WAR WITH YAQUIS.
SERIOUS REVOLT OP INDIANS IN
MEXICO.
rsiquli Unve Heen Flghtlne for Inde
pendence Since 1730-Mexlco Is to
lilnmc for Insurrection SoniethliiK
of the l'lcturcaquc Ynqul Country.
The Insurrection of the Ynqul Indians
promises to give the Mexican govern-u-.eiit
another prolonged war. It has
been but two years since the last up
rising of the Ynquls was put down,
utter nearly fourteen years of fighting,
and the rebellion now on has all Indi
cations of preparedness. Contrary to
statements made that the Ynquls would
not molest the American residents In
Sonora the Yaqul country there have
already been slnln a number of Ameri
can gold prospectors. Indeed, It has
developed that one of the causes of the
uprising was the fact that the gov
ernment permitted Americans to come
Into Sonora and dig gold. The Ynquls
clnlm to hold the Sonora country by
right of occupation for centuries back
standing little of law and moved by n I
. . i.. t t...i ttni'ft t.tatatiul tllO
SCIISC 01 nijuiiv.i.-, inn" .va.-.v..
seizure, aJid troops hnvo ueeu cuneu
out to enforce the law that Is, put tho
new claimant In possession of tho
Ynqul laud taken under tho law. The
Ynquls have stood together and made
good fights after their fashion, and
when compelled to do so retired, only
to return when the troops were with
drawn to take forcible possession of
their own again. In former Insurrec
tions they had but few firearms, but
when the Sonora railroad to Guaymas
was built they furnished a largo pro
portion of the laborers, and with tho
money earned Winchester rifles were
purchased, with which they have been
much more formidable antagonists
than before and are more conscious of
their own strength.
If the war Is continued until the
Ynquls are pacllled or extenuinnted
dire disaster Is sure to befall that beau
tiful Stnte. Tho extermination of the
Ynqul Indians simply means the de
struction of the manual labor In So
nora. The Ynquls are not only the best
and most trusted workers In Sonora,
but they constitute the lnrgest number
of able worklngmen In that State. Tho
Ynquls can lu no way be compnred
SCENE' OF' TUB PltESENT YAQUI INDIAN UPIUS1NG.
ana by confirmation of title by the
King of Spain long before the Mexican
government was thought of.
"When Mexico revolted and establish
ed her Independence the Ynquls refused
to recognize the new governrnt and
proclaimed their own Independence and
autonomy. Since then the effort to ob
tain from them recognition of the
authority and law of Mexico has led
to frequent collisions between them
and the government troops; pitched
battles have been fought and though
generally beaten by superior forces
and forced to retreat for the time, they
have never yet been subdued. Already
YAQUI INDIAN OIRI..
In the Insurrection now on tho Ynquls
have routed forces of Mexican soldiers
sent against them, and the government
Is mobilizing a large nrniy to pit
against tho wily warriors. The Ya
quis method of fighting Is one taught
them by nature and experience. When
beaten they retreat Into the almost in
accessible fastnesses of tho Sierra Ma
dres, whither the government troops
dare not follow them, and there await
the departure of the troops, when they
again descend and clear out the people
who have established themselves on
their lands. Though the population of
the Yaqul country does not exceed
15,000, the male portion combine to
mnke a formidable foe, and the Mexl-
enn government anticipates a war of
eix months or more.
Htory of the Y.iqtilB.
Tho Indians inhabit tho valley of
Sonora. They nro good agriculturists
when allowed to till their farms in
peace, and their valley being rich and
fertile has tempted covetous men with
little regard for right to take advan
tage of the peculiar features of tho
Mexican laws in regard to taking up
land and filing claims on tho Ynqul
holdings. These, of course, under-
with the Indians of the western part of
United States, except, perhaps, the
Cherokees and a few other tribes
known for their peacefulness and for
their love of nppllcatlon to ngrlculturo.
Since the very first settlement of So
nora by the Spaniards the Yaquls have
Inhabited a small triangular territory
situated in the delta of the Yaqul Itiver
and extending from the Gulf to a place
inland called Buena Vista. A few
Yaquls are settled as far up as Comu
rifa, but the principal Ynqul country Is
as just stated further down the coast.
In this territory the Ynquls were found
by the Spaniards, and their tradition Is
that here they have resided from im
memorial times. For centuries the
Mexican government acknowledged
the right of the Yaquls to live In and to
cultivate this territory and for cen
turies the Y'aquls remained peacefully
at their work of cultivating the soil
and as general laborers elsewhere.
Within their territory the Yaquls have
even now retained an independent gov
ernment, with chiefs to decide accord
ing to their laws and to mete out pun
ishment to the guilty, and so perfect
has been their method of self-government
that the Mexican government
has had no occasion to Interfere. The
Yaqul is by nature moral and indus
trious and no complaint can bo made
against him on that account All over
Sonora there are found Yaquls In time
of peace working in the fields and in
the mines and even as laborers on the
railroads. In the latter capacity they
are more valued and more trusted thnn
any Mexicans, and wo know of In
stances where railroad agents have
preferred Yaqul section bosses to those
of other nationalities.
Don't Want Land Divided.
As a laborer tho Yaqul Is hard.-work-Ing
and faithful and can always be re
lied on. lie does not shirk his work
when his foreman turns his back and
he does not shorten his day's work by
continued cigarette smoking. No won
der, therefore, that he Is highly valued
for tho work ho can and does perform.
As do many other laborers, ho gets
drunk when pay comes on Saturday
evening but he confines his carousing
to tho rnncherla in which ho lives and
keeps his family and when Mondny
morning comes around every ninn Is at
his work. Tho Yaqul country from
Buena Vista to tho gulf has always
been held as common property by the
Yaquis as a tribe and has never been
portioned out to Individuals as In other
communities. Tho reason for this Is
found lu tho nnturo of tho territory It
self. The fertility of tho Yaqul delta
depends entirely upon the overflow of
tho Yaqul River. In times of heavy
rains the delta and adjacent river hot
dry seasons the contrary Is the c niuu
lis the territory Is large, one h In lh
ual Yaqul can always mm
b e for cultivation for tlmumrt'cjlnr
simon Next season he may hao to
essnry. Now It Is evident that if u u
land were not held In common and f
every Yaqul had 1.1s own at lotte IpU ,
some would possess suitable and for
cultivation, while ;V0"rlJS,VB
dry lands, which would I v or t 1 s
unless properly Irrigated. Much f tho
present trouble with the Yaquls arises
from this fact, tho ,llj "
meat wants the Ynquls to divide tl.elr
land so that every Individual may pos
sess his own plot.
They Tnko to thr Mountain.
Colonel Martinez of the Mexican
army. In an Interview on the aqul in
surrection, says: "The Indians have
boon restless for some months past.
They object to American prospectors
Invading the mountains of their coun
try lu quest of gold. We were expect
ing an outbreak anil were not unpre
pared. If we can cut off the Indians
before they reach their strongholds,
our work will be easy enough, but once
In the mountains, conquest of the In
surgents wilt be n difficult problem.
That was the trouble cBvlng the ten
years' war which ended two years ago.
and cost Mexico much blood aud trea
sure. The Indians retreated to the
mountains, where they could not be
pursued, and at every favorable oppor
tunity swooped down upon the troops
or assailed neighboring villages, mur
dering and plundering. If the Indians
do not surrender a war of extermina
tion will ensue. It Is a pity, too, for
ninr. hnd hones the Indians
would remain friendly, and become civ
lllzod. Not lone ago he sent thirty
tpnrhors Into their country to
Instruct them nnd to establish schools
ntnl colleces. These may have been
murdered for all that Is known, for
some of them went into the outlying
districts. So far as I can learn, uie in
illnns are well armed. They have, lu
fact, been buying weapons ever slnco
their lenders signed the treaty or peace,
nnd t do not believe thev ever had any
Idea of keeping the truce. The murder
of their own chiefs wiio nnd nccepieu
office under the Mexican government
imiiontoa thnt thev have crown desper
ate aud that the contest will be fierce."
The tactics of the Ynquls are to attack
snddpiilv nnd to ambush nnd Imme
diately after the assault to run bnck
into the mountains, where no one can
follow them. After n Ynqul has
fought for some time he suddenly be
comes a peaceful Indian nnd leaves the
territory In which the wnr rages. This
hannens when his ammunition Is nil
snent: he must then provide himself
with more. This he does by working
In Arizona nnd New Mexico, as In
these places he can procure arms with
his savlnus and return when ho hns
enough. When he hns accumulated
etinmrh lie returns bv tinsslntr from
Arizona through the Sierra Madre wil
derness, whore he Is free from sol
diers' bullets nnd from observing eves.
nnd when least expected he turns up
fully equipped with munitions to
carry on the war. The Yaqul Is not
the blood-thirsty beast that some re
ports have made him out to be. He 13
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YAOTI 1'KO.V ANI KJII'I.OYKII.
i.,.a "ni.rieots and many other fruit
are hardly surpassed anywhere.
Klrst Hftllr Wns Wrltton.
It has been discovered Unit wlint mny
i m...i ii... Hrm dully newspnper was
a manuscript letter written by salnrled
correspondents and forwarded by them
every twenty-four hours rrom i.onuuu
to the provinces. That was In the days
of the early Stuarts.
During the commonwealth these Lon
don letters were printed In type ami cir
culated In large numbers. Even so
long ago as H0 th? "w or IU)CI wnn
such a8 to he eharaclerlllzed by Judge
ScrogKS as making any uewpniKT
publication Illegal and lending to pro
voke n breach of the pence.
Defoe, the author of "ltoblnson Cru
soe," was one of the early Journalists,
his' paper being called the ltevlew.
Then llicre was Tutehln. whose week
ly publication, the Observer, cost, ac
cording lo evidence he gnve In a court
of Justice, half a guinea to print,
though the typesetter eventually raised
his price to '-'0 shillings. The Observer
had a certified circulation of M) copies.
Afterward there came the (Srants.
Steele, Addison and Johuson. who
might have lived In the vicinity of
Grubb street, but were court favorites
for all that.
The Times employed the first foreign
correspondent In the person of Henry
Crnbb ltoblnson, nnd succeeded lu
"scooping" the government Itself In the
news of the battle of Waterloo. Chi
cago Chroulcle.
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mm muiiinun oi j.roci-oO Itij it A
times lit order to olitiuu tho detiiMtJ
tilts. 1
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na luuunai in uiu urn mix 01 thltd
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low tills mid nlniut it lout ilxitiu
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of the lire box. lu oiu-h ot tlirMLoil
Is Init toil n Sharp's nteiil UtOmicfi
nit tulm, connecting with ho:
nri.li. Tlirouuli tliiu IuUi Die (;
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liujitoil, is allowed to mix wifhtbtt:
eonsttmoil unstes or liv.liofiilmri tl
this mixing tho kmimi am tunili J
into n pniluut state of rotntuitioa i:j
in this statu tlioy are coniomtJ, ttl
tlioroiigliiy iiiX)f)ii oi, timi prerte:
ing them fiom being dirctJ gotir.
the nlr us Is tho cno Kxliycnmi'
every rnllrimd In the I tillt-1 Mtl.
Artsistiuit-Onneral Manit2t! W.
Allen, and Hiiperimenilent ol Motrfl
Power G. T. Wilson, ol tl Bl
Island, express themielvti n wnl
tlinu tilvnsuil with the leiultio! tij
now move on tho part ol the roid.
IVIntlne Wltliuuc Ink.
An English company hns been
formed to print, without the use of
Ink In nny form, by simply bringing
the plate Into contact with chemically
dampened paper, linen, silk, wool, or
other fabric, nnd obtaining a good,
clear Impression of any desired densi
ty. The operation Is as quick and
more simple thnn letter-press printing,
nnd the work resembles In clearness
and delicacy n copper-plate or lltho
engraving. Ordinary printer's type,
blocks, form, stereotypes nnd electro
types may be used as a printing sur
face, nnd drawings, etc., mpilrlng
several blocks of electros, lithographic
lkrlP a
CAMP SCENE IN THE YAQUI COUNTItY.
Author of "Diltl.t llnrilm" nJ CtlUn
Cliil.lren, with his own, atxlilltul
crs, ho regarded Willi a tcnJtmHJ ul
turmixed with thu awe tint tovl
fro-n an utter failure to conuitbtii
lis felt keenly the riiioiniki:il; J
fntl.urliooil. but nUo felt lilt tul
stayed from tlinoroiiaiitii ItasHtJ
the Injustice of hnvlng cauifl ltJ
tin hl. TIm dent i nf lill ril lenw
In a condition of lulplcnneu untilbJ
NlMim iinnuiikmI the nlnceoi moati
lliri.M r.riiwlnt I l.tlilrcn. OttllOTMCll
est, I'liillp, ho once said, "Th Jj
child is as pertiiinciotia aianlnbi
InniiiiitM. I hail no Idea tint atLM
..ml.) imlf mi lililllV (lllPHtlODl, fl
ii,i,i u nn.ii.r tn HHttlu municipal
limn to eivo an answer to fuch qi!ri
..u 'i.,, i ,nnu( l wniir inr rcliW'i'S
or! 'I'ltpnliow many applM ui;l
a day?' ' I
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1 auo of 0 or 10, he says in a Icttei, u
titindny inoriiini! I gel lie "u" ,
.i... i n...i ...i Mm nil tlioitrii2lbi
.narrow path-nay. push hiiuko'"'!
I . . . .l.mr I Ittrl
down lis tireary wny iu
I ice." Alnsleo's for Septum I
brave, Industrious nnd peaceful; he
does not torture his prisoners, but
neither does he nllow them to escape.
In 1897 peace was mnde with tho Ya
quiB. Tho government promised them
a certain sum of money aud they In
turn agreed to have their land survey
ed and partitioned. During the last
two years the Yaquls have quietly been
working In tho mines of Sonora and
Arizona and have saved their earnings
In order to procuro nrms to renew the
war. Whatever will bo tho outcome of
the war, It will bo a most ruinous ono
for Sonora. If tho Ynquls are exter
minated, as tho reports tell us Is the In
tentlon of General Torres, then the ef
fect will soon bo felt. It will menu tho
extermination of tho manual labor In
Sonora; It will mean tho crippling of
her wheat and mining Industries. Tho
Mcxlcnn government could well hnvo
afforded to nllow tho Yaquis io remain
in possession of their land, ns their
value as laborers is many, many times
greater than the prlco that can bo real
ized by selling their land. Sonora is a
country with lmmenso resources, with
enormous tracts of fertile soil whero
work, or copperplate engraving enn bo
dono nt n great saving. Original
sketches, scrolls, or fancy lettering can
bo mado upon tho transparency, or
traced through from drawn or printed
sketches, the words being typed In
their respective plnces, nnd, If printed
on opaque paper, photographic repllcnH
of nny size can bo mnde, whllo ciigniv
lugs can bo reproduced direct from
the artist's work. Any class of pnper
may be used, the sensitizing solution Is
much chenper than printing Ink, nnd
tho speed of the process Is greatly in
Its favor.-Phllndelphla Itecord.
A Wat' ru Solon.
Prosecuting attorney (Frozen Dog)
lour honor, the sheriff's bull pup lias
gone and chawed up the court Bible.
Judge Well, make tho witness kiss
tho bull pup, then! We can't ndjourn
court for a week Just to hunt up a uew
Blblol-Puck.
Tho HmullcNt Dwarf,
Tho smallest man who ever lived was
,t!)?drawf 1Jd,' l,oru ' Franco In
1740. He was Just 20 Inches high, and
8 pounds In weight whnn full group.
n.inne,
Mta Cordollrt Moore, oi 1)tt.
N. Vi. until recently. ' ' Vfo n of tM
Innir fnvullll frolll llpnll v..
Iicrtiunl wmUniHS o(Wr uer
ruysiciuiia ivmo I VfT.rVirorW"!
cnae, their moat nUlllfi ; trlei
bullied. Vnrlon; rontocllM yj wtt
wlltiontavnll. ThorrovcrtJi ' l, tt),
of cllmiuo" wus ttt
conatunt clmiiKO w'?htSvtroriH.
until, lonnoto T.or mot lcr.',.wMlii
ilio becumo o l)y'KBS"Vco of
Mooro said: . Vi !) r!r Vlll'anl
friend I besan tnkl P'Jidbeforj
1' nk Pllli for Pulo l0. notlceil
tho nrat box w u,d,0x,csals !?'
great cnaiiK: f.,inr ccner1",;
nppotlto nnd MtwMitM
Met nnlBl.liiB tho llt lawful.
tlx moro. Tho offoct wai " fl(,b.
I Rrew atronc niul Ralncii t()tn
f never, felt 'ottr'norleiytbttn
I do now, 1 we'e'Lj'.v.eif cured'
before nnd I coiialil "AJ t
rrvvi l no u""-i ,,.gMBMl
Dr. Wllliamr r v- or nun. -are
never told liyl" 00i'l drfjt1'.":
but nl.vavsCn P"kl"'WH iam Mt "
or direct from the Dr. m pef nob
Co., Scheneci7i "
0 boxes z.ou.