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Show EL PASO CITIZENS FEAR LEADEN HAIL Hb PASO. Tex., Fob. 0. Some frightened KI Pasoans have been protesting" pro-testing" to Governor ("olquitt ':i;ainpt the passacc of Mexican fedora I lioons through Texas from IS:iglo Pass to HI Pa bo and then into Juarez, some fearing fear-ing that it might result, in a battle in .Fuartv,. or as Mio troops attempt to cross from KI Paso to .Tuarc7.. The gov-ornor gov-ornor has replied 1ha, ho has not yet given the stale department permission to pass t lie -Mexicans through and if considering tho matter. Ordinarily no apprehension is felt among KI Pasoans if the troops do pass through hero. Tho .luarc-'. garrison is now virtually without troops since, tho soldiers were sent, south yesterday to operate against tho Vasquistas, now holding tho country coun-try west of Chihuahua. Somo cavalry horses and soldiers' wives arrived this morning from Chihuahua and moro soldiers sol-diers are expected tonight, but thoy arc to be sent south at once to attempt to restoro peace along the line of the Mexican Mex-ican Northern railroad between Juarez and Pearson. Advicos from Chihuahua state that t Ii o Mexican National betweeu there and Torreon ia rtill torn up and that much of the Mexican Northwestern track has been destroyed between Chihuahua Chi-huahua and Madera, along which much of tho early fighting of the Madero rovolution took place. Several bands, estimated at from 100 to 500 men each, arc in action west of Chihuahua. Residents Resi-dents of ('hihunhua anxious to escape being killed as innocent spectators are hurrying to KI Paso. J)isiutoresied per-sons per-sons estimate that there wero many more men in arms agaii)6t the government govern-ment in Chihuahua than there are supporting sup-porting it. Pahqual Orozco K.Mll declines to take the governorship and Governor Abram Gonzales is unable to reach thoro from Torreon, whore he has been marooned by burned railroad bridges. I The entire district in northwestern Chihuahua, through which tho North-western North-western lines run, is in charge of the Vasquifltas, according to a dispatch received re-ceived from this district. There are now about 1500 .Vasquistas under nnus in this district and tho towns in this section through which tho Poarson line runs aro said to be in control of those mon. Caaaa Grandcs, Madora. Palomao, Ascension, Sabinal, Santa Sofia and the other small towns aro reported to be in control of these malcontent?, who wre, conducting the municipal affairr. after their own plana. j |