The San Francisco call., 1906-06-03
AMERICANS ON GUARD.

trolling the streets and guarding the
reduction works and homes of Amer
leans at Cananea is made up of volun
teers from Bisbee, Nzco and surround
ing towns
When the first reports of the rioting
reached those points last night friends
of the Americans at Cananea whose
lives were threatened began to assem-
BILE at Naco. All were heavily armed,
and by 2 o'clock saturday morning
fully 400 were prepared to cross the
line and advance to Cananea. They
were restrained. however. by both the
American and Mexican officials at Naco
and persuaded to await the arrival of
Governor Ysabel. Captain Rynning of
the Arizona Rangers was at the head of
the party. YsabeI reached Naco at Z
clock in the morning. and Rynning
and his men, acting as private citizens
to avoid international complications.
enlisted under the Sonora Governor and
proceeded to camp on special train.
Although the telegraph line was
down none of the railroad property had
been damaged during the riots, and
after the arrival of the troops the te,-
egraph line was repaired and conmu-
nication with Naco and the American
side restored at o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon. At once the presence of large
body of armed men began to have a
good effect and the rioting ceased. Some
of the leaders of the disturbances of
Friday night fed to the hills. A num-
Der of refugees who succeeded in max
ing their way to Naco on the Interna-
tional line are now returning to Cana
nea.
WILL RESUME MONDAY.
w. C. Greene, president of the Cana
nea Company, announced today that the
operation of the mines and reduction
-I,,o Sh, do W
would be resumed Monday 1t is not
expected, however, that this will be
done until the differences with the
striking miners have been amicably set
tied, the announcement being made for
the purpose of reassuring the American
population.
According to a dispatch from H. ].
Temple, superintendent of the Cananea
Railroad, the danger of further rioting
is regarded small. inasmuch as the
striking miners have few arms and
small supply of ammunition, and could
be easily dispersed by the Sell-armed
American and Mexican force.
Most of the damage done was accom-
plished by means of dynanste and the
torch.< The rioting occurred at Mesa.
where the AmeriSAn oofony is located.
The company officers are located at
Ronquillo, but 4. 5. Dwight, general
manager of the company; w. c. Greene,
the president, ard Governor Ysabel
have taken UP their headquarters at
Greene's residence at Mesa and are di-
recting the operations from that point
Cananea is MADE Up OF two towns. Mesa
the residence portion, and Ronquillo,
two miles distant &c a canyon.
RIOTERS NOT ARRESTED.
The smelter and other reduction
works and the company stores and Of
fees are located at Ronquillo. No at
tempts have been made to arrest any
of the rioters, those in control of the
situation fearing thSs 1t might incite-
the strikers to commit new depreda-
tions AS long as the striking Mexicans
remain quiet the troops will not inter-
fere, and the company officials will en-
deavor to persuade ,nem to go back to
work peaceably.
A great many of the Americans at
Cananea are from Tucson. and the first
reports of the riot caused great excite
ment here. A large party. composed of
men who have interests at Cananea,
left this afternoon for the scene of the
disturbances.