The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29

of the day was that between force
OF 1900 federals under General Ben
jamin Argumendo and a large force
Of rebels near thu smelter sArgu,
mendo penned up in the smelter, az
tempted to sally forth and cut h.s
way through the rebel lines. The con-
stitutionalists have mounted machine
guns at advantageous points and lit
orally moved the charging federals
down.
Disastrously defeated, Argumendo
retreated into the center of the cityr
leaving many dead on the field. He
was forced to abandon the smelter,
which Villas men Immediately occn-
pied. Villa has expressed the great
est excitement for thirty-six hours
and he has been active all OF today
He rods personally to all parts OF
the battlefield, rec eiving reports and
giving instructions.
Three hospital trains have left here
since yesterday morning, carrying $50
seriously wound I'd soldiers to hospit-
ais at Jiminez and Chihuahua.
Reports earlier in the day that
General Pena and Colonel Reyna CT
the federal army, had been slain and
Gen erals Ocarranza and Aimanzan
mortally wounded, have been confirm
ed It has just been learned that Cen
eral Maxine Garciae of the rebel
forces was mortally wound sd in the
fighting about Sacramento week
ago. The wounding of General Trini-
dad Rodriguez consists of broken
leg. Lieutenant Colonel Saul Inavar-
ago of the staff of General Maclovios
Herr sra. has been badly wounded and
Major Raoul MADEIRA, brother OF the
late Francisco I. Madero, has his
horse shot from under him early Fri
day. Both have been sent to the Chi
huahua hospital.
No News Received.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Qfficisl
circles tonight were frsnkly IN ct
aaneS .bSeansA ~ laelgs az information
from Torreon. where General Villas
men were reported to hSgel retaken
Gomez Paiacio from Gene>Al Huerta's
troops The white house and state
department were without adyices, the
last dispatch having been received BY
the state department Thursday night.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, in charge OF
the fleet at Vera Cruz, wirelessed the
navy department this afternoon that
there was no information from Tor
reon available at that seaSort.
Rear Admiral Mayo at Tampico re-
ported to the navy department that
what were believed to be constitutions
alists scouting parties today were
skirmishing north Of Dona Cecilia and
Atamira, suburbs OF the oil port Fir
ing by the Mexican gunboat Vera
Cruz in Tampico river caused alarm
among the natives, but conditions did
not appear critical The pumping
station at Tampico is still out OF
Rumors Of Suicides. /,
JUAREZ, March %. - Rumors
reach ed Juarez tonight that General
Refugio Velasca, Federal commander.
at Torreon, had committed suicide. In
response to an inquiry made by Gen.
eral Chao, General Villas chisf OF
staff, telegraphed that nothing was
known of 1t by constitutionalist Off
GERS. Stories were also circulated
that General Pena and Colonel Reyna
rsported slain in battle, actually took
their own lives to escape the conse-
quences Of defeat These were not
credited by constitutionalist leaders. 1
Riot in the Capital.
MEXICO CITY, March 2S.-Shout-
ing death to Huerta" and starting a
general anti-government demonstra-
tion in Alameda Park tonight, stud
ents broke into wild riot when fed
eral troops appeared on thu scene
and for a time serious trouble was
threatened,
Rumors reaching here that ToTTeon
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