Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-25
battle WITH YAQU|S'
Mexicans and Yaquis Have Two
Bloody Conflicts in Vicam
River Valley.
Losses Said to Have Been Severe on
Both Sides Real Tragedy
on the Stage.
Leading Lady Of Theater Company
Shoots Manager-De Death in a
Wreck.

LOS (AuSeleS, Cdl., SEPT. sO'-OhASA".
reports of two battles between Mexi-
cans and Yaquis have just been re-
ceived here. Gen. Luis Torres de-
'clared the campaign suspended until
October, but the Yaquis We're not con-
suited on that point. Lorenzo Torres
also appears to have made different ar
arrangements.
On September Ia Lorenzo Torres
crossed the river to Vicam, the town
supposed to have been captured by
Luis Torres in August. He found In
dams there who attacked his rear
guard, and a running fight of over half
an hour ensued. The report fails to
say in which direction the running was
done. but it says the Indians were dis
persed and nine of them We're killed.
The Mexican loss is stated to have been
five killed and nine wounded. among
the latter Lieut.. Col. Navarro. of the
Eleventh battalion, one of the best Off
GERS on the Mexican side AS this re-
port is from Lorenzo Torres it may be
lrelied upon as correct.
| A report of another battle on Septem-
Der is comes from another source, also
| official, and it's statements of number
killed may be believed by persons not
| familiar with Mexican traits.
| According to this report the Mexican
force under Col. Hernandez the number
lof which is not stated, encountered
| 1000 Indians near Lake Aqueca, prob
ably a small lagoon between Torin and
| Potam. The Indians retired from the
open field and sought cover in the thick
woods, where a bloody combat reigned
| FOR more than two hours, beginning at
| 5 in the morning. The report says the
j Indians were defeated and dispersed.
eaving on the field eighty-seyen dead.
| No wounded Indians ever figure in
.hese reports, because the Mexicans
1 murder them. The Mexican losses are
| stated as fourteen soldiers killed ano
| .hirty-siX wounded. Maj. Ruiz of the
National Guard was mortally wounded
md Julian lsspinosa. captain of the
| Yaquis, friendly to the Mexicans. ane
/ retebiate's lieutenant in the Ten Years
VAR was killed also. The report wind:
up with the invariabie eulogy of officer.
md troops, and says they have beer
4 constantly triumphant" ignoring tn,
fact that the Yaquis whipped then
ltwice at Zehuta and remain in TIL
places from which they are reported I
have been driven several times.
u These two battles prove that tn
: Yaquis have not retired to the noun
tains, but are making their fight in tn
valley where the war began. They ar
lighting for the valley lands and tryin
TO drive the MeXicans out, and they ar
! not molesting anybody in the mimi
districts.
An interesting feature of the officia
reports is the statement that severa
Il Inhabitants of the river towns VIII
We're taken prisoners by the Yaquis i
alJuly have been released and have re
! turned to headquarters in TORN. Here
tofore the Mexicans have represente
: the Yaquis as savages, who torture an
/ kill prisoners. and specific reports {
Z the slaughter of these prisoners hay
: prisoners. even those taken withot
arms. and they Will not respect fla
Of truce from he Yaquis.
The returned prisoners report thu
Tuan Maldonado. who was said to HAY
4 been killed by the insurgent Yaquis ;
Bacum at the beginning of the on
d break, is one of the chiefs of the ho
d tiles. He was in the government SER
ice and was captain of the force d
% tailed by ,Ien. Torres on July u to di
) arm the disconnected Indians at Ba
II nm. His escort was routed and mo
e Of the men killed.