The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-02
ARIZONA RANGERS ARE
SENT ACROSS The BORDER
All Towns Along Arizona Border Are
Greatly Excited Because lnhab
itants Have Friends In
Cananea.

NaCO, Arlz. June l.--fOTIy-uNe Alheil-
cans were killed today at Cananea, Mex.
forty miles south of here where Is To-
Gated the great copper camp of Colonel
A. c. Greene. The camp is on fire, and
1t Is reported that the Mexicans are de-
flying all authority. 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 s. per day. Par
ties who left there at 1 80 this afternoon
said that Colonel Greene was addressing
practically the entire population Of the
camp in an effort to pacfy the excited
Mexlcans. However between 4 and 3
o'clock this afternoon the Mexicans
opened fire on the Americans, and forty
or more were killed.
Wires for Armed Men.
Colonel Greene wired at once to Bisbee
for all the armed men that could be
sent to protect the Americans and their
property at Cananea.
The population of Cananea is 5000, of
which 5000 are Americans. The family of
Colonel Greene arrived here this after
noon, but the colonel remained with his
property Two trains loaded with refu-
and will go to Blsbee
Governor Ysabel of Sonora is hurryng
here from Hermosillo, the capital of tho
state. and will be met here by the Bisbee
forces who will accompany him to Can
anea.
Bad Blood For Some Time.
There has been bad blood at Cananea
for some time and only a month ago the
home of the superintendent of the mine
was dynamited by unknown parties. One
of the policemen of the city was killed by
an American who claimed it was person.
al grief he had against the Mexican.
Cap. Tom Rinnlng of the Arizona ram
gers arrived here tonight from Douglas
with a posse of his men, All the arms
obtainable In Bisbee. Douglas and Naco
are now In the hands of picked men, who
are ready to go to Cananea. 1t Is be-
lieved that the Mexican officials at Can
anea are doing all they can TO save life
and property.
There is great exctment in all the
towns along the border as hundredS nave
relatives and friends in Cananea.
AT 1130 tonight train load of refugees
arrived here from the scene of trouble
and confirmed the stories received earlier
in the evening.
More Than Sixty Killed.
1t is known that at least dozen Ameri-
cans have been killed and fully fifty Mex
leans.
the large lumber business of the Greene
company, was one of the first men to be
killed. The Mexican laborers had been
gathering in a great crowd during the
forenoon and this afternoon about 1900
of them started from the vicinity of the
Sonora hotel toward the lumber yard.
On the way they stopped at a livery sta
BILE and tried to persuade two Mexicans
at work to join them but they refused and
when the proprietor told them the stable
was his individual property and was not
connected with the mining company they
left.
At the lumber yard a large fire hose was
brought out and as the crowd approach
ed. the office water was thrown on them.
At the same time Metcalf advanced on the
crowd with a rife. The Mexicans closed
In on him. took the gun from his hands
and beat him to death with 1t. William
Metcalf a nephew. rushed to the rescue
of his uncle, when he was shot by Mex
lean. Three Mexicans were killed at the
lumber yard