The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-09
AMERICAN MINERS
FLEE FROM MEXICO.
Mexican Authorities Threaten
AgitatOrS of the Strike
With Arrest.
WESTERN FEDERATION
OF MINERS Is BLAMED
Those Killed i'm Recent Riots
Have Been Buried With
out Identification.

BISBEE, ArIz.. June S-As n result OF
the strike at Cananea, Mexico, mines Of
Colonel w, c. Greene. last week, the
American miners In the camp Will be
very few In number in the future, 1t is
believed. Thoy are crossing the line In
drovcs, and several hundred have arrived
In Bisbee during the last forty-eight
houre
Threatened With Arrest.
On Thursday the Mexican authorities
sent a man through the mines notifying
all American miners that those who were
under suspicion OF having agitatcd the
trouble at Cananca and had openly sym
pathized with the striking MeXicans
would on the following day be placed un-
der arrest The result was a general OK
odus of Americans.
Western Federation Blamed.
II can be reliably stated that the
American authorities believe that mem
bers OF the Western Federation OF Miners
ut Cananea secretly encouraged and
abetted the strike and members OF this
organization were the first to receive the
notice TO leave.
Denies Increased Wage.
Colonel w c. Greene denies the report
that the wages of the Mexican miners
have been Increased In a signed state
all men resumed work under exactly the
same conditions aS before, and further
more, no change In wages would be made
under any circumstances.
Many Unknown Dead.
The number killed In the riots viii
probably never be known. The Mexican
authorities buried the dead on Saturday
and Sunday night without any attempt
at identification.
Tho Governor of Arizona and Mexican
of Cd n Df l.
cial reports to their respective govern
ments concerning the taking OF armed
forces OF American volunteers TO Can
anea Saturday morning by Governor Ysa-
bel
Statement of Trouble.
The Associated Press correspondent,
after "A personal investigation OF the mat
ter and interviews with officials Of both
as u correct version OF the incident, which
is now under investigation by both gov
ernments
Governor Ysabcl arrived Mt Naco at
600 a. IN. the second day of June.
travelling In u special train The train
stopped as usual within American terri
tory. number of armed Americans
were gathered at this point where the
train stopped Somebody who was known
to Governor NsHbel approached him and
introduced several men as employees OF
the Bisbce and Douglass Mining COM
pany, among them being doctors, lawyers
and others
Governor Was Hurried.
These men manifested will to ac-
company Governor Ysabel To Cananea
The latter answered that he was on urg-
ent business that he would cross the
boundary line and on the Mexican side
would speak TO them Governor Ysabel
crossed the line on foot and spoke &c
the custom house collectors. who In
formed him OF the trouble OF the pre-
Vious night Governor Gsabel went tc
the telegraph Office and inquired for in
structions from Mexico City
Situation Was Alarming.
There he communicated with Cananea
and received direct from Colonel Greene
| tho most alarming news about the stu
alton Fears were entertained at Can
anea that the police were insufficient
etc. In View Of this Governor ESabe
| asked the Mexican customs officers to al
low the armed Americans to pass tn,
line, which was agreed to- These Amerl
cans numbered about 200.
Exceeded Regular Authority.
Gov. Ysabel told the Americans thai
| he had no authority to allow the passing
OF armed men from American TO Mexican
| soil, but that In View OF the very alarm
| ing reports from Cananea he was Willing
| to take upon himself the responsibility
OF bringing the Americans to Mexico
But before that he wanted to know
whether they were soldiers, irregular
| troops, or what. To this reply was mad,
| that the Americans were not soldiers, bu
| citizens employed at the mining camps o.
| Bisbee and Douglass, that the arms they
| carried were their personal property, and
| all OF them came with the proper per.
| mission Of their chiefs.
Under Mexican Orders.
| Governor Ysabe then stated thai
| while on Mexican soil they were under
| his immediate orders and subject TO Mex
lean law. All agreed TO this II IS
| known that Governor Yssbel has praised
| 10 the Mexican Government the excellent
| behavior Of theee men, who fulfilled theil
| promise Of returning home when theil
| presence was no longer needed In Can.
| snea."
Graceful New Ornaments.
| Diamond bows are OF long time popularity
| hut new effects are shown In very Irregular