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Show REBELS HAVE THE TOWN OF TIA JDANA Tia Juana, L. C, May 10. General Pryce, who assumed command of tho insurrecto forcos alter Sam Woods was killed, talked freely to the As- i . sociatcd Press correspondent la3t night. "The people of Tia Juana arc welcome wel-come to return home," he said, "they will not be molested 'so long as I am In command. Not only that, but the merchants can re-open their stores when ever they llke.' Pryce especially wished to deny that his men had burned any prisoners. prison-ers. Ho said wh.en there was no fighting to be done,!' his men were quiet and orderly. .'Of course," he said, "war Is war, and we must live by what we can find or take." Pryce said he expected an attack from 100 federals, w(ho, he learned, were at the Dupee ranch. "After we have disposed of them," said the Insurrecto chef, "I will leave sufficient men to guarjl tho town nnd then march to Ensenada. By that time will have reinforcements. We expect to have more troublo there than we did here. After' Ensenada Is taken, the work ot ' establishing a stable government will be begun." Pryce wished it to be known that ho had destroyed all the liquor In town except beer and- light wine, and would not permit the sale of a drop of liquor. |