The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-01
government Officials Worried Over
the Report That TWO Bodies
Were Found Dangling From
the Trees.
EXPLANATION WANTED
Sch Rebel and Federal Governments
win Probably Say That Crimes
Were Committed by
Bandits.

fUn'ted Press Leased Wire Se-vice.1 j
MEXICO City. Aug. 1.-Government
officials were admittedly perturbed to-
day over a reported hanging OF two
Americans near Cananea, Sonora and
an Investigation has been ordered.
The bodies are said to have been
found by representatives OF the gov
ernor of that state who reported that
he believed the Americans had been
executed by rebels who hoped to pre-
cipitate intervention.
Thrc is much speculation here as to
the explanation Of the hanging that
may come from the rebel leaders. In
the past it was declared that the VIC
tins come from the rebel leaders. In
the past it was declared that the vic
tins were slain by bandits and both
the rebel and federal governments
i have disclaimed responsibility. In
another instance an American was
shot down by rebels after being cap
tured in a battle with the federals
and 1t was stated that he was endeav-
oring to escape.
AS there have been scores Of deser-
tions from the rebel ranks recently,
many believe the Americans hanged
In Sonora may have been with the
rebel army, and the claim may be
made that they We're executed as de-
serters. The bodies have not been
identified, however, and 1t is not
known whether the men were resi-
dents Of Cananea.
A demand for an official explana.
tion Is anticipated from the United
States and every effort is being made
to learn the identity of the men.
Morn1ons Chased Out.
Ell PAso, Texas, Aug. More
than 500 Mormons from the mountain
colonies have been added to the refu.
gees camp in this city since last night
and another train load is expected to-
day with several hundred more. Those
coming today are from the remote col
onies of Garcia, Pocheco and Chichu-
pa, the latter more than sixty miles
from railroad. All of them are far
from civilization.
The lumber yard camp here is be-
coming badly overcrowded and ths
tents which the government is send
Ing here have not arrived from ST.
Louis, The condition of many of the
women and children reaching here IS
pitiable.
Americans here were inflamed to
turther anger against General Pascual
urozco and the rebels by a statement
OF orozco to American Consul Ed
wards at Juarez, that he does not REQ.
ognize the United States government.
Edwards called at Orozco's quarters
today to deliver note from Secretary
q State Knox notifying the rebel
chief that mistreatment of Americans
IN northern Mexico must stop or Or
ozco would be held responsible. Oroz-
60 told Edwards that he would not re-
Z cleve him as an American representa-
1--WE but personally, he was glad to see
nlm. He accepted Knox's note under
tnese terms and Edwards left.
Rigid Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The state
uepartment today ordered United
states counsels In northern Mexico to
conduct rigid investigation into the
hanging by rebels in Sonora, of two
unidentified men. Dispatches today
SAID they were non-combatants,
Wantonly executed by the rebels in
order to precipitate American inter-
vention.
oflicials here regard the incident as
one OF extreme gravity. Should Orozco
ana Salazar carry out their threats to
NH Americans by the wholesale, the
United States would be forced to send
troops into Mexico. Yesterdays out
rage may bring the long expected
crisis.
For two weeks the Mexican situa-
uon has gradually been growing worse.
me action of the rebels driving the
Mormons from their Chihuahua col
onies up into Texas has aroused an ex-
IRENE amount of bitterness toward
.nexico among people of Texas, Art
aona and New Mexico.
:, Ihe Mormons occupy the most fer
tie and productive farms in Mexico.
a I, recent statement of the bishop OF
.h' Mormon church in Utah that these
Mormons are worth $4,000 on the,