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Show SAVAGES CRUCIFY MEXICAN OFFICER MEXICO CITY, Sept. 26. Wences-Joo Wences-Joo Franco, prosldont of Acala, a small town In the suite of Chiapas, was crucified cru-cified by the rebellious Chamula Indians In-dians when they sacked that place last Saturday, according to a telegram received re-ceived by EI Impartial tonight from Tuxtla Gutierrez, the suite capital. Franco's wifo and others who brought tho story of crucifixion to Tuxtla Gutierrez, also told of horrible barbarities committed by tho savage hordes lu Chiapas. Women and children chil-dren havo suffered most, the savages making gruesome sport of pitching tho babies high In the air and catching catch-ing them on their lances. A leader of one of the fanatical mobs was a priest who hlniBelf was killed. Franco's Fran-co's wife was stabbed beven Umos and loft for dead. Seml-otliclally it Is stated tonight that a military governor, probably .General Jose do la Luz Blanco, will bo Bont to Chiapas to restore order. Another uprising reported tonight Is told of by n man oalled "Nayarlth" in the territory of Teplc Eniillo Zapata, and Andres Almnzan, the rebels who havo been terrorizing Puebla,' have asked General Huerta in Chletla, Puebla, for terms of surrender. sur-render. oo |