Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-05
HE TRounLE AT cANANEA.


 The excitement at La Cananea, oC- casicned by the killing Of two Ame-i- cans on Friday by a Mexican mob. dad the subseuqent burning Of large lumber yard, causing loss of quar- ter ot 9 million dollars, has subside5.
 Inc first telegrams sent from Can ane} immediately following these two Incidents were justified. The kill ing of the ringleader of the mob car rylE:, red flag an hour later, left . the Mexicans without a leader. Two mere yoileys from a body of armed . A-ne ricans sent the mob scattering, and the fighting after that was indi- vidually and not collectively. While . at least twen;.y Ilen were killed in Saturdays skirmishes, there was no
 organized resistance to the efforts Of the police and Governor, assisted by the Americans, to preserve order. NobCdg was killed in 8 crowd after the first day.
 The condition of affairs at Can anea fer two days showed that the local Ec2ce officers, mounted police. c-C.. are totally inadequate to cope w-zh s=icl, situation. If anyone in C22a0oa had tho authority to declare Ela-E-ai law and to enforce it, the deaths which occurred on Saturday could have been avoided. The lack of quick transportation in Mexico makes it imperative that a strong military fierce should be maintained at Cananea, a force strong enough to compel the respect and obedience of the Mexican and American population alike. If such a force had been pres ent on Friday, when the rioting starf- ed, there would have been no ne cessity for the Americans arming themselves and taking the law into their own hands. The appearance of Kosterlizsky with his rurales quickly restored order. It could have been
 restored much quicker, but there was no adequate force on the ground to enforce the necessary orders.
 Events which had transpired short 1y before the strike, such as the dyna- miting of Jim Kirk's residence, super intendent of the mines. and the at tempt to dynamite the residence of Frapk Proctor. was good cause for alarm among the American residents. The display of arms in the hands of the Americans. while it checked and finally scattered the mob. made bad feeling, and the Individual members of the mob possessed of fire arms stationed themselves at points e ad- vantage, with an idea of getting even. There was a great deal Of unneces- sary shooting on the part of Ameri- cans and Mexicans Saturday af,- ernqon.. The fight at the long bridge @ between Ronquflo and La Mesa. started a fusiIlade for the remainder of the day. The coming of Kosterlisky relieved a se- rious situation which undoubtedly would have grown worse during the night had not martial Law been de clared and a mougted police force placed in charge of the city.
 From what the ReyieN can learn of the incident at Naco the affair has been greatly exaggerated. There was 10 attempt of an armed force to over power the guards and force their way into Mexico. It is probably true that 1 the first detail of volunteers which left Bisbee for Naco. mounted, did ap-i pYoach near to the Mexican line east i Of Naeo, but it must be borne in mind l that these boys from Bisbee had al 1 fsady placed their horses in the livery 1 liable at Naeo. and were on foot in Re vicinity of the stockyards, on this 1 s5de of the line, al the time the incl ] dent occurred.
 A reasonable excuse for the action of the Mexican guards would be that | they received word of the departure ] of a mounted force from Bisbee for | Naco and jumped at the conclusion ! that an attack was to be made On | Naco, Sonora, or else an attempt | would be be made to force their way | across the line and proceed mounted | to Cananea, and were over zealous in | the iischarge of their duty. The Review knows that such was not the intention of the young men from Bisbee who were the first to reach |