The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-07
COYOTE THE TERROR
Said To Be Bearing Down on New
Laredo, Mexico,
With a BLOOD Thirsty Horde on
MurderOus Deeds Intent-The
Salinas Outrages - Prep.
aratLons for a Fight.

NUEvA LAREDO, Mex, Oct IA reign Of
terror has prevailed here for the last twenty
four honrs, and hundreds of persons lave
fed the city The excitement and alarm
grew Uut of the report brought by a courier
who has just arrived from the southern sec
ton of the republic that the desperate anG
bloody brigand FL Coyote 1.-THE Wolf ha
gathered Jog Of his solloweIy
together from mountain Businesses,
and armed, equipped AMI mounted
them FOR the express purpose of sacking thi,
this city and rescuing from prison about
dozen OF his fellowmurdererS who are under
arrest here Approaching thoroughly the
desperate and reckless character of Z
Coyote, and understanding from his recent
bloody work that the threat was not an idle
one, perfect panic seized the populace. Al
who could do 50 have sought safety by flee
lHg to the American side. The
adthorit1es took steps Immediately
to resist the maraudeIs, and hurried
preparations are being made to meet
them Citizens generally are arming them
elves, and an armed force of militia is eli
rolled the men dCubly armed and provided
with full supplies OF ammunition The cou
riet chu brought the alarming news also 70
pocted that lei Coyote had reached Baranco
about forty ndcs from this city. That wal
,ns point agreed upon as "a rendezvous, and
where they were to await the arrival Of thu
nam force, and tilou move directly to theii
work of pilage and murder in Nueva La
redo.
information was also received through th n
same source confirming the truth Of the re.
port tkAt Thursday last, during the desper-
ate fight with FL Coyotes gang at Salinas,
twenty persons were ,.ct down and killed III
| addition to AlCalde Santos Among the vic.
Tins OF the atIGciouS act Of the outlaws was
the chief of poll, g, who WIS shot to death
while fighting the raIlians bravely at the
head Of his forces Three young women
Vera terribly maltr,atcI and afterwards
killed. The venerable father of
Alcalde SantuS and the wealthy hacienda
| does, who participated zealously in
the support of the authorities in at.
tempting t. repel tine outlaws were also
slain. The atrocities committed by the
| rltlianN almost surpass !cliaf The outlaws
w,re aided i'll their bloody work by the
rdtiianly clement ot Salinas, who seized upon
| the opportunity to piunder stores and dwell
/ mgs, and many Of them afterwards joined
| the gang. 1t Is feared that upon the ap,
| preach of III C0yO,e and his band here there
will he an uprising of the dangerous element
i'll this city, and that the authorities may not
| he able to cope with the combined forces.
The chief of police has issued orders tu
show no quarter to the mtrudeIs, and special
| efforts will be made to Stay the desperate
leader OF the gang, without whom, il Is
thought, the ruAians could be easily van.
pushed and the band broken up. The terror
shown by women is painful The brutal III
dignities to which they have been subjected
| by the gang elsewhere is worse even than
death itself, and it is not surprising to st,
that all who can do SO are seeking safety il
| fight