The Lamar register., 1893-04-29
BgLLlON in MEXICO.
|oopY WAR IN PROGRESS.
,.uy Of soldiers Surprised by the
NJ ssls and $50 Men Killed
or Wounded.

ALLOWING dispatch, received on the
RON chihuahua by the FL Paso Tiples,
able account of the troubles in Mex
i,,est news from the seat OF the local
Id in Western chihuahua. Mexico, Is OF
| ,telriny character. Simon Ama,la, ,ex-
Iinieo Of the district of Guerrero. and
1, pas, fe~ years fugitive froui justice,
Lag In New Mexico. returaed to bis na-
S,uutaIns and stirred up large force of
=, nalcoutcnts. outlaws aud religlous
4. and arming them captured the town
kesaehsc, forty miles north OF Guerrero,
le,sr being an important town at the
terminus Of the wagon road from ihe
a ChlhuahnA 70 the mining districts
..d heyond the samuiit OF the Sierra
Little resistance WAS offered, as
rere no troops Ia the place. bu; ia that
t,sa three Of the civil officers weTe scr-
wounded The tosn treasurer vas
! o. 1000 aud Imprisoned. and two stores
Ir.as TO Mericans not IN sympathy with
{,hr.k were seized aud their contents
Sratej.
IulA thea marched sogihuard With 100
spsard Tomachie, where massive TO-
\ ~as crushed out last year near the
o! one Santana He had light sklr-
III 500 men under Santana, when the
surrendered. pronounced against the
kzest and Joined forces with the
t.aa ras the leader OF tho Tomsehle
% last year. but made hi, escape into
-aiaiBs. where bis forces were killed
S,=rod, but belug dangerous nan to be
r Ihe government coulpromiseii with
sdoned hi. treason and placed him 10
saI Of the 800 men 10 keep the peace
!. r,sion.
y ~ force thus augmented to so men.
j. zsrvkel upoa and took without re-
! Ifs the small toTn OF Santa Tomas. a.
ls, northwest Of Guerrero. sendlus
|ns4ntlne that he woaid be At the latter
% saturday la. There ue-o then bat
srial trooPs At Gncrrero, bus the alarm
y f7traH. 20 tsaro ircops wrna hssizu-
sss secoe Of dsHrer
IA reached Santa Tomas On Thursday,
90 heAr.uG Of his approach. the
a. Gu-rTcro ehpzteAed squzd Of
rsrs To pro;ee, the loan, eut Ausiia
! -caiy In rossesa!oa, and vixen the
|.r,Fs cane In sizh; be lsid = eoasulfz-
a. tsr iea-ier and stTi.ed the latter 10
:. ,,aiiag THAI be tid 10. van: 20 kiii
! z h1rs, hei shaI u the soldiers caatc
BIS ,iausairr them
(Toluntecus rc;aracd TO Gucrrcro Th1rs-
ssi lAs, Ani reported, Nherespoa the
y Ia coo iaEaa Of The fslr-zI tfroPa A.
pas Hsyr-i upoa Santa Torss A. the
\ apsruarhe,i the village the rebeis r.
kgfyicaly, scattering Ia every direction.
krrEty ffiEtirned
i1o97s eaierrl the pisee IN fanelci se-
Ne caTA,rTnea uHtad1ied. and shea
llers had scattered abogt the village
te.s uade a tud4en aHd savage assault
FTe-J rnaiss O: TIE cosapzss, pouring 10
rdnr,ls, asia- apon armed and usarmrsl
lLss, and ereHus< a p2zie vhich re
n a ssAssred-.
osaecr. attempted 70 rally their mrn,
'as The colonel s1i ozr Of hh llsuten-
.cu mortaliy volaiei shea SIC rngf
: e1Dp,sts. Aa0lseE liesLenzEt-seciuE
trther e1ort va Useiess. surrrnicrcd,
), imancd st-ly sb0s dead. The dad
souGdei numbersd 10 men.
) aaany 0Shsrs Who escaped ~ita slight
..
Death Of tie principal ofneeas seruied
VI the rebel ieadcrs. Ead bus LIKE e.
a. made 20 eapiaru or klll the eyias
ra Flushed ~tsh ths victory, Il wa
I'd TIA, tic rebels Sos4i3 more on
gro.