The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
UPRISING OF THE YAQUIS.
THE INDIANS ARE NOW ALMOST
SURROUNDED ny MExICANs.
Business In Guaymns and Other
Points Is Practically mt N stand
stiN us n Result of Outbreak.

Chicago. August s.-A special to the
Record from Guaymas Mexico, says
General Torres has almost completely sur
rounded Bycam, Yaqui stronghold.
where nearly 1000 savages are massed.
on the arrival of the artillery and the
machine guns the Mexican general will
close in OH the Indians
The reports from General Torres re-
garding the killing OF Remley and Miller
say their bodies We're found hanging from
a tree with the hands and feet cut of.
The uprising reaches down the Yaqul
river To the sea and 1t is not expected
to extend further north than the Zuhnr-
per district. The government now has
nearly 5000 men In the field. Two hun
dred volunteers will leave Guaymas for
Medano tonight on the steamer Jalisco.
A fight Is expected on entering the Yaqui
river with a large band OF savages that
last week attacked and burned three
sloops, Acres, we'll known Mexican at
Hermossillo, losing his life in the en-
counter
Business In Guaymas and other points
in Southern Sonora is practically at
standstill in consequence of the rebellion.
1t Is not entirely subsidized the heavy
freightng done with the Yaqui valley. but
has led many Mexicans OF the city to re-
treat beyond the prefecs call for volun-
u.
American merchant In Guaymas, and one
of the signers of the treaty made by the
Mexican government with the Yaquis In
1897 declares the Indians have been
spoiled through kindness, The govern
ment has given them the very choicest
land In the valley containing 100000 acres,
encroachments of which have never been
made and would not be tolerated by the
government. Every man, woman and
child on the reservation received monthly
thirty five pounds OF corn and nifty cents
In money until they became able to raise
their own crops the government furnish
ing 900 yoke of oxen and all the necessary
implements and seed as gift But In
stead of trying to improve their opportu-
nifty they considered the governments
generosity extended through fear and
commenced to make unreasonable de-
mands, backed by threats of war.
A great many OF them have been drunk
since June "a. when their feast began.
Mr.. Chisem declares II will require many
more troops than are at present ordered
to the front and vigorous measures to
smother the uprising. The man -of-war
Democrat arrived last night from Ensen-
ada, Lower California. with the remainder
OF the Seventh regiment The Democrat
and the transport Oaxaca left today tor
San BIAS to meet the Sixteenth regiment.
which is en- route from the City OF Mexico.
Ell Paso, Texas, August S.--Reports from
all sources In Southwestern Sonora UP u
today indicate that the war with the YaQui
Indians is confined to the immediate neigh
borhood where the trouble started. south
and west OF TORN, month ago. Indians
engaged In the trouble are but few and DO
not number more than 300.
Among the renegades are those who at
tackled the custom house at N0gnles, 6on0-
ra, on the Arizona line. two years $50, and
were repuised with the aid Of Amsrtcans
In the Arizona town OF the same nAHe.
The killing of two Americans BY reneendes
near TORN three weeks ago Wa In r.
venge for the part taken by AmsFtcans n
the Nogales affair.
The American miners and prospectors
engaged In washing placer gold In numer-
GUS streams now Occasioned BY tho Hntny
season, on the headquarters Of the YsauI
river report that the Yaaui miners aro al
returning to the mines and refuse 70 lake
part with these renegades The YAQui
miners. when they hrst heard q the
trouble at TORN, Ell srmed themeelyea
and went poste haste to IN XaQuj valley.
slpposing their people had I'm ettookfd
unawares by Mexlrane. e II Il. 5 IS
No camps on the Yalui siyer ~ been
molested Many pntruo e11RleS 9oHe -
sent out by uewspeper eefeo[ ~ Ri
hciai reports non 3egs,a ~ -