St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-14
SLAUGHTERED INNOCENTs.
Political Strife Causes Peruvians
to Kill 100 Persons.

LIMA, Peru, March 13.-The antag-
onism existing between SenOrs ROsas
and Morales Bermudez, the two candi-
dates of the Constitutional party for the
presidential nomination, is probably
greater now than it was at the begin
ming, for the friends of both remain
firm. and the agitation in the provinces
has already assumed grave proportions.
From PunO news has been received of
collision between the RositaS and Ber-
mudistaS, resulting in the loss of num-
Der of lives and the pillage of many
houses by drunken Indians. Recently
BermudeZ and RoSaS arrived at Huanta,
in the province of Ayacucho, where,
under most serious auspices, they have
started an electioneering strife, and an
armed collision between the two parties
was the result. 1t is also stated that
battle has already taken place in the
streets of Huanta, and many on both
sides were killed, among them being
the chiefs OF both parties in the town
mentioned, namely, Senor Lazona.
deputy Of congress and head Of the
revolution, and DR.. Urbina, chief of the
RoSaS party. The prefect of AyacuachO
informed the government of the fight,
and the leaders of the parties have been
held responsible. Luckily no other part
of the republic is similarly disatfected,
the general feeling being that the time
has passed to resort to such extreme and
TURBULENT MEASURES.
Another account gives the following
details of the Huanta fight: DR.. Ur-
bina having seen five members of his
family fall at his side during the eight
hours of the combat, left with the re-
naming members to seek refuge at the
MatriZ church. There he found num-
Der of women, children and old people.
The priest, before the horrible tragedy
took place, eXhorted the Indians to de-
sist in the name of humanity from their
horrible mode of procedure, but when
the Indians are drunk they are most
furious and are incapable of reasoning.
AS they drew near the church threaten
ing to burn it, DR.. Urbina, under terri
BILE emotion, knowing that he had been
the only cause for such action
on the part of the. Indians,
and wishing TO save the lives of the
many innocent persons that had taken
refuge in the church. resolved without
losing time to sacrifice himself and ter
inmate the anguish OF his friends:
Leaving the church, he addressed his
enemies in the following strain: II am
Urbina, whom you are looking for. Kill
me if you like, but the persons in the
church are not my accomplices. Do not
injure them" The priest, to whom he
announced his determination, gave him
his benediction and accompanied him
to the door of the church. opening a
wicket and bidding him good-by, Sob
bing as he did so. The priest intended
to return and close the church, but as
he arrived at the porch he
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A few moments afterwards, as we
passed the Plaza de Huanta, the head
of this victim of the implacable hatred
and barbarity of his countrymen was
to be seen at distance, The guerillas.
in their drunken fury, not being salts
fed with the murder of DR.. Urbina.
continued to slaughter the inhabitants
and to sack and burn the town for many
hours afterwards. Over 100 lives were
sacrificed to the old rancor existing be-
tween the families of Lazon and Urbina.