Show TO JO KILL THE Pedro Alvarado the Mexican peon who became through his iris discovery of ot ofa ota ofa a silver mine a millionaire many man times over once offered to pay pa his national debt and the proposition was declined Alvarados latest offer olIer Is viewed with n ith more favor fator by the high officials of Mexico He lie proposes to give the sum of to the govern goern government ment mont tho the money mone to be bo used in exter exterminating the to Yaqui Indians who from time to time harass tho and md disturb dwellers on or near noar the terri territory territory tory tor they claim as their own The Mexican minister of war has hIlS agreed to raise a regiment at Alvara Alvarados Alvarados dos expense to place Mexican officers in command of it and send it against the Yaqui A slight hitch has been reported In the negotiations duo eluo to the fact that Alvarado wants to recruit I the regiment in Arizona Azona and New ew Mexico among amon the fighting men of those thOM territories This because he ap appreciates appreciates the fact that the Indians Indiana are desperate rote fighters and that they the will willbe willbe be hard to exterminate It Is under understood understood understood stood though that Alvarado will con concede conce concede cede ce the ministers point A writer in the magazine supplement of or the Chicago Record Herald is au authority authority I for the statement that the are aro not altogether bad as some people would have us believe bellee While they the have a reputation for fighting to the death do th they do light fight entirely for Cor forthe forthe the love loe of 0 fighting Says Sa the writer What hat the facts do show is that they still retain their clan organization largely because of their Intelligence and Industry In and that every now and then when they the are arc crowded too close closely closely ly I by b their Mexican neighbors they the fight fiercely for what they the deem their rights Their home Is In the central part of Sonora a state lying Just south of oC Arizona Arisona In there was a great gret uprising of the slut but they the were defeated In two great battles and had to sub submit submit submit mit In 1525 they the revolted under Ban Banderas Banderas deras doras against heavy taxation and after three years ears fighting they got material concessions from tho the government Ban Dan Banderas Banderas deras derns headed another rising In but lost his life lite In its progress The Tho next uprising was as in due to en on encroachments encroachments on the lands of or the tribe and the present uprising began In 1900 on account of the encroachments of ot the sold bold hunters hunter They Th y are terrible follows fellows these and In the Intervals between their wars they the cultivate corn rom cotton beans and tobacco and they tend to their hArd Bards or work as teamsters min miners miners miners ers and amI pearl divers for their neigh neighbors neighbors neighbors bors while the women show their skill as expert weavers But they are on the edge edgo of civilization and all an there Is to be said The full fun will probably be needed Senor Alvarado might possibly put his money mone to some better use say sa in helping the peon brotherhood from which he sprang |