Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-26
No News From Hardie Lately.


department headquarters here.
No News From Hardie Lately.
General Stanley expectantly awaited
some word from Captain Hardie all day.
No communication has been had with him
for three days 1t is known that he is in
pursuit of detachment of revolutionists,
| and if the bloody event occurred as re-
| ported. it is believed at the post here that
| he must have been drawn into an ambush
and his men massacred.
In telegram to General Stanley last
night, Captain John G.. Bourke stated that
Cara recently made speech to his follow
| ers at Los Angeles, Tex, in which he as
serted that the present campaign would be
| completely successful, and after he had
| overthrown the administration of President
| Diaz he would then insist that part of
Texas be added to Mexico. He has also
told his men that they cannot get supplies
anywhere else in Texas unless they can
capture Fort Ringgold and find plenty.
DR.. Plutarco Ornelas, the Mexican consul
here, received dispatch from the Mexican
Consul at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, stating
that force of Garza's men and regiment
of Mexican troops met some distance below
that place yesterday and the revolutionists
made a stand, but were defeated with loss
of four men.
Mexico Rushing to the Frontier.
The Mexican Government is rushing
troops to the. frontier, about 5000 Mexican
soldiers being stationed along the border
between Nuevo Laredo and Matamoras.
Among this number is President Diaz's IA
vorite regiment. the Fourth Cavalry, which
is pronounced the best regiment In Mexico.
Governor Hogg to-day sent a detachment
of rangers to the scene of the troubles, and
they will aid the military authorities in
suppressing the uprising.
1t is reported at Brownsville that Cara
has made bold attempt to capture Fort
Ringgold. The report says that one of his
band was pursued by Mexican troops near
Camargo. The bandit, giving spurs to his
horse, swan to this side. The Mexican
troops went after him. The fugitive ran
into Fort Ringgold while the United States
soldiers were at dinner and reported that
| Cara was behind him.
''Boots and saddles we're sounded. The
| men went out to meet Cara, but soon dis
covered that the men were Mexican regu-
| lars. They rushed back to Fort Ringgold
| and found the fugitive had tricked them,
and that Cara was coming in at the other
end to take Fort Ringgold. The soldiers
got back Just in time to save the fort from
| being sacked. The whole garrison is now
under arms. The United States telegraph
operator has pistols on his operating table
for emergencies
Mexican Officers Reported Deserters.
The report has also reached Brownsville,
that several Mexican army officers are Join
ing Garza's band, aud that compsny Of
Mexican regulars had revolted after having
had fight among themselves
A dispatch from Laredo, Tex, saws: A
report was current yesterday evening that
Catarino Cara was killed in an engagement
with Captain Hardie's command between
Laredo and Carrizo, but nothing authentic
can be ascertained. The commanding officer
at Fort Mcintosh at late hour this even
ing had received no official conirma-
tion of the report. There can be no doubt
that Cara has been receiving material aid
from the Mexican ranches on this side of
the Rio Grande, in the vicinity of his re-
cent encampment, in the counties of En-
cnal and Duval, where he recruit ed about
$50 men, and that Pena station has been the
point where he has received his supplies.
The special train bearing two companies of
United States troops arrived over the In
ternational Railroad last evening, and they
will be forwarded at once to the scene of
Garza's disturbance in the vicinity of Rio
Grande City and Carrizo.
General Diaz on the Matter.
General Stanley has received letter
from President Diaz, dated Mexico CITY,
December 10, which says: "I have seen
the general information which you had the
kindness to give Plutareo Ornelas,
Mexican Consul at San Antonio, en-
bracing in it the reports made by
the military authorities of that portion of
the frontier which comes under your iuris-
diction, and give you my most sincere
thanks, improving at the same time this
opportunity to manifest to you the pain
| that has been caused me by the alterations
in my telegram sent in cipher to Mexican
Minister Romero in Washington, which
suffered in publication, transmission and
translation.
"Its meaning was almost wholly chan ged
by this want of exactness aud by the failure
OF the translator to interpret the significance
of the words, making it, read just the oppo-
site what / intended to say and what
actually did say. Besides, I would not
have meant what was said, because 1 have
known and appreciated your friendly offices
IN assisting and aiding efficiently the Mexi-
crn forces of the Government in their pur-
suit of the revolutionist Cara.