The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-03
BLOODY RIOT
IN OLD MEXICO
Two Citizens and Two Officers
Killed in the Streets.
MANY OTHERS WOUNDED
OUTBREAK THE ELIMINATION
OF PARTISAN POLITICS.

NJ ONTEREY. Mexico. April Dur
nj ing the celebration here today Of
the victory Of General Diazs
troops over the French az Puebla on
April D 1867, after thu disbandIng Of
a grand parade on the Zaragosa plaza
a mob of about 1900 citizens. partIsans
Of Francisco Reyes, who is one Of the
candidates opposing Governor Ber-
nardo Reyes, late minister OF war. i'm
President Diaz' cabinet, marched in
body TO the residence of Governor
Reyes and began TO heap abuse upon
the governor. greeting him with
shower Of stones and yeIs of Death 20
Reyes" and other cries.
The celebration of DlaZ's victory be-
gan at a. m., when the national
flag was uufmled and the yau-
Gus military bands gathered on The
Iaragosa plaza. on which is situated
the residence OF Governor Reyes. and
az lO "a, 40. there was a band concert
on the plaza, and just after the ter
mlnatlOu of the concert difficulties took
place between the partisaus Of the
various candidates for gUycruC-. which
led 20 the formation Of 81 large mob
of those who favored Francisco Reyes
for governor This mob marched i'm
body TO Governor Reyes residence
and began 90 abuse him.
Four Killed, Many Wounded.
The governor in the meantime called
upon the police by telephone for pro-
lection and a squad Immediately rec
spOnded and began the work of dis
persiIg the mob. 4 pitched battle en-
sued in which stones. sticks and pls-
tolls played prominent parts. A large
number of shots We're exchanged be-
tween the police and the mob. and
when the mob had dispersed 10 was
found that two policemen and two CiI-
liens had been killed and large NUM-
Der of persons more or less seriously
wounded.
To is impossible 90 learn the names
of the killed. 10 is also impossible TO
estimate the number Or give the names
of those who were wounded. as the mob
managed 90 make off with their wound
ed comrades.
Later i'm the day quiet was restored
throughout the city, although there is
an uudercuTreuJ of ill-teeling against
Governor Reyes which may assert it,
self and trouble is not unlikely 10
break out atresh at any moment.
Partisan Politics.
Ever since the retirement of Cover
nor Reyes from the cabinet of Pres
ident Diaz, where he filed the port
folio of minister of war. and since
/ his resumption of the duties of gov
ernor of NueyO Leon, he has not en-
Joyed his former popularity and there
have been many circulars posted
throughout the city fayoring the can
didaCy of Francisco Reyes for governor.
Although Francisco Reyes bears the
same name as the governor there is
no family connection whatever between
them. The liberty which has prevailed
during the present campaign of the
various candidates for governor Of the
state of NueyO Leon is out of the Or
diuaT- and for some unknown reason
( President Diaz has pursued the policy
of hands OFF, and has left the cau-
ti0u. The various factions have been
holding open air meetings i'm which
orators have denounced each other. and
/ the newspapers have published scan
dalOus attacks and have dealt i'm d.
rect personal and outrageous insults
/ to men active iu the contest Il is not
{ expected tonight that any further dis
/ turbance such as tOdays viii result.
/ Late tonight it was officially stated
3 that five persons lost their lives DOB TO-
? days Ti1tiug. and that the number
. wounded IS fifty-siE
80 further trouble has occurred and
/ everything is quiet throughout the city.