The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-25

The sister of John B. McManus, who
4as murdered In Mexico City by Zap
- soldiers entering the capital. has
z oda,ced the last letter written by Nc
Janus before he was murdered. The
Liter gives a vivid description of the
1handit reign" in Mexico and tells Of
q rifle battle between McManus and ten
soters some time ago. The letter Is
lied February 4 and reads:
..Dear Sister-Your letter of jan
1ary IL, with clippings received. 1 am
.tearing up little over $1,000 a month
y odit on the ranch and am raising
.Eer As head Of fine heifers. which
hould begin to produce next year.
.If this foolish revolution would ter
innate and permit, honest people to
5evelope the land here. I could easily
LIE up q stake and rednvest In United
Rates. 1 am convinced this is no place
~ a permanent residence. Even IL
Aace Is established 1t will only be
mporary. unless Uncle Sam steps in
la assumes control OF the finances,
1lmilar to the Cuban arrangement.
cutIetres Sets Example OF Lootlns.
III suppose you have read in the pa
- how the provisional president,
H,lalio Guitierres, lit out one dark
l{ght with about 100000 that was in
fae treasury. When this occurred the
Ill diers started in stealing horses on
Ia streets of Mexico City, looting the
efpres and some private houses.
la friend of mine phoned me in the
1Eorning of January 16, advising me to
<sep the gates closed and to prepare
~ trouble. 1 didn't pay much atten-
Lon because was busy with an auto
1zbbile that refused to work, but for
fnnately l carried two of my United
&tates Army Kragg rifles up to the
roof of our house, which is quite large
Ia commands all Of the dairy proper.
1.-THE house has 20O-foot front and
III built of stone. 1t is very old and
Las an open attic or garden in the
6snter The rooms, which are 10 or -,
6nen upon this attic with a shaded
c6rridor running the entire length. The
4alls of the house are three feet thick
I'd extend about three or four feet
love the level of the roof.
'Along about 1880 a. M, when my
Zen had finished the morning milking
I'd gone to their houses for breakfast,
heard a racket at the large front
DOR, or ''zaguan," and saw my port
&fss "doorman'' light out on the run.
Demand Answered With Bullet.
Fl ran out to the door and could see
6sme khaki uniforms through the
lacks, and heard the bunch demanding
- to open UP. asked what was
Anted They said they wanted to get
n and would do no harm. / said wait
moment and will see.
4 hustled out a ladder and went up
the roof and grabbed some of the
faggs and a belt of cartridges. BY
lis time Zapatistas were getting peev-
and threatened to burst in the door
it was not opened at once.
I called to them from the roof and
I'd them plainly that the door would
10 be opened and that any - greas-
~ who tried to climb over would get
IS OF.
zone Of the men got off his horse and
IS boosted up by a companion and
cceeded in climbing up to the roof
the small porters lodge. He re-
rked No, quire abrir verdad, quire-
ps NADIA mas media her a, en- su casa.
IFS translated means: You won't open
III will you?
There was nothing to do but plug
bandit, so let go with the Kragg
81 caught ham just below the stomach.
#R let out yell and grabbed for the