The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-01
THE MEXICAN RAIDS.
The Governor Of Texas Calls on the
President for Protection.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE FROM
TIER.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The following
telegram was received to-day from the Cover
nor of Texas:
Austin March 1910 His Excellency, U. S.
Grant, President of the United States Sir
The deprpdations of organized ban1s of robbers
from the Republic of Mexico, have of late in
creased in freqency and atrocity to an extent
which threatens the depopulaticn of the lower
Rio Grande country. The alarm IN the country
between the Neuces and Rio Grande conse-
quent upon these raids in which our people are
rnthlessly murdered and their property forci-
bly, taken by these foreign despeIadoes is
widespread, and unless relieved by some assur-
ances of protection, must result in general
break up of the settlements. On the 26tb
large party of these robbers penetrated the in
terror as far as within eighteen miles OF Corpus
Christi, robbiDg stores and ranches and muir
dering and capturing, citizens and capturing
and DESTROYING United States mails. l appeal
to your Excelency for the protection for the
people of that country against these invasions
of outlaws from Mexico, since they have been
of almost weekly occurrence for several
months past and are increasing IN force and
boldness The citizens of that country have
been for the most part compelled to move to
the towns for protection and no security exists
outside of these corporations tor life or proper
ty, and the people i'll the towns even hold
themselves in constant readiness for defence. /
trust your EXccllency will deem it proper to
give security to the people of the Rio Grande
border in view of the assurance now give that
an extreme necessity exists Tor IL.
Very respectfully,
RICHARD COKE,
Governor of Texas
The Secretary of War sent the following re-
Washington, March 31-To the Governor of
Texas.-The President being absent your tele
Gram has been sent to me. Orders will be
given to the military authorities to take mme
date steps towards the protection OF the people
of Texas on the Mexican frontier.
(Signed) WILLIAM BELKNAP,
2 Sec of War.
WASHINGTON, March 2i--The 4th, 9th and
10th regiments of cavalry. 10th, 11th, oath and
9th regiments of infantry are stationed in
Texas, and such portions of these regiments as
can be distributed along the Rio Grande will be
ordered TO that locality for the purpose OF sup
pressing the Mexican raids.
Wore Brutal NJ urders Excitement ut Cor
4 pus Christi.
GALVESTON, Texas, March 31.-A despatch
from Corpus Christi says that an American wO-
man with her husband, in company with team
sters, from Laieda, arrived to-day and gives
sworn statement that she saw at San Fernando
Creek last Friday, about 80 miles from here,
two Americans dead. They were stabbed in
several places. Their horses and arms were
still near them and apparently they had been
dead about day. The Transfers buried them
About twenty miles from this place two Next
cans were banging upon tree. Rumors from
reliable sources report other similar cases, and
also that q large body of Mexicans have cross
ed the Rio Grande from Mexico making these
their objective points. There is great anxiety
for the safety of our citizens Business is al
most entirely suspended and no persons are
leaving town or coming in.
METEOROLOGICAL
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington ID. G.,
Mar. 81, Il A. MY
For New England,
nart1v cloudy weather and a slight rise of tenn
perature during the day,with easterly or south
erly winds and high but falling barometer.