Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-03
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10y MORNING louRAAL SPECIAL LEAsEn Nirsl
Mexico City, Jan. $50 rapidly has
tie number Of rebels about san Luis
potosi increased, and so imminent
does an attack ON that city seem, that
freight traffic TO the city from the
south over the only line open, has
been suspended Telegraphlc com
munication continues and reports
from San Luis Potosi today said the
rebels from the north and vest were
closing in on the town and that small
bands were menacing it from the east
and south
Reports are current that the troops
at Monterey and Saltllo have revolted.
but there is no confirmation of this,
Communication with both cities is cut
off
Indications are that the rebel forces
threatening San Luis Potosl are those
led by men whose activity has been
confined to that part Of Mexico ana
who have never taken part in the OPP
erations in the north, Eulalia Gu
tierrez and Francisco Coss appear to
be the dominant leaders. They are
supported by the Cediollo sbrothers,
who for months have been operating
along the railroad line from San Luis
Potosi to Tampico.
Private advices received here place
the number Of rebels about San Luis
Potosi as high as 5000. The major
ity of them are at Boca, twenty five
miles north on the National railways
The remainder are along the railroad
line extending westward from San
Luis Potosi TO Aguas Calientes.
General Romero, commanding the
federal garrison at San Luis Potosi,
has about 1000 men well supplied
with artillery and ammunition. Tho
campaign near san Luis potosi ap
pears to be quite independent Of
the one against Tampico, at which
place the rebels have been brought
down from northern Tamaulipas.
Railroad men know practically
nothing concerning what is going on
north of san Luis Potosi, where the
rebels are in control so far as SAL
tillo. Adyices received by them today
said that two construction trains with
complement of troops had been de-
stroyed near Moctezuma, half way be-
tween San Luis Potosi and Saltillo,
It is understood the workmen on the
train were impressed into the rebel
army. The blowing up Of the train
took place December 80, but news of
the disaster arrived here only today
by courier.
Net being convinced that General
Romero will be able successfully to
resist the rebels, many well-to-do rcs-
idents of san Luis Potosi have ar
rived in the capital and still others
are reported to be coming here.
The capture of san Luis Potosi,
Lesiles the wealth II would add 20
the rebel Golfers, The city being per-
haps the second wealthiest In the re-.
public, would seriously increase tho
embarrassment of the government as
il would effcetually block the impor
tation Of oil by way of Tampico.
Alarmed by the increasing difficulty
In obtaining oil. the manager OF the
government railways, acting under
government instructions is busy CON
vertng oil burning engines into coal
burners. owing to the scarcity Of
coal in the republic ana the necessity
of importing from the United States.
railroad men see little hope Of op-
Grating trains for any length of time.
except in a limited zone.
The action of the government in
forcing the Cowdray concern TO de-
liver Oh at Vera Cruz to the Mexican
railway an English owned property
in spite Of alleged promises made TO
the rebels by the company not to fur
nish any more oil, has increased the
fear OF retaliation by the rebels i'm
the oil districts around Tuxpan an
Tampico and caused fears that they
possibly will cut the Mexican railway.
which unites the capital and Vera
Cruz
Traffic over the lnteroceanic rail-
road to Vera Cruz which was sus-
pended a few days ago as result
OF the dynamiting Of a troop train
by the rebels near Jalapa. was re-
sumed today
The banking situation here con
tlnues critical The Bank of London
and Mexico is still awaiting itself Of
President Huerta's extension OF the
banking holidays by limiting with
drawals by depositors to 200 pesos
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