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0k r A I i ti 0 AM Atmioairr ON MINIS AND MINING, IMC BCSf VHKtr (N ARIZONA, NOOALKS, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, SKITKMUKR ,oO0, WO D TAKE I O&ALES REVOLUTIONISTS ARRESTED AMD PLANS DISCLOSED. M ... ( . A i lexicans vrcanize on nmencan re to Attack Sonora Towns. rrirory By PATT R. SULLIVAN. Three Mexican revolutionists were arrested on the American side of the line yesterday, and upon them were found letters disclosing a plot to attack Nogales, Sonora, and referring to a premeditated attack upon Cananea. One of the men, Carlos Humbert, was arrested at Mowry camp and the other two. Bruno Trevino and Leonardo Villareal, were arrested at Patagonia. The arrests were made by Sergeant of Hangers Olds, Ranger John Clark of Nogales and Immigration In spector J. J. Murphy of Tucson. The Immigration officials had re ceived information to the effect th it Trevino was organizing revo lutionary forces among the Mexi can workmen at Mowry, prepar atory to crossing the line into Sonora and precipitating the much talked of revolution. In response to a telegraphic request, Rangers Olds and Clark went to Mowry, leaving here about one o'clock yesterday morning. At Mowry they were met by Inspector Mur phy who had ridden to the camp from Tucson. "At Mowry they arrested Hum bert, but learned there that Tre vino and Villareal had gone to Patagonia. Taking Humbert with them the rangers and the inspector rode to Patagonia, where they found and arrested Trevino and Villareal and last night brought the prisoners to Nogales. On the men were found letters telling of a plot to attack and cap ture Nogales, Sonora, and with the arm and munitions taken in the town to arm the people there to pro tect it against the government, the writers of the letters appearing to have the utmost: confidence that the Mexican people would flock to the revolutionary standard.should the struggle once be started. . In a letter from President Ri cardo Flo es Magon to Trevino, dated Ontario, Canada, August 18, the writer commends the plan to attack Nogales, Sonora. and ex presses the opinion that one hun dred men could take the town. He said he did not think it neces sary for all the forces being organ ized in this vicinity to go to Cananea. As to the date of the uprising, the letter said it would not be on the sixteenth of September, but that the date would not be far into the future., He said it was neces sary to procure more arms before striking, and that forces had been organized in forty different places in the republic of Mexico, arid that all would strike at the same time, but all were not armed yet. Another letter conveyed the in formation that all who have prom ised to rise in arms against the government on the date to be an nounced by the committee and who should fail to do so, or who should betray the plans of the committee, are condemned to death, and will be executed by the revolutionary forces or by special agents. Following are a few extracts from one of the letters written to Trevino by President Ricardo Flo res Magon of the revolutionary committee, dated at Ontario, Can ada, August 18: "Your idea of taking Nogales appears good to me, Prepare well your plan. Take into account the force tho fiverrirnent "hv u able to muster at thr. joint to retake the town. It i certiiin that one hundred men can t ike tho place if no false move is made. Tike the custom house h rid if 0 ere aie enough arms and ammunition in the place, once it is taken, arm the people to defend the town. The taking of Nogales will afford an excellent opportunity for adding to the revolutionary funds." "It is not necessary for all of you to go to. Cananea. You have done welt 'in directing your plans toward taking Nogales, and it will be weit to prepare other plans for the taking of other points." "We are not yet prepared to .name thf day upon which the first blow will be struck, but it will not be long, nor will it be on the Sixteenth of September, as some malicious newspapers have stated. It is necessary to procure more arms before striking." The letter goes on advising cau tion and -exhorting TreviAo to use his influence with the impatient ones and endeavor to keep them from precipitating trouble before the signal is given by the commit tee, as such an occurrence would have a tendency to demoralize the revolutionary forces. Toward the end of the letter are the sentences: "It is necessary to procure more arms before striking. There are now forty places in the Republic where revolutionary forces are or ganized, to rise and strike when the committee may give the signal, but all are not armed yet." -. Another letter signed by Presi dent Magon of the revolutionary committee and by Librado Rivera, member of the committee, speaks in a general way of the projected uprising, and contains three spec ially marked paragraphs, which, translated, read as follows: First The revolution will break out at various point in different states of the Republic at the same time. Second At the proclaiming of the revolution, the committee will take up its headquarters on Mexi can territorv. Third All who, 'having prom ised to rise in arms on the date to be announced by the committee, and do not do so; and those who from now on nuiy denounce tiiO piurn of the oommit'ee. nr! con demned to death and will be exe cuted by tho revolutionary forces, or by special agents. Resides tho letters from which the above extracts are taken, there were found on Trevino a number of letters written by him to differ ent men in Sonora, exhorting them to be ready when called upon to join the revolutionary forces. Rruno Trevino, the leader of the movement to attack Nogales, was one of the leaders in the Cananea riots and escaped across the line -when tho troops took charge , of Cananea. He is a Mexican of more than ordinary intelligence and a revolutionist of the fire-eating kind. He says he knows his days are numbered, now, as they will kill bim and a few others who are now known. Trevino is wanted in Sonora, a9 are also the two who were arrested with him. As they came into the United States, without pa3sin? through any regular port of entry, so far as is known, they are subject to deportation under the immigra tion laws and may be sent across the line at this point by the Amer ican oflicers. If they are, the offi cers on the Mexican side will bo on the lookout for them and they will be arrested at once. Trevino says if he is taken in Sonora he knows he will be shot very soon, but if they take him to the City oi Mexico, he has friends there who will get him out. It is reported here that at Cana nea the authorities have orders to shoot at once any person who shows any desire to create a dis turbance, or who utters any revo lutionary expressions. Other arrests, similar to those made at Mowry and Patagonia yesterday, are reported from Doug las, where it is said two companies i i : i iU. nau tieew urgjwuseu uiuung tut? Mexicans, for the purpose of invad ing their native land, There is no doubt that the action of the American oflicers prevented an attack upon Nogales, Sonora, and perhaps upon Cananea. Chief of Police Hspinosa of No gales, Sonora, said last night ho did not anticipate any trouble in Nogales, Sonora, or elsewhere. He says the 'men who are talk ing revolution do not realize the vastness of the project to over throw an established government. He says it will amount to nothing.