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Show TNSURRECTOS rap. SAN DIEGO. Cal., March 17. With tho leader, Luis Rodrl- guoz, and soven of his follow- era dead on tho field of battle -f- . at Tecarte, Mexico, and tho remnants of his band scattorod to,Xho four winds In the inoun 4- talna, with the Mexican fed- eral Infantry holding tho passes and hamlets, the revolution on -t- f- tho woat side of the mountains -f in Northern Baja, Lower Call- f fornla, received a severo blow today. 4 4- - Early this morning Co F Eighth infantry in-fantry of tho Mexican National army, surrounded tho little hamlet of Tecarte, Te-carte, two miles south of the boundary line. For weoks a band of men, numbering num-bering sometimes five score, havo harried har-ried ranches, stopped travelers and robbed tho stages around Tecato and the Carrlzo ranchorla on the road between be-tween TIa Juana and Ensenada. Last night 30 of them rested In Tecate in the firm belief tha Lieutenant Cas sarubias and his SO federal soldiers wore hurrying to TIa Juana. Shortly after daylight tne federals, who had drawn a cordon around Tecate, opened fire on tho sentries on watch at tho remuda, where the horses were kept, and two Indian guards fell, mortally wounded. Robels Return the Fire. The rebels rushed from the houses and returned the fire Rodriguez, realizing in a few moments mo-ments that he was hemmed In, called a dozen of his mounted men to him, made a dash for the open. As he nearcd tho federal line ho met a withering with-ering fire and fell from his horse, pierced by nine bullets. Fourteen of his men escaped In this sortie and took to tho hills, scattering In every direction. The remainder of tho rebels reb-els fought their way out of Tecate, up a barranca, or dry water course, and escaped to tho hills Eight Killed. In Tecato were eight men. Four of these, It was reported, wore found In one adobe house, where nine men barricaded bar-ricaded themsolves. Two of the refugees refu-gees ran across the order into the United States, where they fell into the hands of tho United States soldiers. They were disarmed Lieutenant Cas-sarublas Cas-sarublas contented himself with occupying occu-pying the buildings at Tecate, and did not attempt to pursue out of the valley the fleolng Insurrectos, most of whom were mounted. Relnforceraonts were sent from Tia Juana by Captain Nunez, Nu-nez, when news of the fight reached that place and these men should be at Tecate tomorrow Want No Prisoners. The federals, it is said, had orders to take no prisoners and to care for no wounded. At Tecate today thov obeyed obey-ed orders. There aro no prisoners and no wounded. Eight men were dumped into a trench. During tho fighting, one man in the adobe house, in which four dead were found, his ammunition evidently exhausted, ran out with his hands in the air The federals are reported to have fired upon him until he fell dead In the street. According to the same informant, infor-mant, another wounded rebel made an involuntary movement while lying on tho ground. A Mexican soldier stopped to the side of the body, and, pointing tho muzzle of his rifle to within a fow inches of the wounded man, he fired flvo more bullets into him. EL PASO. March 17. That Francisco Fran-cisco I. Madero, leader of the Mexican Mexi-can Insurgents and their so-called president, Is concentrating his forces 100 miles south of Juarez, with a .view of storming and taking a town and establishing It as a "capital," from which to carry on his operations through the states of Sonora and Chihuahua Chi-huahua and possibly toward Juarez, was given out by the rovolutlonnry junta tonight. Couriers bearing messages from Madero to the confidential agents of the revolutionary movement In New York nnd Washington nrrlved today, direct from the lnsurrecto camp. The raesagcB were in responso to Information Informa-tion which had been conveved( to Ma-doro Ma-doro concerning supposod preliminary peace negotiations, which Senor Ll-mantour, Ll-mantour, the Mexican minister of finance, fi-nance, is now thought fo be bearing to Mexico City. Madero had not been made acquainted with developments in the last to or three days, as It requires about a week for a courier to reach him and return, Diaz Must Resign. Asked if Madero would be willing to make any concessions in tho demands of the insurrectos that President Diaz might declare null his election as a first consideration for peace, Sonor Gnr7B, tho lnsurrecto secretary of state, replied: "Absolutely none. It Is folly for DInz to talk about peace and at tho tamo time say he Intends to remain In power." oo |
