The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-13
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night fearing reprisal by enraged
American mining men. 1t was re-
ported that a party of twenty Ameri-
cans called at Salazar's hotel early
in the evening. The object of their
visit was not explained.
Shortly after the arrival of the
Americans the chief of police and the
county sheriff appeared at the hotel
with a posse of policemen, deputy
sheriffs and detectives. The Ameri-
cans left after they were told that
Salazar had been smuggled out of the
city. The demonstration caused all
the hotels to send away their orches-
tras of Mexican musicians. In the
crowded Hobbies much resentment
against Mexicans was expressed.
Planned to Attack El Paso.
General Manuel Medinavietia. form
er chief of staff to General Villa, now
a prisoner in the city Jail here charged
with bringing stolen property into the
United States, denied last night that
he had anything to do with the arrest
or killing of Peter Keane. an English
man employed on the Hearst ranch at
Babricora in western Chihuahua. He
related that Villa had planned an at
tack on JuareZ and fater upon Ell
Paso. Efforts to verify these reports
are being made and as yet there is no
official information available.
Il did not arrest Keane or the other
employees of the ranch" he said.
General Nicolas Hernandez was re-
sponsible for that. He succeeded me
as chief of staff to General Villa on
the return from Sonora. Villa ordered
Hernandez to arrest the Americans
and secure what he could from the
ranch. L did not arrive in MADEIRA
from Sonora until three days after
Villa reached there. Later I joined
him at Bustillo. Hernandez was at
Rubio with the American prisoners.
AT Bustillo, Villa called a meeting
of the chiefs who had arrived there
lie proposed plan to move forward
with all the forces we could muster
and attack Juarez. He intended a
surprise attack to capture Juarez and
then open fire on FL Paso.
Calls Villa Plan Absurd.
Il told him this plan was absurd.
This angered Villa so 1 left him. That
was the last 1 saw of him as he left
Bustillo during the night. He went di-
rectly to Rubio where he called me
up by telephone. over the telephone
he abused me, calling me names. I
told him 1 would not support him any
1 longer.
Il Immediately negotiated for the
surrender of my forces at Chihuahua
City. At Rubio Villa me- General
Hernandez, his chief of staff who had
4 held Keane prisoner"
I OUu troops Pursue ESan01IS.
Chihuahua, Jan. 13.-GeperaI ia
/ cinto B. Trevino. commandments
4 of the Carranza troops here, today
sent 500 men in pursuit of the ban
dts who massacred s American citi-
zens IS miles from Chihuahua. They
were ordered to show no mercy to the
murdererS.
/ Another Murder Reported.
Washington. Jan. lathe killing
of Bart Kramer. an American by
Mexican bandits was officially re-
ported in dispatch to the state de-
partment today by Collector Cobb at Ell
Paso. The collector reported Kramer
was killed near GUERRA. sixty miles
west of Santa YsabeI, in Chihuahua.
] The department was further in
| formed that the band which killed the
party of Americans was commanded
by two former Villa colonies, Lopez
and Beltran. General Regina also was
said to have been in command of a
part of the Mexican force. According
to the dispatch IS men were assigned
| to shoot the Americans. A force of
about 500 men was reported near the
scene in reserve. After killing the
Americans todays dispatch said the
! Mexicans robbed the train and later
retired in the direction of Carretas.
Recalls Employees From Mexico.
Eagle Pass, Jan. 13.-All employees
of the American Smelling & Refining
| company were ordered to leave Mex
leo in telegram from the company
office at FL Paso today. The messag e
was received here and relayed over
the Mexican government lines via
PiedraS NegraS to TOrreOn