El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-22
Ell pASOAN SHOT
Yaqui Indians Attack q Launch And
Wound an American


The situation along the Yaqui river
from Mendano to TORN has now
reached its most critical period, says q
dispatch to the Dallas, News, dated
August 20.
The Indians have commenced their
passage to the Pitaya and Bacatete.
The main body of the warriors is re-
ported to be In the vicinity south of
Bacum, while the remainder of them
are scattered throughout the
woods as far down the river as Menda-
no In small bands numbering from
four or five to fifty. ---+
The inhabitants keep themselves
closes within the town limits, and es-
pecially the peaceable Yaqui element,
who had the opportunity to witness
twice in the present: week the execution
OF Gen. Torres order that any Yaqui
found outside of the towns would be
brought to the Quartet and shot.
A small band of renegades approach
ed the river bank opposite Potoma yes.
rerdsy and made q effort to drive off
some mules, but we're discovered, when
they retreated.
Torres entire command is now
al Chimpaco, four miles above TORN,
on the south side of the river. The
generals next move will be to send
out an advance column TO favorite
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attachments, which will follow, are in
tended to form a line across the four
miles of woods along the river. 1t is
pretty we'll established that there are
few OF the renegades above this posi-
ton.
An advance will then be made down
the valley almost to the sea. with the
purpose of clearing the valley of the
enemy. 1t is the opinion of many who
kn hn A.
al OF the scene of hostilities to the
mountains will be more advantageous
to the Indians than to the troops, for it
was in these same hills that the un-
conquerable Yaquis successfully stood
OF the government and killed some
thing over 10000 soldiers in the war
that ended in the making of the peace
treaty in 1897.
A detachment of the seventeenth re-
giment under Capt. Morales Potoma
arrived this morning for
Chumampaco, and ITO men
of the eleventh will start in the
morning for the same destination. The
total number of soldiers now ON the
Yaqui river is $500.
About 1900 of these are in the field
and the rest are stationed at different
points along the river doing garrison
and other duties.
1ue DOn LOreDZO, small ste amer
plying between Potamo and Gen. Tor
res camp, was attacked by the Yaquis
yesterday, but got away, with one
killed. Capt Macdonald, a Scotch
man, we'll known in Ell Paso, was
wounded in the shoulder during the
skirmish.
Gen, Lorenzo Torres is so far recov.
cred from the wound in his thigh that
he expects to take the field again with
in ten days. One hundred volunteers
have been organized in Hermosillo
and will leave for the front via Bata-
motal.
The soldiers of the seventh reei-
ment arrived at Potamo on their march
to join Gen. Torres, whose command
left the lower river yesterday from
TORN, and they will be given three |
days for a much needed rest. Thew are
fOotsore and sick, and bordering on |
the condition of being unfit for duty.
1t has been found that the machine
guns. of which so much was expected, |
are complete failure in the fat Jungle |
river country.
As the Indians usually fight in small |
bands when they enter the mountains, |
the guns are expected to be of little |
service there also. In the last engage
ment the troops fought with Colts |
gun. which was brought into
action, but was broken by unframed |
hands before it was felt by the enemy. |
A dispatch by the HERALD to Potam |
asking If the party wounded was John |