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Show TROOPS ARE DEFEATED Mexican Regulars Killed or Captured by the Insurgents El Paso. Tex , Dpc. 1. The follow-Jncr follow-Jncr dispatch, dated yesterday, was received re-ceived this ruorning from the Associated Asso-ciated Pres9 staff correspondent at Chihuahua City: "A serious clash at Padernalles, SO miles west of hero, took place yesterday yes-terday between 150 government troops and a somewhat larger body of insurgents. in-surgents. The soldiers are said to have been fired upon from roofs and windows, while marching through the streets of the town. "Passengers arriving by train tonight to-night declare that those of the gov-' gov-' crnment force who were not killed or wounded were taken prisoner. These rumors are also current among the soldiers at the barracks. But General Plata, Ln command of the military mil-itary zone, stated that his report showeJ nine government soldiers killed and that twenty-seven Insurants Insur-ants were slain." Towns Held By Insurgents. El Paso, Dec. -1. Sonora, hitherto quiet, Is reported to be the rendezvous rendez-vous of a number of bands of revolutionists, revolu-tionists, who are organizing In the mountains. No movement has jet been made by tho in6urpents. Thomas Miller, an El Paso mining man, writes from Sonora that armed bands of men may bo seen In the hills of that state and It Is thought that there Is an organized movement among' tho anti-government sympathizers In that reglou. Many Americans ore bringing bring-ing their families out. Passengers arriving here this morning morn-ing direct from Madera, Chihuahua, on the first train that has come out of there 9lnco November 22, declare Hint every town along the line of the Chihuahua and Pacific railroad, between be-tween Chihuahua and Madera, except one, Is held by insurgents and that tlier has been considerable fighting in the mountains and many wounded federal troops have been brought Into In-to the towns. Passengers report that government eoldlera have rc-taken Guerrero, Chihuahua, but that another anoth-er band of Insurrectionists Is nmrch-lDg nmrch-lDg against that town. No Insurgents Found. El Paso, Dec. 1 Sheriff .1. W. Walton Wal-ton of Brew ster countyj who has been searching the "Big Bend'" country with a posse, on rcinirts Irom tho Chfsos mines that a band of Mexican Insurgents had crossed Into Texas and were threatening tie mines, reported re-ported that no Insurgents had been found |
