The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-28
SAN AN rOaIO
Report Of Brlgadier-Gonsral Stanley
Commander of tho Post

Report of BriEadier-Gensral Stanley,
Commander of tho Post.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. T--[Speclal l.
Brigadier-General Stanley, command.
Ing this department, in his report &c
the acknowledgement OF the division Of
Missouri, says in part az follows:
81 have tho honor to report Tor tn,
information of tho commander o
the Division OF tho Missouri
the conditions and wants o.
this department. During thu
past year its affairs have been un,
eventiul. Indian raids, which 3
iow ysars ago formed a goodly par
of the reports, have now cossaG, and
Moxlcsn outrages, whom gifted 10 the
botto n have generally turned out 10 bt
neighborhood frauds IN which tho az.
gressor was MS likely to belong on
the lott as tho right bsnB
of tho Rio Graude. Thaoelora troops
n Texas shouIc be near the place
where peace seems most likely to b
broken aud to be read 9 to act promptly
when need d. Tho Rio Grands SOP
| arating this department from tho
states OF Mex co, gives q frontier ui
more than loo miles, Throughoutitp
entre length there IL constantly d
muggling commerce carried on with
more or less profit. H. Ia occupied on
the other side by stockmen, rather
than agriculturists. In many case,
these stock raisers have lands on bntn
aides with residences either here or ia
Mexico. with a spsroa populs.
ZION, not very highly otviige !
ana with an extradition / oNty 30 De
iective ~ TO b. wholly imperative,
is not 80 strange that crime IL com
mitted upon the border az tina, tn no 4,
80 little OF 1t.
The powers Of tho military author.
tiles are very restricted. But oxpsrl.
ence shows that the pres
ence of troops has mos
bonedolai effect IN keeping do
sobbor, and crime and other disturb
anoe1. Tho orders OF the department
required constant scouts 10 DO Kept a.
from tho mouth of this Rit
Grando 10 the mouth OF the
P.cos river, with occasional scouts
IRON Fort Davis 90 the border south
Of That post. Tue posts OF Fort Clnrhu
and Fort Stockton are atili Rep,
up with no othtr roas0u
than that there are no other gu trtofs
for the garrison elsewhere, and tho
danger judging FROM tho outcry al
the citizen In the vicinity Of Tho pDstp,
OF anarchy sh0uld tho troops no iaken
away. Tho small sub- posts upon
the line OF the : nihcrn Pacific reil-
road and tho lover Rio Grande
still maintained, securing pence aud
safety 10 these great routes OF travel
IL 10 recommended that the
port Of Fort Danoau be- regarrigpned,
at least ~ sub.ppsi, rs IL cemmarda
one OF tho pFiucipal highways into
Mexico, and II we'll situated ior ut.
serving and scouting tho fiy-
or. The permanent post,
wscre the ulien nave been
vested 10 tho United states have ali
been slightly improved darlsg the
pas. year, and measures have bson
taken 10 contifue improvements dur.
ipg the coming Hsusl year.
IL IL ditccurnging that the amount
allowed for barracks aud quarters are
totally inssuguate 10 the neoessi.
ties Of tho several poats. The
amount allowed Tor building 4,
Ssn Antonio this year will, Il II hoped,
furpish four sets Of comos, =
guar era 10 veuld b most desirsble
- hsve 0ouble the. amour; nsxo
4ecal yoaFs ~ thuD bring ths ppose Il
!aa AA>oolo veil toward compile
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