Holbrook argus., November 15, 1902, Image 7

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WAS MURDERED BY YAQUIS
HOW ENGINEER SULLIVAN MET HIS
DEATH
Boy Dragged to Death Fell From Train Ship
Abandoned WilHams-Beale Case Fishermen's
Union Rich Body of Ore
.Edward Wan'iehoick, a boy 9 years
old, whose father is the foreinnn of
Towle's Bros.'s box factoiy at Alta,
wa& dragged to death by a rack mule
Friday afternoon.
As the north-bound train approached
Cottonwood Friday night George Aris
tride. a passenger, fell from the plat
form to the ground below. He received
severe internal injuries, and will prob
ably die.
Thomas H. Williams, Jr., president
ol the California Jockey Club, and
Truxton Beale, formerly United States
Minister to Persia, have been held for
trial - by the Superior Court of San
Francisco for an alleged assault, with
intent to kill, on Frederick Marriott,
editor of the News Letter. Their bonds
were fixed at $10,000 each. The shoot
ing of Marriott occurred at his home
last September.
The vast army of fishermen on the
Pacific Coast and in Alaska are to be
organized under the head of the Fish
ermen's Protective Union of the Pa
cific Coast and Alaska. The headquar
ters of the new organization are at
San Francisco, and I. N. Hylen, the
agent, has been in Seattle for the past
several days for the purpose of estab
lishing the first local agency there.
C. G. Depp and brother of Colvis,
Fresno county, are searching in the
vicinity of Marysville for traces of an
uncle, John Depp, formerly a resident
of Davisville. The old man had not
been seen since 1858. but recent devel
opments make it highly important to
relatives that he be found if alive, or
his death absolutely established. Val
uable money considerations are in
volved. K.-B. Harper, superintendent of the
Santa Teresa quicksilver mine on the
Monterey road, reports that workmen
engaged in running a tunnel uncovered
an ore bed probably sixty feet in
width. He considers the strike of im
mense value and says that a forty-ton
furnace will be erected at once. The
strike was made about 300 feet from
the surface.
Was Murdered By Yaquis
Tucson Advices from Sonora indi
cate that the Yaqui rebels are not yet
conquered, and they continue to give
the Mexican military authorities
trouble. The latest outrage committed
by the Indians was the murder of a
prominent mine superintendent who
lived at San Marcial. While riding
between El Tarimacuca and Sau Mar
cial, in company with three Mexicans,
he was overcome by a band of twenty
Yaquis and murdered, but not until he
had made a brave fight and wounded
some of the Indians. J. W. Sullivan,
superintendent of La Negaciacion mine
.at La Meza, near San Marcial, was
the unfortunate American engineer
who fell a victim to the Yaqui fiends.
He, with two Mexican merchants and
a Mfxican driver, was riding on a
stage behind four mules bound for San
Marcial, when the Indians were seen
far behind on the road. The Mexican
driver became alarmed and tried to
make the next ranch house before
being overtaken, but was unable to do
so.
Sullivan was armed with a Win
chester and six shooter, and at the ap
proach of the Yaquis, he prepared for
defense, believing them hostile. The
.six shooter was turned over to one of
the Mexicans while Sullivan made use
of the Winchester. The Indians began
firing as they neared the stage, and
although Sullivan returned the fire,
probably wounding several of their
number the Yaquis soon overwhelmed
the American and his Mexican com
panions, shooting them down. They
did not make way with the mules or
mutilate their victims as is usual in
many cases. On the contrary, one of
the Mexicans was still alive when
other Mexicans, riding that way, came
upon the unfortunate party.
A trail of - blood was found leading
from the road tending to show that
some'of the Indians were wounded. It
is hard to attribute any motive to' the
crime as the Yaquis rarely bother the
Americans, and Sullivan had been very
considerate of the Yaqui laborers that
worked under him before the rebellion.
There are many Americans at San
Marcial and tliey were terrified on
hearing the news as they have always
considered themselves safe from the
Yaquis since they learned that Kicardo
Johnson, who was killed in nearly the
same spot when the rebellion broke out
was murdered by Mexicans seeking re
venge. A small company of Mexican
regulars is stationed tn Marcial, but
they are powerless against the guerrilla
warfare being carried on by the Yaquis
in that vicinity.
Peace in Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela The government
reports having gained a decisive victory
over the revolutionists last week.
Government troops dislodged.the rebels
from their last stronghold at Pipe, near
San Matos, sixmiles from La Victoria.
The revolutionary leaders, Mendoza,
Matos, Crespo, Tories and others, ac
cording to government reports, have
been scattered and an army passed
through Villa Do Cora last Sunday
night. The rebel general, Riera, is re
ported to have been killed. The victory
claimed by the government was denied
in Caiacas. The government reports
declare the revolution in Venezuela to
be ended by this complete victory and
that peace in Venezuela has been se
cured. More Trouble in Hayti
Port Au Prnice, Hayti A troop of
1200 Fouchardists, which entered the
capital Thursday returning from the
campaign against General Firmin had
a conflict with the civil authorities.
There was heavy firing. Seven persons
were killed and many were wounded.
The situation is grave, threatening a
new civil war. The disorders continued
during the day and conflicts occurred
around the national.bank at 11 o'clock.
There were several victims. The en
tire population is very .much alarmed
and the foreigners are claiming pro
tection. It is believed that the arrival
of General Nord with 10,000 men,
which is expected within the next fow
days, will put an end to the disturb
ances. To Harness a Glacier
Engineers are being sent from Boston
to Tacoma and Seattle to begin work on
a project which has for its chief aim
the harnessing of the waters oi the
Puyallup glacier on Mount Eanier,
state of Washington, for commercial
purposes. It is claimed that if suc
cessful this will be the first instance
where g lacial waters havebeen used to
provide power. '
Rivers and Harbors
Secretary Root has cut down the es
timates for the continuing of contract
work on rivers and harbors nearly $2,
000,000, leaving the total amount
$16,570,000. The appropriations which
are made for these works will depend
on the probable amount of work that
the contractors can do.in the next fiscal
year.
ADVANCE IN SOMALILAND
The Mullah Profiting By Delay on the
Part of the British
Berbera, East Africa Colonel
Swayne, formerly British commander
in Somaliland, who has been retailed
to England, is ill. He started for
home Friday.
General Manning, who succeeds Col
onel Swayne, is pushing the prepara
tions for an advance against the Mul
lah, but he is hampered in his efforts
by t ho fact that the country has so few
resources and the consequent necessity
of awaiting supplies.
The Mullah is profiting by the delay
in the start of the British expedition.
He has advanced.to within a few miles
of Bohotle. He is known to have 2000
rifles, one Maxim gun, much ammuni
tion, 15,000 spearmen and immense
reserves of camels and sheep at his
command. Bohotle is well garrisoned
and has ample defenses.
It is impossible to prevent the run
ning of guns to the Mullah, which is
in constant progress through French
territory.
Beet Sugar and Glass
For some inexplicable reason the In
dianapolis Journal has become almost
vicious in its hostility toward the beet
sugar industry, and those who opposed
relief for Cuba last winter by the
"reciprocity" method. In its issue
of August 1 it said:
"It might be remarked, to calm the
anxiety of the Oxnard coterie, that
the Republicans are not contemplating
a general revision of the tariff, though
many believe that two or three sched
ules could be improved. For instance,
if it were not a tax for revenue, and
were not needed, the duty of about 100
por cent on sugar could be cut 50 per
cent., to the relief of the people."
In the first place no newspaper that
understands the principle of protection
will use the ad valorem as proof of
anything, because the lower the value
of an article the higher thejad valorem
is apt to be. Secondly, the average ad
valorem rate on sugars, June, 1900
1901, was not 100, but about 70 to 72
per cent. Thirdly, what has the Jour
nal to say about the ad valorem on
certain window and certain plate glass
made in Indiana? The rate on the
former is in some instances 70, 75, 90
to 107 per cent, and on certain plate
glass as high as 120 per cent. Better
let the new andjdeveloping agricultural
industry of beet sugar alone. It really
needs all the protection it gets if we
are to develop it as we have the glass
and tin-plate industries. American
Economist.
Cost of Census Work
Washington The cost of the tempo
rary work of the twelfth census, ac
cording to the director's annual report,
was $11,854,819, an average cost of 15.5
cents per capita of the population of
the. United States. The total cost of
field work in connection with the
twelfth census was $4,358,670, or an
average cost of 5.7 cents per capita. A
total of 59,373 persons were employed
in the census and 3,910,000 bulletins
were issued The director reports that
he will later submit a more effective
plan for securing the final information
upon which rests the whole structure
of statistical work at each census.
Fate of a Hunter
After wandering three days in the
desert, James Williams of El Paso, a
well known sporting mail, formerly of
Pueblo, Colo., died of starvation and
exhaustion only three mlies from
Ysleta, El Paso county. He had wan
dered for fifty miles, traveling in a
circle. He strayed from a hunting
party Sunday. His companions came
to El Paso thinking Williams had gone
home by rail. When he failed to re
turn they employed an old chief, Mar
ianna, of the Yslotas, who trailed the
lost man till his body was found in the
sage brush.
Washington Notes
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Hei
bert have taken up again tho bond of
treaty, providing for limited recip
rocity betwen the United States and
New Foundland.
The Danish Minister, Mr. Bruen,
called at the State Department, and
with Secretary Hay signed an addition
al article to the reciprocity treaty rela
tive to tho Danish West Indian Island
of St. Croix, extending for one year
from November 29, the period of time
allowed for the ratification of the doc
ument. The president has received a cable
gram from the King of Siam, extend
ing his earnest thanks for the kindly
reception accorded to the Crown Prince
on his arrival in the United States.
Minister Hunter at Guatemala has
notified the State Department by
cable that Manuel Corcella was elected
President of Honduras on the 28th ult.
He says that threats of a contest of the
election are boldly made, but that the
country is quiet.
Gen. Isaac Kahn, Persian Minister
to the United States, returned to
Washington Thursday, after an absence
of six months, which he spent mostly
in company with the Shah of Persia,
at the different summer resorts in
Euorpe, and also in the various
European capitals.
By a queer oversight an extradition
treaty between the United States and
Guatemala, made twelve years ago,
has remained unproclaimed, and so
inonerative up to the present time.
Arrangements for its mutual proclama
tion at an early day have been made.
Minister Quesada presented Senor
Montoguido of the Cuban Senate to
Secretary Root: The call was brief,
but there was some discussion about
the instruction which one of the artil
lery officers of the United States army
is giving to Cuban officers. The latter,
Secretary Root was arsured, are mak
ing good progress.
Ambassador Choate has reported to
the Secretary of State, in response to
instructions, in relation to the repatri
ation of American citizens detained by
the British government as prisoners of
war in Ceylon, that Lord Landsdown
informed him, under date of October
27, that it is purposed to send the
prisoners in question to the United
States by the first packet, and that
they will Jbe subsisted at the expense
of the British government until they
reach .their destination. They were
sent to Ceylon from the Transvaal.
Useful Suggestions
Linen must be thoroughly dry and
well aired before it is put away. When
it shows signs of turning yellow wring
out in luke-warm soap and water, dry
and store again.
After thoroughly brushing out the
dust from a black hat, go over it with
a thin solution of gum arabic or muci
lage, using a nail brush for that pur
pose. When the hat is dry it will be
found to look almost new.
Never scrub oil cloths with a brush,
and never use soap in cleaning them.
Those which have lain in stock for
several years are the best to buy, as
the paint is thoroughly hardened.
Wash with a soft rag dipped in mixed
milk and water, and rub dry with a
handful of rags.
Housekeepers will welcome a new
material for table pad that is shown
this spring. It is to replace the cotton
or felt silence cloth, and is made of
asbestos cloth, woven so soft and silky
that it cannot injure the most highly
polished table. It is heat proof.