Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-28
the AsCESCIOS REVOLT.


nj the recent revolt az tue town OF
,.cenclon. As the subject is Of
uncommon interest, we publish In
addition, some extracts relating to
q fron n private letter rec eived by
p,s.ldeut woodruff and Counselors,
from Apostle a gorge rcasdale. After
detailing the incidents proceeding and
a.soelated with the murder OF Senior
Ancheta aud his secretary, Brother
Teasiale says;
Rumots OF the trouble and hearing
,hnt senor Ancheta was confined by
,he Insurgents, NJ our fast meeting the
next day, Thursday the 9Th, a com
ml,tee OF three was sent to see what
conll be done for his release and pre-.
vent any further bloodsbed, as II was
not known then that Anchota and
,lis hrother-in.lRw were killed. Brothers
Ia. N. James, Edmund snd Sullivan
pirhauson were the committe; tn oy
were friendly TO both parties and ab 10
IN speak the language, and were a.
,ointei to 40 to SEQ what was wanted,
iry 70 have Senior Ancheta re-
icascd. act IA peace makers, or In any
way they could. do any good.
They were accompanied by Broth ers
Nm. Adams, who furnished wagon
and team, Arson II. Call and Eras-
tua Beck. When they reached la
Asencion they learned the sad news
az the death OF Senior Anchotn ana his
brother.iu-law, and that requisilion
was made upon US TO furnish thirty or
forty men TO take care Of the govern.
mtnt property, for the officials were
AFRAID there would be further trouble.
some Of the brethren, Jos. II. James,
Erastus Beck, VIM. Adams aud A. Is.
Call, remained. Our monthly priest.
hood meeting was held on that even
ing aud volunteers were called for ami
the following brethren responded
Peter j. Christoflenon, John DOnald.
son,C. W. Merrill, OrsOu Kitchens, jas.
Jacobson, Lewis JOrgenseD, G.J Johnson,
Lauriiz MOrtensen, Peter MOrlenseu
aud others who were at Ascension
numbering some nineteen or twenty
men. Bro. w. w. GalbRith was mp.
pointed captain ofour home guari aud
was placcd In charge Of our military
affair. lie has u good Influence with
the Mexican officials and people. We
then organized and the following
guard was appointed ont Of the brethren
who had volunteered as home guard.
On the south, Bros. &. A. Frederick
1en, G.. Roh.r, a. Anderson, J. a.
Harvey, and oliver Wll.on-,hls was
between III and the town. On the
west, John R0wley, Farley johnson
ana j. Il. BigelOw. On tho east, VIM.
Wilson and Alfred Hendricks, aud on
the north |. l.. Wilson and John
Mayhem. This 10 the entrance 10 the
town aud where the custom house
guard ". Thus the town, aud the
horses mud cattle were prott cted.
The next day, Friday theSth, Bfos.w.
W.Galbrailh, Edmund Richardson, In.
turpteter, j. e. Hamilton, A. r. Old.
Toyd. James Gale, a. y. Gail, aud
myself went TO La Ascension 10 look
after the interest " our brethren Rud
tako some bread AMI blankets. We
found the Custom House guard had
teen reinforced by guards from Caro-.
li,o., 70 they no longer needed our
help. Our brethren had been remov.
ed across the plaza, or iqunIe, to the
stamp office, lately occupied by Senior
Marcus Sufuentes, HunOr Anchola's
bfosherin.law.
Here We met with Senior Flores, the
broker Introduced by BIO. a. n. Nc.
Donald 10 do business for our people.
lie speaks English anu ii was from
hiIn learned most OF the information
of this unfortunate atIair. lie took us
intoa large room, where once | had
visited Senior Suiueutcs, and there laid
out on a cat,fslque lay in state the
boiies Of the bfOthers.in.law, sido by
tile. They were dressed IN full black
tuii, with their arms folded on their
breasts. Four candles, decorated with
black, were burning nj the head and
fcot Of each boty. Their wives and
children were heartbroken; It was "a
solemn scene.
Senior Flores informed us that others
had been threatened, there was IA feel
Ing VI alarm In the breasts OF the OIL.
clals, ms most OF the town seemed to hr
~ sympathy with the opposition party.
Woslayed there that afternoon. The
bodies were hnIiod without any cere-
mony. Bro. A. II. Call drove the
team aud wagon Of Bro. Galbraith,,hat
took vs. over, with the coffin contain.
ing the body n Senior a ncheta, accom-.
panied 10y n Mexican, and two or three
MeNlcans took the body OF Senior
sufuentes In another HIGHT wagon.
No one else attended the funeral; the
Mexicans did not dare to 20. Tho
lodies were buried and the teams re-
turned unmolesied. Brothers j.. q.
hamilton AMI A. r. Oldroyd relieved
Brothers +. Cbrlsloiieren aud Laurilz
Moriensen, aud we made arrange
lnents Tor relief guard to 10 sent Ia
me morning, We called upon the adj
ministTator OF the Custom office, paid
cur respects to bin and stated our
Willingness to do all the good for them
We could, etc. lie thanked US kindly
ana appreciated our call. We then
returned home and made arrange.
ments for our home guard.
Next day as tho brethren were
gathering to relieve those in La Az.
Otncl0n some OF them returned from
'he town with the information that
our brethren were released. As there
ihI been endorsements from the In.
leuor, they would not require any
hure OF our people at present. The In.
hHiBents still continued In the mill but
, mV more overt acts were committed.
me next Jay, Sunday the 10Th inst,
hI0thers Joseph III. James, T.. Christ
ouetsen, Edmund and sullivan Rich
atusOn, w. w. GalbTaiib, who furnish.
81 The conveyance, and myself, went
70 Ia. Ascension. Brother Galbraith
h,u neen requested by the Judge 10
,ake over some medicine ~ one OF tho
SSmiiufen OF Sonora Sufuuntes was slck.
mMhen wearrived at the town we saw
,pl' boqne and some of the custom
mouse officials. MIR, Flores came IN
Shu we went to the s,smp office ana
uoVe into the court yard, Brother
H.loraith, Edmund Richardson, our
interpreter, ami myself went into