Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-23
REFUGEES SOON
TO Be RETURNED
TO THEIR HOMES
Fort Wingate viii Be Aban-
doned After This Week;
General Bliss Makes Visit of
Preparation Unannounced,

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Gallup. ~ NJ. sept. 22.--Fort Win
gate will be abandoned after this
week.
General Hiss was at the fort for
short period this week. coming up
from Fort Bliss. Tex. alone and UNI
announced. Ordinarily when gen
oral comes 10 post for a visit OF any
kind he II met AZ the station ~ one
or two companies Of lnfantry. or
couple Of troops CT cavalry This
time. however. the general dropped
into the post in the carry morning
made a .fief inspection and dt opped
out again On The next train back Ike
left important orders. however 10 be
carried oul By the men In charge Of
the pest
General hiss evidently had orders
from the war department at Wash
ington to remove the refugees from
Fort Winsale 10 Eagle Pass. port of
entry in Texas. but first TO interview
Governor Mcdonald as TO whether OF
not The state of New Mexico had any
usc for the refugees as laboring men.
IL the state wished TO employ them,
they were to be released from the
fori. The state officials did not take
kindly To the matter of turning them
loose in New Mexico. IL seems. ana
Immediately the general proceeded TO
Fort Wingate and left orders that
preparations be made to remove the
refugees To Eagle Pass. Texas, as soon
az transportation facilities would ar
rive at the station.
stockadc WIN he Removed.
The greater portion OF the wire,
nos.s and lumber used In construct
ing the stockades at Fort Wingate will
be torn mp and taken to Eagle Pass.
sixty flat cars have been ordered from
The Santa Fe Railroad company for
the purpose OF hauling this material
away.
The sidetraek capacity at Wingate
station IL not very extensive and II is
difficult to handle more than one
train there at time. For that reas-
on the material and the refugees wiz
he taken away In sections A certain
number OF the tents will be removed
and a portion Of the fence. This
will he loaded on the cars and ship
ned on ahead of the refugees. who
will be under guard of the infantry
them out of the post also.
About three thousand Of the refu-
goes will be taken away. The bal
ance which constitutes the commits
stoned officers Of the informed Next
cans and their families. over LOCO IN
number, will remain here in small
stockade under guard of company or
two of infantry.
A II is more than probable that none
of the officers of the internes VIII
even return 10 Old Mexico. They all
fear for their lives II is understood
that all Of the refugee enlisted men
have been pardoned BY the president
of Mexico and they will be allowed 10
enter the national guard.
Generals 10 Remain.
Many of the generals are ALREADY
making plans to remain in the United
states and become citizens. General
Mercado has fully decided to locate
nj Las Cruces. where he VIII 90 INTO
business. General Romero has Sc
cured a position with newspaper
staff at San Antonio, Tex. Salazar mas
fully decided not to return 10 Mexico.
THE first trainload of refugees LETT
wjugate station this afternoon at
o'clock. This number will be march
ed across the country under guard OF
cavalry and infantry. Companies II
ana II of the goth infantry Will ac-
company this train to Eagle Pass. On
"Wednesday at 4 o'clock another TWO
sections of trains will leave with COM
NAMES q and Fl in charge. ON Ihurs-
dav g and d companies VIII nave
charge of the two trains. on Friday
COMPANY will have charge OF the
one trainload that will leave the post,
and on saturday afternoon the las.
frainload will leave this country with
+, connany in charge. This will UNI
ao,,hfedly be the passing Of the refu-
gees from the United States for all
eimes.
THE refugees will leave the post In
r,,,cb tho same fashion in which they
arrived there. They will be much
bet,er clothed for one thing, as prac-
ticallv every person in the camp mas
vecentIv bcen supplied with a full rig
ring Of winter clothing. When they
arrived in the camp they had with
Them an unlimited amount OF appar-
emily useless paraphernalias consist
ING mostly OF cooking utensils, all OF
which were very useful at the camp.
on their return trip they will be az
bowed to take all of this material viii
them. and their exit from the country
will undoubtedly be as curious sish'
as their entry.
The orders regarding Fort Wingate
have not been made public, but " is
reno rted from very good authority
that General Bliss has recommehueu
the temporary abandonment OF me
fort. ana the orders from Westminster
are that the post is to be left as founu;
This means that all of the fixtures a ,n,
appliances that have been lhstai'eu
since the present installation Of ,ne
troops and infantry will be removed
and taken elsewhere to be USED.
EAT cEuO0nC plIRI ICHE0