The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-31
REFUGEES HELLO
BY VILLA REACH
FL PASO TO-DAY
Thirty Men Taken From Ma
dera Plant Safe in United
States; ]. E. Emmons Among
the Party.
ny Evening Herald Leased wireI

III FaHu, Tex Dec. 3l-Thc thiry
employees of the MADEIRA Company.
Ltd recently held for ransom hy Cen
eral Francisco villa at MADEIRA ana
Chihuahua City. and subsequently ro-
leased on the capture Of the capital
by General Treyino, reached here
early today,
Discrimination TO resume operations
~ general among the representatives
here OF foreign mining companies In
Chihuahua and Durango states. pi
more than thirty companies In the
states eight have called their em-
ployes here to return. The remain
der. Il Is said. will content themselves
with making surveys of their property,
checking up damuge, supplies stolen
and required.
Tho reluctance is explained here as
due 20 the rigor ct General Carrauza's
MINING tax decree of March L. in
croasing property ana production as
sessments The International MINING
association and the Mines and Smelt-
cr association OF Chihuahua have
heen dealing with General CarTanza
Tor several months To secure reduc-
ton OF the assessments without avail.
General Ohrcgon made his entry
into Juarez formally today at noon.
Accompanied by Mexican Consul
Andreas O.. Garcia. General Ohrcgon
rode in an automobile across the in
tcrnational bridge at stanton street.
ON the Mexican side 5000 troops
were drawn up In line 60 receive him.
At their head was General Gabriel
Gnyicia, newly appointed commander
of the forces in Juaroz.
After a formal reception 10 Iuarez
General Obregon returned To ~ Paso.
There dispatches received stated Gem
cral Medinavietia with SEQ men and
500. 0B0 POUNDS of ammunition had
surrendered at chihuahua city. that
villa with less than q score of men
had raldcd the Bustiilo ranch near
Chihuahua city and stolen supplies
ANA that General Jose Eodriguez has
hut dozen men with him.
u the dispatch as to Mcdianayictia's 's
surrender is true au awkward situation
is created. General ObTegou has here
tofore stated MediutNictia would not
bc given amnesty, which General Ttc-
vino has apparently extended him
According Co the dispatch, Medina
yictiu and his men ondtaNur"d tu cap
turr General Null auG turn him over
TO General TreN.no but he escaped un ]
travelled north and west back into the
Guerrero district
General Ohrcgon later confirmed tho
news of the arrival ol General Medina
/ yiota ut Chihuahua, stating that he
Would respect tho wishes of General
Treyino should he have granted Med
inayietia amnesty.
In all General Ohrcgon said 1000
'ormcr villa troopers and their COM
mauders had arrived az Chihuahua
b city since late last night They came
from small commands In the surround
ing districts and we're imme lately dis
armed. General TreNiuu telcgruphed
that he had suspended operations
against villa and his forces Voc western
Chihuahua To allow villa soldiers to-
surrender. believing campaign would
! result In creation of bands of brig
unds.
Specific inquiry developed that j. l.
Emmons. the local boy who was act
ing as an electrical engineer al Ma
dera when villa seized the American
employees. had reached ~ paso with
7 the other refugees.