The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-08

LAREDos Tex, Jan. 7.-[Speciali
telegram received late last evening
from Gen. Reyes, commar der of the
Mexican troops now operating ON the
border against the Cara revolutionists.
states that ~ considerable engagement
took place Yesterday evening between
United States troops and a band OF
Garza's troops ut la ,Ioha crossing ON
the Rio Grande. in which Garza's men,
were put TO flight, leaving number OF
horses and arms in possession of the
United States, forces.
Inc tight took place on the bank of
the river and two Of the bandits jumped.
into the river to- make their escape.
one OF them was shot and the other.
taken prisoner by Mexican, troops. who.
had moved along the river front on the
Mexican side in conjunction with
the United states forces.
LATER-A telegram from Gen. Reeves
says the report had reached. his head
quarters that detachment of Amer
lean cavalry escorting lot of the cap
tured CARA men to Brownsville for
trial by the United States court, were
"SsNS"Soe W a. OI men
below Edinburg and the prisoners, res
cued.
CLOSE ArETR, G.iRHA.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. T-ISne-
ciall--One of tho clerks at tho Govern
ment headquarters said last night:
The capture OF Cara. is regarded as
only question of but few hours and
while the officers are guarding the
secret very closely no has teen located
positively at ranch eighteen miles
from San Diego and u force sufficient to-
insure his capture is now after him.
expect to hear soon tina; he has either
been captured or slain. Probably the
latter. as no has boosted that no would
never be taken alive. / believe with.
his death or capture tho revolution, If it
can DO so called. will come to a sudden
termination"
CITY OF MENIco, Jan. THE latest
news from the State of Durango is sad.
Though the government is trying to
conceal the facts, and Is giving out con-
trary accounts, IT is now we'll known
that the stories here tofore received were
not exaggerated, and that many people
there are suffering from starvation, and
1t Is said If the government continues
deaf to the cry of the sufferers a rising
OF tho people may DO expected.
10 use the words of a manot influence
common people: 81 prefer to die fighting
rather than from hunger"
In the State of Chiapas there is polit-
ical trouble. The new governor, Mr..
Rabasa, is trying TO get the people
against Ex-Governor Carrossa, but the
latter, who knows the people well, has
created most decided hostility on their
part against Rabasa and the State is
said to DO ripe for revolution, not
against President Diaz, but against his
appointed, Rabasa.
In Puebla q revolution was only
avoided by the general governments
backing down, after arres.ing the
priests in two OF tho monasteries in
Puebla, which Is the most Catholic and
religious state in this republic.
IL Is stated that it was tho intentio
OF tho government to arrest all tho
priests. and If tho people rose to shoot
them down, but Bishop Morally very
prudently preached by himself and
through his subordinateS avoided what
seemed to be u. trap set for him. A
prominent government official says the
affair was sad mistake, and that the
government was not to blame, and that
the State authorities did not know how
TO carry out the orders given. This has
given rise to. tho opinion that tho whole
'hthS WAS plan TO GUST Governor Mar
ques, who is o moderate ruler.
The Cara revolution Is becoming a
more important matter than the govern
ment is willing to concede. 1t is an open
secret here that CARA is eeiving money
from persons in both Mexico and the
United States, and that ontrabapdists
of all classes on tho border line of both
countries are contributing to carry on
the work. Spectators in Mexican bonds
arc also said to be lending aid.
There is little doubt but that the
government will finally triumph over
tho insurgents, but it is possible that
the present movement may be com
piicated with an &prising by hungry
people in some of tho suffering states.
in which event, ard in the hands Of a
conn., etent leader. the revolt would have
much greater force and perhaps tax the
power of the government.