Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-02-17

signified their willingness to go out
with posse that will start from here
this morning,
TROOPS ARE NOW STATIONED
along the Mexican National railway as
follows
At Alice, II miles east of here, Cap
tain Mcneil and Company of Rangers;
at Sweden, 35 miles from here, Cap
tain Chase and United States troops;
at Pima Captain Brooks and rangers;
at Los Angeles, Captain Hunter and
United States troops; at Palito Blanco,
Garza's home, Lieut.. Heard and Uni
ted States troops; at RendadO, Captain
Hardie and United States troops; at
Salina, Captain Bourke and United
States troops; at Garlic, Lieut.. Knight
and United States troops; at Fort
Ringgold, Captain Wheeler and United
States troops; near Fort Ringgold,
captain Brito and rangers; at Alpine,
ICaptain Jones and rangers, and SO on.
The Rio Grande country is alive with
troops and rangers, and still not
Ienough to stop this movement.
| Captain Chase, commanding troop
I'D, :" 3rd cavalry, left Sweden on the
Mexican National railway on a scout
for the scene of action where his scout,
Glover, was attacked. A report reach
ed here that two of Garza's men are
lcaptured, and returned to his camp
with the body of Glover, and reported
the further particulars of
THE FIGHT AND KILLING
of scout, Glover, which were at the
Selodad Wells of Julian Palacios five
miles from the Selodad Well of Hub
bard, in the widest portion of this
|county. The three scOuts-Glover,
Moreno, and Cuellar-stoppedn near the
water tank or dam, which is erected
facross the Tinta or Ink creek. The
[scouts, after buying corn at a store at
a rancho, some three miles from where
Ithey were attached, passed aong the
Iroad, which led west until it came to
the dam, which crossed the creek above
manned. and passed below the dam and
turned due north around and near the
dam, which made a sort of breastwork
for GarZa's men, who were behind the
dam bank commanding the road as it
lowered the PalaciOs well. 70 the left
a short distance and below the dam is
an open space, clear of the dense nm
derbrush and thicket which covers the
country on both sides of the road. On
both sides of the dam two trails led
1
men were supposed to have been camp
ed. One above or north around one
end, and one below or south, and those
wishing to obtain water from the dam,
when camped in the open space above
mentioned, must go above the dam.
Along one of these trails, as the three
scouts came along, was seen person
leading gray horse, and it not being
quite dark, was seen by the scouts.
Glover and his men, or one of them,
called out "QUien ViUG," or hailed the
man with the gray horse, when from
behind the breatwork, came in Spanish,
'who are you u?' and the party making
the last Interrogation with ten or fifteen
others
| OPENED FIRE UPON GLOVER
and his men, who returned the fire
vigorously. The first fire brought down
and killed scout Marenos horse, and
perhaps wounded Glover, who fired
three or four shots before the second
volley of those behind the bank which
last volley killed Glover, and his horse
was captured, and Moreno and Cuellar
fell back into the bush north, Moreno
getting up behind Cuellar; and these
two scouts rode about II miles to a
rancho where Moreno procured a mule
and the two rode all night and reached
Benavides, on the following morning,
about % miles.
| The Cara party were evidently on
| foot as they did not follow the two
scouts who were with Glover. At Swee-
den, it seemed Capt. Chase the day be-
fore, having sent his scOuts-the
above mentioned-to the section where
the skirmish occurred, or 4 days be-
l inO
easy and sent to Benavides for GlOver's
brother, Eugene, who was ex-sheriff of
Duval county, wishing him as a guide.
hsd started toward the Soledad Well
in search of them Cuellar and Moreno
were supplied with fresh horses by Mr..
Archer Parr, the owner of the Sweden
rancho, and struck the trail of Capt.
Chase and his men, who would camp at
! the Murry Rancho. Capt. Chase and
his company, guided by E. A. Glover,
heard of the scouts Cuellar and Moreno
in search of horses, when Glover's
brother remarked
''THEY HAVE KILLED MY BROTHER"
and at 10 o'clock the day after the
skirmish, they found the body with
arms and horse gone and his pockets
wrong side out lying dead, shot in the
bowels, and the dead horse shot in the
breast. Glover's body was then brought
to Benavides and shipped by train to
San Diego and was buried by his. sister.
Quite number of citizens of this place
went on the southbound train, and
came in with the northbound train
: with the body Among those who went
out were Messrs. Hoffman, Meek
Cleary, Hubbard, Croft, Bodet, Coynel
and Levy as pall-bearers. Deceased
was buried, after services, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. F. K. Gravis, Rev. J. w
Wright, of the NJ. E. Church South, Of
ficiating, and where large number OF
our citizens viewed the body. The fu
neral was one of the largast, if not the
largest, ever witness here, as the de
ceased had many friends here and in
this section-many coming from adj
Joining towns to be at the funeral-he
leaves a heartbroken wife and little
girl, whose means and grief were heart
rending.
Adjutant General Mabry and rangers
and U. S. soldiers are scouting in the
neighbOrhood of the skirmish
AT A MEETING OF CITIZENS
of the county, resolutions were adopt
ed, and Hon. John Dix, our member OF
the legislature, was sent with copy OF
the resolutions and petition 10 Gov
ernor Hogg for more rangers and more
troops for this section, and has already
started to Austin. He will go by Pena
south of here where General Mabry is
now camped, and consult him regard
ing the situation. This country has
some 900 U. S. troops and several com
panies of rangers, but it will take every
company of Militia in the State, and
we might say every U. s. soldier in
Texas and the U. s. to drive the Cara
men and Cara sympathizers out OF
this section and over to the other side
But little business is being done. Rea
estate has dropped 80 per cent, and meI
are seen in squrds all over the town
and the main topic-the Garzas (ol
5 Herrons) must go. Settled up with
, thriving Americans, this country is 6