Mexican Rebels Seize Port.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 22, 1912:
Drive Federals from Palomas, on New Mexico Line — Beaten Near Madera.
    EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 21.— Rebels took Palomas, the Mexican port of entry opposite Columbus. N.M., early to-day, after two hours of brisk fighting, says a report received at Fort Bliss from the United States border patrol.
    The revolutionists assaulted the town shortly after daybreak. The Federal garrison of 100 men fought with spirit, but the rebels crept close and tossed hand grenades into the outlying houses, shattering them, and burning the defenders in the débris. The rebels are believed to have been led by Inez Salazar, who has combined various rebel groups in the neighborhood.
    The Palomas-Columbus port of entry is a subport to the El Paso-Juarez gateway for Mexican and American customs and immigration.
    In a battle near Madera, Chihuahua. Federals under Gen. Jose Blanco defeated yesterday two bands of rebels commanded by Richardo Terrazas and Juan Ramos, killing twelve, including both rebel leaders, according to a report made to-day by Gen. Trucy Aubert in Juarez, federal losses were not given.
    The reported killing of Gen. Antonio Rojas by Blanco's rurales as denied in Juarez.