Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-03
Southern Bandit Chief Feels Lost
and Soon Beats 1t for the
Open Country.
Is FOUND SITTING UPON FLOOR
Excellent Order Now Being Main
tanned, 1t Is Said.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE RESTORED
Wire Communication Between the
Metropolis and City on Amert-
can Border Resumed and
Details Come to Light.

MEXICO CITY. Nov. SO.-(Via El Paso
Junction, Dec. 2. delayed by censor THE
arrival Of the troops of General Franc. SEQ
Villa from the north and of General
Emiliano Zapata from the south has been
followed by comparative calm in Mexico
City after one of the most trying weeks
In its long history. For a time II was
feared that the city, stripped of it's de-
Tenders, would be given over to anarchy
and loot, but prompt action of volunteer
guards, reinforced by troops which ar
rived in the nick of time, put an end to
the rioting.
General Villa has given every guarantee
that life and property will be safe
guarded. and thus far his promises have
been carried out.
& Isolated One Week.
For one week Mexico City has been
Isolated from the outside world so far as
concerned the transmission OF press dis
patches. Today communication was re-
stored by a single wire stretching fr IN
the capital to Ell Paso, and it is possilS4
to recount in some detail the story of the
last few days, only fragments of which
hitherto have passed beyond the border
When General Luclo Blanco left the
ber "a, few of the inhabitants knew of
his departure. Toward noe heavy firing
was heard in the neighborlng suburbs
which are concentrated in the vicinity Of
Chapultepec castle and near the edge Of
the American colony. Here the retreat
ing forces Of General Blanco were de-
serted by their chief. They fought with
the advance guards of the army of GEN
eral Emiliano Zapata. During these en-
gagements sixty men were killed and
Blanco's men retreated north through
Atzcapotzalco.
Ordered to Leave City.
1t then became geenrally known that
General Carranza had ordered both Cen
eral Obregon and General Blanco to leave
the city with all their men. The order
also called for the disarmament and the
dissolution Of the entire police force
AS Zapata forces had not yet penetrated
the city proper. and as the plan Of the
constitutionalists called for the complete
abandonment OF the capital. when the
order to dissolve the police force became
known, fear and rage divided the feelings
of the business and residential commune
ties. Stores and banks were Immediately
closed and have so remained. Foreigners
as well as Mexicans kept close to their
homes.
At 8 o'clock Tuesday huge mobs began
forming in front of the national palace
1t was evident that serious trouble was
brewing and the streets were cleared of
all save the rioters. With cries of ito
the arms stores: there are no police"
the crowds ran from the open plaza to
the places designated on the Avenue 18th
of September.
Hand Out weapons,
Here the leaders forced the doors of
one of the largest establishments selling
arms and ammunition and handed out
the weapons to the waiting throngs. With
these the rioters rushed down the streets,
firing as they went.
The telephone lines connecting the capi-
tai with the suburbs had been busily
working, however. and the Zapata forces
on the outskirts were asked to come into
the city without regard for the arrange
ments they had made with the northern
ers. The zapata troops responded
promptly.
Meanwhile the students OF the city had
met and had decided to arm themselves
and dispurse the mobs II no assistance
came from the besieging soldiers on the
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