El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-25
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me, drawer man cannot be found
nor chief that is truer to his tribe,
If they listen to reason. He is now
fighting with US, and standing over
there is Julian Espinosa, another OF
their valiant leaders, during the long
seige. He is also with US, aud several
others, who took prominent part in
the war against us, are to be found in
the ranks of the general
] The Indians nov have no 1eade r
with any record or prominence.
Four of the minor chiefs have already
been killed.
1 got back from the generals camp
this morning at 3 O'Clock. The camp
was on the river two miles below Po-
| tam.
They marched this morning back to
Vicam, where [ heard they found two
Indians and shot them.
MAIL LONG DELAYED.
POTAM, August 2O.-I have epcoun-
tered obstacles in sending out stuff
either by mail or telegraph which were
immovable.
L heard this morning that the mail
for Guaymas has been stuck in Me-
dano for nearly week, and the
operator here has been unable to
handle any dispatches for me until to-
day, the official work consuming the
time up to the last moment.
THE YAQUI WAR CHIEF.
Fierro Ruiz, whom the indians have
n1cknamed ApOvedapa, and who has
assumed partial command of the
Yaquis, will probably be accepted as
their chief. He is very Intelligent
Indian and is spoken of by his former
friends as being unacouainted with
fear and possessing much shrewdness.
nil hD L.
to remain in the valley more than
month, as the army will have destroyed
all of their provisions and pits. This
will force them to the mountains, and
when they reach there they will find
the government has placed body of
soldiers at every watering place for
miles about.
No letter has reached me since 1
left Hermosillo, and l therefore think
rarily stopped.
A WEARY CORRESPONDENT.
Yesterday afternoon q newspaper
into POtam on little old mare. He
was accompanied by Mexican guide. |
His first words to me, as he raised |
his hat to wipe his aching, sweaty
brow, were:
g. the country. If ever I |
get out OF it, 1 hope I'll never see it !
again, or hear another word of greaser |
language
His trip has already cost him about |
about 5000 American money, so he |
told me.
This correspondent was also inform
ed by General Torres that his presence
was not at all necessary at the front,
besides he would avoid the danger of
getting in the way of the guns by stay
ing on the north side of the river.
The general is now supposed to be on
MS march down the river again and
pretty confidently expects to clean the
woods OF the Yaquis in month and
hen tackle the noun tains, those to
which the Indians retreat being called
he P1tam and Bacateta ranges.
OLD WOMAN'S GRIEF.
A few feet from me lies an old, gray
haired Yaqui squaw weeping and moan
ng p1teOusly over the reported kill
ng of her six sons, who are with the
'ebels. The rest of her family, three
laugh tiers, are also along as cooks.
She is continually calling their names
md counting them on her fingers, and
Ealing on God to let her cross the
liver and die with them.
Inc securing of Information requires
he greatest amount of planning and
chem1ng. Only by careful cross-ques-
loulng can anything be learned from {
IeX1can officials concerning the war,
While the attitude oftwo Or three Ame-
leans engaged in business here is sur
rising. Their lips are sealed fast on {