The record-union., 1896-08-13
4 Band Of Yaqui Indians Make an A.
tack on the Town Of NOgaleS.
Repulsed After a Fight Lasting
Several Hours,
Eight Indians Killed and Two Taken
Prisoners, While Seven Officers
and Citizens Were kiIled-The In
dams Not Hostile to Americans,
But Bent on Wiping Out the Mex
icans.

But Bent on Wiping Out the Mex
leans.
NOGALES (Ariz), Aug. 12.-At 2:3o
this morning the Sonora portion OF
Nogales was attacked by about sixty
Yaqui Indians, and a battle between
them and the citizens ensued, lasting
four hours, in which seven Indians were
killed, one wounded, one taken prisoner
and three officers and citizens killed and
one mortally wounded.
The Indians are religious fanatic wor-
shippers Of Santa Teresa, and entered the
town on foot, yelling Viva Santa Tere-
sal" The Indians We're armed with
guns, axes and bows and arrows, and
opened the fight by killing two Mexican
guards and breaking into the Mexican
custom house. Then they began shoot
ing into the residences of Collector of
Customs r. Ogarrio and Mayor Cara
CCrtina.
When the Indians began shooting a
general alarm was given, and citizens
of the American side of the line Sc
cured all available guns, including forty
militia guns at the armory, ran across
the line and joined in the fight.
After daylight the citizens and OFF,
GERS made the fight so hot that the
Indians retreated across the hills back
of town. Several were wounded as
they went out Posses are in pursuit.
but the Indians have SO far succeeded
in eluding pursuit.
They then turned across the line back
into the United States.
The military officers at Fort Huachuca
have been wired to send troops to head
them off, and United States customs
guards have been sent out to follow the
trail
Letters and papers found on one of
the chiefs killed in the fight show that
the band organized at Guababi, on the
American side, week ago, and. an
arrangement was made to make a
charge on the town on the night Of the
18th of August.
The killed are: Manuel Delahanty and
Francisco Fernandez, Mexican customs
guards; NJ. Pena, a Mexican gendarme,
ard Cresencio Urbino, a Mexican citi-
zen. Seven Indians were killed, one
W ounded and one taken prisoner.
One letter found on the chief, sup
posed to be from Santa Teresa but not
signed, states: Trust in God and your
expedition will be successful"
Another says: Money, guns and am
munition are ready to go to the Yaqui
River
None of the letters are dated or
signed. The business houses are all
closed, and officers and citizens are rest
ing on their arms.
After the Yaqui Indians were run out
of town this morning by the citizens and
officers, Captain P. Sanchez of the Mexi-
can police, and a company Of men pur-
sued them. The party was accompanied
by Juan Fernandez, cashier of the Mex
lean Customs house. They overlook the
Indians five miles west of Nogales, near
the lake. The Indians opened fire, kill
ing the Captain and the horse ridden
by Fernandez. AS soon as Sanchez
horse fell the Indians made rush at
the Captain and beat him to death with
guns and machetes. The other men eS-
caped to Nogales and gave the alarm.
Twenty men Immediately left for the
scene and brought the dead body OF
Captain Sanchez to Nogales. The In
dians fled into the mountains near by,
where they are now camped, burning
signal fires, which indicates that they
are still on the warpath.
Colonel Kosterlitski arrived tonight
with sixty picked men of the Mexican
eendarmes, and left for the mountains,
where signal fires We're burning. 1t is
expected that if he finds the raiders he
will wipe them out to man, as he is
yeritable bloodhound and merciless in
dealing with offenders.
1t was learned tonight that 800 va
oui Indians had joined the other fill
busters, and that they crossed over to
American soil The Indians seem to be
crazed with their fanatical worship of
Santa Teresa, but they evidently do
not desire to injure Americans, as sew
eral who ran across the line when the
| firing began this morning had their
guns taken away, and were told to get
back as they were not after anyone but
Mexicans These they expected to
| capture, and then to assume control of
| the Government affairs themselves. The
| attempt to enter the residences of the
Customs Collector and the President of
| the town show this. The main object OF
the raid was to secure the arms, ammu-
milton and money in the custom house,
when they intended to start for the City
| of Mexico to overthrow the Diaz Gov
ernment. On the way thousands of In
dams and bandits would have joined
their ranks.
One of the Indians killed this morn
! ing had a picture of Santa Teresa in one
Of his pockets, and another had a lock
Of her hair in a little sack around his
neck. They were a hardlooking set
They are brave fighters, and do not
seem to know what fear means, as they
stayed in the town and fought long
after daylight against big odds. When
they did retreat they took their time and
walked out of town.
Late this evening one of the Yaqui
chiefs walked into hut in the southern
portion of town and was captured. This
| makes two prisoners and eight dead In
| dianS. while seven of the officers and
citizens are dead.
Copies of the Independence Laurc
Asuirre's paper, published at Ell Paso
Tex, We're received in town to-day and
some copies were found on the dead
Yaquis These papers were dated
June 2Sth and July -. 1896 and Were
special editions containing nothing but
revolutionary matter against the Mex
lean Government. Some people think
Lauro Aguirre was with the raiders
but no one seems to have recognized
him.
The prisoner Francis VasaueZ was
seen tonight by a correspondent of the
United Associated Presses. He says the
eighteen Indians held q meeting Tues
day night at Tubac. twenty-five mile:
north of Nogales. and organized fol