Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-21
TORRES WAS IN DOUGLASS

DOUGLAS, June 23.--tSpecial.s-
 General Luis E. Torres arrived in Douglas Sunday evening and yester- day left for Nacozari on special. He came here direct from Cananea, where he took the most important part in subduing the recent disturbances, and there are various rumors as to the cause of his visit to Nacozari.
 Nothing could be learned here of his mission. Vice Consul Maza, who rep resents the Mexican government in Douglas, went to Naco to meet the general and accompany him here. but the consul states that he has no infor- nation as to the purpose of the gen. erals visit to the camp of the Mocte- yuma copper company.
 There are rumors afioat which are we'll substantiated, that the comman- der of the Sonora military zone is in- vestigating personally the source from which the hostile Yaqui Indians of So- nora are receiving their arms and am intuition, and it is believed that this is the purpose of his visit to Naco- zari. Rumors of Mormon complicity in the sale of arms and ammunition to the Mexicans have again become
 
 about a month ago, General Torres told an International-Americ report CT that it was ridiculous to charge the Mormons with such reasonable ac- tions.
 The following dispatch from the City of Mexico, however, shows that the government is investigating the ru- mors:
 General Luis Torres. commander of the force of government troops in the military campaign that is being waged against the YaQui Indians, is making a thorough investigation of the re- ports which have reached the war de- partment that the Yaqui warriors are being supplied with arms and ammuni- tion by the Mormon colonists in north ern Mexico. In order to satisfy him self Of the truth or falsity of these charges, which have been made against the Mormons, General Torres has sent an officer to the Mormon col onies, who is doing all he can to ferret out the alleged violations of the law.
 Visits Colonies.
 He first visited Colonia Juarez, where a prosperous colony of the Lat ter Day Saints is located. He wll visit and inspect Colonia Diaz and Col onia Dublan, on the same mission.
 These colonies are situated within easy distance of the Yaqui country, and according to the reports which have been made 10 the war depart ment, a regular traffic in rifles and cartridges has been going on between the Mormon merchants and the Indi- ans for two or three years.
 Vice President Ramon Corral went to the northern part of the republic a few weeks ago for the purpose of conferring with General Torres in re- gard to this matter. It is we'll under stood that if the charges made against the Mormon colonists are substantial ed, the Mexican government will can eel their concessions and issue an or der debarring them from the country under the provision of the constitu- tion which provides for such action against 'pernicious foreigners
 Says it Is a Mystery.
 General Torres says 1t has long been a mystery to him and other mill tary and civic authorities of Mexico as to where the Yaqui Indians obtained their splendid arms and military equip ment The warriors, he says, are bet ter supplied than are the federal troops. He states that all ports of entry along the Arizona and New Mex ico border are closely watched, and it is believed that no guns or cartridg- es have entered Mexico through those places. The firearms for the insur- gents are believed to enter Mexico through Fl Paso. General Torres has discovered that more than 100, 900 cart ridges have been shipped through Juarez, Mexico, from the United States and consigned to one Mormon colony. He thinks this heavy consignment is of itself suspicious.