New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-03
TO demand compensation for damage done their prop
erty by Canadian troops. lie believed their cause
would yet be successful.
4 THRILLING STORY OF RIOT.
MEXICAN SOLDIERS FIRE ON A MOB.
ALLEGED TERRIBLE RESULT OF LOCKING VI
FIVE PRIESTS IN A MEXICAN TOWN
A DEADLY STREET FIGHT.

DEADLY
St. Louis May o.-The following description OF
the mob and riot which occurred at La Luz, near
Guanaiusto Mexico, a few days ago, over the I'm.
prsonmeDt Of five Jesuit priests, who were stirring
up the people against the Government, Is given by
a prominent citizen of Guanajuato, who reached
Texas yesterday. Itwas nearly dark when the priests
ware imprisoned. but by the time the strcct lamps
were lighted 10 600 roared and surgcd against The
walls of the Jail They attacked the heavy doors with
pickaxcs stones crowbaIs and heavy beams OF wood,
and some Of them In a wild frenzy dashed their bioei'
ing hands and heads against the massive walls Many
of them were armed and In a short while heavy hrc
was pouring into the windows. lhe mayor oi
Guanajuato, who was inside. was one OF the nrst W
fall Policemen, who rushed up in squads OF two and
three were remoHelessly butchercd, ana III snort
fine more than twenty Of them wero lying dead on
the pavement. few scattered soldiers VINO "ere I'D
town were treated in lIhe manner.
The mob, which by this time was utterly uh-
manageable either by the Government or the prles's
who had melted st, set fire to the Ial Doors
but Just as the inmates were about 10 surr'Hu'r.
900 regular soldiers arrived on a double quNk ana
Owned acrss ,h, street Tho mob answered The
or,,r 10 disperse with yell and discharge OF hfo-
arms The command tr fire was at once given Inc
bullets at fcarfuy short range swept arough ,"o
mass Of men, and children Ike Ses"''
n wing tham down In rows. sun H!"! 'dn' WI.
and yoloy after voll'y crashed into them, Only "
cause those behind " SpuT1l inc uo<N' 'O'''' Wv"
their feet as <4sy pressed forward The sr'tS were
sticky with blood and the shallow gittrrs ran WIN
Il. In the meantime number OF insurgents arin,G
With pistols and riffs had climbed upon Ur "IgH,,I,e
houses and the soldiers began " drop one Dy Ui,t
Arcr q half hours continuous nGhhnE Cha,, x WIN
the bayo1eI orrrcd When The tTnt am G' W., No
nnoh tct the steel the entire concouT~" ruh anu us
anpeared through the alleys and by way A'nc'h,|r
ninre Than $50 psrsUIs had been slam. bN lar IHc
grca,er mart OF whom niinCr~ and oth,r McNnah
faho,,rs The soldiers lost sixteen killed AMI ""Hhn.
Among the satn leut"n ant ne mr. IN ,e me
iau Vas ouenCh.d. and the Ave badly fr,gfci-. ~,
'S";ermned priests were taken Ia Guanaluath fnsae
hoaDinC They are now confined In the a>hlin W'
Grepdntas An immense pile In which The grch MrN
an rcv oItinn had It's birth. and In which the parrot
HHalco was subsequently, hanged. - 80
~ 10 Thought that. had the rcrnt not proven SUI
eosstil had the priests been rescued ana ,i', ioa
anthonjty broken, a serious uprising might nave u'
vclopcd As It Is, the mcpicnt revolution is h'Pl'u
in the bud. - ,.,c,
Cttv of Mexico via Galveston, May 2-Ihc as
matches sent out from Texas. purporting to give DO
tails of the rlotng at Sllao and GuanajuaN ar" sSs
sxar,,rations The PrcfeCt OF silso was asstssihiH
yrst,.i1i.y and his the only III" lost In the en-,
i,rc affair The authorities have restored oruor ana
to-day every thing Is quiet