The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-08
IS AMERICANS
KILLED IN MEXICO
BLOODY RACE WAR BREAKS OUT
BETWEEN AMERICANS AND
MExiCANs.
RIOT FOLLOWS A STRIKE
MEXICAN COMMANDER SAYS THE
SHOOTING WAS STARTED
BY AMERICANS.

Americans were killed yesterday at
Cananea, Mex, forty miles south OF
here, where is located the great cop
! per camp of Col W. c. Greene. The
camp is on fire and it is reported that
the Mexicans are defying all authori-
ty. They are reported to be using
| dynamite In blowing up the great
smelters and mills owned by the
Greene company. The trouble arose
at Cananea over the demand OF the
Mexicans for an increase in wages
from $3.50 to SIS per day.
Mexcans Open Fire.
Persons who left there at 1870 yes
terday afternoon said Col. Greene was
addressing practically the entire pop
ulation of the camp in an effort to
pacify the excited Mexicans. How
ever, between and 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon the Mexicans opened
fire on the Americans and forty-five
are reported killed.
Col. Greene wired at once to Bis
bee for all the armed men that could
be sent to protect the Americans and
their property in Cananea. The popu-
lation of Cananea is $4,000, Of which
5000 are Americans.
Flee by Train Load.
| The family of Col. Greene arrived
here last evening, but the colonel re-
mains with his property. Two trains
loaded with refugees are now en-
route here from Cananea and will go
to Bisbee.
Gov Ysabel of Sonora is hurrying
the state, and will be met here by the
Bisbee force who will accompany him
| to Cananea.
There has been bad blood at Ca
nanea for some time, and only a
month ago the home of the superin-
tendent Of the mine was dynamited
by unknown persons. Yesterday one
of the policemen of the city was killed
by an American who claimed it was
personal grievance he had against
the Mexican.
Rangers Arm for Fray.
Capt Tom Rynning of the Arizona
rangers arrived here last night from
Douglas with a posse of his men. All
the arms obtainable in Bisbee, Doug
las and Naco are now in the hands Of
picked men who are ready to go to
Cananea. 1t is believed that the Mex
lean otficials at Cananea are doing all
they can to save life and property.
There is great excitement In all the
towns along the border as hundreds
have relatives and friends in Cananea.
At 1870 last night a train load OF
refugees arrived here from the scene
of trouble and confirmed the stories
received earlier in the evening.
1t is known that at least dozen
Americans have been killed and fp1lyl
fifty Mexicans ~ >
Trouble ls ovef. f /
Bisbee, Ariz., June 6-The IS
at Cananea is again novmafl enced I
American volunteers Via wAkts Ii
the line at Naco with t1ent =
Sonora on Saturday md + !
to Bisbee at o'clock yel -.
| ing. Their services were
needed, although their pressed =.
during Saturday before the eH OF
Col. Kosterlisky with Mexican Hes
held the situation in check. ~
The town is now under martha law
and Col. Kosterlisky is diskrming
Americans and Mexicans alike A tel
ephone message to the Review says
not a single shot has been fired since
Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
Col Kosterlisky, Gov. Ysabel and
the governor general OF Sonora, assist
ed by Gen. Torres, are all on the
ground, and Col. Greene makes the
statement that the trouble Is over
A conservative estimate of the num-
Der killed in the two days fighting is
thirty-six Mexicans and six Ameri.
cans.
Only a Labor Trouble.
Americans here and at other points
on the border regard the incident at
Cananea only as labor trouble which
might have occurred in any large
mining camp where large number OF
foreigners are employed. Every ef-
fort is being made by Americans and
Mexicans alike to discourage race feel
ing. II is felt that the strike at Cana.
nea will not influence the friendly re-
lations between citizens OF the two ma
tions along the border. Business con.
tinued between Americans and Mex
leans as usual.
BIannes It on Americans.
| Mexico City, June 6.--A statement
made by Luis e. Torres, commander
OF the military zone In Sonora, tndi
Gates that the Americans II Cnnanaa
opened fire on the strikers Ii the INN
Der yard at the mines which pro4Ok1d
the stoning that resulted III tho daaff
Of the Metcalf brothers. Then ~ ~
ported. Americans IN aut0noh MI ~
on horseback passed thyo1 ~ NV
streets OF the town shnctin& lnto TjtI
vate residences and lkilIfn y
Mexicans and woun0i44 66y&f6l -
pie. including child lho Woas 4 1oI y I||'' I
school. q D gga|