Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-31
A nciarhmcli OF Mexican Troops said
~ b. Captured by the
Brigmd..
ccarAiNLy a LARGE Foaer WITH
ohRZA.
Rumor, NJ Dcsertion Of Mexican Sol
dlcrs Substantiat'd.--ha uchers
Joinlug the Gang.
various Uuuors About sh~ NoNc-
utrut, ct the IriEsuds.

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NEw OrLEANs, Dec. 80. --.FLc TINES.
Democrats Laredo, IcNas, special
sGyt: A telegram Va received ny Col.
COrcc, IN Nuova Laredo, from General
Garlss, ri Weir, stating that Captain
Hariie, United States Cavalfy, hhl
notiiei hlm that his (Hardie'sl scouts
reported that GAtzt's men were mass
ing nearing III fIgre crossing GA the
RIO Ggaudc, on the line Of starr aui
Iapato counties, Texas, bolOw RIO
Urandc city. Captain HSrdie stated
that bo was marching for that point
aud nsltcd Garcia to be On hand WIN
the Mexican troops To receive tue
mamudora when they croSe 10 Mexican
soil.
4 report wa1 brought 10 this city
from Xapain county tonight 10 tho
effect thai UarzA's troops had captured
detachment ~ Mexican tt0opa with
their arms and equipments. The re.
! Dor. states that tho TsvulutiOnlsia exc
cuioi the officers and gave the men
| a chance 10 10 without their arms or
join tho revolutionary forces, and they
chose the latter as their choice. The
resort, however, IL not credited here.
CAPTAIN Pollok, commander ut Fort
| Mcintosh, T. " tho opinion that 10th
adcs Of the RIO Gfaude should be pro-
| tpctcd with American AMI Mexican
! t,Oops. CARA and his followers have
little chance TO act, ana must nocessar'
| ny disband soon.
4 BATTLE PROBABLE.
The TmcGDemocrdi' san Antonio
apeclal snyp: When mastcd, the United
/ States troops viii attack Cara, who IL
! said 10 be Vncampcd near Iopenn. The
/ locality II far from a telegraph station
and an engagement may have taken
| place to-day. The only news received
/ by General Stanley was 10 tho foregO.
/ lug effect, aud came from tbo officer
commanding Fort Rihggold during
] B0utkn'- absencu. The murder Of
/ General Lorenzo by his troops and
| their flight into Texas " join Cara
/ he's been confirmed. Tn, killing oo-
cured NJ Mler. The number OF de-
/ Heflcgs IL not known.
I.atcr.-Geuen Stanley feels certain
that an action took place today between
| GArza's men aud the regulars.
\ LARGE FORCE.
LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 3l.--An inter.
/ view with United States officer, just
Ia from Garza's operations, shows that
/ there T. certainly large force with
Cara, and In Que Of Garzn's detach-
monts which Car'nin Hnrdio followed
| there were not les. than 800 tnon. At
| the, camp where they had taken sin
gle meal were the remains OF eight
boevts, which had been slaughtered,
also thiriy.one camp fires. The trails
bore proof Of company Of several
hundred men. Captain Hardie fol.
lowed close ON the trsil " these men
until they crossed the river. The cpun.
tfy has dense growth VI chHpparnl,
| which It II almost impossible Tor horIcs
| 10 penetrate, ard the county 10 broken
10y deep arroyas, which compel the
troops TO dismount aud pick their way
carefully aud with great difficulty.
| Captain Hndle hai spies aud scouts
stationed In various directions aud is
doing everything possible under the
circumstances, considering the impAss-
able nature OF the country. There arc
rumora Of battle between Cara and
the Mexican tt0ops, but inquiry across
tue river Ia New Laredo failed 10 con-
/ firm thom.
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