The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-26
&. TROOPS HHARp AFTER GAnxA.
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Fort 1lnegoid.
BRowNsvrLLE Tex. Dec. 25-It is reported
that Cara has made bold attempt to cap
ture Fort Ringgold. The report says that one
OF his band was pursued By Mexican troops
near Camargo The bandit. giving spurs to
his horse. swam 70 this side Of the river. the
Mexican troops following him. The fugitive
ran into Fort RingRold while the United
States soldiers were at dinner and re-
ported that Cara was behind him.
Boots and saddles were sounded. Tho men
went out to meet Cara. but soon discovered
that the troops were Mexican regulars. They
rushed back to Fort Ringgold and found that
tho fugitive had tricked Thorn. and that Cara
wss coming In at the rear to take Fort Ring
gold. The soldiers got back Just In time to
save the fort from being sacked.
The whole garrison 10 now under arms The
United States telegraph operator has pistols
on his operating table for emergencies The
report has reached here that several Mexican
army officers are joining Garsa's band and
that q company OF Mexican regulars had re-
voltsd and killed their Captain. after having
had aGht among themselves.
LAREDO. Tex. Dec. a5.-The report was cur
rent last evening that Catarino Garza was
killed yesterday In an engagement with Capt.
Hardles command. between Laredo and Car
rixo. but nothing authentic can be ascer-
tained. The commanding oflcer at Fort Nc
Intcsh. at late hour last evening. had re-
oeived no official confirmation OF the report.
The special train bearing two companies OF
United States troops arrived over tho Interna-
tiopal last night and they will be forwarded at
once to the scene Of Garza's disturbance In the
vicinity OF Rio Grande City and Carrizo.
SARo DEL NoRTE. Tex. Dec. 25.-There has
been no fighting on the frontier between the
Mexican revolutionists and the United States
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is guarding crossing hear the latter place
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states troops near Rio Grande CITY, crossed
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intercept them. There is much dissatisfaction
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source accounts Of the movements Of Catarino
intionary WORK. CARA Ind an engagement
with the Mexican Troops near Guerrero three
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pasos. where he remained several days. He
then went ineognito TO the city OF Mexico:
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that he secured large amount Of money from
WtS ths Sna 70 Texas
During his stay at Encita. Tex. he and his
men lsid in large quantity Of arms and am r.
this city; About ten, days ago the main body
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point about forty miles below Eagle Pass.
another going almost directly south. and q
ihird ss!aS tSxaFd Msr; MeSlsS = We the the
oountered. The plan OF the revolutionistsw was
to come together again at z point near Can.
AFgo and make concerted attack on that
In. HIS telegram to Gen. Stanley last night.
Capt. Bourke said that GarEn recently made
speech to his followers IN Los Angeles. Tex.
paign would BIO completely successful and
sitsr be had overthrown the, admin!stration Of
Texas I Be- added to Mexico. He has also told
his men that they cannot get supplies any
Yhsre else IN Texas unless they can capture
Tho Mclean Goyernmspt e rushing t,rs9sSps
being stationed alQnR, tho border between
number Ia President Diaz's favortte regiment
the Fourth Cavalry. which Is pronounced the
best regiment In Mexico.
Gov Hogg to-day sent q detachment OF
ranger. to tho ecene Of the trouble and they
will aid the military authorities In suppressing
the uprising.
Charles Lewis Meets Man with Cszs.
Charles Lewis, an engraver who lives at ~
West Nineteenth street. was accosted on Sixth
avenue last evening by woman whom he ac-