The San Francisco call., 1899-08-16
TORRES TROOPS
ROUT THE YAQU|S
Sharp Engagement With
the Indians.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia special to the
Tfmes-HeraId from Guaymas, Mexico,
says: Military operations in the Yaqul
Valley eliminated on Friday in a series
of engagements and the final rout and dis
persal of the Indians.
The Yaquis in rebellion had concen-
tTated their forces at Ficum, on the south
bank General Torres began offensive
operations on Thursday. After a sharp
engagement the Indians fled, leaving
thirty dead on the field. The Mexican loss
was ten killed and twenty-five Wounted.
General Torres returned to Orrm for
the night and at 4:30 o'clock the next
morning he began the march to Nicum.
The troops dislOdged the Yaquis and Killed
four. Five of the Twelfth Battalion and
one man: of the National Guard were
FoiidWililg. the enemy closely General
TorI'es#fOjrd another force cf: f:IndianS: ~
treriched4; ;behind 'the"bank: of: the ,irr' Efla
ton catiafi. Where *tlfe.roadf crosses. After
az hall f@lIQGr: of, lighting. the YaQuiS .@Wt5re
drjNenf: FROM this .Ios5tt on with "a: Ioss%o I
siy:.l{iil a. =: Orie@@M eXican: sergeant and
three s0ldIers We're wounded .:=~*:: :: ~ ~ @ u
"a re now: scat cred. in: small
pa {ies.a .iS not likely they will rGnfr-
ceIrtrat & again. The rest of: THE campaign
probably will consist of hunting. out the
renegades from their hiding places: :: =: ::
8%3-e1- % y - &-%-3-e
ferent and the places mentioned are not
in harmony with the knowledge | have
of his life. / have known my husband
as Mr.. Howard-alWays by that name.
He married me under that name and We
have lived under that name and always
will. During our married life my hus-
band has done everything a husband
and father could do to make myself and
children happy. Our little: girls know
nGthingaof~ this TERRIBLE: story and j hope
thcy#neN Yer: VIII They :loYe*their father
With.:aS: great affection: as j do. II: ana
copfi'deIIt..th att he*Is#not: guilty .0f"tFfs
a:Wflll charge. and#I:WilI: :stand by: him
Through thick and thin: He. has -neyer
dome: anything Wrong" since T.: have
kn0Wn him: except that~little. affaIr.*in n
AfaIne eGai. and.ryou All know what:that
was: about. II DON'T knew: what they
VIII say.neXt about my husband. They
may even attack me. They can't attack
my character; they could not and would
not dare do so. | will stand by my hus-
band through all this trouble, and l am
sure he will prove his innocence to the
world"
During the short interview Mrs.
Howard's S eyes filled with tears, but she
tried hard to show she was brave under
the heavy burden that had been thrown
on her. She would frequently pass her
hands over her brow as if to bring her
self to realization of things. The lady
is a sweet-faced, refined woman of
English birth and education. 1t is said
she met her husband in small town
near Sydney nearly twelve years ago.
She was sixteen years old when the
handsome naval lieutenant visited her
town. They met and romantically fell
in love with each other at first sight.
After three months engagement they
were united and had been living hap
PLY together until the present trouble
arose They have two little girls-one
aged nine and the other three. The
family has been residing at 1925 Pine
street for the past fifteen months. The
house is luxuriously furnished and be-
speaks the refinement of it's mistress
Attorney Beatty's Statement.
w. A Beatty of the firm of Short
ridge & Beatty, attorneys for Mr. How
ard made the following statement to
The Call last night:
Chief Lees is absolutely mistaken in
his statement of Mr.. Howards record
which he furnished the newspapers last
night He has undoubtedly confused
some criminal with my client. AS a
matter of fact, Howard is a man be-
tween So and 40 years of age. Accord
ing to the statement given by the police
the man Doyle, they claim to be How
ard must be at least As years of age.
Howard as matter of fact was born
in India not in Australia at all. He
was in the British naval service and re-
signed from that some years ago be-
cause of his health. He visited Califor-
MIA at the time Kellogg was shot as a
del INN a Rriti tich Of
He was never in Jail in Sydney. He was
never arrested in Australia either for
obtaining money under false pretenses
or any other crime. He was never in
Jail in any part of Australia He is not
now fugitive from Justice nor is there
a sentence hanging over him in Aus
tralia. Nor are extradition papers on
the way from Australia.
Howard came to San Francisco five
or six years ago. He has lived in this
city and vicinity almost continuously
ever since. He returned on visit to
Australia a year or more ago with his
wife and family. He put up at the best
hotel in Melbourne-he lived for a long
time at the Hotel Metropole in Sydney.
Before he left Australia he was known
/ as Augustus Howard, his true name.
and when he visited that country q
year or so ago he registered as Angus
tus Howard, and was known by no
other name than Augustus Howard.
In 1897 Mr. Howard was arrested in
San Francisco for obtaining a piece of
iron used in an invention of his of the
value Of 81 10 by fraud. The man who
caused his arrest refused to swear to
warrant to the complaint and the
trial Judge and Prosecuting Attorney
both declared that it was entirely and
absolutely unwarranted Mr., Howard,
as far as / know, has swindled no
body out Of small amounts of money.
Among the papers now in my pos