The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-14

NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 13.-After the
Yaqui Indians were run out of town
yesterday morning by the citizens and
officers, Captain P. Sanchez of the
Mexican police, and a company Of men
pursued them.
The party was accompanied by Juan
Fernandez, cashier of the Mexican Gus
tom house. They overlook the indians
five miles west of Nogales, near the
lake.
The Indians opened fire, killing the
CAPTAIN and the horse ridden by Fer
nandez AS soon as Sanchez's horse
fell the Indians made a rush at the
captain and beat him to death with
guns and machetes. The other men es-
capped 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
dams fed into the mountains near by,
where they are now camped, burning
signal fires, which indicates that they
are still on the war path.
Colonel Koskerlitski arrived last
night with sixty picked men of the
Mexican gen d'armes and left for the
mountains, where
SIGNAL FIRES WERE BURNING.
1t is expected that If he finds the
raiders he will wipe them out to a
man, as he is a. veritable bloodhound
and merciless in dealing with Offend
ers.
It was learned last night that 500
Yaqui Indians had joined the other
filibusterers and that they crossed
over to American soil. The Indians
seem to be craze6 it'll their fanatical
ideas, and their worship of Santa Te-
resa, but they evidently do not desire
to injure Americans, as several who
ran across the line when the firing be-
gan yesterday morning had their guns
taken away, and were told to get back
as they were not after any one but the
Mexicans. These they expected to cap
ture, and then to assume control of
the government affairs themselves.
The attempts to enter the residences of
the customs collector and the presi-
dent Of the town show this.
The main object Of the raid was to
secure the arms, ammunition and
money in the custom house. when they
intended to stalt for the City of Mex
leo to
OVERTHROW THE DIAz GOVERN
MENT.
On the way thousands of Indians and
bandits would have Joined their ranks.
One Of the Indians killed yesterday
morning had 4 picture Of Santa Teresa
in one Of his pockets, and another had
a lock of her hair in little sack about
his neck. They were a hard looking
set They are brave fighters, and do
not seem TO know what fear means, as
they stayed in town and fought long
after daylight against big odds. When
they did retreat they took their time
and walked out of town.
Late last night one of the Yaqui
chiefs walked into a hut in the south
portion of the town, and was captured.
This makes two prisoners and eight
dead Indians, while seven of the Off
GERS and citizens are dead.
Copies OF the independents, Lauro
Augirro's paper, published at El Paso,
Texas. were received in town today,
and some copies were found on the
dead Yaquis. These papers were dated
June % and July 25 1896, and Gvere
special editions containing
NOTHING BUT REVOLUTIONARY
MATTER
against the Mexican government. Some
people thing Lauro Augirro was with
the raiders, but no one seems to have
recognized him.
The prisoner, Francis Vasquez, was
seen last night by a correspondent of
the United Associated Presses. He
says eighteen Indians held a meeting
Tuesday night at Tubac, twenty-five
miles north of Nogales, and organized
for the start. They went to Huevavi,
eight miles from Nogales, where they
made a short stop before entering the
town at o'clock. There were about
fifty more Mexicans and Indians in
waiting there Within thirty minutes
after their arrival the attack was made
on the Mexican custom house. He
says he does not know what their in
tentions were, but the chief told him
to come along and help make the at
tack or he v ould be killed Many of
those who Joined the party here were
well known, having worked on the rail-
road and at odd jobs around town.