El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
NEWS AND NEWS.
Yauui War Furnishes Grand OPP
portunities for Newspaper Cor
RESPONDENTS.

pOrCunlC1eS LOT newspaper NOT-
respondents.
The Los Angeles Times of August
Is contained q column and half de-
sbription from it's staff correspondent
of terrible battles fought between the
troops and the Yaquis hear Bicam
August 10 and IL.
These battles were reported nearly q
week ago and published in the Ell Psso
papers as follows:
Two official dispatches has been re-
ceived regarding the Yaqui revolt.
The first is dated Aug. 10, and the Sec
ond Aug. IL. They follow:
Today General Lorenzo Torres had
an encounter with the Indian rebels.
The federal troops came upon the
Indians near the forest surrounding
Bicaran and q sharp engagement fol-
lowed in which 81 indians were killed,
while the federal loss was but 10 men.
The operations continue with great &C
tivity and. todsy's victory gives such
encouragement.
At s O'Clock this morning General
Torres with the Twelfth battalion and
the National Guard of the state came
upon the abandoned camp of the 1ndi-
ans, but fearing an ambuscaGe sent out
scouts to avoid q surprise. Sharp firing
from the Indians hidden in the under
growth followed. The fight became
general. The enemy fed, leaving sev-
enty dead on the field. General Torres
received a slight wound, and there
were three killed and wounded.
WAR OVER.
the Los Angeles Times last Tuesday
publishes the following account of the
battles and according to its dispatches
the war is over:
Military operations in the Yaqui
Valley eliminated Friday In series of
sharp engagements and the final rout
and dispersion of the Indians. The
other towns along the river and con-
centrsted their forces at Vicam on the
south bank.
On August 10 G=n. Torres began Of
fensive operations. He found a strong
body of Indians in the woods at Sehuita,
between TORN and Vicam, who offered
strong resistance. After q sharp en-
gagement the Indians fed, leaving
thirty dead on the field. The Mexican
loss was only ten killed and twenty-five
wounded.
Gen Torres returned to TORN for the
night. and at 4:3O a. M, of August H.,
he began the march to Vicam. An
hour later he again encountered the
Indians in the woods of Sehuita in q
strong position.
The troops dislodged the Yaquis and
killed four. A like number of the 18th
battalion and one man of the national
guard were wounded.
Following the enemy closely, Gen.
Torres found another force of Indians
intrenched behind the bank of the ir-
ri6ation canal, where the roads cross.
After half an hour of Fl fighting the va
quis were driven from this position with
loss of six killed. One Mexican
sergeant and three soldieos were wound
ed.
The Mexican forces there divided in
to two columns, one led by Gen Torres
and the other by Col. Peinado.
The latter's column, consisting of
the national guard and the regulars of
the 18th battalion, attacked the enc
my, whose principal stronghold-at
the church in Vicam-wss fortified
with palisades and earthwork. The
other columns attacked at the came
time in another quarter.
Three hours of very heavy fighting
ended in the final rout OF the Yaquis.
Their loss was heavy, but the number
of killed is not definitely known.
The Mexican loss was one killed and
several wounded, among the latter be-
ing Capts. Aportela and Pinal, of the
18th Battalion.
In this series of com bats, the Yaquis
were dispersed to the woods and noun
tains. They lost their stronghold in
the town of Vicam, which was occu
pied by Gen. Torres at II a. m. on Fri
day.
The Indians who fed from the pue-
bio took with them Father Beltran, the
missionary, and two Sister of Charity,
whom they were holding as prisoners.
The Yaquis are now scattered in small
parties, and it is not likely that they
will concentrate again.
The rest of the campaign probably
will consist of bunting out the fugitives
from their hiding places.