Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-04
QUIET AGAIN AT The MINES
American Volunteers Have Returned 10
Their Homes in Arisona.
ALL CIVILIANS ARE BEING DISMISSED
Mexican Authorities on the Ground
and Have situation Well In Hand
SIX Americans and Thirty
six Mexicsns KILLED.

BISBEE. AriS.. June s-The situation at
Cananea is again normal. The American
volunteers who went across the line at
Naco with Governor Ysabel of Sonora on
Saturday morning returned to Bisbee at
o'clock this morning Their services were
no longer needed, although their presence
there during Saturday before the arrival
of Colonel Kosterlisky with Mexican rurales
held the situation in check.
The town is now under martial law and
Colonel Kosterisky is disarming Ameri-
cans and Mexicans alike telephone
message to the Review today says not
! single shot has been fired since Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. Colonel Kosterlisky,
! Governor Ysabel, the governor general, as
| sisted by General Torres, are all on the
ground and Colonel Greene makes the
statement that the trouble is over.
A conservative estimate Of the number
killed in the two days nghting is thirty
six Mexicsns and six Americans.
Praise for Thompson.
MEXICO CITY, June 3-There has been
no public excitement here over the Cananea
riot though much concern was shown by
American residents last night lest the
trouble might spread. through the unwise
action of the people of Cananea.
[ 1neFe was SOIle CtHHuHt cApite5tN VI
Consul Galbraith for what appeared to be
his onesided attitude and call for aid from
his government. That more Mexicans were
killed and wounded than Americans is
/ thought TO show that the latter were pos
| sibly the aggressors.
The statement OF Colonel Greene that
/ the riot had its cause IN a socialistic or
ganfsation among the Mexican laborers Is
ridicued. as Mexican laborers. have no.
where any socialistic organizations.
There was a general sentiment Of relief
! that the matter was in the hands of two
| friendly governments. and Ambassador
/ Thompson's prudent and conciliatory con-
duct was praised
statement made by Luis E. Torres,
commander Of the military zone in Sonora,
indicates that the Americans opened fire
on the strikers in the lumber yard at the
mines, which provoked the stoning that re-
suited in the death OF the brothers Met
calfe. Then, as reported. Americans in
automobiles and on horseback passed
/ through the streets OF the town, shooting
into private residences and killing fifteen
Mexicans and wounding several people in
| cluding child who was leaving school.
The Mexicans Immediately got their pis-
tolls, TO be in readiness for further trouble.
Newspapers Are Impartial.
The morning papers content themselves
| with printing the news quite impartially.
The Mexican Herald says:
II is most fortunate that in such juno
lures as this strike and riot at Cnnapea
| that the governments at washington and
this city are so sincerely animated by =
desire to avoid making a bad matter worse
by harsh language and mutual recrinina-
ment and the Roosevelt administration
has been characterized by admirable self
| restraint and by an evinced friendlincss
disposed people on both sides OF the bound
| airy line. II is quite inevitable now that
Mexican and American labor is so often
! mingled in many places, especially near
the border, that troubles such as that
which has stirred the two countries should
OF much tact on the local Mexican au.
thorities and American managers, as well
as private employers. Very fortunately In
the United States there is a well-based
confidence in the uprightness and fairness
OF President Diaz. who is able TO sift testi.
mony and arrive at a right decision.
WASHINGTON. June 2--The probability
Is that the four troops OF cavalry which
went to Naco, Ariz., from Fort Huachuca
on account of the riot at Cananea, Mexico
will be ordered back to their post in a day
or two. General Bell the chief-of-staff
will take up the matter with Secretary
Taft tomorrow. and II it develops thai
there is no reason why the men should
remain at Naco. they will return promptly
Word has come to the department from
Colonel steadman. the commanding officei
of the post at Fort Huachuca, that it wal
never intended that the troops OF cavalry
should cross the border line into Mexico
with a view OF quieting the troubles a
Cananea, except on explicit orders to thai
effect from Washington According to tn,
department II was with view 20 assistinf
In protecting citizens at Naco. where for
time there was some dificulty, that tn
troops were sent to that place. War de
partment officials say tonight that ther,
are no fresh developments in the situation
from the army standpoint, and in the ap
parent absence OF any need for the troop,
at Naeo they will return TO their proper
post.