The record-union., 1892-10-28
Further Particulars of the Battle
at TemOchic, Mexico.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF AzTECS
AND SOLDIERS.
A shrewd SwindIer L ctin;tzes Many
People Of Large nts in Lon
don-Destructi Cal, ; AIsng the
Coast of IreIaln and Scotland =
Prospects of an Amicable settle-
ment of the Dispute Over the Paris
Parliamentary Fund.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNToN
Ell PAso (Tex.l, Oct. 27.-The news of
the annihilation of the Temocbians, a
people who inhabit the village of Temo-
chic and who are nearly pure AZtecs, re-
ceived here last evening, is more circum-
stantial than first indicated. Temochlc
is situated on the direct road to Guerrero
and Jesus Maria, in the mountains of
Southeastern Chihuahua, Mexico, and
the inhabitants have been in open rebell-
ion against the State and Federal Govern
ments for more than year on account of
excessive taxation and extortion by the
Government officials and Government
interference in their religious belief. Two
months ago the Government sent the
10th Battalion, in command of General
Ranjel, to make the people pay the tax
required and accept the Government Off
cials appointed to take charge or kill
everyone of them. This alternative was
openly boasted of by the officers in Chi
huahua before the troops started for the
town, and when the Temochians heard Of
it they decided 10 fight it out, as they
knew even should they receive the SOL
dlers peaceably they would be shot on
the slightest provocation.
When the soldiers made a descent on
the village they were met and driven OIL,
with several officers and fourteen men
killed, and two officers and forty men
taken prisoners. The prisoners were
confined on the top OF an adobe church.
General Ranjel was the only officer who
escaped.
When the news of this affair reached
the ears OF President Diaz he decided to
annihilate the village, and when the peo-
pie were notified they answered, God is
with us and we will not be TAKEN"
The soldiers left Chihuahua two weeks
ago and formed junction with others
from Pinos Altos and Guerrero to the
number of 200. Monday the attack was
made. The Temochians, with their taini-
lies, took refuge in the church awaiting
the attack. 1t was made on all sides and
the slaughter was terrible. At dusk the
soldiers gained entrance to the church
and a terrible hand-to-hand fight took
place. The soldiers completed the mas
sacre with 36S Of their number killed and
many wounded. The village next day
presented q terrible view. The streets
leading to the church We're filled with
bodies and blood seemed to flow in tor
rents. 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, bat lack OF rain and the fail
ure of their crops had brought them to
poverty and they were unable to exist
under the eXtortion of the Government
and its petty officials, and were brought
near to starvation. They were very hos
pitable, and several weeks ago when sew
eral parties of Americans passed through
from Guerrero to Chihuahua they were
treated kindly and well cared for, though
the Government officials objected to their
going, they saying the TemOchiars were
bandits.
The feeling against the Government is
very strong, and the incident has been
called a second Alamo, which will bring
light and liberty TO the Mexican people,
as it did to those of Texas.