The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-07
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
THE DETAILS OF THE CONFLICT ARE
EXCEEDINGLY MEAGRE.
The Dispatch Came From Captain Hardie
and Reports the United States Troops
70 be in Very PresariOus
Position.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. There
has been but very little Improvement
in the telegraphic service between
this city and the Rio Grande border
today, and the anxiety at military de-
partment headquarters here over the
situation and operations of the United
States troops and the Cara revolu-
tionists is not at all lessened. On the
contrary, the fears of Gen. David 5.
Stanley and the other officers as to
the safety of Capt. Jno. G.. Bourke and
the other officers and their commands
pursuit of Garza's men, were greatly
augmented by the receipt of dis
patch from Capt. Francis II. Hardie of
the Third cavalry. The dispatch
came from small station on the Mex
lean Central railway, to which place
it was sent by courier. 1t was so
garbled in its transmission over the
wires that its exact meaning was not
made clear.
Enough can be CLEANED from it,
however, to learn that an engagement
had taken place between the United
States troops and the revOlutionists,
and that the former are in critical
position. The loss, if there was any
on either side, could not be made out
from the dispatch. Gen. Stanley at
once sent telegram to the operator
who sent the dispatch, asking that it
be repeated, but no answer has vet
been received. The fight occurred in
either starr or Duval county and it is
supposed that the CARA men greatly
Outnumbered the troops.
j. II. Harley, prominent man who
is well acquainted in the lower cOun-
ties Of Texas arrived here tonight from
an overland trip along the left bank
Of the Rio Grande-thrOugh the
stronghold Of the revOlutionists. He
states that there is great excitement
among both the Mexican and Ameri-
can populace, and that it is his opin-
ion from what he saw that Cara had
no less than 1000 active followers scat
lNINh bu NtNi lphS lIOlIllS UuD
Texas borders. He states that the
revoluti0nists are all magnifcently
armed with repeating rifles of the
latest pattern and side arms They
are paid 81 per day and given good
supplies. The ranchmen who have
come into contact with CARA within
the past three weeks all state that he
is abundantly supplied with money,
and compels them to either furnish
cattle for beef and receive pay for the
animals, or take the alternative of
having them taken by force.
THE PRESENT CONDITION.
Special to the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 1.-The follow
ing dispatch was sent to Gen. Schofield
by Gen. Stanley late tonight;
Telegraph lines have not been in
working order for the past three days.
The following is the condition ofaffairs
on the Rio Grande: From the latest
reports received this evening at 8
O'Clock Capt. Hardie, of the Third
cavalry, reports that he struck camp
of about 200 of GaTa's follow
ers on the Goth inst. at sundown,
in q dense chapparal near Garcia's
ranch. Capt. Brooks company of
Texas rangers and troops A, Third
regiment cavalry, under Lieutenants
Bach and Short, were with him, as
was also Captains Bourke and
Mackay, Third cavalry. From Ring
gold today Capt. Joseph G. Bourke,
Third cavalry, reports that Capt.
Hardie has with him Capt Brooks
of the Texas rangers and a force
of deputy marshals under Sheriff
Haynes Of Carrie and some Mexican
trailers sent him by Gen. Lorenzo
Garcia. This command with troop A
Twenty-third cavalry, struck the
bandits and the latter retired, and
Bourke thinks they will not fight un
less cOrnered.
The great danger is that these ban
dts will break into small squads and
plumber innocent citizens. They have
Il perfect organization, a good system
of signals known to the country
thoroughly, and being without uni.
form can change themselves into
ranchmen and goat herders in five
minutes. a general round up Of
ranches must be made from Palito
Blanco, which VIII be done as
soon as possible. Hardie marched
his comm and over fifteen hours
continuously, but was unable to bring
the outlaws to bay because of dark,
ness. Sisto Longoria, who led the
outlaws at Retinal, is prisoner in the
guard house at Ringgold, and will
be taken to Brownsville and turned
over to the officers of the department
of justice. Bourke will get from him al
he knows. There are four or five pris
oners in the guard house at Rihggole
to whom Capt. Bourke has issued
blankets.
Later-Lieutenant LanghOrne has
ust arrived at Ringgold, bringing tn,
prisoner captured by Captain Hardie
This man is horribly wounded Tn,
prisoner admits he was shot in thu
fight Il few days since and was one O
Garza's men, but will not say he wal
fighting United States troops. HI
says he was hit in fight neaI
Tortillas ranch where Cara hac
two men killed and two wounded
TOrtillas is in Mexico. Two men il
Garza's band are reported wounded
in Bourke's fight at Retinal. On,
man of LanghOrne's detachment ral
into three of Garza's people and free
upon them. He killed one hors,
and fOund in the saddI