The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-22
REBELLION IN MEXICO.
sLoooY WAR IN PROGRESS.
A Company of Soldiers Surprised by ths
Rebels and $50 Men Killed
or Wouuded.

The following dispatch, received on tht
10th, from chihuahua by the FL Paso Times
Is reliable account of the troubles In Mex
icoi
The latest news from the seat OF the Local
rebellion in Western chihuahua, Mexico, Is OF
most exciting character. Simon Amalla, er-
tefe poltlco of the district OF Guerrero, and
for the past few years a fugitive from justice,
sojourning In New Mexico, returned to his na-
tive mountains and stirred up large force OF
ignorant malcontents, outlaws and religious
fanatics and armlng them captured the town
OF Temesachlc, forty miles north OF Guerrero,
the latter being an important town at the
western terminus OF the wagon road from the
City of chihuahua TO the mining districts
along and beyond the summit OF the Sierra
Madre. Little resistance was offered, as
there were no troops In the place, but In that
little town three OF the civil officers were SER
iously wounded. The town treasurer was
robbed OF 5000 and Imprisoned, and two stores
belonging to Mexicans not in sympathy with
the outbreak were seized aud their contents
contscated.
Amslla then marched southwark with SOC
men toward Tomachic, where a massive re-
bcllion was crushed out last year near the
ranch OF one Santana. He had light skir-
mlsh with 800 men under Santana, when the
latter surrendered, pronounced against the
government aud Joined forces with the
rebels.
Santana was the leader of the Tomachic
rebellion last year, but made his escape into
the mountains, where his forces were killed
or captured but being dangerous man to be
at 1arr hp ia,sI ,,fs IA
him, condoned his treason and placed him IN
command OF the 300 men to keep the peace
In that region.
With his force thus augmented to 500 men,
Amalla marched upon and took without re-
sistance the small town OF Santa Tomas, NJ
teen miles northwest OF Guerrero, sending
word meantime that he would be at the latter
place on Saturday last There were then but
100 federal troops at Guerrero, but the alarm
having spread, $50 more troops were hasten.
Ing TO the scene of danger
Amalla reached Santa Tomas on Thursday,
last and, on hearing of his approach, the
judge at Guerrero dispatched squad OF
volunteers 10 protect the town, but Amalia
was already in possession. and when the
volunteers came in sight he leld eonsulta-
ton with the leader and advised the latter to
return, stating that he did not want to Kill
his nelghbors, but that II the soldiers came
he would slaughter them,
The volunteers returned to Guerrero Thurs
day night last and reported, whercupon the
colonel in command OF the federal troops at
that point moved upon Santa Tomas, As the
troops approached the village the rebels re
tired hurrledly, scattering in every direction,
as If greatly frightened.
The troops entered the place In faucled se-
curity, the cavalrymcn unsaddled, and when
the soldiers had scattered about the village
the rebels made sudden and savage assault
from.eyery point of the compass, pouring Ia
by hundreds, firing upon armed and unarmcd
men alike, and creating panic which re-
suited in stampede
The officers attempted To rally their men.
but soon the colonel and one OF his lieutcn-
auts fell mOrtally wounded when the rout
became complete Another lieutenant, seeing
that further effort was useless, surrendered,
but was Immediately shot dead The dead
and seriously wounded numbered 100 men,
besides many others who escaped with slight
injuries,
The death OF the principal officers seemed
to satisfy the rebel Leaders, and but little ef-
fort was made to capture or Kill the flying
soldiers. Flushed with this victory, 1t wa.
expected that the rebels would move on
Guerrero.