The Times special correspondent in Mexico, writing from Tampico on
November 30th, gives a deplorable account of the operations of the rebel bands. Regular employment has been destroyed; many of the peons have no choice but to join the Revotosos or starve, and once committed to the excitement and profits of brigandage have no desire to go back to work. But the rebels are not content with terrorizing their own people; the lives and properties of foreigners are no longer safe, and the correspondent gives a number of specific cases of the robbery and murder of American and British subjects. In one case an Englishman and his wife were attacked and shockingly cut about by a band of rebels armed with machetes, before the British Consul arrived on the scene. Other cases ended in the murder of a Canadian, an English- man, a German, and an American. Near Aguascalientes a Scotsman named Walker and his wife were attacked by a band of rebels, and shot seven of their assailants. When the chief of the police arrived his only idea was to shoot at Mrs. Walker, who was already wounded.
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