The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-31
Played by Guerrillas and Sol
dierS on Mexican Border.
BATTLE RUMoRs UNCoNFIRmEp.
Troops at Mier Murder Their Com.
mander and Join Rebels.
There Are Three Hundred Men in the
Band Captain Hardie Is Chasing
Through the Chaparral - Gressers
Quit Work to Enlist With CARA.

LAREDO, Tex, Dec 3o.-An interview
with United States marshal, Just in from
0arzas operations, shows that there is
certainly large force with CARA. and in
the one OF GarZa's detachments which
Captain Hardie followed there are no less
than $40 men. At camp where they
had taken a single meal were the
remains of several beeves which had been
slaughtered. also thirty-one camp fires.
Ihe trails bore proofs of a company of
several hundred men. Captain Hardie
followed close on the trail of these men
until they crossed the river. The country
has dense growth of chappsrel which
1t Is almost impossible for hore TO pene-
trate. and is broken by deep arroyas, which
compel the troops to dismount and pick
their way carefully and with great diff
Guilty. Captain Hardie has spies and
scouts stationed in various directions, and
is doing everything possible under the cir
cumstances, considering the impossible
nature OF the country. There are rumors
of battle between Garza and Mexican
troops, but inquiry across the river in New
Laredo fails to confirm them.
A New Orleans Times Democrat special
telegram has been received by Colonel
Coree, in Neuva Laredo. from General
Garcia. at Mier. that Captain Hardie,
United States cavalry, had notified him
that his (Hardie's) scouts had reported
that CARA men were massing near the
Eltigre crossing of the Rio Grande on the
line OF Starr and Seapata counties, Texas,
below Rio Grande City. Cap
tain Hardie stated that he was marching
for that point, and asked Garcia to be on
yrIth 70 . 4i,a
marauders when they cross to Mexican soil.
A report was brought to this city from
Seapata county tonight to the effect that
Garzas troops had captured detachment
of Mexican troops with arms and equip
ments. The report states that the revolu-
tionists executed the officer and gave the
men chance to go without arms or join the
revolutionary forces and thev chose the
latter as their course. The report. how
ever is not credited here. Captain Pol
lock, commander of Fort Mcintosh, is of
the opinion that if both sides of the Rio
Grande could be patrolled by American
and Mexican troops, Garza and his fol-
lowers would have little chance to act, and
must necessarily disband soon.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Dec. 30.-[New Or
leans Times Democrat special. When
massed the United States troops will at
tack Cara, who is said to be encamped
near Topena. The locality is far from
telegraph station, and an engagement may
take place today. The only
news received by General Stanley
was to the foregoing effect, and
came from the officer commanding
Fort Ringgold during Bourke's absence.
The murder of General Lorenzo by his
troops and their flight into Texas TO Join
Cara has been confirmed. The killing
occurred at Mier. The number Of desert
ers is not known.
LATER-General Stanley feels certain
that an action took place today between
Garza's men and the regulars.
SAN ANGELO, Tex. Dec. 30.-LSt. Louis
Republic Special. Parties from near the
border report that the Mexicans working
upon ranches in many instances are leav-
ing employment, well armed, TO join
Garza's band.
City or MEXICO, Dec. 30.-The govern
ment is sending troops to the frontier.
Bandits in the states of Mexico and Guerro
are defying the authorities. The govern
ment insists that there is no revolution on
the frontier.
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 30. - Notwith-
standing sensational reports, dispatches
show no new developments in the Garza
revolution. Intimations that the revolu-
ton is backed by prominent Mexicans in
the City OF Mexico lack confirmation.
Rumors of desertions from the regular
army TO the revolutionists are not sub