Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-02
Result Of Bloody Race War Be-
tween MexiCanS and
Americans.
POLICE FORCE WIPED OUT.
Trouble caused by Demand OF McM'
cans for an Increase OF
Wages

Marco. Ariz.. June l.-Forty-hre AM
orleans we're Killed today At cananea.
Mexica 40 miles south Of here where
is located the great copper camp Of
Col W. G. Greene. The camp BE- on
fire. and It IS reported thar the MeKi-
cans are defylng all authority Ihey
are reported 10 be using dynamite In
blowing up the great smeIters ana mills
owned by the Greene company
Tie trouble arose at Canauea over
the demands Of the Mexican for an in
crease in wages from $3.50 to s. per
day. Parties who left there az 1880 this
afternoon said that Col Greene was ad-
dressing practically the entire popu-
lation OF the camp in an effort 10 paci-
IS inc excited Mexcans. However, be-
tween I aud . o'clock this afternoon
the Mexicans opened IRE on the Am-
orleans and 10 ur more were Killed.
Col Greene wired az once % Bisbee
FOR an the armed men that could De
sent 10 protect the Americans ana thelr
property az Cananea. The population
of Canauea Is $4,000, Of whicn 1000 are
Americans. The family of Col Greene
arrived here this afternoon, nut the
colonel remains with his property. Two
trains loaded with refugees arc now
en- route here from Cananca and VIII
go 90 Bisbee.
Governor Ysabel OF Sonora is hurry
ing here from Heimosllo, the capital
of the state. and win be- met here by
The Blsbee force, which viii accompany
him 10 CanancA
There has been bad blood az Cauanea
for some time. and only month ago
the home NJ the superintendent OF the
mine was dynamited boy unknown par
ties Yesterday one ~ the policemen
OF the city was killed by an American.
who claimed that IL Nas personal
grievance he had against the Mexi-
can.
Capt Tom Bynnng Of the Arizona
rangers arrived here tonight from
Douglas with posse Of his men. All
the arms obtainable On Bisbee Douglas
and Naco are now IN The hands n
picked men who are ready to 90 10
Cananea II Is believed that the Mex
team officials az Canauea are doing al
they can 10 save life and property
There Is great excitement In all the
towns along the border as hundreds
have relatives and friends IN Cananea
At 1880 tonight a trainloai Of refu-
gees arrived here from the scene of
trouble and confirm the stories received
earlier ip the evening. lt Is known
that al least dozen Americans have
been killed and fully 30 Mexicans
George Metcalf. who has charge Of
the large lumber muslness Of the
Greene company, was one Of the first
men 10 he Killed. The Mexican labor
erscrs had been gathering IN a great
crowd during the forenoon and this
afternoon about 1890 Of them started
from the vicinity Of the Sonora hotel
toward tho lumber yard. ON tho way
they stopped az a livery stable and
tried 10 persuade two MeXicans at work
20 Join them. but they refused and
when the proprietor told them tho sta
bic was his individual property and
was not connected with the mining
company they left.
Al the lumber yard a large FIRE hose
was brought out and rs the crowd ap-
preached the Office water was thrown
ON them AZ the same time Metcalf
advanced on the crowd with rife
The Mexicans closed al on him. took
The gun from his hands and beat him
20 death with a. William Metcalf. n
nephew. rushed 20 the rescue ~ his
uncle. when he was shot by q Mexican.
Three Mexicaus we're killed at the lum-
Der yard
After killing the two Metcalis tho
MeVlcans rushed into the office and
iumberyard and set fire 90 both. caus-
ing the destruction OF property valued
az $4,000 The general Office OF the
Greene company was also burned,
They then lcit the lumber yard aud
dynamited a powder house near the
Sonora hotel for the purpose of secur-