Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-28
THE la AscENuOS REBELLION.


Esi'or DeSerci Ne,oG
For the Information Of your multi.
titude of readers I give ma follows n
synopsis OF The history Of the troubles
In our ncighboring town Of In Ascen.
clon, which eliminated In the hage.
dies OF a few days since.
-Four years ago Senior Rafael Auche.
tn was elected, by considerable major.
Ivy, president OF the municipality Of
la Asconciou, an Office combining
some Of the functions Of mayer Justice
" the peace aud minister Of finance
Tor the town. During his term " office
two years) law was passed by the
legislature providing for the imposition
aud collection Of certain taxes, to pto-
vide Tor the more sure maintenance Of
free schools and general municipal In.
come. Mr.. Ancheta, Of course, com
inenced the enforcement OF said law,
and, 1t is claimed, originated tax on
water rights which has since also been
enforced.
The poorer class, who folt most
kconly the burden or thess now taxes,
attributed their misiorluuos TO Mr..
Ancheta aud his party tknown
throughout the nation an the Liberal
party }, ami Joined the ranks VI the Con-
scrvaiives, orChufch party, to Fuch an
extent that II was with some difficulty
that the Liberals succeeded In electing
ono OF tholf numbers as Mr.. Anche,a's
successor In office, two years ago. The
alleged mercllrsa way In which the
taxes were collected, together perhaps
with some persua5lng nom tho rauker
church partis2ns, Increased the dis.
contents 10 such m extent that with
the exception of the government Ollie.
inls and their relatives and friends,
almost the whole population took sidcs
with the Church party. | might here
stop 10 make the comment that, II tho
Church party had not made that grand
hlunder n number Of years ago, OF
ovorturning their republican fotm OF
| government, and Inviting MACMILLAN
over, IL would be almost impossible 10
make anything but Conservatives Of
the poorer class Of Moxicans; for thOy
are almost AL Catholics, especially ia
outlying diHtricts like this.
Bot, 70 return; both sides prepared
70 do their bus. IN the municipal cleo
ton this fail; and IN order 10 help the
cause atill more, II possible, the govern.
ment tStaie) publicly made MIA nche-
u its nominee. But he would undoubl.
edly have been defeated by the popu.
lar vote, " the opposing party had not
become discouraged Mt seeing tho pQll-
ing places In the hands Of Mr.. Auche-
ta's adherenis, aud resolved 10 carry
their voles TO Cbihuhhua TO be counted
by themselves, thereby giving the
government chance 10 reject their
votes ~ Illegal, and 10 declare Mr..
Aucheta elected o. q consequence.
Such a proceeding might seom
strange were it not for the fact that the
voting Is done hero by means Of
ballot Ofiicially Issued 10 each voter on
the registration lisi, with blank space
for the candidsto,' names-- each ballot
therefore, bearing an official seal and
| the voters name.
The outcome Of !, NIL was that Mr..
Ancheta was Officially declared elect
ed, by the election judges In Chihua.
hua city and took his seat on the LIST
Inst, and the pct OF the opposite party
was accused Of seditiou because Of the
gathering OF his friends on election
day nj a grist mill belonging 10 him,
where they met TO unite their ballots,
and where somolniammat0ry speeches
We're made. a few nights afterwards
Mr.. Ancheta was sitting at table
playing cards lnothing uncommonl,
with his back towards deal door that
opened upon the street, when some of
the Conservatives entered 10 tec how
the land lay, and "a few minutes after.
wards n bullet crashed through the
door, Just grazed It's intended Victim,
and shattered n friend's elbow across
! the table.
Some more Of the pets Of tho oppasl.
ton were arrested for this aud thrown
into Jail, aud rumors OF what was going
! 70 be done with them raised the excite.
meht TO fovVr heat.
The climax was reached on the eth
Inst, when In the afternoon a body Of
from svveuty.fve u n hundred men
secretcly assembled behind an adobe
/ corral near the plaza. nud sent a very
few u their Eumhcr stu nearer the
/ plaza, 10 make "a demonstration. well
knowing, perhaps, that their Intended
victim, because Of his personal courage,
would b. among the first TO face the
danger. The plan worked well and
Mr.. Anohera, accompanied by n single
friend, appeared ant, Commanded them
to dispene, and, oh their refusal 10
obey, commenced 10 take tholrnafnes as
seditious persons, when no suddenly
found himself surrounded by n larro
body of his enemies. He expOslulAled
with them TO no avail, and then at.
tempted 10 draw his pistol, but was
struck from behind with a gun,
knocked down, and dragged OF. He
N said To have told them while they
were dragging him away, TINT they
had better make their work sure, Tor, Ii
he ever oscaped he would make
things warm for them" Hls friend
was "ttuc blue" for he emptlcd his
pistol at Mr.. AS assallants but was
killed for his fidelity. Eye.witne,sos
describe the waste Of powder In this
scene, cOnaldcling the one fatality, "a
| enormous.
Mr.. Anchela was carried captive 10
the aforementioned grist-mill which
was tnencoioTth made the base of
operations for tho rebels, rs they are
now termed, "a long US the rebellion
lasted.
Tho authorities In the town suddenly
found themsslves IN u much smaller
minority than they hal ever Imagined,
and IN fear OF their lives, sent lar ami
near for rciniOrcenients. This colony
was asked 10 furnish IUrly men, which
with 20 many gone from nome we We're
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