Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-11
REBELS DRIVEN OUT
Mexican Troops Take VaIIa-
doIid After Hard Battle.
INDIANS FLEE TO HILLS
Many Dead and Wounded of Both
Sides Are Left on the
Field.

MEXICO CITY, June 1.-Valladolid,
the stronghold of the Indian instruction
| in Yucatan. has. been captured by federal
| troops, according to kilograms received
from Merida. The rebels were driven
from the town to the mountains, hotly
pursued.
Many dead and wounded were aban-
doned in the fight, and many Prisoners
were taken by the government forces.
among them Nicolas SOFA, rngleader of
the insurgents. who was wounded
In the fighting thirty of the national
guard were killed and a number wounded
The attack was led by Col Lara, whose
men carried with them two rapid-fire
guns.
After the Skirmsh of thursday when
the Indians We're dislodged from their
trenches. the government troops camped
within gunshot of town and followed up
their advantage at daybreak. Tn. ma
tional guard of Merida. to the number
of 1.200, opened the engagement before
aybreak. In three hours they had taken
the plaza of San Juan. in the outskirts
of Valladolid.
Escape to the Mountains.
The troops were reinforced by 600 fed
eral soldiers under Col. Luque. and the
fighting was continued until the town
was captured. Many of the rebels are
said to have deserted during the night
and escaped to the mountains. Those
who remained made stubborn resist
ance, put weakened and fled before the
fire of machine guns. A military train.
i'm charge of state troops. has been sent
from Merida to that portion of the rail-
road torn up by the rebels at the be-
ginning of the instruction
There have been various rumors of other
disturbances at other places. but the au-
thorities are assured that there have been
none except at Valladolid. No further
troops will be sent to the peninsula. 1t IS
said today. War department officials be-
lieve that the situation is well in hand.
VERA CRUZ, June 11.-Passengers ar
irving today on steamer which touched
at Progreso, Yucatan. Thursday. FAY
that many influential persons were in
volved in the uprising at Valladolid. The
avowed intention of the insurgents. it
was stated. was to take Merida, capital
of Yucatan, and to release friends who
are said to be imprisoned for political
offenses.
Mexican Officials Killed.
Before Jefe Politico Regil was killed
his resignation had been demanded by
the rebels. On his refusal to give up his
post the rebels dismembered him. The
same fate befell Judge Victor Ojeda of
the court Of first instance and several
others.
The rebels are alleged to have thrown
bombs into the courthouse. destroying it,
and to have installed as their chief Capt
Macmillan Bonilla, leader of the up
rising.
The insurgents enrolled Indian laborers
from plantations and were we'll armed,
according to the incoming passengers
Minister of Foreign Affairs Enrique
Creel of Mexico has telegraphed to Mexi-
can Amba ssador de La Barra here that
the Indian uprising in Yucatan had been
subdued by state and federal troops and
that the insurrection had been quelled in
five days from the time it broke out at
Valadold.
The dispatch added that perfect quiet
now prevailed throughout the republic.