Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03
ANOTHER "BLOODY ALAMO"
Terrible Slaughter of Temo-
chlans by MexicanS.
AN ENTIRE VILLAGE ANNIHILATED
But Three Hundred Soldiers
Bite the Dust.
The Villagers Assembled in Their Church
and Fought With Desperation Until
All Were ISilied--A Brave Resistance
and a Bloody Massacre, FIFTY Described
as ''Second Alamo.''

Ell PAso, TEX, Oct. 27.--rhe news
of the annihilati0n Of the Temochians,
q people who nhabit village Of
Temochic, and who are nearly pure
Aztec, last evening, is more circum-
stantlal than at first indicated. Temo-
chic is situated on the direct road to
Guerrero and Jos Marie, in the noun
tains OF southeastern chihuahua,
Mexico, and has been in open rebellion
against the state and Federal govern
mcnt for more than a year, on account
OF excessive taxation extortion BY
government officials and government
interferences in their religious beliefs.
Two months ago the government sent
the 10th Battalion, III command of
General Ranjel, to make the people pay
the tax required of them and accept
government officials appointed to take
charge or kill every one of them. This
alternative was openly boosted of by
officers in Chihuahua before the troons
started for the town, and when tie
remochians heard of it they decided to
fight it out, as they knew that even
should they surrender peaccably they
would be shot on the slightest provoca.
ton.
When the soldiers made their descent
on the village they were met and driven
OF, with three officers and IL men
killed, and two officers and as men
taken prisoners The prisoners were
confined in the abocs. General lSaniel
was the only officer who escaped.
When the news Of this affair reached
the ears of President Diaz lie decided to
annihilate the village, and when the
people were notified of this they an.
swered, God is with us, and We will
not be taken"
soldiers left chihuahua two weeks
ago and formed junction with others
from linos Altos and Guerrero, To the
number of 1900, and last Monday an
attack was made on all sides. The
lemochians, who only numbered 80,
with their families took refuge in the
church and awaiting the attack, which
took place about l0o'cloek. Theattacl
was made on all sides, and the slaughter
was terrible. AT dusk the soldiers
gained an entrance to the church aud d
terrible hand-to-hand fight took place.
Then the soldiers completed the mas
saGrc, with 3GS of their number killed
and many wounded.
The village the next day presented a
terrible view. The streets of the little
village leading TO the church were filled
with bodies; blood seemed TO have
flowed in torrents. Not man Of the
Temochians was left except those who
happened TO be out in the mountains,
but the government has paid dearly for
its victory.
The Temochians were some time ago
very wealthy people in cattle and
farms, but the lack of rain and failure
of their crops had brought them to
poverty and they were unable to rise
under the eXtortion of the government
and its officials, and We're brought near
to starvation. They were very hospitable
and several weeks ago, when several
parties Of Americans passed through
Guerrero to chihuahua, they we're
treated kindly and well cared for. The
government officials objected to their
golng there, saying the fcmochians
were bandits.
The feeling against the government is
very strong and the incident has been
called the second Alamo" which will
bring the blush Of shame to the Next
can people, as it did to those Of Texas.
Keep il IN the house. Good advice from the
Captain. Captain g. Walker, Company o.,
ihyeLtG, Ind, writes this II HAYS used Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup it, ii;y family for tile last
TWO years, and advise nl having ch ildreu never
to be without It.