Arizona citizen., 1875-12-25
THE SONORA TROUBLES.
The ReVoIutiOnists In Arizona Government Action on the Matter.

THE SONORA TROUBLES.
 The ReVoIutiOnfsts In Arizona Government Action on the Matter.
 Early in the week, news was receiv ed in Tucson that contrary to previous reports, the Serna revOlutionists. thre, hundred strong. were camped in Ari zona few miles below old Camp Crit renden in the Sonoita valley, and that some of the Pesqueira forces were also in camp at San Rafael about four miles this side of the national boundary. Il seems that on the 18Th, State forces to the number of six hundred under Gen | Pesqueira, former governor and pres ent lieutcnant-gOvern approached Santa Cruz from the south, and the rev. olutionary forces made no attempt to resist them but retreated further north into Arizona, and were followed by d part of the government troops; also lhat the latter captured and took back into Sonora, all animals belonging to the people about Santa Curz, which had been driven mo Arizona for secu. ritv. This was in substance without attempts at details, the condition of af. fairs which induced Gov. Stafford to send this telegram 10 Gen Kautz:
 TUCsoN, December ?, 1S7J.
 CEN. 4. V. KAUTz. Commander De parlment of Arizona, Prescott.
 SIR:-I have 10 inform you that in formation has just reached me, which deem tO be reliable, that Gen Serna with an armed force has for some days past been campcd at San Rafael in Ari- Zona, near the Sonora lune, and near the town of Santa Cruz in the State of Sonora that said Serna with his force ls engaged in an attempt to revolution lZe the government of the State of So nora; that on tie 18th of December, 1895, the forces of Pesqueira. in the in icrcst of the government of the State of Sonora, occupied the town of Santa Cruz, and Scrna and his forces retreat ed further into the Territory of Arr ZOna.
 In view of these facts. I respectfully ask you to send such force as you may deem necessary, near the line between Arizona and Sonora, to drive armed bodies of McXicans that may be found m Arizona across the line, and to pre- vent the forces of either side from crossing the line in the future.
 Very respectfully,
 A. J. K. SAFFORD, Governor.
 The following morning Gen. Kautz inquired of the Governor what force would be necessary, and very soon after sent the following:
 HEADQUARTERS DEPT or ARIZONA.
 PRESCOTT, December g
 Gov SAFFORD:-I am ordered to compel Serna's surrender if found in Arizona. One company will not be sufficient. l propose to send Col. Bid dle with two companies from Grant and the cavalry from Lowell
 A. Y. KAUTZ, Com. Dept.
 By Thoma- Gardner and NIT. Wake field, who arrived in Tucson from the ncighborhood of the Serna camp on Wednesday and Thursday, the reports which led to the foregoing action. were substantially confirmed Mr. Wakefield heard report that the Ser ma forces were about to march in the direction of Altar, and yesterday it was believed they had done that or al least made some decided change of base Some think the Serna men will diehand; but on lhe other hand ;hc more jealous friends of the revolution ary party say the fight against the Pes queira government will never be aban- doned until crowned with success. They also assert that as a last resort, ' the rcyolutionists will occupy the mountains and make fight from time 10 time as Indians do, until they con- pei the Pesqucira government to yield to one of character that will com mand the support and respect of the . good people of the State. Since the foregoing was written, We have received the following telcgrams
 CAMP GRANT, December 24.-Cap- . tains Tupper and Rafferty, Col. Riddle commanding, Jeff this post and were encamped two miles out last night cn route for the front The troops were in the field in remarkably quick time
 LOWELL, December Clone com pany of Sixth Cavalry, First Lieuten- ant Winchester commanding, Jeff here early this morning to form a junction Hvar the Mexican border with Col. Bid .j dies forces from Camp Grant.