The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
INSURRECTlON OF INDIANS.
TROUBLE WITH THE YAQUIs CON-
sTANTLY GROWING.

Those I'm the Towns Are Going to
the Woods % Join in the Fight
Ramsey and an American PhotOr-
r"pher Kilied-ROmcro Family
Reported KiIIed-Nnny Americas
Miners in the YnGui Country.
Large Army Needed.
City of Mexico. Aug. 4.-Dispatches from,
Guayamas show that the Yaquis insurrec-
ton IS constantly growing in extent. and
all the Indians Ia the towns along tho
river are rising in arms aud taking to tho
woods and moun,ains to join their COM
panions already arrayed against the au-
thorities
Jack Ramsey, the famous frontier char-
acter and the American photographer
ED Miller We're on the way to Alamoa
when they We're attacked by the Indians
and killed
Three sloops on the Yaquis river near
Medaro. were also attacked aud Aurillo
f. Paredes, who was in charge of them.
was killed The vessels were set on fire,
but Were saved by federal forces which
drove the sayages away.
IL Is reported that the Romero family
were captured as they We're about to en-
bark ON one Of the sloops aud that Pare-
des was killed in trying to rescue them.
Troops are pursuing the bands supposed
to have the family. The telegraph lines
south OF Alamos have been cut. The In
dians along the Mayo river are quiet and
do not seem inclined to join the insurrec-
ton.
Col. Angel Garcia Pena tolegraphed yes
terday that Don Carlos Hale. the noted
merchant, had not been killed as reports
ed. Ohicial advices up to Monday how
ever state clearly that after Gen. Torres
took Dacum they found ten dead Of the
troops from Cocorlt and four Of the body
guard of the Yaquis, Chief Maldonado
ana the body Of Hale They say nothing
has been heard Of their chief.
American Miners in Danger.
Austin, Tex, Aug. A dispatch from
Casa Grandes, state Of chihuahua, Mex.
states that four American miners had lust
arrived there direct from the Upper Yaquf
river country They were driven out by
marauding bands Of Yaqui Indians.
Thomas Iiarvcn, one OF the members OF
the party who formerly Nved IN Austin.
stated that there are probably 1000 Ameri-
can miners and prosgectors scattered
through the Yaqul country ana that their
lives are in imminent danger as the In
diaus are getting bolder and more desper-
ate each day.
Harvell said that the news OF The bloody
outbreak among the Taquis In the lower
valley had not reached the upper part of
the stream when he 5elt, and that as soon
as such news is recevrd by the scattered
bands of Indians in the placer mining re-
g.on they will massacre every white man
along The river.
lie estimates that there are 5000 Yaaui
braves, and that Il will take force of 40.-
90 Mexican troops 10 conquer them, il
they are enabled TO reach their former
sirongholds in The Sauhariha range of
mountains.
Gen. Torres Not Killed.
San Francisco. Aug. 4.-According To N
dispatch received by Rafael YsabeI. con-
gresham from the state of sonora. Mex
leo who Is in this city, Gen Lorenzo Tor
res, commander-in-chicf of the Mexican
army In the field now fighting the In
dams, has not been killed as has been re-
ported
Ills captain Juan Moldonano, formerly
known as Tetabiate who was chief OF the
Yaquis during the ten years war has.
however, been murdered by The Indians,
dispatch from Gov Torral of Sonora
to Congressman Ysabel states that Gen.
Torres has been wounded In the calf Of
the leg in fight against the Indiana.
whom he routed. leaving sixty dead ON
the battlefield.
Gen. Francisco Candedo, governor Of the
state OF Sinaloa, is also in San Francisco.
He has assured the government of Sonora
OF all the assistance within his power.
Gen. Candedo believes the United States
VIII not be called upon to protect the
Arizona border. as there is a sufficiene
force In Mexico to extermlnate the Ya-
quis.