The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-01

Pass tonight, and it was necessary to
open public buildings and obtain
empty box cars to AFFORD them shelter
Terror Grips City.
Piedras Negras Mexico. September
3O.-Terror has gripped this city. pro-
visional capital of the Constitutions
march OF the Federals, and the arrival
OF hundreds of refugees from the sur
rounding country.
Obeying instructions of United States
Consul Blocker. American residents of
liedras Negras joined the exodus and
hundreds of persons this afternoon
crossed the international bridge into
Eagle Pass, many carrying such of
their possessions as they could hur-
riediy gather on their backs.
Firing Villages.
Consul Blocker's warning to foreign
ers TO quit Piedras Negras immediately
was IN anticipation of rioting should
the Constitutionalsts be forced to
abandon their provisional capital AS
the rebel army is driven northward
by government troops. the insurgents
are setting fire to villages as they re-
treat Reports tonight from the front
indicate that the Federals are closing
In on the town of Sabinas, from which
the Constitutionalists VIII fall back on
either Matamoras, the boundary from
brownsville, or to Piedras Negras
United States troops are hurryinc to
Eagle Pass from San Antonio to rein
torce the garrison there. 1t is under
molest the property of foreigners here
an ulthiatum will be issued
p, Al conference between Consul
thorities, the American representative
Is believed to have failed to obtain a
promise that destruction of property
Ordered to vncntc.
w. w. vaughan, well-kno#n ongi-
neer, , and hlford Williams, druggist.
tleir homes wiiii their families on Con
stitutionalist notification that the prop
srty would be destroyed, despite aiy
protest TO the American Eovernmen
on the, ground that 1t was owned by
Federal sympathiZers.
Many Mexican refugees and large
mission to the United States. Ii was
SAID the MeNicans We're likely to be-
Some con @ public charges and the Japanese
had not made proper application
Freight Cars for Wounded.
Whether the wounded Constitutional
decided; Freight cars have been placed
In readiness at the hospital to remove
them TO safety should the Federals get
In striking distance of the city
1t is reported that many prisoners
confined in the Jail on sedition charges
have been shot.
were reflected in the announcement
that on demand OF the army. General
Caizada. acting Governor of Coahuila,
has been succeeded by Lleutenant-Col-
onel Herra.
General BLISS I'm Charge.
Washington, September 30.-Offlcials
OF the state and War Departments to-
night had received only meagre reports
OF the developments at Piedras Negras,
and 1t was said no now orders had been
sent either to consular agents or army
officers. At both departments conf
dence was expressed that there would
bo. no serious trouble. even II American
soldiers found II necessary to guard
refugees from the Constitutionalist
army.
Hrigadier General Bliss, commanding
ths border forces. is using his own dis
erection in dealing with the situation.
and tho troops sent to Eagle Pass
Texas. 10 reinforce the little garrison
there moved without orders from
Washington. Consul Blocker also is
said to have acted only on general
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