, 1892-10-28
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ADJ A pI0G;g' sJ;I;g' 7 FIGHT.
A Whole Village Slaughtered by
Soldiers.
Excessive Taxation and DOminat-
Ing Officers President DIaz Orr
ders the Militia TO AnnihiIate
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Ing Officers President DIaz Orr
ders the Militia TO AnnihIIate
the TemOchIans.
Ell PAso, Tex, October 27.-News Of the
annihilation of the Temochians, a people
who inhabit the village of Temochie and
who are nearly pure Aztecs, was received
here last evening and is more cireumstan-
tial than was at first indicated. Temochie
is on a direct road between Guerrero and
Jesus Maria, in the mountains of south
eastern Chihuahua, Mexico, and has been
in open rebellion against the state and fed
ersl governments for more than a year on
account of excessive taxation and extor-
ton by the government official and govern
ment interference in their religious belief.
Two months ago the government sent the
One Hundred and Eleventh battalion, to
make the people pay the tax required and
accept the government officials appointed
to take charge, or kill every one of them.
This alternative was openly boasted of by
the officers in Chihuahua before the troops
started for the town and when the Temo-
chians heard Of it they decided to fight it
out, as they knew that even should they
receive the soldiers peaceably, they would
be shot on the slightest pretense. When
the soldiers made the descent on the vii
lage, they were met and driven off with
officers. Fourteen men were killed and
two offices and forty-fve men were taken
prisoners.
General Ranjel was the only officer who
escaped. When the news of this affair
reached here, President Diaz decided to
onfiafIafa fhax rsTl, ,o
were notified they answered, "GOd is with
us and We will not be taken."
The soldiers left Chihuahu two weeks
ago, and formed a junction with others
from Pinos Altos and Guerrero to the
number of 1900. On Monday the attack
was made on all sides. The Temochians,
with their families, took refuge in a church,
awaiting the attack. II was made on ali
sides and the slaughter was terrible. At
dusk, the soldiers gained an entrance to
the church and a terrible hand-to-hand
fight took place. The soldiers completed
the massacre with 1858 killed and many
wounded. The village next day presented
a terrible view. The streets leading to the
church were filled with bodies and blood
streams flowed in torrents. Not a 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 lack Of rain and the failure of their
crops had brought them to poverty and
they were unable to exist under the extor-
ton of the government and its petty Of
ficials, and we're brought near to starva-
tiOn. They were very hospitable, and sew
eral weeks ago, when several parties of
Americans passed through from Gurrero to
Chihuahua, they were treated kindly and
well cared for, though the government Of
fcials objected to their going, they saying
the Temochians were bandits. The feeling
against the government is very strong, and
the incident has been called the second
Alamo, which will bring light and liberty
to the Mexican people, as it did to those of
Texas