The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-09-30
YAOUIS GIVE BATTLE.
Two Engagements Officially Reported
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The state officials of Hermosillo have
received reports from the field of two
battles between troops and 1aquls
south of the Yaqui river. On the 18th
of September Lorenzo Torres crossed
the river to Vicam. The Indians at
tackled the rear guard and there was
running fight. Nine Indians we're
killed and the Yaquis dispersed. The
Mexicans lost Lieutenant Colonel Ma
varro and four troopers, and nine were
wounded.
On The 18th there was another en-
gagement in which the Mexicans under
Colonel Hernandez encountered
thousand Yaquis near Lake Zaqueca.
The Indians were defeated, leaving
81 dead on the field. The Mexican
losses are stated at IA soldiers killed
and SO wounded. Major Ruiz was
mortaIly wounded.
An interesting feature Of the official
reports is the statement that several
inhabitants of the river towns who were
taken prisoners by the Yaquis in July
have been released and have returned
to headq quarters in TORN. The returned
prisoners report that Tetabiate, alias
Juan Maldonado, who was said to have
been killed by the insurgent Yaquis at
Bacum at the beginning of the out
break, is one of the chiefs of the hos
tiles. Tetabiate was in tho government
service and was captain of the force de-
tailed by Gen. Torres on July 81 to
disarm the discontented Indians at Ba-
cum. His escort was routed and most
of the men killed. Espinosa and Lore
to Villa escaped. Tetabia disappeared
and a body dressed in his clothes was
found and identified as his, although
his face was mutilated beyond recogni-
tion. Later it was reported that he
was prisonerin the Yaqui camp, and
the identified body was found to be
that of another Indian upou whom his
clothes had been placed. About Sep
tember 1st soldier reported that he
had seen Tetabiate leading a band of
fifty Yaquis that was driving off a herd
Of cattle, but no attention was paid to
his story by the Mexican officers. Pro-
baby the soldier told the truth, and it
Is likely that Tetabiate was the original
promoter of the outbaeak. He was
instructed to seize the arms Of the va
quis before the outbreak, and he did
seize about seventy guns, some of them
antiq muekets, reporting that he
had disarned all the tribe. When the
rebels were found to be armed with
,I,,
Mexicans assumed that Tetabiase had
been deceived. Evidently somebody
else was deceived. The supposed kill
ing of Teta biate also was peculiar. He
left his lieutenants and escort and went
alone to talk with the disconnected
Indiann at the church of Bacum.
Firing was heard, and an Indian ran to
the escort and said Teta5iate had been
killed.
The following sensational dispatch
sent out from Ell Paso Monday, is not
believed by Mexican officials in Noga-
les. No intimation of the killing re-
ferred to has been received here:
Reports are coming in that Am erican
prospec.ors have been made to suffer at
tho hands of tho savages and it is more
than probable that seven residents of
New York, who went into the Sahuaripa
district via Nogales some time ago have
been murdered. Not many days ago
six deserters from the Mexican army
arrived at the camp and said that seven
| Americans had been killed by the
Indians in the Sahuaripa district few
| days before, that they had seen the
mutilated bodies and could not be mis-
! taken"
No party OF seven New York men
passed through Nogales: Sahuaripa dis
trict or at least the portion that deser-
ters would pass enroute north is 200
miles from the Yaqui's reservation.
The entire story reads like a fake.
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