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Show TIGHT ARE SHOLPOWN Mexican Cavalrymen Surprise a Band of Daring Rebels Torreon, Mex , March 22. (Via EI Paso) One hundred regular ca airy-men, airy-men, sent out from here under command com-mand of Col. Casllias, overtook a band of lebols encamped on Rcfouglo hacienda and, at tho first volley, killed kill-ed eight The othors fled Prior to that the rebels had held up a train near Loma bridge and tried to secure kerosene with which u burn tho bridge. They also robbed the Loma station and cut the telegraph wires and carried off the Instruments. At San Diego, Sunday, the band robbed Joae Steele, nn American minor, of dynamite caps und $1G "Jxlorontlno Rlvas commanded the Insurgents. James B. Boland, n heavy stockholder stock-holder in tho Reyes Mining & Milling company of this state, has protested to Araerlcnn consular agents against the depredations of Insurgents and says the band forced the mine officials to give up fifty dollars, nil the cash they had, on Monday, aftor the leader had promised not to molest them If they would g'vo him somo provisions which ho did Gen. Superintendent Leach of the Mexican National railway passod through here for Mexico City from Chihuahua having for tho present given up tho attempt to repair the line north of Chihuahua. Madero, he Bays, burned three bridges bridg-es Monday night between Enclnallas and Chihuahua. O'Drlscol, manager of a hacienda, who was wounded by insurgents recently, re-cently, has recovered so far as to be out of danger. Juarez Sentries Doubled. El Paso, March 2 J. The activity of Mexican troops at Juarez was continued con-tinued todnj, the sentries having been doubled last night In expectation of a possible attack by Insurgents who are known to be near the city In compliance with a request from Washington that American prisoners Imprisoned nt Juarez be given sanitary sani-tary quarters, muniplcal. officials today to-day had tho Juarez jail whitewashed. C. H. Converse of lQendora, California, Cali-fornia, has filed additional evidence that hl, son Lawrence and Edwin Blatt, of Pittsburg, Pa. now in Jail, at Juarez were captured on American soil He has forwarded to the state department de-partment statements of county officials, offi-cials, federal officials, line riders and customs guards what Is called Ancon De Guadeloupe, where Converse and Blatt are said to hnvo been captured 1b In the United States and tho federal fed-eral government has exercised de facto Jurisdiction over the territory for two years. , w These statemontB were filed with the state department to controvert tho statement of the Mexican Jefo at Guadeloupe that he considered Ancon de Guadeloupe, Mexican torrltory. Investigating Killing of Americano. Washington, March jj. Taking cognizance of tho press reports that four Americans had been executed by Mexican soldiers, In Chihuahua and four othors at Agua Priota, the state department today Instructed tho United States Consular officers In tho lclnlty of the two places to Investigate Investi-gate the reports immediately. The consul nt Chihuahua was Instructed In-structed to Inquiro Ipto the report that Jhn Hamilton Dlgnowitr and threo other Americans had been shot to death In the state of Chihuahua under the orders pf a Mexican court' martial. The consul at Nognlcs will Investigate tho reported execution of four Americans, Adams. Young, Howard How-ard and Stanley aftor having been captured with the lnsurrectos at Agua Prleta. State department officials today announced an-nounced they had no ofllclal Information Informa-tion of, the reported executions. |