The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-09
UPRISING IN
OLD MEXICO
MAYA INDIANS KILL GOVERN
MENT EMPLOYEES IN SMALL
TOWNS-TROOPs DISPATCHED.

Vera Cruz, June S.-The most SER
ious uprising with which the Mexican
government has had to deal with in
long time, has occurred in the state OF
Iucatan, and troops are being rushed
to the disturbed area. In the mean
time, reports which have reached here
indicate that there has been much
bIoodshed and that the insurgents are
preparing for a battle with the gov
ernment forces, which is sure to come
soon.
The independent newspaper El
Detamen publishes dispatches from
Merida, the capital of Yucatan, to the
effect that forty persons were killed
by the Mayo Indians on Saturday
Further dispatches received here say
five thousand of these Indian insur-
gents sacked the town of Valladolid,
80 miles in the southeast of Merida,
killing all the principal government
employees, the chief of police and orn-
ers.
They seized rifles and pistols and
instituted reign of terror. Many of
the inhabitants of Valladolid are flee
in to Merida.
The gunboat Morelos has already
left this port with six hundred soldiers
aboard, while the gunboat Zaraogza is
lying in the harbor ready to take a
thousand additional troops. who are
expected soon to arrive from the
interior
Railroad and telegraph communica-
tion between Merida and the scene of
the trouble is now cut off. Twenty
miles of the Yucatan railroad nave
0een destroyed by the Indians. 1t is
reported that many telegraph opera
tors have been killed or are prisoners.
The rebels are strongly entrenched
in anticipation of the advance of the
federal troops. MaXimiliano Ramirez
Bonilla. the former rebel leader, and
Colonel Victor Montenegro are said TO.
be at the head of the uprising. The
towns of Tinum, Uayama and Tunkas.
all between Merida and Nallaolid
have been attacked, but the reports
say that the families of all the resi-
dents, except officials, have been un'
TO what extent the insurgents pill
Iaged or killed at these places has not
yet been learned.
1t is understood the cause of the
trouble is dissatisfaction on the part
of the Indians over the action of gov
ernment officials regarding lands.
The Maya Indians in Yucatan have
recently been showing serious signs
of rebellion. Last April several Mex
lean soldiers were killed and there
have been reports of other acts of
violence. The Indians are armed with
modern rifles and are apparently sup
piled with an unlimited quantity oi
with which to carry on
their guerrilla warfare against the
federal troops.
After the proclamation of independ
ence in 1921, Yucatan, which had form
ed special division of New Spain,
became q province of Mexico, but in
1910 rose against the oppression of the
central government. At first the white
)eoDle We're successful and even OBJ
aimed the full recognition of their az
onomy.
But rival factions at Merida AMI
'ampeche began quarreling amons
themselves, which gave the Mexicans
he opportunity OF returning and re-
ucing both parties. Meanwhile the
Iayas, tempted by these dissensions,
ad also revolted and after many
ears of desolutory warfare. achieved
measure Of success in the southern
art of the peninsula where they have
laintained their independence to The
resent day.
Nalladolid has a population of
bout 5000.
The Deadly Delay.
Those who nut off using HALLS