The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-25
THE YAQUI PROPHECIES.
why the Mysterious Santa Teresa
Was Banished From Mexico.
From the FL Paso Times


Il notice" says a correspondent, that
some enterprising reporter has tried to
make Santa Teresa responsible for the
Yaqui rebellion. Santa Teresa is at her
home in Clifton, Arizona, and has not been
on Mexican soil since she was banished
some years ago
~ have heard the story of Santa Tere-
sa's life from her own lips, and from her
father and l know that she never did
have anything TO do with Indian upris-
ings in Mexico.
Santa Teresa was born on her father
farm. in the state of Sonora. Her father
was then a wealthy farmer, residing more
than one hundred miles from the Iaqui
reservation. The Yaqui Indians heard of
the wonderful heading powers of Santa Te-
rosa, and number of sick Yaquis had
been cured by her She won their ever
lasting gratitude, and their simple, super
stitious minds endowed the kind-hearted
farmers daughter with divine power
"One day there came to the Yaqui set
Element priest. The settlement had a lit
tie cathedral, but no priest. except such
as occasionally visited the village as this
one did. The priest found in the little ca
thedral a very fine old painting which had
been left there by the Spaniards. The
priest wanted The painting, and said he
would take it and replace it with another
painting. The Indians objected, and fin
ally notified the persistent priest that he
should not touch the painting. On return
ing to his regular station the priest re-
ported that the Indians had rebelle against
the Mexican government. AS a result of
that report, troops were ordered to the
Indian village 10 subjugate the rebels.
The Indians heard that the troops were
coming, and supposed that they were be-
ing sent to support the priest and take
their painting. War signals flashed from
every hill and the Yaquis gathered in
force to protect their painting of the Nir-
gin. They went out to meet the soldiers,
after having taken a vow that if they won
the fight they would all go to see Santa
Teresa and take their wounded for her to
heal.
well. the battle resulted in the slaugh-
ter of all the troops. To remember their
VOW the Indians went into the battle
shouting: Remember Santa Teresa Mex
leans, hearing the battle-cry, concluded
that Santa Teresa was responsible for the
uprising. when, as a matter of fact she
did not know anything about it,
After, winning the battle the Indians
headed for Santa Teresa's home. 1t was
a long march, but they were going to keep
their vow. Runners notified Santa Tere-
sa'S father of what had happened and
told him the Indians were coming He
knew their visit would cause the govern
ment to suspect him, so he took his fam
lily and hurried to the nearest military fort
and notified the officers of the advance
of the Indians. He returned to his home
with the troops. The Indians had been
there. and, finding Santa Teresa gone had
left several of their wounded and return
ed TO the Yaqui country.
THE presence of the wounded Yaquis In
Santa Teresa's home was accepted by the
army officers a s proof positive that Santa
Teresa had been aiding the rebels, so she
was ordered to leave the country. She did
So and has never returned or had any
communication with the Yaqui Indians. So
you can see her Punishment was a mis-
take. as was the Indian mnrisinE-,,