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Show REVOLUTIONISTS KILLJANCHER CHIHUAHUA, Jan. 2. A train carrying car-rying supplies to General Navarro at Pedernales and a few Americans bound for the mines, left here today This train will pass through Mnl Pnso, which is now garrisoned by govern ment troops, Clprlauo Portlllo, who was a small ranchor. affiliated with tho North Side, but took advantage of unsettled conditions to rob a hospital hos-pital of its liquors, has been executed by the revolutionists. Portlllo and ten men were riotous for three days on the stolen spirits, terrorizing the Guerrero distrlcL He was caught by the lnsurrectos and ahoL Ho wits' placod by tho side of a negro who had tried to soil rum to the revolutionists revolution-ists soldiers and gllled. Tho negro's stock consisting of 37 bottles, were broken at his feet, and he believed that ho waB to be ehot but after a scare he was turned loose. An American who arrived today, confirmed repeated previous Btorles of the disorganized condition of the lnsurrectos. Ho added to tho story of Cotton, and aftor threatening him, turned him loose. This was one of the reasons why tho revolutionists executed him. Unconfirmed reports have It that that lnsurrectos have retreated to Guerroro but this Ib doubted. Some timo ago several of the chiefs told a correspondent that they could not attempt to defend that town, that It is situated in a hollow, surrounded by heights on which the enemy could have all the advantage. oo |