Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-02
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Associated Press Dispatch BY Special Wires.
Naco, Arizona, June 2.-Fortv-five
Americans were killed yesterday at
Cananea, Mexico, 40 miles south OF Naco,
where Is situated the great copper camp Of
Col. W. G. Greene. Tho camp Il on ire,
and it is reported that the Mexicans are
delying all authority. They are said 10
be using dynamite In blowing up the great
smoltor and mills owned by the Greene
Mining Co.
The trouble arose over the demand Of
the Mcxicans for an increase in wages
from $3.50 to S5 n day. Persons who
left Cananea yesterday afternoon said
Col. Greene was addressing practically
the entire population of the camp in an
effort 10 pacily the excited Mexicans.
However, between and 5 o'clock the
Mexicans opened fire on the Americans,
and 40 were killed Col. Greene wired
nc once TO Bisbec for all the armed men
that could be sent 10 protect the Ameri-
cans and their property at Cananea. The
population Of Cananea is $1,000, Of which
5000 arc Americans. The family OF Col.
Greene arrived here yesterday afternoon,
but the colonel remained with bis prop
erty. Two trains loaded with refugees
are en- route here from Cananea and will
go 20 Bisbee
Gov Yzabel Of Sonora is hurrying here
from Henmosillo, the capital Of the State,
and will be met here by the Bisbee force,
who will accompany him TO Cananea.
/ There has been bad blood at Cananea for
some time and a month ago the home
of the superintendent of the mine was
dynamitod by unknown persons. Yes
terday one OF the policemen Of the city
/ NJ -.
had a personal grievance against tho
/ Mexican. Capt. Tom Rynnipg Of the
| Arizona Rangers arrived hero last night
from Douglass with a posse Of hia men.
| All the arms obtainahle in BiHbeo, Doug
lass and Naco arc in tho hands of picked
men, who are ready 10 20 10 Cananea.
| IL is Believed that the officials at Cananea
arc doing all they can 70 save life and
property. There is great excitement in
/ al tho towns along the border, as hum
dreds have relatives and friends az Cana
nea. At midnight a train Of refugees
arrived here from the scene of the trouble
and confirmed the stories received early
in the evening.
George Motcalf, who was in charge Of the
large lumber business Of the Greene Mining
Co., WAS one Of the first men killed. The
Mexican hborers had been gathering in
great crowd during the morning, and
about 800 of them started from the
vicinity of the Sonora Hotel toward tho
| lumber yard On the way they stopped
nt a livery stable and tried 10 persuade
/ two Moxicans 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 tho
mining company they left At the lum-
ber yard q large fire hose was brought out,
and as the crowd approached the office
water was thrown on them. Al the same
/ time Motcalf 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 IL. William Metcalf a
nephew who rushed 10 the rescue Of bis un-
Gle was shot by a Mexican. Three Mexi-
cans were killed at the lumber yard. The
latest advicos From Cananea say the
Mexicans burned property valued at
S25OOO0. including the lumber yard and
general Office Of the Greene Mining Co.
Tho Mexicans next left tho lumber yard
and dynamitod n powder house near the
Sonora Hotel 20 secure arms and ammuni-
tion. Here the Mexican police attacked
the mob and a fierce battle ensued, sew
eral officers an dozen others being
| killed.
"A train carrying 100 men leftgNaco
! for Cananea last night. Twenty-Five
armed men came from Bisbee and are
guarding the American line here. There
| has been fighting between this party and
| Mexican custom officers. The posse
started 10 cross the line few miles below
Naco and we're fired on by Mexicans in
ambush. Shots are frequently heard, and
IL is feared that others may be killed or
/ hurt. When the last train lett Cananea,
| Col. Greenes residence was being bar
ricaded and all the remaining Americans
were gathering there and arming for de-
fence. The Presbyterian Church, near
the Greene residence, also was filed with
people and barricaded. The AmeHcans
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