Arizona republican., 1900-11-17
APACHES SUSPECTED
Another and Stranger Probability That They Were Yaquis Who Had Crossed Over the Mountains. Twelve of the Indians Were Killed and Several of the Mer- mons-Troops Called Out.

Fl Paso, Nov. 16.-OficiaI reports received tl1is afternoon from Casas GTandes, in Mexico, one hundred and seventy miles southwest of Fl Paso, say that a band of Apache Indians at tackled the American Mormon colony of Pacheco at dusk last evening an1 the redskins were repulsed with diffi- cuIty after a hard fight. Twelve h. dians were killed and several Mor1nons were killed and wounded. although the exact number was not given.
 The report came to the mayor of Juarez, Mexico, this afternoon fin the shape of a dispatch from the mayor of Casas Grandes. It was supplemented d by a request for troops to drive the Ind.ans out of the bordering mountains, toward which they fled after attack ing the settlers. The mayor of Juarsz forwarded the message to Presidena Diaz and the governor of Chihuahua and troops and Mexican rurales will be ordered out at once.
 "A company of soldiers has already been dispatched from the military post at Ascension, fifty miles from Psachcco. but it is feared that tlIoy are insuffi- cierlJ tn cope with the Indians. who are expected to fight desperately. now that they have taken the warpath- The band of redskins Is believed to have escaped from the San Carlos reserva- tion in Arizona. where several hundred of a b1oodthi'sty tribe. once the terror of the southwest, uIe kept in nominal restraint.
 The dispatcn stated, however. that the Mexican authorities were not posi- tive whether the raiders were Apachss or YaqIi Indians from Son9In. but the general belief was that they wero Apaches. Just how many Indians par ticipated in the expedition is not known, but from s9le reports it is thought that there were more than fifty They left the Norman ssttle- memt af;er the fight and fled west. Ir is supposed that they either went into the Yaqui country or returned toward the reservation in Arizona. No one knows how they escaped without the agent knowing it, but he likely thinks they are out hunting.
 Further information could not be obtained at 6 o'clock tflds evening. All that is known is what Is given In the
  and he may be mistaken at to where the Indians belong. The Yaqui Indians in Sonora have been doing a great deal of damage of late and it is possible that this band belonged to that tribe If it is true ttlaiu this was a hand Of Apachts the probability is that the trouble will not end for many weeks or until every one of them lhas been slain. for it is we'll known that this tribe of Indians was alhe most murClerous of any on the frontier. and only a few years ago they were the terror of this portion of the southwest.
 They were so troublesome along the border in fact, HllIat the United States and Mexico entered into an agreement permitting the armed soldiers of either country to pursue the savages across the border whenever a raid was per petrtated, and in this manner the In- dians were finally almost cxterminated and brought to terms. Orders have just been received at tine military post at Juarez across the river from this city to dispatch without delay fifty sol diers to pursue the Indians.