The herald., 1896-08-13
A MEXICAN |NSORREcIlON
RELIGIOUS Fanatics Attempt a
Revolution
SANTA TERESA'S CONVERTS
Egeed on by an Unscrupulous Newspaper
Publisher
and Eight Indians Were Dcad-More
Fighting Expected
Associated Press Special Wire.

NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 12.-About 4
o'clock this morning the citizens of No
gales on both sides of the international
line were aroused from their sleep by
a fusilade Of shots. Rushing to ascer-
tain the cause, they found that seventy
five Yaqui and Temochio Indians had
made an attack on Nogales, Sonora, for
the purpose of securing arms and mon
eys to aid in the overthrow of the Mex
ican government in the interest of Santa
Teresa de Cabora. AS the result of the
attack, seven Indians are dead, one bad
ly wounded, who will die, one prisoner,
two celadores (Mexican custom house
guards) Francisco Fernandez and Man
uel Delehanty, dead; another, Jose Pena,
mortally wounded. and Crecencio Ur-
bino, keeper of little fruit stand, dead.
At o'clock a posse returned to No
gales bringing the dead bodies of Pom
cino Sanchez and Juan Fernandez. The
special train returned at O'Clock from
Magdalena. bringing sixty gendarmeria.
who left at once on the trail. as signal
fires are seen burning on the hills six
miles away, proving that the insurgents
are meditating another attack. A troop
of United States cavalry is en- route
from Fort Huachuca and two compa-
nies of infantry from the same place
will arrive on the train at 10 o'clock.
Business house sare closed and citi-
Gems on both sides of the line are guard
ing the town.
The attack was made little before
o'clock. The first alarm was an attack
on two Mexican custom house officials
on guard at he time at La Aduana From
teriza. the Mexican custom house. The
guards fled to the tower of the build
ing with four rifles. The attack then be-
came general, first breaking in the doors
and windows of the building, the insur-
rectionists secured a unmber of rifles
stored there. One of the first men on
the street was Alexander Edgerton, the
nephew of Ogarrio collector of customs
He was seized and taken before one Of
the leaders, who commanded him to
show the whereabouts of Cara Cor
tina, presidehte of the city.
Several Americans, hearing the first
fusillade, ran across the line and were
held up by the insurgents, who on ascer-
tainig who they were, told them to go
back on the American side, as they did
not want to hurt Americans, but only
wanted Mexican officials. They remarked
that they wanted to take charge of pub
lie affairs and run the government.
They seem to be crazy on account Of
fanatical worship of Santa Teresa de
Cabora. On the body of the leader were
found a picture of the saint tied in
ribbon, and half a dozen copies of Ell
Independent, published at Ell Paso by
Lauro Aguirre, who undoubtedly is the
cause of melting the rebellion, also sew
eral letters containing plans for an at
tack on August II, calling on all sympa-
thizers to de in Nogales on that date.
Several copies of the same paper bear
ing date of July 25 reached Nogales to-
day. containing nothing but revolution
ary matter.
On an interview with a prisoner this
morning the following facts were ascer-
tanned: The insurgents started yester-
day from Tubac. twenty-five miles north
of Nogales. in the direction of Tucson;
came to Huevavi. eight miles north of
Nogales, where a consultation was held
and plans formed. Arrived at Nogales
at o'clock, where they found about fifty
others waiting, when an attack was
made. This is the story of one who sur
rendered and is held prisoner He was
forced to accompany the expedition un-
der pain of death. At the present writ
ing the total unmber If deaths is four
teen, eight Indians and six officials.
The authorities have list of nineteen
names taken from one of the bandits
who was in the attacking party The
leaders were Rafael Arvizu and Laredo
Bibas. Bibas was killed.