Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-06
Wealthy Mexican Forced
TO Earn Money to Sup
port His Family.
ON WAY TO PASADENA
Son Compelled to Disgorge
s59O.CO0. All Available Cash,
to Save His Neck.

e Paso. Texas. FEB. 6.-His i'm
nsuse income TIED up by three yes,rs OF
resolutions. Alberta Terrazas. Of a
am.ly whose name iu Mexico is "a syn
ouvm for great wealth. has been COM
s.,led 10 seek q means OF livelihood.
Accompanied b. his family. ne has de-
tar,ed for Pasadena. Cal. where he
expects 10 buy or lease a small farm
and make a modest living He sees no
respect OF peace 10 MS native land.
and until tranqun,y is restored the IN
cone Of the vas Terrazas family for
-une. estimated at s3500O,G0O 20 S4O.-
$4,000 n American gold. Will be bot
led I'd. Even in the event Of peace
Z nav be lost. for the rebels have de-
elared Il coaisCated.
4 do not mind going TO work: it
nav be a good thing Terrazas said 20
friends. then smiled. for his prOdigality
With money had been a story written
On two continents.
Grant From President
once governor Of chihuahua. the
Terrazas fortune was founded by Don
LHis Terrazas. now an OctOgenarian.
rsiugee 10 this city. in lands and grants
from Presidents Juarez and Diaz. The
tamily holdings have been augmented
constantly until now. as train sched-
Les are IN Mexico. it would take a
passenger train, making usual stops,
ihree days 20 travel the boundary OF
ais domain. On Il are whole towns.
A1nlets. mines, factories and farms
All this vas the property e me senior
TerrzIss and his three sons. Juan, now
Z the City OF Mexico. ". Louis Jr.,
held as hostage by the rebels, and Al
beTts. until the rebels declared the
Ehoie estate confiscated.
Demand Million Ransom.
Recently rebels at chihuahua de- /
handed SI,OOO. 900 ransom for the re-
ease Of Louis. Jr. He was incarcerat- I
I'd. but declined 10 contribute until 4
aeaten with the fat OF a sword. and
noose placed on his neck and gently .
rshtRned. In this pTedicament. he I.
ec1ributed 100000. which was all the
ready money be had at his command
Re vas then permitted 10 join the fam
u % his father. He Is still there. a
Aostase. An additional ransom %
i-S90o0 is nov demanded. but IL Is be-
leTed General villa prefers 20 hold
lin 70 defeat other members OF his
iA1ily IN financing a new revolt IN the
lorih 20 harass the rebel rear on its
march TO Torreon.
Tunnel Blown Up.
Jlarez. Mexico. Feb. G-Seveu Amer
e41 railroad men are believed prison P
~ N the Great Cumbre railroad tun-
'e- which runs through the contiu-
,ntal divide and which IS in ruinn. 4
-e1ieAn Northwestern passenger train,
'lich left here Wednesday morning. 4
a ehArred wreck a. the mouth OF the
-1hei. as a result Of the depredations
y members o. Maxine CastillO's gang
( baadits.
inls information eCrrects last nights
'IOheous report that II was Drake tun-
= Which va sdestrOyed. The seven
'lsFieans believed imprisoned include
% s1perintendents OF the road. and ]
= engineer and conductor OF the pas I
st train Rebel General villa. at !
. ! -'IaAnua. was enraged when he heard
: neEA and instructed General Ma
- u the Casas Graudes district TO
-'o' ever man unable 70 satisfactor- q
explain his presence there.
ne bandits are believed 20 be oper- a
las IN two forces of 30 men each. I
Nen,y-'So of the robbers were cap
Esd and shot near Casas Grandes
y Tuesday. The tunnel was a blaz- Z,
9 mass this evening when a pas :
nger train from Jaurez was captur-
and sent headlong into the roaring h
mace.