The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-11-27
TERROR REIGN IN
MEXICO CAPITAL
City Has Been Experiencing P,,-
TiOd Of Great Turbulence.
WORST SINCE MADERO SIEGE

Letting Went Unchecked by Constita-
tionaIst Soldiers Is Report-For-
eiun Resident Unable to Secure Pro-
tection-BIanco JaiIs 500 Rioters
Gutierrez Starts for Capital.
AGUAS CALIENTES, MEXICO =
Mexico City has been in the past few
days experiencing the most turbulent
period of it's existence, save only for
the ten days reign of terror when
President Madero was besieged in the
national palace. The censorship which
has been applied to newspaper cores
poGdents in the capital by the Car
rama authorities has now been re
Taxed since General Villas army has
advanced sufficiently close to the cap
ital to open up frequent cOmmunica'
ton.
Lootinq Unchecked.
Advices received from Mexico City
state that the city has been in state
OF terror in the past two weeks, with
frequent riOting, accompanied by
blCOdshed, and by wholesale cOnfisca-
tions of portable property looting Of
houses and stores and open robbery
of people on the streets. The blame
is laid at the doors of the cOnstitu-
tiCnalist soldiery who, knowing they
were soon to leave the capital, gave
up all pretense of maintaining disci-
are hiding in the houses and scores
of business places remain closed, ex
cept when broken open by maraudlng
bands. Protests by foreign diplomats
against the treatment of their nation
ais were received with promises that
adequate protection would be given,
but no protection was forthcoming, il
is said
Carranza Troops Add to Terror.
Disorders reached their climax on
Thursday night when Carranza
troops, marching through the city to
entrain for the evacuation of the cap
ital, discharged volleys of bullets n
the streets, resulting in much dam
age to property and the wounding Of
no inconsiderable number of people,
reports from the capital state.
On Friday diplomatic representa-
tives of nearly all foreign countries
al present represented at the Mexican
capital met at the end of a long dis
cUssiOn, renowned all relations with
the Carranza government, appealing
directly to the commander of the fed
eral district garrison, General Lucio
Blanco, to safeguard the city.
Blanco JaiIs 500 Rioters.
General Blanco, having previously
rCpudiated the Carranza government
and announced his allegiance to the
new provisional government Of Pro
visional President Gutierrez, replied
by bringing into the city from the
suburbs ten thousand cavalry, leaving
the defense of the outlying districts
against the Zapatists and OUTLAW
bands to the militia. The regulars are
now patrOling the streets and arrest
ing criminals, rioters and meters of
disorder. More than five hundred
have been jailed within the past forty
eight hours, the advices state. While
the uneasiness of the pOpulace has by
no means subsidized, it has been much
relieved Business will probably re-
main at a standstill until after the
occupation of the city by Villas army,
the vanguard of which is expected
to arrive soon.
In the meantime the attacks of "a
pata's western army have largely
been suspended with the announce
ment that Mexico City would be yield
ed peaceably to the forces of the new
provisional government.
Gutierrez Starts for Capital.
President Gutierrez, his cabinet and
the members of the convention who
are not with their commands, have
left for Mexico City They will make
brief stops in Irapuato and Queretaro,
but are expected to overtake General
Villas command before Villa himself
enters the capital