Show LEADER OF OP REVOLT SEEKS RECOGNITION PROM FROM UNITED TATES STATES Vora Yora Cruz Oct 20 The The soldiers of the T Twenty first nty battalion garrisoning Fort located on an island in the local harbor ma may have revolted and joined the revolutionary forces of or Felix Diaz Gunboats Bravo O and Morelos opened fire on the rebels killing kUling several and wounding others The soldiers of Fortula garrison remained Inert refusing refus refus- ing to return the Lire ire of their comrades comrade's com corn rades rade's The situation at the island Is especially espe espe- daIly s serious as Fort ort Is used as asa asa asa a penitentiary Until the fire Cire was opened by br tho the Bravo and Morelos after the thc des desertion of the garrison at Fort It was difficult to understand the attitude of the gunboats Commodore Commodore Commo Commo- dore lore Azueta c commanding the tho warships still sUlt loyal 1001 to the government kept hl his guns and searchlights trained constantly constant constant- 1 ly on the cit city allowing no communication tion between the boats and shore Felix FelIz Dies continues optimistic re regarding regarding re- re garding his chances for a successful revolutionary movement Today he said that the officers and crews crews on the gunboats here are with him and that Commodore Azueta himself had Imd promised to join hl his forces only changing changing changing chang chang- ing hi his mind at aV t the last moment before the tho Diaz movement was as openly launched When hen asked wh why his shore batteries did not fire tire on the federal ships General Diaz Dias replied that this would bo be wholly unnecessary He felt It would woud be extremely foolish to disable disable disable dis dis- able the boats boats' which he tees fees certain will enlist In his cause lie Ho declared he dally daily sent the cro crows crews s 's water provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions an and mODe money General Diaz further believes CB the gunboat whose whereabouts has not been kno known knon n toda today shelled and took the Important port of cos coso which is also the northern term term- nu nus of the Tehuantepec railway Tie He saIl said the local garrison was left In command of the rebel all ally Colonel Gue Gue- yarn vara Today General Diaz Dias sought official reco recognition for tor his propaganda b by the United States government He said he has represented his cause to the authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au at Washington through the American consul at Vera Yera Cruz Crux claimIng claiming claim claim- Ing Ing- that his possession of or two Important Important important tant seaports and an arm army of approximate approximately mate 2000 entitles him to recognition When asked i if he expected an en engagement engagement en- en with Ith the federals Diaz replied i in the negative Many Ian federal chiefs he believes are about to join his forces and others are arc too much In sympathy with his cause to offer him battle The revolutionists rf now hold all the strategic points within the city with 1000 seasoned soldiers who h have O deserted desert desert- e ed to tho the Diaz Diax bann banner r and several hundred hundred hun bun dred deed volunteers rs |