Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-02
The Mexican Border.
FIGHTING MARAUDERS.

FIGHTING MARAUDERS
An associated press telegram from
San Francisco dated Dec 26th saws the
following has been forwarded to Wash
5ington:
20 the AHuta1u General. WASHINGTON:
Gen. Koutz has just received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Camp Bowie,
Arizona, dated the Oath,
Lieuts. Bucker and Toney 9Th cav
airy, have returned. They struck the
party that killed the mail rider Dec.
Il4th,' Tof Steenspeak range, and
killed one Five days later they struck
them in Old Mexico, surprised the
ranches of 81 Wickups, DESTROYED the
camp, captured 16 horses, SO saddles
and lots Of stuff which the renegades
had taken from the train. Fifteen
bodies were foundSo the ground with
evidence that more had been killed.
The mail matter was recaptured.
9mQ9 GOING TO THE FRONT.
A correspondent at Brownsville, Texas,
telegraphs that the steam er Harlan ar
rived at Brazos, Dec. Goth, with three
companies Of United Statestroops from
New Orleans, which were disembarled,
and reached Brownsville by railroad
last evening. They are first of the ad-
ditlonal force recently ordered to the
Rio Grande, and are regarded as an evil
dence that the power Of the govern
ament is to be more efectually enforced
on this frontier in the future. The
lower Rio Grande has been remarkably
quiet for several months past. In fact,
since the raid on the Rio Grande city
jail-four months ago-there have
been no depredations of any kind
worthy of mention. .'42 81 ~ s1'''
......-. THE WAR CLOUD DEMoLIsHED.i 7" i"i
A dispatch from Washington dated
Dec. 25th, states that the testimony Of
q number Of military officers before the
House Military Commission shows most
positively that for at least a y ear Or
eighteen m onths past there has been no
trouble on the settled parts Of the Texas
frontier. There have been no raids by
Mexicans into Texas, and there has not
been the least excuse for threatening
war with Mexico. 1t was reported the
other day here that an officer serving
on the border had said that not a hoof
Of cattle had been stolen from Texas
since the beginning Of the present Adj
ministration, and G;>GIS@ ~%@5<
.1r GENERAL sHERIDAN'S TESTIMONY
literally bears out this asst rtion.. He
commands the department. which in.
cludes Texas, and all reports Of border
troubles are made to him. His testi-
mOny was therefore the most interesting
Of all that was given. He knows Of no
raid from the Mexican side into Texas
during the. last year, Or since the Diaz
Government came into power, though
he has an impression, but no knowledge
at all, that few cattle have been stolen.
The only crossing he had knowledge Of
was on an occasion during the summer,
when q revolutionary force under the
notorious Pedro Valdez was formed in
Texas, and crossed from Texas and in
vaded Mexico. 1t was mettand defeat
ed by Mexican troops, who pursued the
invaders back into Texas and beat them
again on our soil, but n this affair the
first invasion came from our side, and
the, Mexican Governnent hadscaus of
complaint against US.
GOOD NEWS FROM THE RIO GRANDE 'fI "
tonight is regarded as ending the ques-l
ton of war with Mexico. The co-ope-
ration of the Mexican regulars with our
troops in following outlaws into Mexi-
co shows that the information was true
that was sent here a short time ago, to
the effect that the regular troops that
Diaz was sending to the border were
really to preserve the peace, and not for
the purpose. of attacking our forces.