The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
SONORA'S GOVERNOR
WRITES Of STRIKE
SITUATION At MINES
Declares That Peace Again Is
Restored in the Disturbed
District.

LOS ANGELES, June e.-Governor
Rafael Ysabel of Sonora and General
Luis E. Torres, commander of the
Northern Zone. have united in the fol-
lowing signed statement:
RONOUILLO. Mexico, June 5.-Since
day before yesterday order has been
re-established and public tranquility
moment in this mining district. A re-
view of the facts which have happened
is as follows:
On the first day of the month a group
their work, declaring strike. Going
through various departments OF the
business they induced other workmen
to join them and went to the lumber
yard, where entrance was denied them
by the superintendent Of the Office, Mr.
Metcalf. Their animosity being in
famed by this Denial conflict resulted
The Americans threw stream of water
from a hose upon the Mexicans and in
the riot the American, Mr. Metcalf. was
killed, the office and lumber yard were
burned and two Mexieans died A gem
eral disorder followed. The American
employees of the concern armed them
selves and their partisans on one side,
and the strikers on the other, the re,
suit being three Americans killed and
ten Mexicans. The night was passed
in comparative tranquility On the
second day hostilitieS were renewed,
but me announcement of the coming
of Governor Ysabel contributed some
what TO calm the minds of all: The
Governor came at 1880 a. m. and went
Colonel Greene, president of the mining
company. and two other persons rep
resenting the Government; They
found a number of groups of excited
Mexicans, who listened to the warn
ings of the Governor, but kept on their
arms. In the same way the American
employees of the company remained
armed. In the afternoon, and without
any known reason, there was a new
disturbance, and firearms were dis
charged in various parts of the town.
as a result of which two Americans
and six MeXicanS were killed and
number were wounded. Governor
Ysabel endeavored to repress this dis
order, but he did not have the forces
to do it, inasmuch as among the Ameri-
cans and Mexicans there were more
than 5000 men, many of them armed.
The local police was tireless in the
discharge of its duty, but it was small
in number
During the afternoon of the same day
there arrived forty-three rurales and
The night was passed in relative quiet
ness. On the morning of the third day
seventy men of the Federal forces ar
rived and twenty of the national guard.
General Luis E. Torres came on the
third day at a. M, having proceeded
from TORN, Rio Yaqui, where he re re-
his arrival he joined in the work of
the Governor, seconding all his efforts.
We repeat that order has been estab-
lished and public tranquility is more
! firmly established each moment. On
the night of the I'd inst. an order was
| issued that disarmed everybody who
was carrying arms, Americans and
Mexicans alike, and some arms have
| been seized. Yesterday and day before
yesterday passed without the slightest
sign of disturbance Business has beer
resumed and more workmen are re-
! turning TO the mines and shops. Fol-
1 the information of persons whom yol
serve with news we state that the pop
uIation of Cananea is something more
than 10000 people scattered in villages
! stretching over the valleys and foot
hills for length of six miles.
LUIS E. TORRES.
| RAFAEL YSABEL. +