The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-07
ON THE BORDER.
CAPTAINS HARDIE AND CHASE CON-
GENERATING THEIR FORCES,
A Large Force Of Revolutionists Located in
Starr County, and Serious En-
gagement is Looked for at
ANY Time.
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Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 5.-The
United States troops under command
of Captain Francis r., Hardie and
Capt. George F. Chase, both of the
Third cavalry, are being concentrated
in Starr and Duval counties, where
an armed and we'll mounted force of
several hundred of GarZa's men are
known to be, and it is confidently
expected at military department
headquarters here, that one Of the
most serious engagements that has
yet occurred will soon take place. 1t
will be almost impossible for
the revolutionists to escape cap
ture or serious loss, if they attempt
to make their way across the
country and into Mexico. The follow
ing telegram was received by Assist
ant Adjutant-General J. p. Martin at
department headquarters today from
Major Louis Il. Morris. who is in COM
mand of Fort Mcintosh:
~ have directed Capt. Geo. N.
Chase, who is at Aquilares, to pass on
with his troops to Palito Blanco,
which is the former home of Garza
and is located about IT'S miles west OF
San Diego, as L am informed by Mar
shal Yglesias, who knows the country
and CARA well. The Palito Blanco
ranch is in Starr county. A scout will
be sent from San Diego to meet Capt.
Chase. Rations and additional troops
can be sent to San Diego. / have
already sent forage to Pena station"
Immediately upon the receipt of the
above dispatch, Col. Martin ordered
the ambulance, troops and surgeon to
join Capt. Chase. Gen. Stanley re-
ceived telegram this afternoon from
Capt. John G. BOurke, who is now at
Brownsville attending federal court,
which is in session there. The dis
patch reads:
"On my way here with the prisoner
Longeria, tried to get information
from him as to who the people are that
are behind GarZa's revolution
ary movement, and also as
to the persons that are
supplying the ammunition and other
war material. He was under the in
fluence of morphine much of the time,
but he told me something that may
be of value, giving the names of per-
sons interested in the movement. l
have received reliable information
that Cara has left Los Angeles,
small station on the Texas and Mexican
National railway with 271 armed ana
well equipped men. He did not wait
for all who were to come, and he was
probably hurried in his departure
from that place from the fact that the
Texas Rangers and Capt. Francis L.
Hardie knew of his whereabouts.
The prisoner, Longeria, informs me
that on the day that he was captured,
Garza's band numbered about 200
persons, and that they were then be-
ginning to scatter. Cara is said to
be very respondent since the troops
and rangers have begun to stir him
up. L have turned Longeria over to
the civil authorities"
The information conveyed to Gen.
Stanley in the above dispatch to
the effect that the band of revolution
ists.that was recently in the neigh bor-
hood of Los Angeles numbered over
200 men, was of a surprising nature to
the officers at department head .
quarters here, as it had been supposed
the number did not exceed 40 or so
1t is believed they are on their way to
join Garza's forces that are supposed
to be in the vicinity of Palito Blanco
which is the destination of Capt.
Chase and his troops.