Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-14
UPRISING OF YAQUlS.
THEY TAKE POSSESSION OF THE
TOWN OF NoGALEs.
EIGHT OF THE INDIANS KILLED.
Two of Them Taken Prisoners
Seven Mexican Guards and Citizens
Dend-The End of the Trouble Not
Vat
Yet.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 49,
The State Department has received the
following telegram, dated yesterday,
from r. Hughes Long, the American
consul at Nogales, Mexico: THE Yaqui
Indians took Nogales by surprise this
morning at 4 oc.ock. and held it two
hours. Ten Yaquis were killed and one
was taken prisoner. Four Mexican
guards were killed and two wounded"
INDIANS DRIVEN OFF.
NOGALES. ARIZ.. August 1S-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 accompa-
MED by Juan Fernandez. cashier of the
Mexican custom-house. They overlook
the Indians FIVE miles west OF Nogales,
near the lake. The Indians opened fire
and killed the Captain and the horse
ridden by Fernandez. The other men
escaped TO Nogales and gave the alarm.
Twenty men Immediately left for the
scene. and brought the dead body Of
dams fed into the mountains near by,
where they are now camped, burning
signal fires, which indicates that they
are still on the warpath.
Colonel Kosterlitsld arrived last night,
with sixty picked men, Mexican gem
darmes. and left for the mountains.
II was learned last night that 800
Yaqul Indians had Joined the other fill
busters, and that they crossed over TO
American soil The Indians seem TO be
crazed with their fanatical ideas and
their worship of Santa Teresa, but
they evidently do not desire TO injure
Americans as several who were across
the line when the fighting began yester-
day morning had their guns taken
away. and they were told to go back,
as they were not after any but the
Mexicans. These they expected 10 cap
ture. and then TO assume control Of the
| governments affairs themselves. The
main object OF the raid was to secure
the arms, ammunition, and money in
the ciIstOm-house. when they intended
to start for the City of Mexico TO over
/ throw the Diaz Government.
Late last evening one OF the Yaqui
| chiefs walked into a hut in the southern
| portion Of the town and was captured
| This makes two prisoners and eight dead
Indians, while seven Of the officers and
| citizens are dead
REVOLUTIONARY PAPERS.
Copies Of the independents, Iauro
| Aguirre's paper, published at Ei Paso,
Tex, were received in town yesterday
and come Of them were found on the
dead Yaquis The papers were dated
! June and July %. 1896. and were spe-
cial editions, containing nothing but
revolutionary matter against the Mexl
can Government. Some people thinl
Lauro Aguirre was with the riders. but
no one seems to have recognized him.
The prisoner. Francis Vasquez was
seen last night by a correspondent o.
the Southern Associated Press. He say!
eighteen Indians held a meeting Tues
day night al Tubac, twenty-five miles
north Of NOgales. and organized for th'
start. They went to HuevaW. eight
miles from Nogales. where they made q
short stop before entering the town at
O'Clock. There were about fifty or
| more Mexicans and Indians IN waiting
! there Within thirty minutes after
| their arrival the attack was made OF
4 the Mexican custom-hOuse.
| He says he does not know what thelI
| intentions were, but the chief told hin
10 come along and help make the at
tack or he would be killed.
Many Of those who Joined the party
here are well known, having worked on
the railroad and done odd jobs around
| the town.