Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1892 — A VILLAGE ANNIHILATED [ARTICLE]

A VILLAGE ANNIHILATED

'And All of Its People Mercilessly Slaughtered. A Terrible Starr of Bloodthed Id Mexico—Hundred* of tlie Soldier* Were Alio Killed. News of the annihilation Of the T«mochians, a people who inhabit the village of Temeche, Mexico.and who are nearly puro Aztecs, was received Wednesday evening Temecbie is situated on the direct road to Guerreo and Jeso Maria, In the mountains of southwestern Chlnhiiahua. Moxico.|and has been in open rebellion against the State and Federal government for more than a year, on account of the excessive taxation extorted by government officials and government interference with their religious bollef. About two months ago the government sent the Eleventh battalion, in command of General Ran jet to make the people pay the m required of them, and accept government officials appointed to take charge, or to kill every one of them, and this aiterna. live was openly boasted of by' officers in Chiahuahua before the troops started for tho town. When the Temechieans heard of it they decided to light it out. Whon the soldiers made tho descent on tho village they were met and driven off with twenty-two officers and fourteen men killed and two officers and forty-five men taken prisoners. The prisoners were confined on top of the adobe church. General Ranjel* was tho only officer who escaped.

When the news of this affair reached the ears of President Diaz ho decided to annihilate the village. Lost Monday lrn kept his word. The attack was made on all sides of .the little church, in which the villagers had congregated, and the slaughter was terrible. At dusk the soldiers gained an entrance to the church, and a terrible band to Land light took place, and the soldiers completed the massacre with 3G3 of their, number killed and many wounded. The village nextday presented a fearful aspect. Xbaalreots Qf tlinjrtJJapw leading to the church were filled with the bodies'Ofttoe soldiers and blood soemod to have flowed in torrents. Not a man of the Temichuus was left except those who escaped to the mountains, but the government has paid dearly for Its victory. The feeling against tho government is very strong, add the incident has been called the second Alamo which will bring light and liberty to the Mexican poople.as It did to those of Texas