Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-02
AMERICANS SHOT
IN MEXICO
By Armed Natives
Who Are On a
Strike.
SOLDIERS MAY Be SENT
ByGovernment---Arizona Cit
izens to the Rescue.
Consul Asks Aid.

Los Angeles, Cal, June "A spe
cial to the Times from Naco says:
"E. Il. Eddngton, principal of the
schools at Cananea, arrived here last
night from the scene of the riot. He
said;
"'George Metcalf, the head OF the
development department of the Cana
nea Consolidated Copper Company and
William Metcalf are the only Ameri
cans killed so far as / could learn
They We're shot by MeXicans while
protecting the company's property. Be
tween twenty-five and fifty Mexicans
were killed in the fighting. Every
American is being armed. They are
gathering at the home of Colonel
Green and in a Presbyterian Church
and are determined to make stand.
Five thousand Mexicans are on a
strike on the Green Copper property,
demanding higher wages. They are
very defiant, marching through the
streets, and only waiting the appear.
ance of an anarchist flag to attack
every Mexican and American in Cana
nea who does not join them. They
are making threats to destroy the en-
tire camp and exterminate every Amer
lean in 1t.
Are Using Dynamite.
:" ! judge that they are not we'll sup.
piled with arms, but they have enough
to put up a terrible fight against SOL
diers or Americans. They have al.
ready dynamited several places and
fear the homes of all Americans will
be dynamited."
Wants Uncle Sans Aid.
Washington, June q The state de.
partment has received a most urgent
telegraph appeal for help from the
American consul at Galbraith at Cana.
nea, Mexico, in which the consul says:
Aid from the United States is alb.
solutely essential"
The state department also received
direct application from the Cover.
nor of the state of Sonora, Mexico.
for help from the American side, a
most extraordinary occurrence. The
direct appeal was the subject of hasty
consultations today between the Sec
ret7fy OF State, the -chie1 sta1f, Briga,
dler General Bell, and the law officers
OF the war department, In as much as
the question of the right of the United
States to send troops into friendly
state Is in doubt.
Americans to the Rescue.
Douglas, Ariz., June 2.--Governor
Ysabel, OF the State of Sonora, arrived
at Naco at 1880 o'clock this morning
HE Immediately gave orders that all
armed Americans who were there from
Bisbee, Douglas and all parts of Ari.
iona, accompany him to Cananea. The
Americans organized and in command
OF Captain Tim Rynning, former can.
tain of the Rough Riders, left with the
governor on special train for Cana.
nea,
There were 450 men in the party
Word from Cananea this morning saws
two Americans, George and William
Metcalf, were killed yesterday. Ten
Mexlcans, one child, were killed. The
number of wounded is about twenty.
Colonel Kosterlitzky, commander of
the Sonora gendarmerie, arrived at
Cananea last evening. He immediate.
ly proceeded against the armed strik.
ers and the ringleaders fled to the
hills. Everything is quiet this morn.
Ing and the situation appears we'll in
hand.
Root Sends Message to Ambassador.
washington, D. c., June 2.-Secre-
tary Root sent the following message
today to Ambassador Thompson in the
City Of Mexico:
Galbraith, consular agent at Can.
anea, telegraphs that American citi.
zens are being murdered and property
destroyed by dynamite at that point
and asks for immediate assistance
The press dispatches this morning re.
port that strike riots resulted in a
race conflict between the Mexicans
and Americans. Bring this to the at.
tention of the Mexican government
and ask that prompt and effective con.
troll be taken to protect our American
citizens. Say to the Mexican govern.
ment IT the matter appears to be Of a
serious character, as all dispatches
seem to indicate, that the government
OF the United States would be glad OF
any suggestion from the government
OF Mexico as to the course which we
may take to prevent a violation of In.
ternatlonal obligations on the part of
our citizens to help In securing prompt
peace and safety"
War Department Was Alarmed.
Washington, June 2.-The war de-
partment was seriously perturbed by
a press report stating that Major
Walls, the commander of Fort Hua
chuca had started for Cananea with
a force Of American troops, leaving
the government to pass on the legali
ty Of the move afterwards. A tele
gram sent hastily asking for confir
nation of the report and recalling
Walls If he had really started was
sent. 1t was discovered that the re
port was unfounded and great relief
was felt here.
No Report at General Offices.
New York, June AT the Offices
of the Greene Copper Company In this
city 1t was said today that no infor