New-York tribune., 1906-06-05
HOW AMERICANS DIED.
STABBED BY MEXICANS.
CaRanea Trouble OUer SAID to
Haze Had Revolutionary Origin.

douglas. Ariz, June 4.-ConflictinS reports
continue 10 come from Cananea. Mexico. giving
the number Of Americans killed during the riots
OF Friday and Saturday at from two to ten. IL
seems clear. however that the Mexican authori-
ties. assisted by KosterItzky's Rurales, have the
situation we'll in hf nd and there is little fear Of
further trouble
"A story giving details of the execution of eight
leaders of the riots by Colonel Kosterlitzkys
men, tells how they were lined up in front of
stone wall few blocks from RonquiIlo and
killed by volley from the rifles Of the Rurales.
As the shots were fired. the story says Roster
htzky cried: Viva le Mexico! So perish all
traitors" Without fear the doomed men replied
as one; ITO -- with the government; away
with Mexico..
telephone message direct from the office of
Colonel Greene, in Cananea, denies the report
that the ringleaders in the riot were executed
by Colonel Kosterlitzky. The message says that
so far as is known only three Americans and
sixteen Mexicans were killed during the dis
turbance In addition to the MetcaIfes. Burt
Bush. of Bisbee. killed
Details of the killing of George and William
Metcalf are 10 hand. as follows:
When the mob entered the lumber wards to
persuade the Mexican workmen to walk out a
hose was turned upon them George and Will
lam Metcalf faced the mob with guns Few men
stones clubs, knives or miners candlesticks A
stone struck the elder Metcaf IN the face knock
ing him down The mob then fell on him, and
ne was stabbed dozen more times with
knives and candlesticks. William Metcalf was
Drained with rock and afterward was shot
Both bodies were terribly mutilated
The mob. IT is said, was organized and led by
Jose Bermudez, an anti-government agitatOr
who last year published here "El Azota." a
paper opposed to President Diaz. He was sent
TO jail at Hermoso for eleven months for libel
ling Vice-Consul MAJ. of Douglas
Washington June 4-The following report
has been received at the War Department from
Major Watts. dated at Naco. Ariz.. June 3:
MY information to trouble at Cananea is
as follows: Mexican employees of Greene Cop
per Company struck for higher wages and made
number of strikers went to company's lumber
yards and tried TO induce non-strikers to quit
work. and that they were peaceably dispersed.
Two American brothers named Metcalf resented
action of strikers and went to roof Of house and
shot and killed five Mexicans. Strikers then
broke into the house and killed the two Metcalf
brothers.
Mr. Thompson the American Ambassador to
Mexico. has telegraphed the State Department
that the outbreak at Cananea was revolutionary
in character. fomented from headquarters at St
Louis Mo.
His conversation with Minister Mariscal of
the Mexican Foreign Office he says brought
forth the statement from that official that a
revolutionary tunta, operating In ST Louis
seized upon the discomfort existing among the
miners at Cananea to stir up a revolution di-
rected against the Mexican government itself
St. Louis, June 4.--When Mexican Consul Ser
rano was shown the dispatch relating TO Am
bassador Thompson's telegram 10 the State De-
partment. he said
i do not know OF any Mexican revolutionary
headquarters in St Louis. Several months ago
a revolutionary newspaper called 'Regenera-
cion' published here The editors were ar
rested and later fled
I. ]. Wolhey, Of St Louis. representative Of
the Greene interests said:
THE Cananea trouble is caused entirely by a
strike for higher wages. 1 think Ambassador
Thompson is mistaken about Mexican revOlu-
ton being fornented in St Louis"