Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-10
AMERICANS LEAVE CANANEA
Warning from Authorities Causes Miners 70
Swarm Across Border.
AerAToRs THREATENED WITH ARREST
Statement that strike Of Meztesns
Was Due 60 work 81
Western restoration
of Miners.

BISBEE. Ariz, June s-As a result Of
the strike at Cauanea, Mexico. mines OF
Colonel w. c. Greene last week, the Amer
lean miners in tho camp will be very few
in number In the future It Is believed.
They are crossing the line now in droves
and several hundred have arrived in Bisbee
during the last forty-eight hours On
Thursday the Mexican authorities sent a
miner through the mines notifying all
American miners that those who were
under suspicion of having agitated the
trouble at Cananea and had openly sympa-
thized with the striking Mexicsns would
on the following day be placed under ar
rest. The result was a general exodus OF
Americans. 1t can be reliably stated that
The American authorities beiieve that mem
bers Of the Western Federation Of Miners
at CananeR secretly encouraged and abetted
the strike and members of this orEaniza-
ton were the FIRST TO receive the notice
to leave. AS q consequence the Mexican
authorities have adopted strong measures
to enforce orders to return TO work. Thurs
day morning seventy of the rinEieaders
were arrested and placed IN Jail. As snon
as IT became known that thsse men wore
in jail the Mexican miners began returning
to work and 100 made application for
work at the old wages.
Colonel w. C. Greene denies the report
that the wages Of the Mexican miners
have been increased. In a signed state
ment issued this afternoon he says that
all the men resumed work under exactly
the same conditions as before, and further
more, no change in wages viii be made
under any circumstances.
The number killed In the riots will prob
aflr -, m
thorities buried the dead on Saturday and
Sunday night without any attempt at iden-
tihcation.
The governor OF Arizona and Mexican
authorities have been requested TO send
Official reports to their respective govern
ments concerning the taking of armed
forces of American volunteers to Cananea
Saturday morning by Governor YzabeL
Incident of Armed Americana.
The Associated Press correspondent, after
personal investigation OF the matter and
interviews with officials Of both sides Of
the line, submits the following as a correc;
version OF the incident which is now I'M
der investigation by both governments;
Governor Yzabel arrived at Naco at 6:3r
a m. on June z travelling in a special train
The train stopped, as usual within Amer
lean territory, A number OF armed Amer
train stopped, Somebody who was known
to Governor Izabel approached him and In
PRODUCED several men as employees of Bis
bee and Douglas mining companies, among
them being doctors, lawyers and others,
These men manifested a willingness to ac-
company Governor YEabel to Cananea. The
latter answered that he was on urgent bust
ness, that he would cross the boundary
line and on the Mexican side would speak
to them. Governor Yzabel crossed the line
on foot and spoke to the customs house col.
leotors. who Informed. him of the trouble
OF the previous night. Governor Ygabe
for instructions from Mexico City, Then he
communicated with Cananea and received
direct from Colonel Greene the most alarm
ing news about the situation Fears werS
entertained at Cananea that dynamite would
be used by the rioters. Colonel Greene re-
ported that the police were insufficient,
etc In view OF this Governor YIabel asked
the Mexican customs officers to allow the
armed Americans TO pass the line, which wal
agreed to- These men numbered about 200
ON arriving In Mexican territory GovernoI
Hzabel told the Americans that he had nc
authority to allow the passage Of armed
men from American TO Mexican soil, but IL
view OF the very alarming reports from
Cananea he was willing to take upon him
self the responsibility OF bringing the Amer
leans to Mexico. But before thar he wantet
lar troops what To this reply was mad
that the Americans were not soldiers, bu
citizens employed at the mining camps Of
Bisbeo and Douglas; that the arms they
all Of them came with the permission o.
their chiefs Governor YEabel then states
that while on Mexican soil they were undel
his immediate orders and subject to Mex
that Governor Yzabel has praised 10 thu
Mexican government the excellent behavior
Of these men, who fulnlled their promise O
returning home when their presence wa
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