El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-04

r<HE. AIansos soon found other lead
ers and continued their plOttings
n AGAINST the Spanlards, endeavor-
ms, to draw the Pueblo indians into
rbsir confederacy. From four MansO
CHRISTIANS captured while destroying
the maize paJcn Of LFenuIy F1rO,
CruzaIe Iearued that lae luu4ans were
manning 10 euser Il f2SO on dark
uight and set IRE 10 the monastery
rn7u d1yiIiu.r into grUUpS-wnlch We're
already named-tO attack ana XIII the
Spanlards in their houses one 4ndlah
was detailed TO dress himself as a span
lard, mount To the top OF the convent
and DISCHARGE the cannon kept there
Campaigns and sklrmlsnes during tne
month Of August probably aVerted the
A New Plot Discovered.
On Scutembcr -, CruZate captured
another Manso, who reported a new
plot to destroy FL Paso on a dark nlght
when the moon was IN lhe mlddIe OF
the sky The new feature Of this plot
was to seize CruZate alive. have the
women XIII him, and then cut MS head
off and place IL on hiSn pole racing
the pueblo, in the manner Cruzate
dealt with their leaders
The time Of the attack was close at
hand, for the indians were busy max
ing mescal and grinding mesquite beans
for the journey. The captive said he
had never seen so many people assem-
Ordering out Capt Madrid with a
force Of 20 soldiers and about 100
friendly indians, CruZate led these
troops in search Of the indians cap
tured and killed their spies and broke
up the meeting The indians taking
refuge in flight, Cruzate burned their
rancherias and Overran their lands
Ten nations were represented IN the
September and October were occupied
with other campaigns and skirmisheS
Of a minor character. In November,
CruZate and Madrid inflicted anOlner
drastic punishment on some indians
who had attacked and crippled a small
party OF Spaniards bearing dispatches
10 Mexico City.
Continued Hostility, at Casas Grandes-
The punishment inflicted on the in
dams at Casas Grandes IN June proved
but temporary in its effects Although
Capt Ramirez applied 70 his govern
or for aid, that officer was so BUSY
quelling reYOlts at Parral that he could
spare no troops for Casas Graldes- Ac-
cOrdingly, Capt. Ramirez secured
company Of soldiers and friendly in
dams from Sonora
With these troops, who were led by
Capt, Fuente, he set out on August II
30 punish the savages- Ealilng 10 over
take the enemy and finding himself IN
the neighborhOOd Of FL Paso, he went
there TO secure Information Believing
that the indians sought BY RAMIREZ mad
Joined forces with the Mansosf Cruzate
diers and some friendly indians, IN
der Capt. Madrid, to renew his search
After four or i've days OF IruItless
search, the leaders sent messengers 10
Casas Grandes for provisions. The mes
sengers returned in great haste TO re-
port that the indians had attacked
Casas Grandes on the 18th Of Septem-
Der. burned the houses and stores OF
maize and wheat and driven of nerd
OF horses and mules and about 100
small stock This done, they had fOru-
fled themselves IN a sierra live leagues
Ramirez. Fuente and Madrid FASTENED
TO the aid Of the citizens of Casas
Grandes. who were huddled IN the mon
combined forces attacked the savages-
Though q hard fought battle ensued,
the Spauiards failed TO ClSl lodge
the enemy In a conference, the lead
ers determined 20 send 10 sonora ana
FL PasO for more troops
Within Is days Sonora and FL Paso
contributed enough soldiers and friend
signal victory. Many of the warriors
were killed and their wives and chill
dren captured. Those WssO escaped
death and Imprisonment He'd, leaving
their booty behind; horses. mules, small
stock. and other property taken rom
Casas Graudes were thereby recovered
In the early part Of December. Rami-
rOs gained a decisive victory over 1000
indians at FL Ojo Caliente- The IN
dams sued for peace Ramirez granted
il on condition they would return TO
their puebIos and rancherias within
The JuIImes and the Apaehes.
During the summer the Jullmes, OF