Show mm FEI FEA fa H HE E MAY BE E SHOT MEXICAN GENERAL UNDER AR REST AT FORT BLISS IN DREAD OF RUSE OF insurgents being informed that an attempt at rescue would mean sudden death mexican leader declares declare he has no desire to escape el paso texas general salazar who fled at the head of his followers after being defeated by the Alex mexican ican rebels at ojinaga a month ago Is hiking within his tent at fort bliss fearing that he may be shot at any moment general scott has him confined in a special barbed wire stockade away from the other prisoners and recent ly informed him that it if an attempt were made to rescue him he would be the first person shot on sunday salazar sent word to general scott that he feared the rebels at juarez would take advantage ot of the he order and make a false demonstration from the railroad tracks nearby probably firing bring a few shots in the air and before the ruse was discovered the guard would have carried out the instructions with refer ince ence to himself 1 I have no more desire to escape than a ten year old boy was the message salazar sent general scott said he might enter the post guardhouse it he wished here he would be in a cell but perfectly safe and the Alex mexican ican may try the experiment tor for a week in the camp there are fifty three wounded federal officers and wounded men and federal officers and men who are physically fit there are 1259 women and chil dren of the children are of school age and as soon as possible general schott will inaugurate a school at which some of the educated officers who are confined there will be the instructors |