The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
Brigham Stowell Pays With
His Life for Refusal to Give
Up His Money at Co.
lonia Juarez.
SON OF MURDERED
MAN NOW AT Ell PASO
Conditions Growing Worse in
the American Colonies, the
Mexicans Continuing to
Plunder Ranches.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Ell PASO, May 3.-Brigham Stowell,
namesake of Brigham Young of Mormon
church history. was shot and killed in
his lucern patch at Colonis Juarez
Thursday by the Mexican rebels. This
report was received here today. The
Mexicans approached him while he was
working in his garden, and because he
refused 10 give up money TO a Mexican,
the man pulled his revolver and shot
him through the back.
Earl Stowell, son Of the murdered
man, came to El Paso. Since he left the
colony he received a report that his
father had been dangerously wounded
but might live, No other details have
been given of the affair. Conditions
continue TO grow worse in the colonies,
An American. unarmed, was held up by
mere boy Friday at Colonia Juarez
and his watch taken after the boy had
demanded money at a pistols point.
RiverOs Not Drowned.
Ell PASO, Tex. May 3-Filipe Ri
veros, governor Of Sinaloa, reported
drowned at sea while being taken
prisoner to Mexico City, has escaped
and arrived safely at Havana. Cuba.
This was reported to the local constr
nationalist committee.
Governor Riveros has notified Gov
ernor Carranza of Coahuila, military
head of the revolution, that he is re-
turning at once to take the field in his
own state. This would make three
governors leading their state troops
against the Huerta central govern
ment.
An official report received today
from Governor Pesquiera Of Sonora re-
ported that federals pursuing the state
troops which evacuated Empalme were
repulsed with heavy losses below Her
mosillo, The Yaqui Indians under
Chief Bule were said again to have
entered the field and led in the fighting
which occupied yesterday All commu-
nication is cut between the state cap
ital and the Guaymas and Empalme
ports.
Woods Report.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood, chief Of staff of the
army, who returned today from tour
or inspection along the Mexican from.
tier, told Secretary Garrison good or
der prevailed along the border, He
heard no reports Of serious marauding
expeditions into the United States and
said the sympathy OF border folk he
found overwhelmingly with the Car
rama movement and opposed to the
Huerta regime.
Americans Safe.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Official re-
ports of the shellipg Of Empalme by
federal gunboats yesterday made no
mention of casualties among Ameri-
cans. Constitutionalists in Ciudad Por-
frio Diaz report battle at Espinoza,
near Monclova, but give no details.
Federals Take Empalme.
NOGALES, Ariz,, May 3.-Federal
forces from Guaymas today occupied
Empalme, while the Sonora state troops
are mobuizing at Maytorena, few
miles to the north. Only minor skir.
mishes have resulted since the iusur-
gents evacuation of Empalme.
There is much suffering among the
poorer classes of the gulf port towns
and much danger of a meat famine.
Cows. constituting the chief milk sup
ply, have been killed for beef, threaten
ing the lives OF hundreds of infants.
American residents OF the Yaqui
river country appealed for protection
against ravagine bands of Indians.
The federal commander at Guaymas
gave the Americans rifles and am
telling them to protect them.
selves. The state troops today gave
protection to shipment of 100000
in bullion being sent to the border by
the La Colorado mine in northern So |
nora,
Defeat Salazar.
Ell PAsO, May 3.-Federal fought
federal TODAY at Casas Grandes in n |
clash between mutinous and loyal irreg- |
uar troops of the same command. Gen.
eral Jose Inez Salazar and his follow !
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