The record-union., 1899-08-12
Discredits the Thrilling Stories Sent Out
From Casas Grandes.
The Region Affected by the Out
break of Small Area, and the
Mexican Government Putting.
Forth Every Effort to Localize
the Hostilities and Prevent
Their Extending Further.

DENVER, Aug. LA special to the
News" from Nogales, Ariz., says: Au
thentic information of the Yaqui war
would surely come out via NOgales
more readily than via Casas Grandes,
this place being nearer and more &C
cessible to the seat of war; and here
no such thrilling stories as go out from
Casas Grandes are received.
Commandant Juan Fenochio, in COM
mand of the third zone of La Gendar-
merle Fiscal. which includes the re-
gion adjacent to the international
boundary between the State of Chihua-
hua and the Pacific Ocean, who is also
we'll posted on the policy ordered for
prosecution of the war by President
Diaz and his able Minister of War, Cen
eral Berriozabel, says that the zone of
hostilities includes but about 100
square miles of 100000 square miles in
the State of Sonora, Mexico, and that
this insignificant area is in remote
corner of the State. Outside of this
territory it is as safe as it ever was to
travel.
At the seat of war the Yaouis are
concentrating in force, and the Mexi-
can Government is putting forth every
NAAOA
vent their extending further. Troops
are hurrying into the region and
strong detachments are posted in all
the mountain passes leading out. When
everything is in readiness a strong
force will surround the Yaquis where
they have fntrenched, and will wipe
them out with machine guns. Those
who escape will be intercepted at the
mountain passes. Colonel Fenochi pre-
diets that when all preparations are
made the work will be finished up very
quickly.
Information from the zone of the
Yaqui war conveys the intelligence that
Father Beltram, the priest who was re-
ported killed at the time of the out
break, is still alive and in the hands
of the Indians. The latter have mott
fled the military authorities that when
the Federal troops attack them where
they have entrenched at Bacum, they
will kill the priest, his brother and two
sisters of charity whom they have also
taken captive.
MINERS NOT IN DANGER.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA special to the
Chronicle, from Ell Paso, Texas, says:
j. H. Latin of BroWnwood, Texas
reached here Thursday night, direct
from the Yaqui country, Sonora, Mex
leo, where most of the American pros
pectors who have gone into the noun
tains during the past two years are
congregated. He says that more than
800 Americans are in. the mountains
not far from Montezuma prospecting.
Latin reached Montezuma last Thurs
day, and had not heard of the Indian
uprising until he reached there. Hi;
camp, where he left several compan-
ions, is twenty-four miles from the
town and nine miles from the Yaaui
River. The hostile country where the
Indians are massing is $50 miles dis
tant, Abut the Indians are likely to re-
treat to the mountains at any moment
before the advancing troops. Latin
says not an American miner in the hills
has heard of the outbreak, and all of
them would be taken completely off
their guard and fall easy prey to the
Indians should they decide to raid their
camps. He says, however, that the
Americans at MonteZuma seemed to
have no fear of Indians penetrating
that far into the mountains, and no one
believed that the miners in the irnme-
date vicinity would be molested, al
though those Americans further down
the river are admitted to be in danger,
unless the rebellion is soon stamped
out