The morning times., 1896-09-06
tcopyright, 1861

(Copyright, 1861
1t is highly probable that the Secretary
Of War will be forced into dealing with a
woman. This woman, Teresa Urea, is
at the head of o 900 Asqui Indians. aud
can muster out an indefinite number more.
She is new Joan of Arc; and, worthy or
unworthy her cause, she is making the Mex
icangovernm more etroublethanithas had
since the Mexican War.
Teresa Urrea's ayowed purpose Is to
overthrow Mexico and oust President
Diaz. She would establish another and
better form OF government, with new
rules; but of her further plans she will
has thus far succeeded is shown by the
preparations which the Mexicans arem making
10 resist her, and the uneasy feeling OF
uprising that pervades the country.
In the relations OF the United States
tothe Urea revolution there would come
up a repetition of the Cuban trouble. The
AsQui want to be acknowledged as a bel
ligerent power. This Teresa Urea has
held them back from asking, as she is
clever, and knows its futility.
A NEW PRINCIPALlTY.
Her own method is to go in and fight
"Take what you need, she shouted at the
braves in the last uprising near Nogalcs.
She asks for no ackno wledgment and seeks
no aid. She will get her own ammunition
and manage her own compaign. Tie posi-
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one OF great friendIiness. She considers
us the friend of the oppressed. The position
which the United States must take toward
this woman leader of troops is one Of neu-
trality, unless she brings her forces over
into rizona, as she threatens to do, and
makes that the headqua rters of her infant
principaiity.
The history OF this modern Joan OF Arc
santa Sonora as she is called-is inter
esting, because it begins SO very much like
that of the Joan of 400 years ago. Teresa
was bo IN little Mexican girl on the Palo
Parade ranch, north of Gonzales, in the
state Of Sonora, where her father and
mother still live. Teresa was a big-eyed,
slender girl, of dreamy disposition. and
possessed OF a strange power over animals
She could call birds and beckoD to insects.
Among her little companions she was not
popular, because of her strange ways, but
her parents attributed it all to strain OF
Spanish blood which runs through her veins
A touch OF Indian, far back in the family
was supposed to have reappeared in her.
The little Teresa was a romantic girl
and built up an ideal in her own mind.
This found fulfilment in Mexican, II
worthless young fellow, with big, bold
eyes and n daredevil manner. Ter,sa
thought him the en- mbodiment OF saint iI.sj
betrothed herself to him. He consented
TO have her and the wedding day was set.
Butthe dare devil Me exican evidently tholgh;
the intense Teresa would make an un-
congenial wife. And when the wedding
day came he was missing
Teresa was then sixteen years old AM
in the full force of her powers. The lat
ent passions of her nature struggled 20
gether and overcame her slender body
After one hystenc outburst she fell 20
the floor in cataleptic spell, which lasted
a week. Her mother, the neighbors AMI the
Mexican doctors and priests sat by her
bedside trying to awaken her, but unavaii-
ingly.
HEAVENLY WEAKENING.
One morning at dawn, about 2 80 O'Clock,
Teresa rubbed her eyes and sat up and
smiled. Il am glad to be back with you,"
she said. II have been talking with God
and the Blessed Virgin, and can cure you
all of sic ckness.''
The neighbors ran out of the betlchambc.
scared out OF their wits, while Teresa
dressed he rself and walked out of the door
mrrectIy we'll A crowd collected. around
her with many sick among them She looked
at them with her big, dark eyes and prayed
over them, and they went away well. A
hundred Asoui Indians visited her the next
day and she cured them ALL The following
day she cured fifty. From that time her
work has gone on. For six years she has
visited the sick. She is called Santa
Teresa" Santa Cabora" and Santa se-
nora BY the name Saint she is known
throughout Mexico
The present uprising began solely on
her account. The Mexican authorities
grew tired of the crowds that thronged
to see her, and she was threatened with
arrest She fled to the mountains and
the Indians rode to her aid They said
she must come back to Nogales, in the
state Of Sonora. where she had always
lived The great attack on NogIles was
made at precisely the hour. when Teresa
had her awakening.
It is thought now that the many re.
cent attacks of the Asqui have been