The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
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MAD INDIANS
Details of the Massacre in a
Mexican Town.
TROOPS HUNTING DOWN The REDS.
One Man Cut Down Before His Wife
And His Body Hacked To Pieces
The Mayor. Chief OF Police. Town
Treasurer And The Chief OF The
Telegraph Office Among The Vic
tims-Sacked Building In Which
They Had Taken Refuge.

Mexico City Especially - With
! telegraph wires cut and operators
murdered or forced to flee for their
lives. definite information is lacking
as TO the present situation at Valla-
! dolid, Yucatan. the scene OF bloody
massacre by indian insurgents sever
al days ago. Meagre advices receiv-
ed by the government estimate the
number of killed at 40.
More than 1000 Indians are said
to have been engaged in the attack.
The insurgents held Valladolid at
last accounts, having fortified them
selves in the Jail and other buildings
Federal and state troops and volun-
teers. numbering 1000 men, are con-
centrating at Daitas. near Valladolid,
and are about to march on the reb-
els.
Gen. 1gnacio Bravo. commander
of the Tenth military zone. whose
headquarters Is at Santa Cruz de
Bravo, In the Province of Quintana
Roo. has been ordered to the scene
to take command Those engaged
in the uprising are chiefly Indians
of the towns OF Xocen and Chichi-
milla. who never have been submis-
sive to authority.
Reports as to the cause OF the
outbreak are conflicting. Some de-
clare that 1t began with a protest
against certain orders issued bv the
civil officer (Jefe Politico), in charge
of the municipality. while others say
that 1t was the result Of drunken
spree.
Whatever It's origin. It appears
TO have had some semblance of or
ganization and is said to have been
led by political malcontents. Col.
I Bonilla Montenegro. formerly at the
head of the civil government of Val
ladolid, is said to have been in COM
mand of the raiders
The first attack was made on the
building containing all public offices.
After sacking this building. the riot
ers turned the attention to Jefe
Politico Regil,
The slaughter began in the night,
and 1t was 2 A. NJ. when the attack
was made on the building where
Regil and many citizens had taken
refuge.
A bloody butchery followed The
wife of Regil left her four children
and went to the assistance of her
husband, seeking through her tears
and prayers to reach the hearts of
the infuriated raiders.
Regil was cut down before the
eyes of his wife ard his body was
hacked to pieces. The wife. also.
is said to have been murdered, as
were all of the 20 men in the build
ing. Later the six gendarmes in
the town met a similar fate.
The people we're terrified. Many
fled in the direction of Merida. The
mob surged through the town. cry
ing for blood and pillage Victor
Died. Judge Of the first instance fell
into their hands and was assassinat-
ed. Other victims were Florentine
Echaratta. commander of the police;
Jose Maria Hernades. second in COM
mand; Pedro Hernandez, mayor OF
the town, the treasurer. Jose E.
TRAY. chief OF the telegraph Office
at Valladolid: Alonzo V. Annueva
and Demertio Rivero. merchants.
whose stores were also sacked.
1t is claimed that TRAY was put
to death after horrible tortures.
Other operators fed to the country
and escaped