The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-31

iSOOiNOu NNo ilOit Ocu. IOItuIO NdI-
cia, commander OF the northern milf
tary zone of Mexico. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
81 am positively informed that San
Los Salinas, who resides at Arrollo
Palo Blanco, and Baltexas CARA, liv-
ing at Los Riveras, and Prudencia
Gonzales, living at Aqua Negra De
Arriba, all Texas ranchmen, are pro-
tecting and sheltering in their houses
Gataiino e. CARA and other revolu-
tionists, which communicate to you
in order, if you deem 1t convenient,
you may bring this information to the
knowledge of the proper authorities.n
DR.. Ornelas received telegram this
evening from alameda Diaz, Mexican
consul at Laredo, which states that
he had just received dispatch from
Governor Reyes of Monterey, stating
that he had received official infor-
nation that on the night of December
2S, there were some kind of festivities
at Ygna, Texas; that many people in
a state of drunkenness went to the
bank of the Rio Grande river and in
suited the Mexican troops guarding
the Mexican side of the river; that
one of the drunken people shouted,
praislng the Mexican troops and the
balance killed him instantly. The
dispatch states that it Is not known
whether the murdered man was
Mexican or American.
The following dispatch was received
this evening from Gen. Garcia by DR..
Ornelas:
~ am informed that there is
meeting of revolutionists at Lebores
on the ranch of Felipe Gutierrez, six
leagues north of Roma, Tex, and an
other meeting opposite the ranch of
Nemecio Perez on the Rio Grande. AT
these meetings there are present
Eustorgio Ramon, Gen. Francisco
Benavides and Juan Manuel Falcon.
l am also informed that Yguaero
Ramirez is endeavorlng to enlist revo-
lutionists at his ranch. / commune
cate this information to you In order
that if you deem it proper you may
bring it to the knowledge of the
United States military authorities
The headquarters of Gen. Garcia are
at Mier, Mexico, u small town sixty
miles from the border. Another tele-
gram was received by the military
authorities there that CARA has es-
tablished recruiting station at Casa
Blanca, Tex, and is enlisting many
revolutionists in his army. This tele-
gram came from Lameda Diaz, Mexi-
can CONSUL at Laredo, Tex.
General Stanley is very much dis
turbed by these kilograms, and he
stated tonight that he will use every
means in his power to stop the fla
grant violation of the law. The Mex
lean government is adding strength
to it's frontier forces daily, and there
are no less than 10000 troops
no massed in the states
of Tamaulipas. Neuva Leon
and Coahuilla. The United States
troops are doing good work, but they
are unable to cover the broad and
wild territory assigned them with
much success. The revolutionlsts
have spies at all the posts who keep
the main detachment of Cara inform
ed of every military movement pro-
posed. The whole Mexican popula-
ton on this side OF the border is plain
ly in sympathy with the revolutions
lists. The following telegram from
Captain John G.. Bourke of the Third
cavalry, in command at Fort Ring.
gold, was received by Assistant Adju.
tant Gen. j. p. Martin at department
headquarters here this evening II
was dated Fort Ringgold and says:
ga courier has just arrived from
Capt. Francis III. Hardie at Salieno.
lie reports that Hardie has two Mexi-
cans with him who know all the
ranches and all, the people up there
who are suspected Of completely In the
recent attacks on Mexican territory.
/ will search Salieno and adjacent
ranches this morning. Second Lieut..
George II. Langhorne left at midnight
with twenty men to look for abaIl-
ing in the vicinity Of Havana, Tex.
have two small detachments out
in the vicinity of Palito
Blanco and Salieno. VIII
90 out to see Hardie this afternoon,
AS understand that the Cara men
have o secret mark upon their cloth
ing by which they identify each other
an which it is important for us to
find out. VIII you please arrange ior
good guides and scouts to be attached
TO each column moving out from here,
as IL Is impossible to do anything
without them?"
All the ranger force of the state are
also to be concentrated on the frontier.
The following telegram from w. II.
Mabry, djutant-general Of the state,
was received by Gen. Stanley today:
"Under direction of the governor,
this department will order all the
rangers to the scene Of trouble and
will use every effort to arrest the
murderer of Corporal Edstrom.p
These kilograms all indicate that
the situation is becoming very serious.
SOME REMARKABLE STATEMENTS.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 2S.-Mexlcan
Consul Lameda at Laredo, has fur
nished local paper with statement
in which he denies that General Ruiz
Sandoval is in the mountains of Goa
hula with force ready tojoin Cara.
Despite Garza's pronunciamento La
media makes the remarkable asser-
ton that he Is rather inclined othink
that Garza's military movements are,
and have been, intended more