
Already the border telegraph lines be-
tween Hermosilo and Chihuahua City
have been put in working order.
General Carranza received from his
home at Saltillo, Coahuila, news that
his three sisters, Ursula. Hermelda,
and Mariana de Carranza. had been
forced to ride upon a federal troop
train. This followed previous reports
that the federals had compelled the
wives of constitutonalist officers to
ride on patrol trains to prevent at
tacks by insurgents in that vicinity
Friends of the constitutionalist com.
mander confirmed the report that his
Saltillo residence had been sacked by
the federals, who carried away fur
niture and carpets and either destroy.
ed or appropriated library of 5000
volumes.
De La Barrs in Japan. ..e
Toxic, Dec 22--Francisco de Ia
Barra, former provisional president Of
Mexico and now special envoy to
Japan to thank her for participation
in the Mexican centennial, arrived
here today. He was welcomed at the
railroad station and cheered as he
rode to his hotel in a court carriage,
Another crowd awaited him al the
hotel.
An elaborate program has beHn ar
ranged for de la Barra's entertain
ment. The emperor is to give a ban
quet in his honor on Christmas day.
A group of agitators and members
of parliament met this evening and
passed resolution expressing regret
that no members of the Japanese cab
met had gone to the railroad station
to receive de la Barra. The same
group is making arrangements for
mass meeting and lantern procession
in honor Of the visitor. The newspa-
pers devote much space to de la
Barra's arrival and reception.
New Minister Arrives.
Vera Cruz. Mex, Dec. 22.-Senor
Cambiago, the newly appointed 1tal-
ian minister to Mexico, arrived here
today on the steamship Copcovado and
will leave for Mexico City tonight.
Refugees Arrive.
Havana, Cuba, Dec. 22.--Six Ameri-
can refugees from the Mexican seaport ,
of Tampico arrived here today on (
board the Moro Castle on their way .
to New York