Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-25
HELD BY A MEXICAN MOB.
The Trouble at Rio Grande, Texas,
ALL QUIET AT LAST ACCOUNTS-A CONFERENCE n
PRoGRESs-sTATE TROOPS CALLED oUT-THE RE
QUEST FOR UNITED STATES SOLDIERS REFERRED N
SECRETARY KNDICOTT.

ALL QUIET AT LAST ACCOUNrS-A CONFERENCE IN
PRoGREss-sTATE TROOPS CALLED oUT-THE RE-
QUEST FOR UNITED STATES SOLDIERS REFERRED TO
SECRETARY KNDICOTT.
Dispatches from Brownsville, Tex, announce
that Rio Grande City, Tex, was yesterday in the
hands OF an armed mob OF the lowest class OF
mexican bandits and smugglers to the number OF
about 400. The difficulty was caused by the shoot
ing, on Saturday, OF Cateriono Z CARA, editor OF
the Cbmercio Mericano, a Mexican paper published
at Corpus Christi, by United states inspector Of
Customs Sebree. The original trouble is traced to
libel suit brought against Cara by Sebree.
Sebree fed on horseback TO Ringgold barracks,
pursued by mounted Mexicans, firing at him as
they ran. Col Clendenning. the commandant OF the
put Sebree in the guard-house and ordered
the mob to leave the fort under penalty OF 0eath.
The wires were cut by the mob at midnight. II
was 2rterward found that Cara has chance TO
recover, as the ball, which struck him In the
stomach, did not touch any vital part
RANGERS TO THE RESCUE
A dispatch from Austin says: Gov, Ross has
ordered the entire ranger Texas to proceed
with all possible haste to the scene OF the battle
as the massacre of Texas citizens Ia feared. The
In that section, and there Is telling to what ex-
cesses they will resort, especially as they have no
Gov. Ross has also telegraphed all the sherins Of
all the counties on the border contiguous TO 1t
to proceed by forced marches to the troubled dis
trict and take armed posses along with them. He
has likewise telegraphed the San Antonio Rifles
the Belknap Rifles and the famous Houston Light
Guard TO hold themselves In readiness to march at
a moments notice.
A CONFERENCE IN PRoaREss
Acting Secretary Thompson to-day received the
following dispatch from the collector OF customs
at Brownsville, Tex, In reply to that sent by him
yesterday asking for further Information:
"BRowNsvnLR, TEX, Sept "a.
ho DO n do
but quiet to-day, pending conference OF committee
from mob with sheriff and result OF wounds II no
agreement is reached United States troops will
probably oe needed tonight. 1t is desired TO have
them ready to protect the town at request OF the
sheriff OF Starr County. State troops will reach
there Wednesday. Inspector Sebree and Deputy
Marshal billiard are SttLl In Fort Ringgod."
THE QUESTION OF USING UNITED STATES TROOPS RE-
FERRED TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
Secretary Thompson has addressed q letter to
the Secretary OF War, transmitting the kilograms
received from the collector OF customs at Browns
vile, and requesting that he take such action as
he deemed necessary for the protection OF life and
property at Rio Grande city.
Interior Department Changes.
The following Official changes have been made
in the Department OF the Interior:
Office Of the Secretary.-Appolntment H. Alden
Dobson. of Illinois, copyist, $780, under civil serv-
ice rules.
General Land ofice.-Appointment Arthur S.
Department under civil service rules
Pension Oihce.-PrOmOtiOn: Robert s. Coleman
OF Virginia, 81 900 TO 1.20O.
ONCE OF Indian nAnairS-PrOmOtion: Miss Adele
V. Smth, OF the District or Columbia and Miss Mary
j. Lane, Of Kansas. s., 600 TO s., 200 Mrs Maria j.
Bishop, OF California, $500 to $1,000. Newton b.
Lovejoy, OF Massachusetts,, typewriter at 81 per
day u cOpyist at $500.
Patent Onice.-PrOmotions: BENJAMIN F. Snyder
Of Maryland, and Mrs. Frances L Burns OF the
District OF Columbia, 81 900 to 81 ,2OQ John T. Sui
nvan, OF the District OF Columbia; MISS Lizzie J.
McClelland, OF Tennessee; Miss Emma l. Harmon,
OF Michigan, and Alexander Pope,or the District OF
Columbia 800 70 81 zoo Wm.T. Ford, OF the Dis
tricL OF Columbia, and Geo. G. Wedderburn Jr., of
Maryland, $500 70 s., ,O00 Miss Nettie c. jennings
OF Wisconsin; Miss Rosa Browne. FINS ID. Morris,
and Miss Amelia jackson, OF the District of Colum-
bia, and James w. Bachelor, OF Kentucky, S72O TO
500. Appointment by transfer from Pension Of.
ice: Miss Atreda Manning, OF New jersey, copy
ist, $500.
Once Of Education.-Appolntment BY reinstate-
ment under civil service rules: Richard H GOrgas,
OF Alaoama,$l 400. Resignation: kdward J. Young
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