The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-22
Conference on Board the Col
oradO Today at which villa
Commander Promises Pro-
teciOn for Foreigners.
CONDITIONS IN YAQUI
VALLEY DESPERATE
Arrival of Trainload Of
Wounded at Juarez and Re-
ports Of Murders Of Ameri-
cans Outstanding Mexican
Features.

lBy gvoHshs zerafd Lsassd wIsal
NoRniiss, Arix.. Suilc 93s-~Mnyo
Indians, VIM hare followed thn
example or thc rhquis In sonora.
Mexico. sacked Ios Mochls. sim
aioa, yesterday, according % J.
~ Taylor manegcr of euEnF
company owning land in that
scction, who tclenrnplica 60 the
sccrctnry Df state NJ Washlngton
today asking foe prUieeti0n.
Aboard 4. y. y. Colorado, off
Guaymns, soa0rn. Mexico, Jw1e
2i--(by radio VIA san DlcEo,
Cal, Jane 22l .---Ilftern hundfed
villa troois under General s1sn
were promised N prafcctlon for
Foreigners In the fa4uI valley 10
a confercnce aboard the Cvlornslo
today hetWocn Admiral Howard.
commanding the fsa,4rc fiect,
aud his stan ana General Lcyyn.
military comnmndnnt at Quay
mns. General Ieyya said that
the landing of Amcrisan marines
might he mislntsrpreted by the
masses of the Me1icnn pc0ple.
Under the awnings OF the flagship
were gathered Admiral Howard.
General i.eyvn. w. J. Phillips. the
American consul at Guaymas. Cap
tain Ashley Robertson. commanding
the Coiorado. and Captain George
williams. commanding the third class
cruiser Cleveland.
To the Americans General Lcyva
promised the same protection for
foreign settlers as that which would
he afforded Mexicana. anu said fur-
thcr that Ia case OF immediate dan
gcr an adequate guard would escort
them to "A place OF safety
serious complications, he said,
might follow the landing Of an Amer
lean force. because such an act might
not be understood by the people az
large IN It's true Hight lie charge"
that the Yaquss were buying their
ammunition In the United states.
General fscyvn discounted any pos
sibil.ty ol a conference with Yaqni
chiefs. They never permit foreign
enlssarlcs In their presence. ne de-
clarcd. and. besides, have "all the
treachery aud bloodthirstiness OF
Apaches.r The Mexlcans thus Tar
killed he described as having been
horribly mutilated, and he said that
crops Just harvested had been car
ricd away by the Indians a., proyi-
slons for future raids.
Land communication with the bor-
der. General Lcyva said. wotid soon
be lost because the railroad ~au In
operative during the period oe heavy
raids.
Information thus far received in
dicaies that about 7s men remain Of
the normal American settlement oi
SOC around EspcrHnza. 30 miles
south asst OF Guaymas. About s.0ot
acres are still under cultivation a
against a normal cultivated acreage
OF $4,000 American holdings IN thi
Yaaui valley amount 20 $50. zoe acres
mostly In the name Of the Richard
son Construction company, a Mexicnr
corporation whose bonds are held b,
Americans. Harry Payne whitne,
and John Hays Hammond, both 81
New York. are Htid TO be the pIinci.
pal bondholders.
Moxicans in the valley nov ar'
concentrated h. fcw towns and ar'
afraid 90 operate against the YaquiB
A large hand Of Yaguis appeared 1.
miles ffom the Southern Pactfir Rail
road Of Mexico'a shops az EHpalrni
last night but were not sn sisht TO
day.
The attack on Southern Pacifi'
work train near J0ri, reported yes
terday. was made from fortificationi
which the Indians built IN hrlcl
yard.