Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
fSHANE HEARS THREE DEAD
lmaha Man Gets Telegram from American
Consul Reports Are Bxsggersted.'
tvERAl SEsRAsKANs IN RIOT SECTION
Walter Meyer, Omaha Man, who was
In Greene's Employ, Returns
from Mexico with
statement.

Among the Omahans connected with the
Greene copper camp at Cananea, Mexico,
Vhere the trouble exists over the strike,
ire Dr. Galbraith, Dr. e. NJ. Carpenter
IND Dr. w. c. Haney. DR. Galbraith. well
tnown IN Omaha, is chief surgeon at the
amp and American consul at HacO, Ariz,
While DR. Haney has charge Of the hospi-
ais DR. Haney is a son Of f. Haney, sta
ion master at Union station. With DR.
fancy Is DR.. Dudley Of Lincoln, who was
graduated at the University of Nebraska.
Dr.. Dudley has many acquaintances here.
Station Master Harey sent his son
telegram Saturday morning and is ans
ously awaiting news Of his sons fate In
he terrible race war of Friday.
John A. Mcshane. who is personal
friend OF Colonel w c. Greene, received
telegram Saturday morning frem the
American consul at p Faso. Tex, which
shows that press reports are exaggerated.
rhe consul informed Mr.. McShane that
only three Americans had been killed He
confirmed the report Of the burning OF the
lumber yard, but said nothing of the re-
ported dynamiting Of the smelters.
The message said. that Governor Ysabel
VI the state Of Sonora, in which Cananea
s situated, arrived at Cananea at 3 O'Clock
Saturday morning and soon secured con-
troll of the situation.
Mr. Mcshane spent two weeks with
Colonel Greene at the camp and knows
something Of conditions there. He says
the Americans dominate the town. and as
one American Is equal to several Next
cans there is no danger of a massacre
Mr.. McShane estimates the value OF the
lumber yard, which contained about 2oOo,-
Na-N %
Meyers Interesting Statement.
Walter Meyer, Thirty-third and Burt
streets who is a salesman for Armour &
Co.., spent FIVE years following the mining
business in Mexico and returned from
Cananea only two months ago. Mr.. Meyer
IL greatly surprised by reports of the
race war and is at a JOSS to account for
It. He was a foreman in the Oversight
mine, one of the Greene properties, and
before that served as timekeepr During
Ave years in Mexico he made his head
quarters at Cananea and was there most
Of the time, He says:
''It is almost impossible for me to be-
lieve that the Mexicans have caused the
trouble and bloodshed reported, and 1
think reports are exaggerated. The work.
men in the eight OF nine Greene mines,
which constitute probably the largest cop
per producing property in the world. are
Americans in the ratio of about one to
two Mexicans. Altogether, there are about
1900 employees. The number of Americans
given, 5000, is approximately correct. with
this proportion of the races cannot see
how the natives got the upper hand.
No Trouble at sonora.
THE Mexicans OF Sonora are easy for
Americans to get along with. The two
races mingled freely and without friction
except for occa sional quarrels and killings
such as are common to any mining camp.
The Mexicans showed a great disposition
60 organize and join fraternal societies.
''Why they should get Infatuated over d
strike for increased pay is beyond my
comprehension. They are paid on the
average 50 a day, Mexican money, which
is more than twice as much as native
miners get in any other part OF the coun-
try. At mines near Mexico City which I
visited the pay was less than half as
much and the hours longer. The men in
the Greene mines worked but eight hours
a day. They were not unionized, as unions
do not flourish in Mexico.
Greene Men Well Treated.
THE Greene employees I'm and around
Cananea were very well treated and never
heard any complaints on that score. The
company owns all the land on which the
city is built and practically all the houses
stores and everything there. Houses were
rented TO the Mexicans at reasonable fig
ures. Schools as fine as any in our cities
were built for their children. In numerous
ways the miners and their families at Cana