The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-02
AFTER GARZA'S MEN.
Rangers, Marshals, Deputy
Sheriffs and Soldiers Out.
LIKE HUNTING PRAIRIE DOGS.
The Guerrillas Take to Their Holes at
the First Alarm - Their Signal
Service Well Organized.

RIO GRASDE CITY. Jan. 2.-[st Louis Re-
| public Special Captain Hardie reports
| by courier: Il struck the camp of about
/ 200 of Garza's men on the 18th nit, at
shutdown in dense chapar-al near
/ Garcia's ranch. with no casualties on our
| side. Captain Brooks company of rang
ers and Troop A Of the Third cavalry.
| Lieutenants Beach and Short, are with
| me- Captains Bourke and Mckay are
| also here as volunteers"
| Captains Bourke and Mckay returned
| to this place last night. and the following
| report was made to department head
| quarters:
Hardie has a company of Texas Rangers and
/ force of deputy marshals under Deputy Marshal
| Van Ripper, a posse under Sheriff Haines, of
| Carlisle, and some Mexican tralers, sent by
| General Garcia, OF the Mexican army. Two
| companies under Beach and Short just
| down from san Antonio. The bandits
| scattered in the chaparral, and l do not
! think they will fight, much less caught in the
| tolls. Mckay and l left this morning after
| fight, and came back across to Piuemo, twenty
| miles, and back of some ranches The great
| danger is that these bandits will break
| into small squads and plumber travellers.
| Ihey have perfect organization, good system
| OF signals, know the country, and being without
| uniforms turn into innocent rangers and
herders in a few minutes. There is great need
| OF wagons and trailers who know the country
and people.
| In the opinion of army officers there
should be a general roundup of ranchers
| from Polisto Blanco west. Hardie
marched his command from a. m. until
shutdown of the 18th, over fifty miles, but
| 1t was impossible to bring the outlaws to
| bay in the darkness. Captain Neil's COM
pany of rangers arrived last night from
Alice. Captain Brito of the rangers,
| telegraphs from Edinburg fifty miles
south:
| An armed party is at Arguellas twenty miles
| below here. Sheriff Clousner and myself, in
combination with Colonel Maneros cavalry, will
raid them tomorrow night. Can you or deputy
| marshal, with United States troops, meet us to-
| morrow at Edinburg?
The Blanco is very wide, and large
number of men are needed to guard the
| river front. 1t seems Cara is making no
attempt to cross into Mexico, but is col
lecting his forces on this side to defy the
United States troops. Several outlaws
who crossed the river and one of Captain
Brito's prisoners that escaped and swan
the river were captured by Mexican SOL
diers yesterday and are now in Jail.
A detachment of troops arrived this
| morning with Sexto Longoria, a prisoner,
severely wounded in the leg, which will
necessitate amputation. He was shot in
the recent fight between United States
troops and bandits, and is one of the
men who invaded Mexico with CARA
in his first raid He lives at La Gruella
ranch. He was formerly United States
deputy marshal, and is now reported to be
prominent among the insurgents. Cap
tain Bourke and an escort left with the
prisoner this afternoon for Brownsville.
An attempt will be made by United
States troops, rangers and Mexicans to-
night to surround and capture Blanco. in
which there is congregated quite party
of reyolutionists and outlaws.
LATER-A squad of McNeill's rangers
had a rousing fight with a small party
about ten miles from here this afternoon.
He succeeded in capturing one of their
horses. About 300 shots were fired, but no
| rangers were injured. The loss on the
other side is not reported.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, Jan. LIT is re-
ported that large numbers of Mexicans
working on ranches south of here are
quitting work to enlist with CARA. They
are now well armed.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. l. New Orleans
Picagune Special. The total number of
United States troops IN the turbulent ter
ritory, looking after CARA, will be about
1000 men, when these who go out tomor-
row reach the scene. CARA has spies in
this city who keep him fully posted of
every maneuver, and if the rumored
revolt of the soldiers at Mier proves
correct it is believed the population of
MIL H. h 20 .lor
rapidly. The recent persecution of Cath
o.ic priests has heightened the disaffection
toward the Diaz government, and all
the people are waiting for a chance
TO join any revolutionary movement
if the prospects are for success.
CARA is known 10 have force of 500 des-
perate men, and if the 1000 Mexican
troops who are reported to have murdered
and deserted General Lorenzo Garcia. COM
mander at Mier, have made their way to
Garza's stronghold on the Texas side.
their united force would give Bourke a
hard fight. 1t would not be i'm
possible for Cara, with a force
of 1000 men, TO capture Fort
Ringgold and the whole force of United
States troops in that section Of the frontier,
lie has threatened on several occasions to
take Fort Ringgoid if it becomes necessary
for him TO get food and military supplies.
If an opportunity has occurred it is not
improbable that he has executed his
threat. General Stanley will send two
more troops of cavalry TO the scene of the
disturbance tomorrow.
CITY OF MExICo Jan. 1.-Telegrams re-
ceived today say that the force of revolu-
tionists which few days ago attacked
body OF United States soldiers numbered
only ten men.