The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-28
MEXICU.S REVOLUTION.
The True Story of the Late War
Of determination.
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNooENTs.

How the Mexican Troops TumbIed Down
the wnlls ola Churol, on Defenseless w O.
men and Children Because Their Hus-
bands and Fathers Fought for TheirFaith
CHICAGO, Dec 2a--Juan s. Hart, of Ell
Puso, Tex, editor of the FL Paso Times,
which has been prescribed by the Mexican
authorities because of news regarding he
Chihuahua revolution which had appeared
in its columns, is in Chicago, and in an
interview gave the causes of and the de-
velopments thus far in the revolution
now in progress in Chihuahua:
1.-THE number of reyolutionists," said
Mr.. Hart, ''is small. there not having
been over 1a0 in the field at any time, but
they have fought hercely, and the gov
arnment troops have so far suffered to the
number of 600 soldiers and thirty officers
while ninety Of the revolutionists and
ninety four of their women and children
have so far met death at the hands of the
soldiers
"rhe general impression that the revo-
luton is n continuation of the border
trouble along the Rio Grande, which
was led by Garza is incoNect. The be-
ginning OF che present outbreak took
place about two years ago in the central
part of the state
AT the little village OF Tomochic the
villagers, who We're all Catholics, desired
to celebrate certain saints day by carry
ing the image OF their shnt from their
church to the mountains near by, where
day of religious fcStivty was to be spent.
They knew that such an act WIS viola.
tion OF the laws of Mexico, and that by
paying fine permits for such celebration
could be had. They went TO the town au-
thority, called the presidente, who refused
the permit. A meeting of the Villagers
was held, the presidente informed that
the celebration would be held despite his
refusal, and the festivities took place.
"irhe presidente became alarmed, and
notified the conductor of the monthly bull
lion train, then en- route from the mining
camp, that the men of Tomochic had re-
volted and were going to rob the train
Officials of the City of Guerreo, with an
escort of soldiery, Immediately set out
for Tomochic The villagers heard of tho
approach of the government forces and
the men left for the mountains, leaving
the women and children at home. The
latter barricaded the doors of their adobe
houses, but the soldiers fired through the
walls, killing two small children and an
old man.
After few days in the village the
forces returned to Guerrero and the Tom
ochicans came back from the mountains.
They buried their dead with oaths of ven
geance, and thus began the revolution.
What money they had was invested in
Winchesters and ammunition, and for
months they quietly awaited revenge
President Diaz after time declared
them rebels and sent troops on an errand
of determination. At the first encounter
4, III "A. -.
the federal troops, numbering over a hum
dred. In the encounter which followed
twenty-four soldiers and four officers We're
killed, while the villagers escaped with
out wound Then on Sept. of last year
General Rangel, with 600 soldiers, APP
peared before the little village. In the
engagement 100 men and nine officers fell
in the federal ranks and but one Tomoch-
lean was wounded. In November of that
year General Hernandez, with over
Thousand men and two Calling guns, sue
ceeded, in an engagement OF ten days and
nights, in nearly cNterminating the reyo-
lutionists. The latter had reinforced
themselves to the number OF 103 and but
twelve or fourteen escaped OH the eighth
night of the fight. The others were killed.
but not until they had almost annihilnted
one regiment Of the Mexican infantry md
strcwn the bodies of the soldiers so thiekly
on the ground that no effort was nude to
bury them.
"On the tenth day the victorious sol.
diers entered the village and commanded
the women and children, who had locked
themselves in church, to surrender.
Upon their refusal the walls were tum-
bled in on their heads, and ninety four
defenseless villagers died in the ruins. 1t
WINS massacre in every sense bloody,
brutal and objectionable.
1.-THE reyolntionists have been prae-
tically wiped out, and it is probable that
little more will be heard of it, The men
are undoubtedly religious fanatics, or
they would not have attempted war under
such uneven conditions. but they have
fought bravely and well, with the fierce
ness of despair, and have caused Mexico
no little concern, despite the numerous
and sweeping denials OF that government" +"