Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-17
Rebels Under General Salazar
Had Been in Possession of
Town for Two Days, Having
Captured After Brief Assault,
lNSURRECT0 BAND FLEES
OFFERING NO RESISTANCE
Reported TO Have Stolen Twen-
ty thousand Dollars Worth
of Gold and Silver Bullion
Which They Carried Away.

tBy Morning JouvnaI ~peciaI Leased wire.l
/, Douglas. .Ariz.. Sept. l6.--El Tigre.
one of the richest mining camps In
northern Mexico. WAS retaken by
| federals at 4:30 O'Clock this after
noon. after having been in the hands
OF the rebel band of General lnez
| Salazar for two days.
Telephone communication with
the camp was restored just as the
! federal troops wcer moving in and
Superintendent l.. r. Budrow tele-
phoned that the rebels were still In
sight. going over the hills. Not
shot was fired in the recapture OF
the town.
A hundred federals, chiefly Yaqui
Indians marched into the town, and
the small band OF rebels which had
remained to await the reply to the
demand for 100000 ransom, took to
the hills.
Several hundred additional feder-
ais are encnmped in the vicinity Of
the town.
The rebels are reported TO have
taken with them $4,000 worth Of
gold and silver bullion.
News Of the relief OF Isl Tigrc was
received with much rejoicing here.
It's ltlt AihtIitbnc lHtit dit Wtb
known In Douglas and there had
been disuueting rumors all day OF
mistreatment OF Americans by the
rebels.
Although Saiazar nade demand
for 100000 on threats Of destroying
the plant Of the El Tigre Company,
valued at $2,000,0o0. and OF taking
Superintendent Budrow with them as
Il prisoner, they did not molest any
OF the company officials,
They contented themselves with
taking as many, bars Of bullion as
they could carry conveniently. When
the rebels departed they left four
cannon and 100 horses, although all
went well mounted. They also took
six Of their wounded who had been
placed In the compuny's hospital in
the thirty hours fighting before the
capture of the town. Six rebels arc
known 10 have been killed, but their
loss Is thought to have been much
greater. The federal loss was six
killed and seventeen wounded No
estimate OF the damage done by the
Iooters could be had from the mine.
but the first report was that they had
carried away about $4,000 worth OF
gold The rebels had large sup
ply of ammunition when they left
which gave color to rumors afloat
here last week that 1000 rounds of
ammunition had been smuggled9
across the line east of here near the
New Mexican border. while Salazar
was making his way across from Chi
huahua.
Threats OF the rebels to murder
today were not fulfilled.
So far as known II Is believed that
the only Americans remaining In tho
section Of the Sonora infested by the
rebel bands of Rojus. Saiaznr and
Campo. are those In the wel-protect-
I'd towns.
In anticipation Of an attack on
the Phelps Dodge copper
mining town, about so miles south OF
here, all OF the women and children
in the camp were brought
10 Douglas tonight. A special train
brought them north about so miles,
where automobiles from Douglas
net them and conveyed them to this
'ity. About 60 refugees arrived,
making the entire trip IN about six
hours.
A detachment OF so federal troops
vas sent from Aqua PrietA TO From
eras to see that the refugees were
lot molested during the transfer
rom tit tdlh u tllc Na'tihb dutV-
mobiles. Prominent citizens OF
Douglas loaned their automobiles.
everal OF them driving their own
machines down TO get u load or
women and children.
IT Is believed that ten days or two
weeks VIII be required to repair the
amage done 70 the Nacozari railroad
I there Is no further molestation by
he rebels.
epalring the damage done tho
'ananea branch of the Southern Pa
ific ANA the first train Is expected ut
'aco next Thursday. Hl