The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-25
SHOTS AT THE SOLDIERS.
CARR as FRIENDS SAY TBEY WE'RE
FIRED BY HORSE THIEVES.


A Charge Into the Brush Reveals Moth
ing But a Deserted Camping Site.
One Solitary Mexican Seen Running
Away a Little Later-The Officers
Taking Precautions Against a Sur
prise.
CAMP AT PALITo BLANoo via courier to
San Diego, Tex.) Jan. 24.-A band Of sup
posed revolutionists fired into a skirmish
line thrown out by troop D, Third cavalry,
an hour after reveille yesterday morning.
The line returned the fire and the band
scattered into the ohaparral. No soldiers
were hurt. Just az daybreak Capt. Neill
Of the Texas Rangers rode to the
camp and made report to Capt Chase,
that was followed at once by the sounding
Of boots and saddles. The command mounted
and struck out over the trail for a point 10
miles south. A clearing was reached and a
skirmish line deployed. When the line
reached the further edge Of the clearing,
which was skirted with dense underbrush,
a volley was fiy ed at the men. All the shots
came from the same point in the brush and
struck the ground between the two center
troops. The command fired directly at the
place from which the volley came and
then made charge into the brush. The
charge Of necessity ended within 500
yards. owing to the denseness of the
underbrush. Not a trace of the attacking
party was found, saving the clearing where
it had encamped.
ONLY ONE MEXICAN SEEN.
Capt. Chase deployed his men with
twenty yards intervals and surrounding the
place beat the brush toward the camping
place as a center. One trooper reported
that a Mexican passed him at distance of
200 yards and had gone down
hillside on the bed of
dry creek. This wasIthe only sign of the
force seen by the troops. Two hours were
spent in the search, and the march was re-
taken for the camp. The men had break
fast Of bacon and coffee, and were told off
at once in three parts, one to guard the
camp and two Others to scour the country.
Capt. Chase. with ten men,
accompanied by Capt Neill, left
Palito BIanco In the direction
of Alice, Tex. Lieut. Cole struck out due
west with the other scouting party, leaving
Lieut.. Heard in charge of the camp. This is
the first attack that has been made on the
men under command Of Capt. Chase since
they struck this country.
STORY OF GARzA's FATHER-IN-LAw.
Don Gonzales, who came into camp from
his ranch as soon as the troops returned
from their expedition, said the firing was
done by band of horse thieves that infest
the country. He vehemently protested
against any belief that the men
were followers OF his son-in-law. The
son reiterated the statement that he has
made before, to the effect that no CARA
svmpathizers would fire knowingly on
United States troops. He said also that he
knew positively that no armed force of
Garza's men were within fifty miles of
Palito Blanco. Maurice Gonzales had
nothing to say beyond good-by
and the volunteering of the
information that he was about to leave for
ranch thirty miles distant. He did leave
on horseback Immediately after the depar-
ture OF Capt. Chase.
LOCATION OF THE TENTS.
The commanding officer has ordered a
change Of the position of the tents. They
are now In double row close under the
protection of fence stockade. The mounted
men constantly circle the camp, and the men
have given up all absolutely unnecessary
duties Of camp life to hold themselves in
readiness for an emergency. Some Of the
brush has been cleared away, so wider
field Of cleared ground exists between the
tents and the chaperral TO the SOU theast. The
two scouting parties will not return until to-
uluks HOA bbO Ia cb Lllu0 yes
terday the men going for water to a we'll
quarter of mile away were surrounded
by guard.
GARzA's WHEREABOUTS KNOWN.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 24.-The Times
Democrats San Antonio special says:
Maj. Louis 7. Morris. Third cavalry, who
has been in command of the government
forces at Laredo for a month past, has
reached here in response to an order TO re-
port to Gen. Stanley in person. He
says that the Cara bands have broken
into parties of two or three men and are
protected by ranchmen on this side OF the
river, who are undoubtedly in sympathy
with Cara. The United States forces will
do nothing until spring, when the grass
comes up, as it is impossible to carry
forage through the brush and In the matter
of grass the country is as bare as
billiard table. 1t is learned that CARA has
been exactly located by the United States
troops. He will be prisoner or dead inside
of ten days. Adjt. Gen. Mabry is endeav-
oring 20 induce him to come In and surrender
and stand trial for violating the neutrality
laws If he rafuSas ha will ha attacked y