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Show Against the Passage of Mexican Troops Through City. El Pnso, Feb. 0. Some frightened ijl Pasoans have been protesting to Governor Colquitt against tho passage pas-sage of Mexican federal troops through Texas from Eaglo Pass, to El Paso, and then into Juarez, some fearing" that it might result In a battle bat-tle In Juarez, or, as the troops attempt at-tempt to cross from El Paso to Juarez. Jua-rez. The Governor lfaa replied that ho has not yet given the state department de-partment permission to pass tho Mexicans Mex-icans through and Is considering tho matter. Ordinal Ily no apprehension is felt among EI Pasoans If the troops do pass through here. The Juarez garrison is now lrtual-ly lrtual-ly without troops, since tho soldiers were sent south yesterday to operate against the Vasquesistas now holding the northwest part of Chihuahua Several cavalry horses arrived this morning from Chihuahua and soldiers are expected tonight but they are to be sent south at once to attempt to restore peace along the line of the-Mexlcan the-Mexlcan Northwestern railroad between be-tween Junroz and Pearson Advices from Chihuahua today state that tho Mexican National, between there and Torreon, is still torn up and t,hat much of tho Mexican Northwost-ern Northwost-ern track has been destroyed between Chihuahua and Madera, along which much of the early fighting of the Ma-dero Ma-dero revolution took place. Seeral bands, estimated at from 100 to 500 men each are In action west of Chihuahua. Chi-huahua. Residents of Chihuahua anxious to escape being killed as innocent in-nocent spectators, are hurrying to EI Paso. Disinterested persons estimate that there are many more men in arms against tho government in Chi-liuahua Chi-liuahua t.han there are supporting it ,Paaflual OrOZCo still acclmcn to take (ho governorship and Governor Abram Gonzales Is unable to reach there from Torreon, where he has been marooned ma-rooned by burned railroad bridges The entire district in Northwestern lino runs, is in charge of the rebels, iccording to advices received from this district and the towns In this 'ection through which the Pearson line runs are said to bo in control of Lhese men. Casas Grandes, Madera, Palomas, Ascension. Sabinnl, Santa Sofia and other small towns are reported re-ported to be In control of these mal-:ontonts mal-:ontonts who are conducting the municipal mun-icipal affairs after their own plans. oo |