Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
CHASING GARZA'S CREASERS
United States Troops Over
the Rio Grande.
EXAS RANGERS RtAjY TO FIGHT
he Revolution Threatens to
be a Serious Matter.


the Revolutionists Find Shelter In
Texas--The Feelips In. Washipgtn
SAN ANTONIO, Tx, Dec 2s.-The
situation on the border is becoming
more serious and it is believed that the
trouble will not be overcome without
considerable bloodshed, as the revolu-
tionists continue to boldly organize
their forces on this side of the border
without any apparent fear of Interrupt
ton by the United States military
authorities.
CAPTAIN HARDIE AFTER THEM.
Captain Francis II. Hardie of the
Third United States Cavalry, has been
heard from through Capt. j. G. Bourke,
who is in command at Fort Ringgold,
the following dispatch having been re-
ceived by Assistant Adjutant-general j.
p. Martin at military headquarters here
to-day:
"a courier from Captain Hardie at
9alieno reports that he has two Mex
leans with him who know all the ranches
and all the people up there suspected of
completely in the recent attacks upon
Mexican territory. He will search
Galieno and adjacent ranches this
morning. Second Lieutenant George
L. Langhorne Of the Third Cavalry, left
at midnight with 30 men to look for
band of revolutionlsts said to be skulk-
ing in the vicinity of Havana. | have
two small detachments out in the vici-
nifty of Palito Blanco and Galieno.
will go out TO see Hardie this afternoon,
as l understand the CARA men have
secret marks upon their clothing by
which they identify each other, which il
Is very important for us TO find out
Will you please arrange for good guides
and scouts to be attached to each
column moving out from here, as it is
impossible to do anything without
Them
ALL HANDS ORDERED OUT.
General Stanley, commander of this
department, sent number of dispatches
this evening to the different post com
manders along the border, instrueting
them all 10 take the field with detach-
ments of their forces, and scout for the
revolutionists.
An order was also issued this evening
by General Stanley for the United States
troops D and X of the Third Cavalry,
stationed ut this post, to be prepared to
leave for the scene OF the trouble at a
moments notice. The transportation
and other arrangements are now being
made for them to leave here on special
train tomorrow morning. They will
be distributed along the border at differ
ent posts, thus strengthening the MILL
tary guard. The order produced much
excitement at the post here, the only
available force In the department not
now in the field being the first COM
panies of infantry remaining here. In
addition to the increase In the military
protection, the entire Ranger force of
the state is to be sent to the frontier.
TEXAS RANGERS WILL HELP.
rigadier-general Stanley received the
following dispatch from w. ii. Mabrey,
acknowledgement of the state, this after
noon:
"Under directions of the governor
this department will order all the
rangers to the scene of the trouble, and
will use every effort to arrest the muir
derers of Corporal Edstrom."
MEXICAN COMPLAINTS.
DIR. Plutario Ornelas, the Mexican
consul here, received number of i'm
portant communications from the Next
can authorities this morning. The first
one was from Gen. Lorenzo Cara, who
is the commander of all the Mexican
troops in the field in northern Mexico,
with headquarters at Mier, Mexico,
small town about go miles from the Rio
Grande, in the state of Tamaulipas.
The dispatch reads as follows:
81 am positively informed that Santos
Salinas, residing at Arrollo Palo Blanco;
Baltzar CARA, living at Las Rivera, and
Prudencio Gonzales, living at Aqua
Negra FL Arriba, all Texan ranchers are
protecting and sheltering in their houses
Catarino %. Cara and other revolution
5se. send this communication to you in
order that if you deem it convenient
you may bring this information to the
knowledge of the proper authorities
The second telegram was received an
hour later, and was also from General
Cara. 1t reads u am informed that
there Is meeting Of revolutionists at
Iakores, near the ranch Of Filipe
Gutierrez, six miles north of Roma,
Tex, and another meeting opposite the
ranch of Neuemicio Perez, ON tho Rio
Grande river At these meetings there
are present Eustos Clio Ramon, General
Francisco Benavides and Juan Manuel
Falcon. / am also informed that
Ygnacio Ramirez is endeavoring to
enlist revolutionists at his ranch. l com
municate these facts to you in order
that, if you deem it proper, you may
bring them to the knowledge of the
United States military authorities.n
DIR. Ornelas received a telegram from
Lameda Diaz, Mexican consul at Loredo,
Texas, which says
General Reyes, the governor Of Nueva
Icon, wires me that he has been in
formed that in Casa Blanca, Texas, the
enlisted revolutionists are gathering in
large numbers"
Governor Reyes this evening tele.
graphed DIR. Ornelas here as follows:
81 am informed that on the night Of
December 23d there was some kind oil
festivities at Ygua, Texas, and that
many people in state of drunkenness:
went to the bank of the Rio Grande and
tnsulted the Mexican troops guarding
.he Mexican side of the river. One Of
those drunken people shouted acros,
.he river praising the Mexican troop
and the balance killed him instantly.
1on't know whether this man wa
Mexican or American"
A telegram was also received from
Louis Ceron, captain of the Mexican
Cavalry in command at Neuva Laredo
Mexico, stating that revolutionsts ar
ordered to meet at CASA Blanca, Texas
In order to be enlisted
All of these kilograms were at ono
submitted to General Stanley, VIII
wired to the war department at Wash
ington the information contained il
them.
General Stanley this evening state