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Show nzanei of AHICi TROOPS ON THEBORDER 4 4 -t- WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. In- v 4 tcrventlon In Mexico by tho 4 4 United States is not Intended 4 4 by any mobilization of troops 4 4 that might bo made again along -t- 4 the southern border. This was 4 4 the attitude of tho stale do- 4- 4 partment telegraphed today to 4 4 various consular and diplomat- 4 4 Ic representatives In Mexico 4 4 who had complained that In- 4 4 terventlon talk there was fos- 4 4 torlng a dangerous antl-Amer- 4-' 4 ienn sentiment. 4 4 4 -rr-rTT -r -r -r i r -r r t r The states department) reiterated emphatically that thlsjgovernment had no Interest in Mexico oeyond the safety safe-ty of American lives and interest, but from the 6amo consular agents camo report far from, reassuring as to the stablljty of tho Mexican federal government gov-ernment No specific formidablo uprising up-rising was recorded, but small upheavals, uphea-vals, regarded as symptoms of general dissatisfaction, lod to an apprehension that tho malcontents may unite, confronting con-fronting tho government with a ser-' lous crisis. Anticipating possible orders from President Taft to mobilize an army In Texas to enforco neutrality laws and inspire a respect for Amorlcan lives in the north country, whore rebels reb-els aro reported to bo operating, the general staff has completed plans for a big troop movement when that be-comos be-comos nocessarv Telogrnms already are prepared "ordering department commanders to move their forces southward, although tho organized mllltla Is not included Tho national guardsmen, it is point, ed out today, cannot be sent out of the country, being avallablo only .to repel an invasion The activity of the general staff is attributed to its eagerness to show how promptly tho troops can be moved aud does not forecast international developments. Reports of unsettled conditions in the Interior of Mexico came from various va-rious ppints today. Fifteen hundred insurgents are threatening Sautn Rosalia and there aro strikes at tho Madero mines at Parras, Matamorns, opposite Brownsville. Texas, also Is scenting trouble. Rebels are said to bo, In control of tho situation from Juarez south to Casas Grandes, though no reports of any flKhtlng have reach-v l' I Pod hero. Grave conditions are believed be-lieved to prwvnll In southern Mexico, pessimistic reports being received from tho states of Vora Cruz, Mlch-oaoan Mlch-oaoan and Hidalgo., General Wood today Inslructod Colonel Steevor., at lui Paso, to .send Lack to Mexican civil authorities tho 13 armed insuigouts who fled to Amorlcan territory two days ago) Gonzalco at'sTorroon. TORREON,' Coahuiia, Mexico, Fob. S. Abram Gonzales, minister of tho intorlor, who left tho capital Monday for Chihuahua, to pacify the rebels, Is marooned here After escaping from the Santa Rosalia insurgents on a handcar, ho was forced to return be. cause of burnod bridges, whoro he was made prisoner. His captors wore out-wUtcd, however, by an American conductor, who hid tho minister in his car and tool: him to JImlnez, whero thoro is a heavy federal guard. Last nlGbt tho minister, - traveling incognito, arrivod in Torreon and this morning ho boarded a train bound for Ciudad Porllrln Diaz, onrouto for Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, via El Paso. Forty miles north of Matamoras, the train ran into in-to an open culvert The engineer was klllod and tho fireman Injured, but tho m'nlator, uninjured, was brought back to Torreon. Tho rebels havo doclnrod thoy will nevor permit tho ministerial peace maker to confer with Orozeo. Madoro to Summon Congress. MEXICO CITV, Feb. 8. Stirred by tho rebellion In 'northern Mexico, President Madero today asked tho permanent committee of congress for pormicsCon to call a. special BesBlon of tho national senate, from which the president deslreB authority to communlcato with tho Amorlcan government gov-ernment rolatlvo to sending troops through United States territory to cn-tor cn-tor Chihuahua from tho north. too the conditions were such as to make It Impossible to Invade the reb-el-InfCBtcd region without groat delay unless such routing of troops was con-sldorcd con-sldorcd The committee also consld. erod today tho petition of a group of doputlco who nBkod that a special session ses-sion of congress be cnlled to consider tho host means of coping with the growing revolt The committee sent the potltlons to a sub-comm'.ttco, an answer Ib expected within eight days. Roports recolvod this morning show that communication botween Torreon and Chihuahua Is still broken nnd since yestorday Torroon's only way of reaching tho north by railroad was stoppod when three bridges on tho line connecting that city with Monterey Mon-terey wore burned and another torn out on tho International road, whoso northern termlus ,s tho bordor town of Cludad Porfirlo Diaz, known since the Madero reglmo as Piedra NIogras Aiother temporary blocking of traffic traf-fic occurred when the rebols derailed a Mexican Central train of 14 freight cars a short diBtanco north of Irnpua-to. Irnpua-to. On tho samo road at Villannzor, rebels last night raided tho station. Roports from Torreon say the number num-ber of rebels is increasing. l'Tom soutnom Mexico reports in-dicato in-dicato the Improvoment In the situation. situa-tion. The report that General Felix Diaz, nephew of tho deposed president had risen In revolt -in Oaxnca, haa nrqven untrue. To Pa83 Throught United State3. EL PASO, Texas. Feb. S. Customs "Collector A. L. Sharpo received advices ad-vices from the treasury department today that a command of Mexican federal troops would pass through tho United States from Eagle Pass to El rPaso to re-garrlSon Juarez They aro expected tomorrow. A number- oT Madcrfsta coJa.crs aro coming from Chihuahua to Juarez tonight Will Receive No More Live Stock. SAN ANTONIO. Fob. S Notice was today given by the National Railways of Mexico In a telegram to R. Atkin-con. Atkin-con. division passenger and freight agent of tho Galveston, Harrlsbtirg and San Antonio railroad, Southern Pacific lino, that no more shipment! of live "stock or perishable goods through El Paso or Eagle Pass will be accepted to Mexico for the present pres-ent Troopc For Casan Grandes. EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 8 A spe- CfcLXUUn-l I'll illl 111- HI"IIIIHI I illl'IH" I clal train has been mado up In Juar-oz Juar-oz to take tho e'ntlre gnrrison to Casas Grandes, where Vasqueslstas havo taken the town in opposition to Madero. Ma-dero. The peace commission sent from Juarez to Crt9as Grandes last night to consult with tho rebels reached Santa Sofia-and went on to Casns Grandes on a handcar today The National railway Is still cut south of Chihuahua and tho Mexican Northwest between hero and Chihuahua Chihua-hua Is also cut It is reported that federal soldiers are to garrison Juarez Juar-ez In the course of twonty.four hours. The Chinese arc flocking to Juaroz and El Paso from the Interior of Mexico. Mex-ico. Such icfugces are being cared for by tho United States immigration service in the detention station on this side of thcr river A telegram from Chihuahua says that three Chinese Chin-ese gardeners were murdered and robbed at Tabalopa, Chihuahua, yesterday yes-terday The most considerable force of rebels reb-els is that under Braullo Hernandez ox-secretary of state of Chihuahua, now west of Chihuahua. Pascual Orozeo has declined to nccept the governorship gov-ernorship of Chihuahua until Governor Gov-ernor Abram Gonzales arrlveG from Mexico City. The governor is coming com-ing on a handcar from Jimlnez to cninuanua. Forty Zapatistas Killed. , JOJUTLA. Mexico, Feb. 8. Trapped in a canyon two miles from hero, -10 Zapatistas were klllod today In a battle bat-tle with a detachment of federals Tho federal losses, according to official offi-cial reports, were one killed and ono wounded. Lugo's force consisted to 125 men, while the number of rebels was estimated esti-mated at 300. Tho battle lasted for three hours. The surviving rebels escaped. To Move Troopc Through U. S. WASHINGTON, Feb. S. A request from the Mexican government to move Its trooRS through tho United Statc3 territory to reach points In tho Interior, In-terior, to which rebels had severed railroad connection, was acted on today. to-day. Both the treasury and war departments depart-ments were advised that a regimont of Mexican soldiers tomorrow would travel from Eagle Pass through southern south-ern Texas to El Paso, In an effort to iii 1 1 iuLL.wiiTTrr-rs-iiiii n in ' reach Chihuahua and vicinity, the storm center of rebel activity. General Wood, chief of staff of the United States army, said tonight that he had ordered a detail of American otllcers to accompany tho Mexicans as an honorary escort The arms of the Mexican troops will be shipped as a coal consignment, but will be passed by the customs ofllclals In accordance with orders from tho treasury department. depart-ment. The American government has twice beforo given permission to Mexico to transport troops through the United States and today's request was acted upon as a matter of routine. It wns suggested unofficially that rebels, earlier reported In control at Juarez, might mako an effort to thwart the entry of the Mexican troops from the American side, but wnr department depart-ment officials declared no such intimations inti-mations had reached them. To tocate Concentration Camp. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb, S. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Colonel Samuel D. Sturgls, inirti neia artillery, ieit tonignt ror Houston, whore, on orders from Brigadier Brig-adier General Duncan, commanding the department of Texas, he will ascertain as-certain whether a suitable slto can be secured for a military concentration camji. Although no official notice has been received hero that a movement or troops to Texas will be ordored, preparations prep-arations for their accommodation are being mado and Colonel Sturgls' mission mis-sion Is part of the plans. Maneuver camp outside of Fort Sam Houston Is sufficiently largo to accommodate accom-modate about 15,000 troops, tho number num-ber mobilized hero last March. If a larger movoment of troops to Texas is ordered, camp sites at El Paso, Houe-ton Houe-ton and possibly Galveston and othor strategic points will be available. |