Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-28
RAN FOR Til E RIVER
Garza's Men Find Refuge on
texas Soil.
FIGHTING ACROSS c4E RIO GRAND

Pressed Close by Mexican Troops the
Bandits Men Violate Uncle SANS Neu.
trality-A Pressing Need for More Blue
coats-Another Fight in Which Eight
of the Rebels Are Captured Garza
Making Friends Among the Destitute
and Growing Dangerous to Diaz.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 27-The forces
of the Cara revolutionsts in Northern
Mexico and along the Texas side of the
Rio Grande border are rapidly increasing.
According to present indications the niI-
merous detachments are moving toward
Cammanago, Mex where they will con,
centrate and then proceed in a body toward
the interior. There was another engage
ment Saturday night between CARA s
followers and regiment of Mexican
troops at the Sax Ignacis ranch. near Car.
rizo, Tex. The fight was at long range,
the Mexican troops being located on theil
side of the river while the revolutionists
were on Texas soil. One of the govern
ment soldiers was X He'd and number on
both sides badly wounted.
Uncle SANS Troops Too Scarce.
The revolutions We're making their way
toward Cammarrago; about 200 being in
detachments We're some distance from the
border when discovered and attacked bv
the Mexican troops The revolutionists
retreating, keeping up running fire aud
escaped across the river into Texas. max.
ing bold stand ON this side. Owing e
the lack of necessary protection by the
United States troops the movement of the
revolutionists and this bold violation al
the United States neutrality laws was not
known tn the authorities until late ycsteI.
day. The first news of the engagement to
reach here came in n dispatch to Dr.
Plutarch llnelaS, the Mexican consul. from
the Mexican consul at Laredo
Another Fight with the Bandits.
A dispatch WAS received here last night
from Nueva Laredo. Mexico. stating thai a
large number OF revoiutionists SATURDAY.
met u detachment of Mexican troops n, ar
Nargo, Mexico. in the state of Nue,a
Leon. \ battle en>ucd, the government
troops slowly retreating under "a Skirmi>h
fire by Garza'> men. One of the revolt.
tioni>ts was killed. The loss TO the GOV.
eminent force i not known Eight of The
revolutionists were taken prisoners and
brought to \ueva Laredo last evening.
They win all be shot
Some >ews From Captain Hardie.
The secretary of war SATURDAY telc
graphed General David :. Stanley. com.
mander of this military department. t.
take decisive and immediate steps toward
putting down the troubles on this side Of
the border. In addition to the United
States troops doing field duty in the trr.
bulent sections there are large forces OF stats
rangers and deputy United States mar>haI>
stationed AZ various points between Eagle
Pass and Brownsville. There has been uc
official word received az department head.
quarters here from Captain Francis +.
Hardie of the Third cavalry, but a reliable
report reached this point yesterday from
Laredo that he and his command are in
pursuit of 2Dh revolutiouiSts who had been
camping and receiving recruits neal
Ensinal. Tex
Cutting the Telegraph Wires.
Captain John G. Bourkc. of the Third
cavalry who i in command OF Fort Ring
gold, has not been heard from for two
days. and no orders from the superior OH
GERS located here have been able to reach
nm which leads to the belief here that
the telegraph wires have been cut between
Rio Grande City and Brownsville or that
he = surrounded by The rpYpiutinDisrS