The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-31

Bourke for pumping lead into the
revolutionists so briskly. a new re-
cruit, Lloyd, was made prisoner on
the skirmish line, received slight
wound in the knee, but during the
charge of the United States troops re-
gained his gun and escaped and
poured lead into the enemy. United
States Deputy Marshal Perez was
also captured and held for brief
space of time, but also got away to use
his Winchester afterwards.
Captain Bourke's skirmishers were
completely surrounded for short
time. a revolutionist' hat was cap
tured with badge on it. The three
bodies of revoiutionists named
in yesterdays dispatch form
ed one body neal the
Los Angeles station on the Mexican
National railroad, one crossing above
Laredo, the other making for point
above Garlic and that dispersed by
Captain Bourke was aiming to cross
below here and attack Camargo. Let
tiers from Captain Hardie TO Lieuten-
ant Langhorne show the former fol-
lowed the revolutionists to point
above Carrie, where from the trail
about nine crossed, the rest having
dropped out from the main rendezvous
to the Rio Grande.
From Mier the news comes that on
the Mexican side on Saturday last,
the troops and revolutionists had
three skirmishes, one at Tor
tillas, another at Bellecias, the others
at a point not given. Both sides claim
the victory. All the troops left Nlier
and the policemen also to fight Gar
za's force. Garza's whereabouts is
unknown. Lieutenant Lunghorne
and detachment left last night for
the scene of yesterdays fighting. Cor
poral Charles Edstrom will be buried
at p. IN. with all the honOrs of war,
which he so well deserves. He was a
great favorite. He must have been
shot while on the ground after receiV-
ing his death wound which passed
through the head. The post surgeon
says the ball that entered his chin
and passed out at the spine as we'll ms
the one in his leg were made while he
was lying on the ground. His face
was badly powder burnt.
Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 2l.-There
has been no fighting on the frontier
between the Mexican revolutionists
and the United States troops since
the encounter which Capt. Bourke
had with them on yesterday. a num-
Der of official kilograms from Capt.
Bourke and other military officers
along the border were received at de-
partment headquarters here today
Among the correspondence was let
ter to Gen. Stanley from Capt
Bourke, in which the letter states
that he had received from an anthem
, tic source an acc unit of the move
9 ments OF Natarino Cara since the
= latter began his present revolutionary
: work.
: He states that after Cara had his
! engagement with the Mexican troops
near Guerrero three months ago his
band scattered, CARA taking refuge
J in the mountains of Lapazos, where
he remained several days. He then
f proceeded incognito to the City OF
] Mexico, where he spent a month
5 working up interest and support in
= his movement. 1t is believed that he
secured a large amount Of money
from revolutionary sympathiZers in
: that city, and with this fund returned
D to Texas. Ills followers i'll The mean
f time had been busy securing adher-
/ ents to the movement, and several
t hundred MeXicans, as q result OF
= this work, quietly crossed ovel
t into Texas from the states of Nueva
, Leon, Tamaulipas and Chihuahua, the
o whole body of them congregating in
e the early part of this month at ranch
l. near Encinal, Tex, where they met
i CARA. The place at which they met
@ is so sparsely settled that their pres
' ence did not become known to the
|, military authorities. During The stay
Q at that place they laid in large
} quantity of arms and ammunition
5 which were purchased secretly in this
Y city. About ten days ago the
main body of revolutionists
= which numbered between 50(
aud 900 armed men, divided
into three detachments, one of then
D.: crossing Uue MO OTduuG tu pOlii'
g about 40 miles below Eagle Pass, an
d other going almost directly south anc
!; third going toward Mier, Mexico
J., 1t was this last named de.achmen
q that Captain Bourke encountered
# The plan of the revoluti0nists was Il
r come together again at a. point nea
+ Camargo, Mexico, and make con
q certed attack ON that place. Plutari
o Ornelas, Mexican consul in this city
q today received telegram from Gen
{ eral Losenca Cara, who command
p the Mexican troops in Northern Mexi
+ co, which states that detachment q
n Garza's men who escaped across tn
: border when routed by Captain Bourk
f encountered Mexican troops nea
q Mier yesterday and sharp, decisiv
y battle ensued in which both sides sus
+ tanned considerable loss, the humble
!. killed and injured not being given
4 The defeated revolutionists made thei
q way Immediately across the borde
q into Texas. There is a general shift
v ing of United States troops takin
/ place all along the river betwee
p brownsville and Eagle Pass. CAPT
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