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Show BUST BLOODSHED IN SONOIRA STATE j TJphols Have Initial Skirmish in the District Near; f ed?SpSS-SSr Fighting at Mai Paso in the Chi- buahua State Details of Engagements Made Public by Mexican Commanders. 4- FIGHTING IN SONORA. DOUGLAS Ariz.. Dec. CO. The first skirmish with, the rebels and the f irnt bloodshed 4- In Sonora during the present 4-4 4-4 insurrection Is reported In a 4 4- message received here loday 4-4- from Montezuma. The rebels 4 numU'red fifty, and an equal 4 4- number of civilians, organized 4 4- by the prefect of Montezuma. 4 clashed at Tamplehl. 20 miles 4- southeast of Montezuma. The 4- fight lasted tlie entire morn- 4 4- ing of December 2S, the forces 4-4- firing: from cover. The prefect. however, reports tho rebels re- 4- lired, leaving one dead, four 4- wounded and ten prisouers. 4 4- 4- Gtizmnn commtnd, which was ambushed am-bushed at Mai Paso two weeks ago. Every preparation has ben made hero for the reception of federal wounded, but It Is Mill Insisted that this Is for the wounded of previous fights. These wounded must be brought through Mai Paw if transported transport-ed by train, which is taken as further fur-ther confirmation of the official report re-port that Mai Paso is clear of Insurgents. Insurg-ents. 1 CHIUL'AIM'A. Dc. 5b. (Via EI. F-X -An official report was re-Sv-d here today, satins that Colonel KcrucVro. commander of a Routing form of the federals, encoun ered a i,d oi Insurrectos in Ml n Weisicsdny. and that, after some fight-In.-; the insurrcctos retired .No de-- de-- tar, were given with regard to killed 0rT;:U;Sit w nt by General Iuquc to General Hernandez, com-mancllng com-mancllng the Chihuahua military zone - General Luque declared that tb pass was cleared and it was he who asked for the repair train which left i horo yesterday morning. Th train ! did not enter the ps yesterday, but ' nt th railroad office today it was stated that th telegraph line would probablv bo restored by night. Mai Paso Now Open. YeMorday belated Information re-' re-' ported the pass open because a gaso-llno gaso-llno car had made tho trip through It 1 without molestation or tdpht of tho insurrectos. Luquo's report Indicates that the insurrectos cither disdained lo molest the enr or preferred that the Impression should go forth that the pass was unoccupied. In the absence of details officials believe it was only a small band of scouring Insurgents that was encountered. encoun-tered. It Is certain that Luque did not order on unprotected train Into the pass unless he felt certain thrc was no longer opposition. Wild rumors which have now been current for five days continue to the effect that there has been serious lighting. While this may be true, there Is not ft word of confirmation to that effect. To Use The Wirettss. Tho telegraph line was working only as far as San Antonio, where it was said soldiers were erecting the second station of the proposed wireless wire-less system. This guard Is occupying occupy-ing tho rudo fortifications made of quartz, erected by the remnant of the |