St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-31
AN UNRELIABLE ARMY
Convicted Criminals Forced
to Serve as Soldiers in
Mexico.
Mexican Authorities Fearful
of Garza's Growing
Power.
United States Officers Ger
tain That the GreaserS
Will Fight.
Developments in the Gillian
Incident Are Not at All
Exciting.

MONTEREY, Mex, Dec. so. - Gov.
Reize, of the state of Nueva Leon, and
the military authorities here are much
disturbed over the situation on the
frontier. The movements of the troops
through the lower part of the republic
during the past five days has been very
great, and the transportation facilities
of the Mexican National railroad have
been insufficient to accommodate the
heavy demand made upon it by the gov
eminent. The garrison here has rushed
all of its available troops to Nueva La
redo, from which place they are dis
tributed along the right bank Of the Rio
Grande. The news was received here
late last night that Gen. Lorenzo Garcia,
in command of the troops in the field in
the northern part of Mexicn, had been
murdered by his command, and that the
entire force, numbering several hundred
men, under his immediate command,
had gone over to the side of the revolu-
tiOnists, crossing over into Texas in
body at point between Roma and Car
riZO. The private soldiers in the Next
can army are nearly
All Convicted Criminals.
who instead of being given a term in
prison are sentenced to serve with the
military. They are desperate char
acteTs, and are nearly all secret SYM
pathiZers Of the revolutionary move
ment. Gen. Garcia was one of the most
prominent and efficient officers in the
Mexican army, and his death at the
present time is a serious blow to the
government. Governor ReiZe has
been i'm constant telegraphic communi-
cation with President Diaz all the day,
but the nature OF the dispatches is not
known,
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 3O.-The
military authorities of this department
are of the belief that Cara has a secret
plan against Mexico that he will follow
out The Mexican authorities regard
him with great fear, his work of the
past three months showing them that
he is much more capable leader than
they had supposed. His forces are
known to be we'll organized. The num-
Der on the Texas side of the border can
be but poorly estimated at the present
time, but according to the claims made
by Capt. John q. Burke, of TIE Third
United States cavalry. who is thor
oughly Informed OH the situation, the
whole Mexican population of the border
states are SympathlZerS, if not actual
followers in the revolutionary move
ment.
Growing Complications.
The discovery that Cara has estab-
lished recruiting stations in several of
the frontier counties complicates the
affair and greatly increases the respon-
sibility of the United States govern
ment in permitting the violation of the
neutrality laws. A telegram from
Monterey, Mex, received yesterday
states that is believed that Cara has a
strong secret following IN that CITY.
who have made every preparation TO
join him on the frontier. The stock of
arms and ammunition there and at
other points i'll Northern Mexico and i'm
the towns on the Texas frontier have
been sold within the past three weeks
and the agents of the revolutiOnists are
said to be the purchasers.
1t was the intention of Gen. Stanley
TO send Troops q and T of the Third
cavalry from the post here to the scene
by special train last evening, but a DELAY
has been caused OH account of lack OF
transportation facilities. Unless their
presence is urgently required, thew will
not leave here until SATURDAY. morning.
In order that the scouting operations
may be facilitated, pack mule train of
twenty-five mules, accompanied by six
experienced Indian scouts. have been
ordered to the turbulent territory from
Fort b. A. Russell, Wyo. This force
would be greatly augmente upon ar
rival here. They left Fort b. A. Russell
today.
ASerIous Outlook.
Gen. David S. Stanley received Off
cial kilograms from several command
ers in the turbulent district this morn
ing, and all of them were serious if not
alarming in their nature. The most
important dispatch is from Fort Ring
gold, stating that Cara was rein
forced last evening at his headquarters
in Starr county by an armed force of
about $50 revOlutionists, giving him a
strength of from 500 to 700 men.
Second Lieut.. George II. Langhorne
and his command of thirty men are i'm
the immediate vicinity of this army.
A dispatch from Capt. Wheelock,
commanding the United States troops
at Fort RinngOld, says: 81 received at
noon yesterday, by courier. from Capt.
BoUrke, at Walinena, Seventy-eight
miles ABOVE here, a message that news
had been received from Sheriff Hayes,
at Carlo Springs, that Cara had CON
gregated band 80 strong twelve miles
north of Topenas. He is reported as
being desperate and will fight. We
have Hardie with thirty men; Brooks,
of the state rangers, with thirteen men;
Beach will join with a troop of thirty
four men at Pinaro, and we may get
word to q troop of forty men, who are
at Carlo. Upon receipt of this intelIi-
gence l sent Langhorne with twenty
six men, who are now en- route to unite
with other forces and report to Capt.
Bourke. The troops of cavalry sta
toned here are all being held in readi-
ness to proceed whenever ordered for
ward by the war authorities at Wash
ingtOn, and orders are expected for
their forward movement. 1t is expected
that cavalry from other departments
are to be sent here shortly Also"
The Cara men, in the section around
Fort RinggOld, outnumber the United
States troops five to one. The telegraph
wires between Fort RinggOld and
Brownsville gave out today. and no
further official information was re-
ceived here this evening concerning the
situation. The nearest available teie-
graph station to Capt.BOurke's forces is
Laredo, distance of $50 miles.
LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 30.-Capt. Pol
lock, commander of Fort Mcintosh at
this point, is of the opinion that the
revolution has seen its palmieSt DAYS
and that but little more trouble will be
experienced with its followers. He
states that while both sides of the Rio
Grande are patrolled with American
and Mpvioan trnOOC Garzo oOd HE