The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-03
WAR CLOUDS
 IN SINALOA
WELFARE OF MEXICO AND THIS COUNTRY IS SERIOUSLY
 THREATENED.
Americans Warned by Rebels to Re- move Their Families Over Border and Threaten to Attack Bor-
 der ToWn0.

Nogales, Arlz., May 2-Whatever the prospects of peace in Fl Paso and Juarez, there are no peaceful signs along the western coast of Mexico.
 News that reached here today from various quarters of the states of Sinaloa and Sonora tell of almost continuous fighting.
 Tonight Americans in this city, familiar with the conditions across the border regard the situation as grave. Not only is the political welfare of the Mexican states affected but United States interests are said to be in dan ger. Even the lives of Americans, hitherto held sacred by federals and rebels, are no longer regarded as safe in the interior of Mexico.
 Railroad officials who reached No gales from Mexico today brought warnings from the rebels to remove their families as quickly as possible into the United States and to advise all their American friends to do like wise.
 Coupled with these warnings was the threat of the insurrectos that they intended before the end of the week to launch attacks against all the Mex ican border towns. Many American families are coming across the border.
 Word came from the Magdalena district. southeast of Nogales, of the complete wiping out of body of 30 federals under Luis Estralla by a hand of rebels near Otates.
 Reports of heavy fighting in the lneighborhood of La Colorado, south east of Hermosilo, capital of Sonora, were brought across the border to- day. The rebels claim to have recap tured La Colorado, which previously has been the scene of bitter fighting. The situation along the Southern Pacific lines in Mexico, which parallel the western coast for hundreds Of miles is grave Trains are running on these lines only as far as Navajo, a hundred miles south of Guaymas, and Pullman cars are being run only as far as the latter place.
 Refugee American mining men who reached Douglas today from Mexico, report widespread pilage in the state of Sonora from Nacozari south, and the killing of two Aemricans in Santa Nina mine, southwest of Ures.
 band of thirty outlaws appeared in Santa Nina camp, where s J. Clark was employed as watchman Clark was absent. His wife tried to defend the camp with shotgun, but was wounded The outlaws hid in the house while the woamn bathed her wounds. When her husband appeared he was riddled with bullets and his wife was murdered.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarke had been at the mine only short time. Their for mer home is unknown.
 There are no Mexican officers and only twenty soldiers between Cananea and Ures, and the whole country along the Sonora river is without law or order,
 Another band of outlaws entered the camp of the Chmuhta mine. west of Huepac. shot the American gaurd, footed the cosnmissary and threw the ore for shipping over the dump.
 Mine Manager Dobson was among 1 the refugees.
 Another band sacked the camp ol the San Lorenzo Mine, southwest oi Nacozari and when their right to loot the commisary was disputed, took Martin dickinson, the proprietor, and Charles lFincout prisoners to Hue pee, where they are now detained.
 In the latter place every store was demolished and the goods confiscated
 El Tigre Camp also has been en tered for the third time, and a tax oi 2,500 pesos. levied on the Mexicans It was paid Refugee American line men who had been working on the Fl Tigre power line have reached Douglas. For seven days they worked under the guns of outlaws, who pokeC the Americans with their weapons and took from them their clothing anc supplies.
 | The leader of rebel band at Ysa bel taking with him few men ts Bastipe Crossing, captured five out.
 avs. took them to YsabeI last night where one of them. identified as { leader in the footing. was executed The rebel leaders are striving tt