The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-09


Only fifty of the passengers are re-
ported to have escaped death. Many
were wounded. The troops were NOV
ing from San Bias, in northern Sinaloa
to Alamos, below Guaymas, from which
point the insurgents feared they would
proceed to reinforce the garrison de-
Tending the gulf port.
Siege of Parral.
Ell PASO, Tex, May S.-Americans
arrived here today TO report that Par
raj, foreign mining center of southern
chihuahua state, is surrounded by near
ly 5000 constitutionalists, and that skir-
mishes with the federal outposts occur
daily.
Parral Is defended by more than 1900
soldiers and much artillery. The insur-
gents expect to force surrender when
the thirty days food supply of the
town Is exhausted.
Another strong force of insurgents is
reported moving from the southern
part of the state against Chihuahua
city, the state capital. The Mexican
Central railway has been destroyed far
to the south, preventing the arrival Of
the federal column, reported moving
north from Torreon.
Japs Turned Down.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., May 8.--Four hun
dred Japanese residents of Sonora
state have offered their services in arms
to l.. +. Pesquiera, the insurgent gov.
ernor, according to code telegram re
ceived by the constitutlonalist COM
mittee here today. The offer was re-
fused, the governor explaining that the
struggle was one in which Me2icans
only should participate.
Fifteen Japanese formed commit.
tee which called on the governor yes
terday at HermosilIo, the state capital,
They declared that The 100 Japanese
were armed. They composed, they said,
all residents of the state, mostly farm.
ers and mechanics. They offered to fur,
nish their own ammunition for time.
The governor thanked the committee
for it's interest in the welfare OF Mex.
leo, but declined the offer On the
grounds of the alieuship Of the prof
fercd troops.
The 1900 uncivilized Yaqui Indians
who recently took the field for the state
insurrection yesterday attempted to at.
tack Cruz de Piedra. To the surprise
of their chief, Pajarito, the federal gar.
risou Of the place had deserted in a
body. Cruz is located near Guaymas,
and this incident led TO an investigation
which disclosed that all federal forces
| In neighboring gulf towns have been
withdrawn to the defense Of Guaymas
New Problem Comes Up.
TUCSON, Ariz., May S.-The insur-
gent Mexican state Of Sonora, us IN in
| dependent power, instituted proceed
ings to obtain the cxtradition of Vim
| cent? Morales, charged with the murder
| in 1911 of Fortunate Mazon, son of n
wealthy merchant Of Cananea. The
father Of Morales, in a counter action
holds that as Sonora has not been rec.
ognized as belligerent or rs an indie.
pendent nation by the United States
his son cannot be extradited. The case
therefore involves n problem for the
American state department.
Morales was arrested here after two
years search by agents Of Jose Mazon,
q brother of the slain man. Morales
claims TO be an American citizen, say
ing he was born in Los Angeles.
Evidence Lacking.
TUCSON. ArIz.. May, SS.-oTIcials of
and county sheriffs today inspected the
| aeroplane being held at Pixies ranch,
twenty miles south OF Tucson. Aviator
Didier Mason and Mechanic Thomas
Dean, who are on the ground, insist that
| they Intended to test the eighty horse
power machine, employing The fiat coun-
| try to avoid accident,
Unless II can be proven that they IN
| tended flying over the border TO assist
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