Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-31
Garza's Force Largely 0utnumbes
Capt. Hardie's.
GEN. GARCIA MURDERED BY HIS MEN.
American Grain From Western
States for Starving Russians.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CARA HAS A LARGE FORCE
II Is Several Time. the sine of Capt. Hsrdie,s
Following.

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SAN ANTONIO, Dec. Si.-Iu tho district of tho
CARA aistprhsnce the,o az, 90, -. 200
I-ni,.d S,.,]s ,roo,s - 49, -.
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tAnsef~ AHey arc s0A''eted' out VIII
be concentrated with the force Of
Cant Pourle When ,nassea the troops will
attack CARA, who is said TO be encamped near
Topena with $50 men The locality Is far from
a telegraph station and the engagement NAV
have taken place Yesterday.
The ONLY news received by Gen Stanley vas
70 tho foregoing effect and came from he on
Ger commanding Fort Riu crold during Bourke'.
absence
The report of the r,urder of &c, ro-e,zo
Garcia by has troops and their aieht into Texas
10 join CARA has been cnntiTreS I1,s k,ll,ng
occurred al Nier ~ nn,,,Ia -, a., s..sa,,,
is not known
Brigadier General Stanley fecls rer.a,, that
an action took place Yesterday betxesn Gxrzs's
men and the United states r,,,,lars
LAREDO, Tx Dec 3l-an iDtcrxicv with
United states mor,bsi ins, IN fra,n
Garza's field sf opersrio,,s sbnw. ,hat
there is certainly a l,-,-a forca xri,h
CARA and that m one Of s;.rts's a.,acb-
ments which Capt. Hardie followed there
were not less than 800 men Al tha ca,nn
where they had taken a sinole r,sol y'era sonnd
the remains OF eight beeXes WHICH had bsen
slaughtered; also thirty-ope camn e. Tha
trails bore proofs of a company OF several hum
dred men Capt. Hardie foIIoxvea rl,,so
on the trail of these men untiI they
crossed the river The country has a arnss
growth of chaparral. which n l. nimos, i,nnos
sible for a horse to penetrate. and the eountry
is broken by deep arroyos which comneI he
troops 10 dismount ana mel their Wa rsrs-
fully and with great dif6cultV
Capt. Hardie has spies and scouts stationed q,
various directions and is doing n,cr,,,Ii,,,, -.
sible under the circumstances7 consiaerins the
impassab!e nature OF the country and tbat
there are only about 400 United s,s,ss
troops IN the field While If rsnor,s No. tnses ,rTs
GaTzas band mus. not tall short of 800 men
Yesterday supply wagons beayiIy laden s,srtaa
down the river with supl.lies Tor the ,roons
There are rumors of battle between .iarza
and the Mexican troops, but inquiry across the
river in New Laredo failed 10 confirm mem
LAREDO. Tx, Dec 3l.-Ihe three men re-
Gently captured belonging 10 Carza,s h.nS
are still in New Laredo. but will nrohabl, h..
sent TO Monterey for trial by court martial
A telegram was received by col @ar.aa ,,aa'
an New Laredo, from Gen. Lorenzo Garcia,
az a. Mier, thatSapt hardle OF company c, United
die : seontsI rsnor,aJ ne, l.ln aa' LIS mar
passing near Fort Tigre. crossing on tho RIO
Grande, on the line OF Starr and Zepate counties.
Texas. below Rio tirande City' In was sun,
posed about three hundred men would meet
there. Capt Hardie stated that he was march-
ing for that point and asked that OarciA be on
hand with the Mexican troops 20 receive the
outlaws when they cross to Mexican soil.
San ANTONIO, 1Ex.. Dec. 3l.-Parties in from
near the border reported that the Mexicans
working on tie trenches. in many instances are
leaving th. employment well armed. 10 ioin
Catarina GarSa's band Of reyolutionists
CITY OF MEXICO VIA GALVESTON, TEX Dec
3l--General Escudero. assistant secretary of
war. said last night that the report that the
government was moving troops from
interior garrisons TO the frontier sas
| true The step was made necessary
as the country where CARA is operating IL
sparsely settled and covered with brush and
the border is too long TO be covered
by the few troops usually parrisonsa
at frontier points- In reference 10 ths
whereabouts Of Cara. Gen. Fscuaero
said that he was crossing and recross;ns ,he
frontier, which made it AN impossibility 10 can
ture him and his band, with the prese AZ troops
in the field but with the soldiers tbat ra NJ :,
being moved TO the border he ernec,ad !,
Garza crossed into Mexico again he ronIS ha
captured.
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