The National tribune., 1892-01-07
THE MEXICAN BORDER.
Considerable Uneasiucss Felt In Official Circles at
fhe SffuafioB.

Considerable IneEsiuess Felt In Official Circles at
the Situation.
The Mexican rcvoutionists are still very
active, and are constantly violating the neu-
trality laws Of the United States by crossing
the Rio Grande and recruiting. As the TeyO-
lutionists are not in uniform, it is almost i'm
possible 10 identify them. for when closely
pursued they change themselves into farmers
or herders aud act as though peaceabiy dis
posed
On Dec 30 dispatch was received from
Capt. John q. Bourke Sd u. s. Cav, who was
at Salomeno - miles above San Antonio. who
had news from Sheriff Haynes, at CarrisO, that
CARA had united go Of his men 10 miles north
Of Topena. CARA is reported as being very
desperate, aud will fight The United States
forces consist Of Capt. Hardie and his command
OF 80 men, and Capt Brooks aud l3 men of the
State Rangers. Lieut.. w. ID. Beach, 81 U. 5.
Cav, will join this force at Pnno with troop
OF 81 men, and il was thought that Troop, 81
U. 5. Cav, would join at Carriso with 80 men,
and Lieut. Langhorn, Sd u. :. Cav, with 20
men, has been ordered to join Capt BouTke's
forces
The Mexican Consul nj San Antonio has
received dispatches from President Disz aud
the Mexican military authorities confirming
the news Of the killing Of Gen. Lorenzo Garcia
by hls own command and their escape across
the border into Texas, where they have turned
Cara men. Gen. Garcia was one Of the best
known aud most capable officers in the Mexican
army. The Mexican authorities regard Cara
with great fear, his work for the past two or
! three months showing that he is a much more
] capable leader than they bad supposed. His
4 forces are known 10 be well organized aud their
number on the Texas side Of the border can be
! but poorly estimated az this time, but accord
\ ing TO Capt. B0urEe Sd u. $. Cav, who Is
thoroughly informed as to the situation, the
Vsi tF.rt n Zoe
are sympathizcrs If not actual followers. Of the
revolutionary movement. The discovery that
Cara has established recruiting stations IN
several Of the Texas frontier Counties compli-
Gates the affair, aud greatly increases the re-
! spouslbiliiy Of the United States Government
i M permitting the violation Of the neutrality
/ laws.
fight occurred Jan. Q on the Texas side OF
the Rio Grand, in which it is reported that
two United States soldiers were killed, but the
/ loss 10 the revOlutionists was not given. IL is
also stated that CARA is merely being used as 4
/ blind, and that the revolutionary movement is
fathcrod by strong secret power Capt. Har-
. dies command, Capt. BrO9lls's Texas Rangers,
| a force Of Deputy. Marsh halls aud Sheriff Haynes
and posse, with Troop A, 81 u. s. Cav, struck a
band Of Garza's men on Dec 30 and scattered
them. Capt BoaTke thinks they will not fight
! unless COmeTcd Lieut.. LanghOne brought
in prisoner to Fort Ringgold Jan. 3 who was
badly wounded and must lose leg He adj
mits that be was shot IA fight a few days ago,
but will not say he was fighting United States
troops. lie says he was shot Mt Tortella'7
ranch, where Cara had two men killed aud
several wounded. Two Of Garzas men were
wounded in an encounter with Capt. Bourko's
forces at Ratamel Doc 81. whom he hopes IA
capture. il Is thought at Army Headquarters
that the United States troops have the best oil
the situation, aud have succeeded in breaking
up the larger attachments Of GaTZa's forces
and there is a good prospect Of soon making
Texan territory untenabie by the revoiu-
tonists.
The prisoner captured BY Lieut Langhornt
turns out to be Col. Fable Munaz, one Of tho
leaders Of the Cara movement. camp o
Garzas men was struck three miles from the
Los Cuenatcs ranch, near Fort RinggOld, by
Lieut.. LsnPhOrnc's command. As soon as the
revolutioRists discovered the United States
troops they escaped into the dense chaparral
IL ~ not known If any Of them are wounded
although many shots were fired after them a
they dashed into the bushes Col. Munaz and
the horses aud equipments Of several rcvou
tionists were captured, as were also a consider
able amount Of ammunition aud many impor
tant papers,
proclamation has been issued by Juan An
, tonic Flores, who WAS recently appointed com
mandCr Of Garza's s0-called army, i'm which hu
calls on all Mcxicans 10 rally 10 the help o
Cara aud the reyolutionists, aud help ire
r Mexico from tyfants.
The latest information from Fort Ringrol,
! indicates that Garzas forces on the Texas sid
T Of the Rio Grande have been broken m an,
/ scattered, and arc either in hiding or hav
: taken refuge on Mexican soil The Unite,
: States troops are on ono side Of tho river
! while Mexican soldiers closely guard their sid
Of the border, completely surrounding Ia
3 rov0luti0niats, and the end Of the revolution
is thought 10 be- very near.