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Show MOST IMPORTANT BATTLE OF IXICAOMffON EL PASO, Texas, March 31. The bloodiest and most important battle of the Mexican insurrection fought so far in the state of So-nora So-nora has ended, after two days of stubborn fiphtjngyfivhich began Monday near the towns of Ures and San "Rafael. " Although the insurrectos outnumbered the federal forces, their ammunition became be-came exhausted in the continued engagement, while the federals were able to obtain reinforcements and additional ammunition from Hermosillo, and the insurrectos were compelled to abandon the field Although the loss on both sidos was heavy, reports of the lulled and wounded have bocn greatly exaggerated and it is now known thai not more than one hundred were killed on both sides. Tho report that tho federals had gained a decisive victory in tho first day's fight, which was issued by Mexican authorities, has been denied by mail advices from Hermosillo, however. The federal wounded have been brought to Hermosillo.' The movements of the insurrecto force after the battle are unknown. A rumor that they had oaptnred tho town of San Benito has been officially denied by Governor Cubillas at Hermosillo, who also states thut there was no fighting in the town of Ures, although the engagement took; place-near place-near the town. The report that Hermosillo is threatened by an insurrecto force also is unconfirmed. HL PASO, March 31. Persistent rumors are still ourront that Juaroz will bo attacked soon, although thero Is llttlo to substantiate them. Numerous Numer-ous bands of lnsurrectoa havo crossed tho border near El Paso from the American sldo recently. Juan N. Me-dinu, Me-dinu, u former officer of tho Mexican army, who has been living in Bl Paso, Is said to be In command of ono of these bands. Mail advices from Torrcon report engagements at Cuencamo and Casta-na, Casta-na, near Monclova and state that tho Santa Inoz ranch, 35 rallos from Napl-ml, Napl-ml, has boon, rulded for a second time. The railroad bridges between Torre-on Torre-on and Durarigo had not been repaired up to Tuesday night. According to Lieutenant H. W. Hall, of tho Fourth cavalry, LawTence Converse Con-verse and William Blatt, now In Jail at Juarez, wore not only arrested on American soil, but wero taken back on American territory twice while being be-ing conducted from Guadalupe, where they wore captured, to Juarez. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Hall and Inspectors of tho customs cus-toms service followed tho trail of the captors and declared that It shows plainly on the north sldo of the monuments monu-ments marking the boundary. A map of tho trail has been prepared and will bo submitted to tho state department. depart-ment. Repairs were completed today on tho Mexico Northwestorn railroad between be-tween Juarez and Pearson, and freight traffic will be resumed Saturday. This will afford rollef to tho Mormon colonies col-onies along tho railroad, which are In need of provisions. If freight traffic is not interrupted an attempt will bo mado to resume tho running of passenger pas-senger trains next Monday. |