Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-08
PART OF CABINET
OF GUTIERREZ
ON j. S. SOIL
PROMINENT MExlcAMS PLACED
SELVES UNDER PROTECTION
SHERIFF or STARR CO.
EN- ROUTE WASHINGTON ON WHAT
THEY SAY is MISSION OF PEACE
FOR MEXICO.
Especial TO The IIerald.)

Rio Grande City, TeXa~. March S.-A
party composed of General Catarino Bcna-
videz. Colonel, Juan y. Gomez. Manuel l..
Ortiz. Ernc-tn .A~rmcndez. Lieutenant Colo
mels Jose Bcnuyidez. Manuel Ortiz. Cap
tain, Juan {. Ci>ncro~. Arlura Lopez,
Efruin LOPEZ. Rafael Munoz, Pedro
Aguirrc Lopez and Lieutcrant~ Carlos
Moya. Leonardo VALDEZ and Felix Florc-.
Mexico City: Attorney Jose Na-con~eio~.
minister 81 education during Guticrrez
brief term ~ provisional president, and hi-
wife, sonora Elena N~a-con~clo~, and
Samuel Na~coh~clo- and oup soldier whose
name i unknown, left Agua- Calicutc~.
Mexico, on January ~, accompanied by u
squad of soldiers and made their way .tu
Nillarcal- ranch. Mexico. NO a point on
po-iic Rancho Ia Gralla IN this county.
about eighteen miles southeast Of thi~
city, where they effected 4 crossing oi thc
Rio Grandc after an engagement with Car
ranciSta soldiers al Nillarcal'- ranch. and
landed safely on American soil IN Starr
county Sunday morning about ! o'clock.
State and federal authorities and Of
iiccrS of this city were notified ui thc en-
countcr and pursuit hy General Bcnn-
vidcs and hurricdly lett for the scene ~
the occurrence where the refugees asked
that the American officers take charge ut
them and they were brought 10 Rio Grandr
City.
After crossing the Rio Grande . G%rulla.
Texas, the escort III soldiers vino accom-
panied tho party were returning ID Auua-
Calientc~ from whence they camc when
they were attacked ny q body ot Carran-
ci>ta soldiers resulting III two " the guard
being killed and two were captured ana
executed on the Mexican side uf the ri.rr.
An old man who acted an guide Tor the
party from Agua~ Calicutc- % the border
and whose name has not hycn a-cprtainca
Wa also captured and executed. The triu
from Mexico City a. the border was made
IN horseback. the lady accompany the
party through the entire Journey.
The officers of the party crossing into
Texas were member and officers NJ the
Guticrrcz provisional government which
was instituted 40 thc Aeua- C%alicnte- con
y%cntion III Mexico some months past ANA
afterwards fled the capital.
The office crossing here claim "a hu
cmi--aric~ 10 Washington in behalf Of aIi
c"uiending factions IN Mexico with I view
of ESTABLISHING peace between the warrina
factions now existent.
General Catarino Bcnayidc- had $1,000
in Mexican silver and about $1,000 IN Car
ranci>ta currency. Colonel Manuel T..
Ortiz and his on. Etriu Ortiz. had about
$4,000 Carraucl-ta money. and thr two
attorney, Na~con-clo-. had about -. 100
N Mexican - gold pieces and about
$4,000 Carranci~ta currency. while thc
balance 81 the party had about $4,000
Carranci~ta and Villa currency. Il being
necessary Tor them 60 travel m different
sections With various denominations and
issues al current money. according ~ TIL
territory through which they passed.
The entire party who successfully
crossed The river INTO American territory
are now enjoy iug the ~alubriou~ climate W
American territory III Starr county NJ I'LL
capital. Rio Grandc City. and will IN \ few
day proceed on their journey ~ Wash
ineton. They expressed y hope IL -,
peace restored W then native county w.
fore returning.