Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-27

Career of the Sonora Outlaw Who Doiies
the Mexican Republic.


From tAe Ttoo Republics.
While the world is wondering at the
singular success which has placed I'll
MahdI on the barbaric throne Of the Sou
dan, Mexico has apparently found her
Mahdi in the person of Jose Mare Cajeme,
who holds sceptre of terror over Sonora
~ the Mohammed0n chieftain does over
the Soudan. Cajeme, chief of the Yaqui
and Mayo Indians, was born in 1892. in
the tiny town of TORN, on the banks OF
the silent Naqui river, which creepe 10 the
Pacific from Sonora's heart OF forests
His parents We're PantRloen Leiva CAjeme
and Hilarla Butemen, the latter his
mother being known yet through that
country IA theSibyl. The baptismal waters
Of Catholicism from the hands of an ad-
venturous Italian missionary, Father Ro-
manaui, rested on his head when boy in
the town OF NavaiOe. From earliest boy
hood Caieme took TO the chase, and retus-
ed to work on farm when he could scour
the deep forests with his bow and arrows.
When IL years of age he ran away from
home, and from that day his lite was "A
constant, restless march, bohemian eX-
istence. He entered the service OF Mi. j.
Il. Bourse, an American miner at Al0mos,
zatlan railroad. Wine and woman soon
drew their chains about him, and, fired
by jealousy and drink, he drew his first
human blood by stabblng Abraham JOll-
man, who was Mr.. Bourse's steward. He
then tiod.
In 1872, when the Governor Of Sonora,
lgnacio POsqueri, started out to assist the
Governor of the neighbOring State OF SIN
aloa against the revolution headed by the
bloody Marquee, Caieme joined the State
troops. During the campaign he gave
proofs Of great valor and of uncommon
military skill, and was made Colonel In
the Mexican army. During leisure mo-
ments of the campaign he learned to
read and write, for, as he never would go
to school, he did not even know the alpha
bet when be entered on this exciting pc
riod Of his life. When peace was estab-
lished Caieme returned 90 his home, pre-
ceeded by an uncommon fame. At that
time Julio MOrOyOqui, nick-named the
Jaguar, ruled the Yaquis. lie was one o.
the most sanguinary caciques Of Mexican
history and known as the American Nero.
MorOyoqui confirmed the rank OF Colonel
earned by Cajeme in the government
army, and the latter soon bent his extra
ordinary talents to depressing disorders
! In the government Of the former. Little
by little Cajeme acquired popularity, and
the Indian camps soon became too narrow
a theatre for two such men. One day
| Cajeme, with ten picked men, surrounded
the palace Of the JAguar, and, going IN,
assassinated him and was Immediately
| proclaimed his successor in power, a place
] he has since held.
While in Navsjoe he solicited IN mar
| riage the hand OF dark-eyed belle Of the
town, the daughter OF a rich planter. His
| suit refused, Cajeme "retTeated in good
order" and went back to the Yaqui river,
! thinking that time would amellOrate his
suffering. Afierward he made up his
mind TO see the girl, Juana Narvaez, and
he started on dark night and in disguise
| to visit her. On the way he was ambush
| ed by r. J. Castro, brother chief, who
was his rival for the possession Of this
4 Mexican Helen. Cajeme proved to be a
successful Paris. Single handed he killed
| Castro and three Of his men, besides
wOunding another, and arrived, bleeding
! from several wounds, at the feet OF Juana
! Narvaez. She feed from her home
/ in his company. Since that time
| Caieme has led fugitive life, with his
| band OF Indian warriors, and has dehed
! the power Of the Mexican republic
among the mountains and marshes Of
/ Sonora.
Cajeme is well built, has herculean
muscles, regular features, with savage
| air impressed upon them. and bias q
/ brusque, abrupt manner. He Is splendid
| hOrseman, and has saved his own life on
several occasions by his feet running ana
excellent swimming qualities. lie has
an uncOnquerable will, a presence OF
| mind which neverideserts him, and a cOur-
age which borders on temerity.
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