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Show EVERY AMERICAN RANCH IS LOOTED DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Sept. 17. Reports that Snlazar's rebels are traveling toward Hachlta, N. M . for tho purpono of converting con-verting into cah tho bullion they stole at El Tlgre caused the strengthening of the border patrol today. General SanJIncn ordered Coionol Mu-jioz, Mu-jioz, wboKn command of federala relieved 121 Tlgre, to pursuo Salazar and word was received today that ho had nearly overlakon the rebelR' rear guard. Nothing ban been heard of Antonio Roja's'a band for three da.yn. Thoy were last located at. Colonla Oaxaca. fiftoon miles from Morelos. Mexican officials learned that KoJhh and Salazar had quarreled quar-reled because' Salazar refused to Join Rojac when tho latter wns threatening Agua Prlota. Colonel Obregon, In charge of 200 federals, arrived at Nacozarl to-dav, to-dav, increasing tho garrison to about 600. Every American ranch and mlno in southern Sonora has been looted by rebels according to C. E. Booker, an American Ameri-can ranchor, arriving horo today. . He reported a band of 250 rebels headed by Jose de la Torre is at Palmlto, fifty miles cant of Moctczuma, awaiting ammunition, ammuni-tion, Battle in Progress. TUCSON. Ariz,, Kept. 17. Federals in command of Coionol Sosa overtook tho rebel band of Euallio Campa at Soaaoo in thp Altar district of Sonora yesterday yester-day and engaged tho rebels In battle. Fighting was still In progress today. Americans In the Altar district aro taking tak-ing rcfugo on this sldo of the Uno. |