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Show HER CHARGE PLACED AGIST ELDERJRDZCO Mexican Consul, in Extradition Extradi-tion Proceedings, Alleges Killing of Federal Spies at Juarez. SHARP FIGHTING IN PROGRESS IN SONORA Federals Overtake Campa's Rebel Band; Sanjines Says American Troops Should Not Cross Border. EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 17. Charges of murdor are contained in the extradition proceedings filed against Colonel Pascual Orozco, Sr., held by the United States troopB at Presidio, Texas. Tt is understood a similar chaTge will be entered against his son, General Pascual Crozco, Jr., leader of the Moxican revolution in the north, if captured on American soil. United States and Mexican officials here continuo denial of persistent' rumors ru-mors that the youngor Orozco is held among the prisoners at Presidio. On Murder Charge. Tn tho extradition proceedings against the elder Orozco, inado by the Mexican consul at 151 Paso, ho is charged with umrdor committed in Juarez, Mexico, last June, whon it was reported that the rebels who then hold Juarez had executed a number of federal fed-eral spies. Colonel Orozco has telegraphed friends hero that he is illegalry held, since ho crossed to this side unarinod-He unarinod-He asks that attorneys bc engaged for his defense. Prisoners at Presidio. No attompt has been made on the part of the Mexican government to hold thc remaining five men who fled to tho American Amer-ican side before Lho federals captured OJinaga, routing the rebol defenders- of the Mexican border town. Tlowcvcr, as far as Is known here tonight, to-night, tho prisoners remain at Presidio, which Is on tho border nkcty miles helow Marfa, Tex., on tho nearest railway. A deputy United States marshal la on tho way to Presidio and probably will return to Marfa with tho prisoners tomoiTOW. Investigation proveB that no such man as Pablo Garcia Orozco. reported as one of tho sdx prisoners, la known by former rebels hero or by the United Stales or Mexican secret servlco. Tho secret agents of both nations and General Steevor declare de-clare ihat they have no dellnito information informa-tion that tho mysterious Ororco is Pascual Orozco, commander-in-chief of rebel forces in the north. It wna suld. however, that the Mexlco.u government has taken precautions to hold the younger Orozco with an extradition wan-ant should ho prove to bo among those captured by United Slatcu troops. SHOOT LOOTERS OF MORMON HOMES Special to Tho Tribune. EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 17. Federal troops now garrisoning the Mormon colonics col-onics In tho atato of Chihuahua liavo Hturted a campaign against tho remaining remain-ing rebels with the Intention of exterminating exter-minating the entire body of them under tho suspension of guarantees which allows al-lows tho officers to executo rebels whenever when-ever caught. A rebel captain was shot at sunrise Monday morning near Colonla Dublaju He was taken prisoner, with Ave other robels, and was executed bofore ho had been in tho hands of tho redorals twelv hours. Tho other rebels will nlso be executed nc noon an thoy are forced to tell where the loot is hidden which was taken from tho Mormon homes, Thc federal soldiers aro making all the Mexicans return tho stolen property which was titken from tho Mormon homes and a notlco has been posted at Nuevas Casas Grandes, near Dublan, warning all Mexicans to return 1ho property at once or suffer arrest and imprisonment. TO TREAT REBELS WITH LENIENCY WASHINGTON, Sopt. 17 The disposition disposi-tion of the Moxican rebels, who are de-Hortlnir de-Hortlnir aints ttyo boundary Into the United Stales or are being ohosod across by federal forces, threatens to become a perplexing problem. Without prcclao knowledge on the point .(Continued cm Pftg Niae.), HOPE TO EXTRADITE OH MURDER CHARGES (Continued From Page Ono.) at the war department, It is assumed that most of Mn num. and certainly tho members of General Orozco's personal ?tnff, and his father, who wore captured yesterdav by Caplaln Mitchell at Presidio. Pre-sidio. Texas, will remain In the custody of General Stocvnr. lie cannot keep them indefinitely, however, and It Is expected ex-pected at Hip war department that they will be turned over to officers of tho do-pa do-pa rtmont of Justice or released if no charge is lodged against them, tinder guarantee that they will not undertake to make American territory the basin for hostile action against Mexico. j Although It had been suggested that the Mexican government might neck to have sumo of those men delivered by extradition proceedings, officials hero are certain no such attempt would succeed. suc-ceed. It Is possible that the prisoners may bo tried In the United Staton but on charges of violation of the neutrality laws ' in using American territory as a base for hostile operations against a friendly nation' It is believed, howovor, that thev will be treated leninently. and if, through tho speedy collapse of tho rebellion, re-bellion, the issue of an amnesty procla-" procla-" mat ion I possible, thoy will be permitted permit-ted to talte advantago of its provisions. |