Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-13 | Page 3 | Oil Supply Cut off by Rebel Troops

OIL SUPPLY CUT OFF BY REBEL TROOPS MEXICO CITT, Feb. 12. Rebels today again cut off the oil supply from Tamplco over thc railroad Into San Luis Potosi, this time emphasizing their work by the total destruction of a passenger train, wiping out the military escort and killing and wounding many passongors. At L&H Canoas, twenty-five miles south ! of Cardenas, dynamite mines were ex-i ex-i ploded beneath a passenger train from Tamplco. A battle between the federal escort of fifty and the rebels ensued, in I which all federals were killed. Most of the passengers, who wore In thc rear cars, lied to the brus'.i, and some o them succeeded in reaching near-by sta-" tlons. The train was destroyed by fire, after which the rebels tore up almost a mile of track. A military train was dispatched dis-patched from Curdcnus to the scene. Mexican officials have so far made no effort at retaliation against American residents hero since the lifting of the em-barco em-barco on arms from the United States, huflt is no secret that the closo personal relations fornicriv existing between Ohargo O'Shaughncssy and President Huerta are somewhat strained, T.iey have not seen each other since the duy the embargo was lifted, although Mr. O'Shaughnessv has sent to thc president a note protesting against tho animus displayed dis-played in thc editorials published by the newspaper Tinparclnl. The president did not answer tho note, but the foreign office of-fice tonight sent a note to the Jmparcial to case its editorial attacks on President Wilson. , , There have been no developments in the general military situation, but the residents resi-dents of the capital anticipate some action ac-tion at an early date In the region around Torrcon. The' members of thc European 1 colonic, particularly the English, have re-biuned re-biuned their efforts at organization for defenbc. HIIlcs and machine guns have been moved to the British legation, and it is stated that the British government will bo asked to grant permission for the transfer to the capital of a sufficient number num-ber of marines fiom the cruiser Essex to handle tho machine guns. To avoid raiding the question of establishing estab-lishing a legation guard, it is proposed that only five or six marines be landed, i in an unofficial rapacity.