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Show I wns quite Informal. General Thomas. J j accompanied by his aides, was inel. just acro.-s the American boundary General Thomas repented tonight that everything tts quiet along the Svn.na 1 In, but slated th n cavalry Coops would remain at Douglas, Xaco j rind Novates lor the incsi.nl. It was rcpoilod t'nii;ht iii.it Siltes-tra Siltes-tra Terrruzas, u blih.Jn.-r, and .be Reyes, editor of CI Co i i cn a daily paper at Chihuahua were u) r-Mt ! last niaht ami immediately placed in the penitentiary. Inauguration of Diaz. MEXICO CITY, Nov. I'.. No news of disturbances In any part of the re-j re-j public reached here today. Preprint- j lions for tin- Inaiiguratio 1 of Prc.-d-h'nt Diaz and Yin- President Ramon I Corral on December 1 iii nearly completion They include elaborate lichtlnK and dei-oralive effects In the business district aud In Alameda, the bountiful park In the corner of the city. REBELS MOBILIZING CAMPAIGN FORCES ---f CHIHUAHUA, Me., .Nov. 28. The government troops have returned to vrie city from the fight with the revolution- 4- ists lour miles west of here at f Fresno, Sunday. Two thousanJ 4-4- reinforcements are expected 4-4- before the government re- 4-4- mimes its attempt to reopen 4 4- the Mexico and Xorthwestern 4 railroad line, which is tied up 4-4- as a result of the fighting. The 4 4- Insurrectoo arc said to have 4-4- been reinforced by bands from 4-4- Parral, and, to the number of 4-4- one thousand, they have fortl 4 fied positions at various points 4-4- and lively fighting Is expected 4-4- when the campaign starts. 4 I4.4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-4 4 Was the First Heal Fight. Sunday's light was Hi? first real I fight of the Insurrection in this vlcin-I vlcin-I it y. Three hundred Insurrectos attacked at-tacked the rear guard, numbering 150 l of 100 government troops who were I marching out on the road along tho I line of the Mexico & Xorthwestern j (Chihuahua & Pacific ) railroad Seven dead Insurrectos were brought In last night and viewed todav at police rcadquarters. Tho government lost one killed and reven wounded. Rebels Surprise Federals. The fight lasted three hours, both sides taking shelter behind numerous boulders and lu ditches. The en-1 omy's presence was a surprise The j troops left here Sunday morning. I beaded by General Xavario. with tho I intention of regaining the towns along' tue railroad line, no trains having teen operated since last Tuesday. Their ultimate destination was Mlna-. ca, but four miles out of Fresno the iiisurrertos, mounted, awaited Lhem i ia concealment behind hills. i Women and Children Under Fire, j They had allowed the Infantry and . part of tho cavalry to pass without disclosing their presence. I-nter the I i ear guard, with a number of women i and children, made their appearance i and the revolutionists ope'ied fire. Rebels Seek the Hills. The troops retreated In good onW j into the valley, firing steadily, and I tho insurrectos were gradually driven i ' from behind stono fences and corrals, j I A courier was dispatched as the battle I opened to notify the troops lu advance, to reluru and give assistance. When ' the troops arrived the insurrectos gal-b.ped gal-b.ped west In gooil order, disappearing' In the canyons If they hurl any I wounded they took them with them. I None were left on the field. Quiet on the Border. LAREDO, Nov. 28 According to reports received on both the American and Mexican sides of the border, everything Is quiet. The Xuevo L.-t redo re-do postal ami customs authorities seized 30n pistols todiy. These weapons, which came from the United ' States by registered mall, have been accumulating for several days, and were returned to this country with the statement that ihey contained contraband articles Receives Threatening Letter. An American otllclal of this district today received an anonymous letter, written in Spanish, saying that If he did not desist In bis efforts against the Mexican government be would be killed. He fakes the threat as a j-ke, but several friends have warned him to exercise caution. Modero is Uninjured. SAX ANTONIO. Nov. 2S .That FranclPcoMadero Is safe and uninjured is the news brought lo his family by a courier who came today. The man is a native of Mexico City and h;i-s lived several years In San Antonio, he said Madero is now gathering his forces In the 1-aguan district, near I.erdo and Parral. Mad. io was not wounded at any time, says tho envoy. As far as the confiscation of tile Madero estates Is concerned, the courier says Madero is not much concerned, con-cerned, since tho bulk of his Interests are iu the hands of lrlondly Americans. Ameri-cans. DOUGLAS, Ariz., Xov. 2. Brigadier Briga-dier General Thomas returned tonlrht from Xaco, where be held a conference confer-ence during the afternoon with Gen-I Gen-I oral Torres of Sonora. The meeting n I J . ll'iJMT.'JB,-"! '.in. f.wm, .1,,. |