The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-09

KILL SEVERAL PEOPLE
RevolutlonIsts Hold up the Wrong
Train In an Effort to Get Hold
of Shipment of
Arms.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. "a new
source of danger today threatened
Americans and other foreigners in
the state of Sonora, Mexico, when
Yaqui Indians, melted into going on
the warpath by the rebels were raid
ing many small towns A band of 100
raided Realito, and Empalme, last
night killed two men, one woman and
a child, wounded another woman and
carried away one of the officials from
Realito.
Citizens and federals from Sonora,
engaged the Indians in brief fight,
and five of the soldiers are reported
to have been killed and six wounded.
| 1t is also reported that the Indians
raided the property OF the Yauqi
river Consolidated Gold and Copper
Company.
/ A carload of arms and ammunition
shipped from Fort Sam Houston to
be used by Americans reached Naco.
Ariz., late yesterday. The Mexican
rebels tore up several miles of track
and cut all telegraph wires between
sNaco and Cananea, Sonora, In an eff
fort to delay, or prevent the arms
reaching the Americans. Shortly be-
1 fore, train believed by the rebels to
4 be carrying the ammunition was held
up, The engine was derailed, but
when 1t was seen the wrong train
had been stopped the passengers were
allowed to. coast back into American
territory down the grade between
Cananea and Naco. Six bridges were
burned near Cananea.
A detachment of the Ninth cavalry
is now enroute to the border from
Fort Russell, Wyo., having started
last night Other detachments left
today.
Taft Is Interested.
/ WASHINGTON, Sept. "a vol
luminous exchange of telegrams be-
tween President Taft at Beverly and
officers of the state and war depart
ment took place today relative to the
Mexican situation, The president
wants to have definite information as
to all the details of conditions both
along the border and in southern
, Mexico and he is receiving a copy of
practically every message that cores
here.
: If the president decides to call a
!, special session of congress, it is ex-
pected he will make known his inten-
tions today.
Reports of new revolt In the
southern part of Mexico have been re-
ceived here but the messages were
i unofficial and their contents were not
. made public.
The war department buzzed wIrn
d activity today. Maps and data were
4 eagerly scanned by army officers.
i Major General Wood, chief of staff,
was at his office early after having
: spent most OF the night in telephone
:. conversation with members of his
d staff. For long time the war de
partment has prepared to send troops
into Mexico, but additional precau
tions are being taken to insure quici
d action in case the president orders al
u expeditionary force to cross the Dor
e der.
r 1t is not believed here, however
It that the president would permit an!
s invasion of Mexico without the con
u sent of congress.
Refugees Pour In.
EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 9.--1r
tolerable conditions IN two-thirds o
r Mexico today is causing another bi
lr exodus of Americans and even ns
IT tives. Refugees continue to pour /
IT here. They brought stories of nol
lr combatants hanged in large number
. during the last few days, in the To
IT reon district where martial law ha
II been proclaimed,
Rebel bands are operating on tn
Mexico side of the border all the fly
m hundred miles between Eagle Pas
vs. and FL Paso, Several American owl
TX ed ranches on the Mexico side wer
raided yesterday and cattle an
horses driven off, An attack by th
ar rebels on Piedras Negras is expecte
ar daily.