The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-27
MEXICAN MOB.
The City of Rio Grande in Possession
of a Mexican Mob
The Lives of American Citizens in
Imminent Peril.
The Trouble Originates Over the
Killing of a Mexican Editor
BY a United States Revenue Office
in Duel.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25.-An day
yesterday the most alarming kilograms
continued to pour in on Governor Ross
informing him that there is war, bloody
and fierce, raging on the Texas
frontier. That Rio Grande City has
been for the past twenty-four hours in
possession of an armed Mexican mob.
All kilograms thus received have come
either from John Z. Kelsey, county
Judge of Starr county or the sheriff.
Each succeeding one is more startling
and sensational than other. All de-
mand troops Immediately and convey
the impression in plain words that
rampant anarchy runs riot on the
border and that the lives of American
citizens in that station are in immin-
ent peril. This extraordinary SEN
sational state of affairs had its origin
in a fatal encounter which took place
in Rio Grande City last Saturday be-
tween Catrino E. GarZia, editor of FL
Commerce., MeXicane, and United
States Revenue Officer Sebree. In the
fight Sebree shot and killed GarZia who
was very popular all along the Rio
Grande and as result the MeAicans
rose in revolt and endeavored to lynch
Sebree. Texas officials, however, saved
him for the time being from the fury
of the mob and wired Governor Ross
as follows:
A great riot is raging here. Armed
men are parading the streets. Send
rangers or call on United States troops
at Fort Ringgold.
This dispatch was followed by an
other from Mr.. T. w. Kennedy, a mem
Der of the legislature, as follows:
Send all available troops you can at
once. Armed MeXIcanS are in control
of the city and county.
Last night and all this day similar
messages of CONSERVATION kept coming,
the last one reading as follows:
A fight has just taken place between
two MeXicdns and one American. One
Mexican killed. The Mexicans now
| to them. A riot was prevented by
placing the American under arrest.
Another telegram reads:
| Over one hundred and fifty armed Mex
leans are attempting to lynch Sebree.
Send rangers at once. The riot still
| continues.
Rio Grand City is eighty miles from
the nearest railroad station and it is
| extremely difficult to reach it. Gov
ernor Ross, has Notwithstanding,
ordered the entire ranger force OF
| Texas to proceed with all possible
haste to the scene of battle as a mas
| sacre of Texas citizens is feared. The
MexicanS number ten to one of the
white citizens in that section and
there is no telling to what excesses
they viii resort, especially as they
have no difficulty in escaping to Mex
leo If it suits them. Governor Ross
has also telegraphed all sheriffs OF
counties on the border to proceed by
forced marches to the troubled dis
trict and take armed posses along with
them. He has also telegraphed the
San Antonio rifles, Belknap rifles, and
the famous Houston Light Guard to
hold themselves in readiness to march
at a moments notice. It is believed
j there will be IA general massacre of
Texas citizens before midnight unless
United States troops from Fort Ring
gold come to the rescue. The event is
likely TO lead to international COM
plications and should massacre
occur, swift wholesale retribution is
certain to follow. Governor Ross says
that the situation is extremely grave.
The absence of advices for several
hours gives rise to worst fears.