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Show NO LONGER DOUBT REBEL VICTORIES MEXICO CITY. Dec. 7. Tho government govern-ment has disregarded tho warning of the Zapata forces that they would shoot any railway employees In case tho operation of trains on the Cuornavaca lino wcro attempted at-tempted after December 1, and as a result re-sult a pitched battle has taken placo between be-tween Cuornavaca and Tguala. Luis Valdez, a Mexican who was naturalized In Texas and a member of tho Order of Railway Conductors, who was In charge of tho train, was shot and seriously Injured, In-jured, while another conductor, a Mexican, Mexi-can, also was wounded. Tho Zapata forces had made arrangements arrange-ments to dynamite theuraln, but, through miscalculation, they fired on the train Just before it reached the mine. The train slopped and a fight ensued, in which several of the escorting soldiers wero killed. Fighting betwoen the federals and rebels near Hultzllac, which Is situated between Mexico City and Cuornavaca, had apparently ended today, but the out-como out-como had not been determined, although the rebels withdrew. Notwithstanding reassuring reports Issued Is-sued by tho war department, rumors that Monterey and Saltlllo havo boen taken by the rebels are persistent and the temper of the residents of tho capital, Is now such that reports of federal reversos are given more credence than those of federal victories. There was a municipal election In the capital today, but the scenes at the pollG failed to Indicate that the average citizen citi-zen knew anything about the affair. Although Al-though the public took no Interest In the election, It did manifest n very lively Interest In-terest In a bull fight, tho great attraction attrac-tion being the presence In the ring of Belmonte, a famous Spanish matador, and Gaona, an Idolized son of Mexico, No seat at the amphitheater, which has a capacity of 25,000, was empty and hundreds stood In the aisles and on the roof. To this crowd, representative of the republic's population, the relative skill displayed by Belmonte and Gaona appeared far more Interesting than developments de-velopments In tho revolutionary situation. situa-tion. Tho acting minister of finance was Judgo of tho contest. Tho Mexican public In general nppears apathetic with regard to the advance of the rebels, although it is conceded by all classes that the rebels are moving rapidly, and speculation for the most part has to do, not with the question of will they win, but how soon? The press of the capital, howevor. loyally gives preference to a display of the news of federal victories and minimizes mini-mizes or eliminates all stories favorable to the rebels. The financial situation has not changed. Guessing as to what ; President Huerta will do has practically ceased. 1 The public has accepted as truo his ' statements that he will not resign. A few Americans are returning to tho capital capi-tal and a few are leaving. Tho European Euro-pean colonies aro completing their piano of defense. |