St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-29
Much Bloodshed Is Feared
Before His Warfare Is
Ended.
Gen. Stanley Moving Troops
to the Best Positions for
Action.
Gravity Of the Situation Is
Recognized by Officials at
Washington.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, 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 interruption by the
United States military authorities.
Capt. Francis Hardie.. of the United
States Third cavalry, has been h,ard
from through Capt. John e. Bo'lrke
who is in command at Fort RUiggold.
the following dispatch being feceiwd
by Assistant Adjutant GeneES;, Martin
at military department @bL,adouarters
! here today: "a courier from Can't.
Hardle at Salieno reports that he has
t swo MeHlcahS VIII MIN who know all
the ranches and %. the people up there
suspected OF COP. plicfty in the recent at
tacks upon Mo.<ican territory. He will
search SalieIno and adjacent ranches
this morning. Second Lieut.. George
L. Langhorne, of the Third cavalry left
at midnight with twenty men
20 look For RevoIutionEsts
said to be skulking in the vicinity of
havana. 1 have two small etetachmentS
out in the vicinity of PalitO, BIancO
and SalienO. l will gQ6nt to see Hardie
this afternoon, IS L understand the
CARA men h9ye Secretnfarks upon their
clothing ~ which they identify each
| other, Which it is very important for US
| 70 pn1 out. VIII you please arrange
| FOR good guides and scouts to be t.
| tached to each column moving out rom
| here, as it is impossible ttO-tio anythi ng
| without them?"
Gen. Stanley, of this department. sent
| a number Of dispatches this evening to
| the different post commanders along the
border. lnstrnctin9 them all to take the
| field with detachmentS of their forces,
and scout for the revelutionists. An
| order was also issued this evening by
| Gen. Stanley for the troops of the Third
cavalry, stationed at this post, to be pre-
| pared to leave for the scene of the trOu-
bic at moments notice.
Moving the Troops.
The transportation and ethersarrange-
mentS are now being made for them
to leave here on special train tomor-
row morning. They will be distributed
along the border at different posts, thus
strengthening the military guards. The
order produced much excitement at the
post here, the only available force in
the department not now in the field
being the companies lof infantry
remaining here. In addition to the in
crease i'll the military protection, the
entire ranger force of the state is TO be
sent to the frontier.
Brig. Gen. Stanley received the fol-
lowing dispatch from w. II. Mabrey,
adlutant general of the state, today:
Under the direction of the governor,
this department will order all rangers to
the scene of the trouble, and will use
every effort to arrest the murdererS of
Corporal EdStrom.''
Dr. Ornelas received telegram from
Lameda DiaZ, Mexican consul at La
redo, lex, which says: seen. Reyes,
the governor of Nueva Leon, wires me
that he has been informed that in Casa
Blanca, Tex, the
Enlisted 7EeVoIutEoRIsts
are gathering in large numbers" Gov.
Reyes this evening telegraDhed DR..
OrnelaS here as follows: Il am in
formed that on the night of Dec. %
there was some kind of festivities at
1gua, lex, and that many people IL a
state of drunkenness went to the bank
of the Rio Grande and insulted the
Mexican troops guarding the Mexican
side of the river. One of these drunk
EN- people shouted across the river
praiSing the Mexican troops and the
UdldHS0 hlIi6Q Nun INSTABILITY. i cont
know whether this man was Mexican
or American"
A telegram was also received from
Louis CerOn, captain of Mexican cav
airy in cammand at Nueva Laredo,
Tex, stating that reYolutionists are or
dered to meet at Casa Blanca, Tex, in
order to be enlisted
All Of these kilograms were at once
submitted to Gen. Stanley, who wired
them to the war department at Wash
ingtOn. Gen. Stanley stated this even
ing that he believed thatthere is hardly
Mexican on this side of the border
but what is thoroughly in sympathy
with the revOlutiOniSts and is giving
them all the aid possible.
LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 2S.-This even
ing thirty-three carloads of Mexican
troops, comprising about 500 men. ar
rived in New Laredo, n NJ, from Sal
tlllo. This seems to indicate that the
reports Of advantages gained along the
border by Cara are not altogether
wrong. These newly arrived troops
will proceed down the river at once.