Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-02
Race War the 0utgrowth
of Strike in Bio
Mine.
FIRE VALUABLE PLANT
United States Hesitates to
Send Troops Into the
Region.

EI Paso, Tex, June 2.-President
Diaz has ordered all troops at Nosaies
and HermosilIo to proceed to cananea.
New York, June "A dispatch from
Colonel Greene reports the Cananes
situation we'll in hand. The concentra-
tion plant was uninjured.
EI Paso, Tex, June "A private tel
egram received from Cananea says the
Americans are now in control of the
town, and many Mexicans have left.
Naco. Ariz. June "A telephone
message received from Cananea, at
$3.50 today, reporting peace has been
restored there. After the arrival of
the Rangers last night many of the
ringleaders of the riot yesterday ran to
surrounding mountains and no further
serious trouble occurred after their
flight
Leads Americans Across.
Governor Ysabl of Sonora arrived
here this morning at 7:30 with a posse
from Bisbee and other points number
ing 100 well armed men. They imme-
diately marched across the line. being
counted by the governors adjutant
general. who accompanied him.
$50 Americans at the Front.
Douglas Ariz.. June 2.-GoveTnor
Ysabl. of the state of Sonora. arrived
at Naco this morning and Immediately
gave orders permitting all armed
Americans to- accompany him to- Cana
nea. The Americans organized under
the command of Captain Tom Rynning,
commander of the Arizona Rangers.
and left with the governor on a special
train for Cananea. There are $50 in
the party.
Only Two Americans Killed.
Douglas. Ariz., June 2.-According to
advices from Cananea this morning
two Americans. George and Will Met
calf, 10 MeXicans and one child were
killed there yesterday, A. S. Dwight,
general manager of the Cananea Con-
solidated company. was slightly wound
ed. George Metcalf was Greene's rem
tai and lumber agent, and Will Metca!f
was his nephew. The number of
wounded is not known, but is believed
to be about twenty.
Leaders Flee to Hills.
Colonel Kosterlitsky, in command of
the Sonora gendarmerie. arrived at
Cananea last evening and Immediately
proceeded against the armed strikers.
The ringleaders fed to the hills. Ev
the situation well in hand.
Can Reach Place i'm Half Day.
Four troops of cavalry are at Fort
Huachuca. just north of the interna-
tiOnal boundary in Arizona, and the
staff officers assume that by hard rid
ing this force could reach Cananea
within half a day after they receive
orders. Communication is about to be
opened with Major General Baldwin,
commanding the southwestern division.
at his headquarters i'll oklahoma City,
who will give the necessary instruc-
tions in case it is decided to use Amer
ican troops.
Opposed at Line.
An armed party of 80 Americans
tried to cross the line half a mile from
ANdtO ldol NCiC OppOoCu Wy
Mexican officers In the shooting
which followed an American named
Buchner physical director of the Y NJ.
C. A. of Bisbee, and Mexican official
were wounded.
Refugees Arrive.
Several hundred refugees arrived
from Cananea in a special train last
night. Excitement continues high in
the border cities but no trouble is an
ticipated.
Appeals for Help Received.
Washington. June 2.-The state de-
partment has received a most urgent
telegraphic appeal from American Con-
sui Galbraith at Cananea, Mexico. in
which the consul says, aid from the
United States is absolutely essential.
The department also received direct
application from the governor of the
state of Sonora, Mexico, for help from
the American side, a most extraordin-
ary occurrence.
The direct appeal was the subject of
hasty consultations today between the
secretary of state chief of staff, Briga
dier General Bell and the law offices
of the war department. inasmuch as
the question of the right of the United
States to send troops into friendly