Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-23
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
Armed Movement Against the Diaz Adj
ministr alto

Armed Movement Against the Diaz Adj
ministration.
LAREDO, Tex, Sept 18.-It is report
ed that Cara crossed the Rio Grande
with 200 men, and was joined q.
few hours afterwards by Gen. Ruis'
Sardoval, who had crossed twenty miles
above Laredo with 100 men and that
their combined forces captured the
town of Guerro, opposite Garlic, sixty
miles below New Laredo. Fiftyone
are reported to have left Laredo to
join them. Four thousand men are
reported to have taken the field
in Mexico and are making forced marches
to meet the revOlutioniStS. a company OF
United States cavalry, with baggage Wag-
OnS and camp equipagn, has left Laredo
with orders to hurry down the MO Grande
lists into Mexico or their return this side.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 18.-The revo-
luton along the northern border of Mexico
is becoming more serious than was eX-
pected. Gen. Stanley, commander of the
Department Of Texas, with headquarters
here, received the following telegram from
Capt. Randall, of Fort Ringgold:
The scout sent out yesterday has returned.
Lieut.. Langborne reports that he went 10 GeneI-
Ia ranch, eighteen miles from here and founG
that d party of about sixty men had.
crossed on the night of the 18TH They
came from Poleto Blanco, eighty miles
north OF the crossing. Many of them were
Mexicans from Camargo, and commanded by C.
A. CARA. large body of Mexican troops is in
pursuit having engaged them yesterday near
Wednesday with the reyolutiOnists at Migres
seventeen miles from here. l have Il report
that there was trouble yesterday at Gueero,
)ut am not acquainted with the particulars.
News received here last night from Rio
Grande City, Tex, gives an account of the
progress of the revolutionary movement
in Mexico. At p. NJ. on the 10Th Of
September Catarina T. Cara, EuStOrgio
Ramon and Ruiz SandOval, with many
others, all revOlutiOnlStS, crossed the
Rio Grande two miles south Of the Grolia
ranch, Starr County, opposite San Miguel,
on the Mexican side, and pressed horses,
saddles and arms at the ranch into service,
On the morning of the 10th they
encountered ten Mexican custom guards
and the reyolutiOnists had two horses shot
The wires Of the Mexican side, which
were cut, are now repaired
The revoIutionists were last heard
Of at the Ocaaticar ranch, six
miles west of CamargO, with force Of 100
men, going west into the interior. A
deputy United States marshal is said to be
with them. Troops from MatamOraS and
ReynOSa are IN pursuit.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. Sept. 1S.-It ap-
pears chat larger force Of revOlutiOniStS
crossed the river than was at first reported.
tered in Texas, who crossed at
different points near M1er and
Camargo Their movements were
known or suspected in Matamoras, and
early Wednesday Gen. LonnerO sent q
company of infantry to CamargO and also
sent out cavalry scouts to protect telegraph
lines, which were cut but repaired yeSter-
day, restoring communication With the
City of Mexico and the interior towns
Wednesday the Western Union lines
were used by Mexican government
officials and tull account Of
The revolutionists have had q fight with d
squad Of armed customs guards near San
MigueI and lost some of their horses. No
one was hurt as far as known. The party
seems to be avoiding garrisOned towns
and making their way toward the mount
from the Cara party had increased to 100
men. The movement cannot amount to
much. for with the railroad and telepraphic
facilities now enjoyed by Mexico nothing
short OF general uprising Of the people
could prove serious. These parties Of ma
RAIDERS will probably raid ranches and
small towns. rob the people, and then turn
back to the United States. where they Will
be arrested for violation of the neutrality
laws.
NEW ok. sept. lc.-AGVlccS To-Day
from ManaGua, Nicaragua state that on ac-
count OF the coming elections in Honduras
excitement is at fever heat. President Bor-
gan is DESTROYS of another term, which the
majority Of the people are opposed
to. Antonio EZeta, brother OF the
president of Salvador, has declared his in
tention Of running for the presidency OF
Honduras, and in consequence 1000 men
have been stationed on the Honduras
frontier to prevent this invasion. Saliva
dor has 5000 troops at San Miguel and
more men are still hurryng 10 the
frontier. Guatemala is also placing
troops for the ala Of Honduras. Nicaragua,
according to her treaty with Salvador, is
bound to help her, and this week will have
1.50G troops on her frontier. and 2.501 men
under arms in Mana2na. III Leon
recently a plot was discovered to kIIL
President Sacasa, and several of the
prominent men Of the nppoSItiOn party III
Granada were sent ont OF the country.
When the men mere arrested III Granada
a light took place i'll Which the chief Of
police and several soldiers were killed.
fine whole country is now uOUpr raTtiaI