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Show Soldiers Ran Into Trap. Word has just reached Tucson, Arizona, Ari-zona, that the Twelfth uattalion of the Mexican regulars was almost annihilated annihi-lated in a battle with the Yaquis, whom they were pursuing, after have-ing have-ing defeated them in a ng-t at San Marcial. The regulars were caught in a trap and tneir retreat was cut off by i second band, of whose existence they knew nothing. There were 500 sol-uiers sol-uiers in the battalion, and if the report re-port of the survivors of the fight, who reached San Marcial, is true, a great many of that number were killed. |