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Show MEXICAN UPRISING GROWS IN MAGNITUDE Insurgents Have Won Notable Victories Victor-ies and Hold Strong Positions Between Navarra and Chihuahua Washington, Jnn. 24. Advices reach Ing tho rovolutlouary representatives hero dcclaro the uprising In Mexico Is growing rapidly In magnitude. A telegram received today from the chief of staff or Gen. Madero, dated from "headquarters in tho field" confirms con-firms tho news dispatches of tho brisk fighting nenr OJIngn yesterday. Thfc telegram says: "Complete victory for the Insurgents led by Col. Ortega near OJIngn. Defeated De-feated federals and killed 150 out of 200. "Another victory near Cnsas Gran-dos Gran-dos obtnlned by Cnslllas with 300 In-sui In-sui gents against federals led by Col. Rabago." x Cnsas G ramies and nearby railroad stations nro nt tho mercy ot tho rebels. reb-els. Gen. Nnvarro Is sompletely cut off nnd there Is no nows from him. Insurgents hold n strong position bo-twecu bo-twecu Nnvarro and Chihunhun. Duran-go Duran-go has Joined Chlhuuhun and Sononi ngnlnst Dlnz. Near Torrcon.lnsurgonts hnvo r00 men well armed. Thoy re contly engaged federals, killing one of their leaders, a son ot Col. Gonzales. Gon-zales. Tho dispatch closes with tho statement that tho Insurgent movement move-ment hns gained vastly within tho last month. Tho fact that tho federal forces ot Mexico suffered henvy losses In engagements en-gagements with revolutionists near Galena and that thoy nro still calling for reinforcements wus ropoited to tho Btuto department today In a telegram tele-gram from tho United Stntes consul in Cludud Juarez. Galena Is 180 miles bouthwest of I El Pnso. Tho government troops, mini boilng 500, wove attacked Jan. 20, by 600 Insurgents, the battle lasting twoj days. News, tho consul adds, Is being stilctly censoaed nnd great anxiety pievnlls In tho Interior. The consul said ho was lepoitlng tho details of the conditions by mall. El Pnso, Tex., Jan. 24. To guard the bordor and provent Mexican leb els from ciosslug Into Texas 40 men and officers from Fort Illlss left this morning for Polvo station, 10 miles east of hero to watch tho bordor. That Is the point where, Mexican officials allege, 200 Insurgents ciossed fioni Texas on Sunday night. Mexican cavalry cav-alry has been sont down from Junnv. to watch thu border on the Mexican sldo ot tho river. |