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Show I TRAIN BLOWN UP BY REBELS AND ESCORT KILLED MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29. San Luis f'uluti. the largest town bctrweon the capital and Monterey, and the moat important im-portant railway center in contral Mexico, Mex-ico, appears to be tho objective point of those rebel? who recently began concentrating con-centrating south of Saltillo. Heportsfrom tho state of Tnmaulipas indicate that the concentration of rebels at Victoria hah brought together moro than 0000 men and that General "Rubio Navarrcte, the federal communder? who intonded to recapture Victoria, is in a difficult titration north of. the town. There is an unconfirmed rcport that Navareto's force has boon cut to pieces, although, according to war department advices, he hns retaken Victoria, notwithstanding not-withstanding the disparity between his forces and those of tho enemy. Troop Train Blown Up. West of Snn Luis Potosi, in the state of Guanajuato, on tho Penjaino branch of the National railway, constitutionalists constitutional-ists today burned 'the now 40,000 peso station building. Another troop train was blown up near Snn Luig Potosi yesterday. yes-terday. Private advices indicate the prosonco of 1000 robcls within striking distance of that city. A passengor who arrived hero today from San Luia Potosi Po-tosi told a story of the wiping out of a military escort of fifty men on a train ' bound from Tawpico to San Luis Potosi Po-tosi four days ago. Ho suid the rail-wav rail-wav line ainco then has been cut and tra'ffio suspended. The story of this man, who said he was a pnssonger on tho train, was that the train ran Into a cut guarded by rebels. Machino guns had boon placed on both sides, of the track and thoir Are was concentrated on tho train. Whon tho engagement was ovor every soldier on boaru tho train had beon killed and forty-five passengers wounded. Rebels Express Regret. Rebels who ontorod the coaches aftor the fight to rob tho passengers ox-pressed ox-pressed rogrot that any passongors had boon hit by their bullets. Tho passon-gors passon-gors were left with enough money to carry thom to their deBtinntions. Soma reports roceivod hero say that Tampico has been taken, bu.t in best informed circles they are discredited, nlthongh it is known tho rebel circle is slowly tightening on that port. Saltillo and Monterey continue isolated iso-lated and reports from other parts of tho country indicate successful rebel activity. In the capital thcro is an absence ab-sence of any news indicating an increase in-crease iu government strength, either financial or military, May Confer With Lind. Querido Moheno, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, left tho federal capital ! on a special train today for Vera Cruz.' His departure aroused great interest in all circles. It was reported ho had gone to confer with John Lind. personal repreaontativo of President WilBon. It wsb officially stated later, howovor. that the object of hiB visit to the port was to meet hiB father, who 1b duo to arrive there shortly. The minister eipocts to treturn to his duties in a day or two. Tho journey to Vera Cruz of Manuel Madero, uncle of tho late President Ma dero, who was said to have left last night under guard, "was deferred until the day trnin today. Ho had been confined con-fined in tho penitentiary hero on a charge of sedition and iB, it is boliovod, to be imprisoned in the fortress of wan Juan de Ulua. Denials Made. Denials woro made today both at the American embassy and tho palnco that any negotiations between Mexico and tho United States are undor way, notwithstanding tho departure of Foreign For-eign Minister Mohono for Vera Cruz, whore, it is understood, John Lind, President Wilson's personal representative, representa-tive, returned today. The Japanese minister conferred today to-day with Nolson O'Shaughnossy, the American chargo d'affaires, rogarding the protection Japancso subjects might expect on tho weBt coast. The minister was assurod by Mr. O 'ShaughneBsy that they would receive tho same protection as far as tho United States was concerned, con-cerned, as other foreigners. Admiral Von Hintze, the German minister, talked with Mr. O'Shaugh-nessv O'Shaugh-nessv rogarding plans for tho defense of tho genoral colonies in the capital. Tho Americans have not yot united with the Europeans in any action looking look-ing toward defense in. case it should become necossary. |
