The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-03
The Engagement is Said to Have Taken Place
on the Texas Side of the Line, But No
Details Have Been Received.
Several of Garza's Men Wounded and
Put to Flight by q Body OF Rangers.
Unconfrmed Report of Other Fights-Ths
Rebel Forces 1000 Strong, and
All Armed With Repeting Rifles.
FIGHT WITH MExICANs.

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Two United States Soldiers Reported to Have
Been Killed by Garza's Raiders.
LAREDO, Tex. Jan. 2-Colonel Cereon,
of the Mexican forces in Neuva Laredo.
has received telegram from down the
river on the Mexican side which stated
that fight had occurred on this side aud
that two soldiers of the United States had
been killed. The loss to the revolutionists
was not gwen.
The opinion of some of the best posted
citizens of this section is that Cara is
making preparations for decisive move.
and that his forces are being largely REIN
forced. From review of all the facts
brought to light to date it is the general
opinion that the movement is fathered by q
strong secret power and that Cara Is used
as blind.
The arrival this evening Of two addition
al covalry companies over the Inter-
national railroad to take the field
against Cara aroused new inter-
est in the revolutionary incident.
The Same special train which brought these
troops had several carloads of pack mules.
said to have been sent by the government
from . military post in Wyoming.
With the troops now operating In
the field against CARA on the lower range,
the quartermsster's department. ct Fort
Mcintosh has contracted for q large num-
ber of Mexican ox-carts to transport quar-
termasters' ana commissary stores to the
troops, which are being taken down the
river.
rumor. which is discredited. reached
the city this evening that Jose Sanchez, q
brother Of ex-Chief Darro Sanchez. who ao-
companied Captain Hardie as q guide.
had been killed in skirmish with
Garza's men yesterday. There are
other rumors to the effect that
State troops had fight with Garza's men,
in which several were killed on both sides.
Inquiry to-day at Mexican military head
quarters failed to elicit anything in the
way of more news. The Mexican suthori-
ties declare that everything Is quiet on
that side of the river. New Laredo has q
telegraph line down the river to Mata-
moras.
There was absolutely no foundation for
the report that General Garcia, command
ing the Mexican troops at Mier. had been
killed. nor was there any truth in the DIS
patches from here stating that three prIs-
oners had been shot In New Laredo this
week.
Some surprise has been expressed at the
large number of strange Mexicans who
have arrived on the streets of Laredo in
the past twenty-four hours. and the i'm
preston obtained that they were portion
of Garzas men who have been dispersed by
Captain Hardie. Just two days before CARA
crossed the last time into Mexico, Senator
Atlee and Hon. Albert Urbahn met with q
couple of Mexican gentlemen in an smbu.
lance driving along by-road in Encinal
county, who stated they were
en- route from Brownsville to Hous-
ton, Tex, but from the description
they gave Of one Of them. he was undoubt-
edly no other person than the notorious
Catarina CARA, and this appearance at
that time In carriage confirms the report
that CARA has not been personally able to
direct his forces on account of his suf-
fering from an old wound In the bowels
made by gun shot year ago in diff
Guilty with Sergeant Sebre. While no act
i've move has been made by the revolution
ists for several days. yet there is evident
unoasiness that the worst has not come.
and there are many who fear the end Of
Gsrza's movement has not been seen. and
in less THAI forty days q general uprising
will be witnessed IN Mexico against Diaz
by the church party.
The hardships now to be endured by the
United States troops operating In the
iungIes of the lower Rio Grande can best
be appreciated when it is rememb bered
that in this particular section of the
country no rain has fallen of con-
sequence for the last eighteen months
and ell the rations used by the horses have
Carrlzo from Laredo and then oar
RED on pack-mules along the trails
The cavalry has to follow through
the dense brush. 1t is even necessary to
hanl water, and tho soldiers now ordered
to the front will have q fearfu. time of it,
even if there 10 no fighting done.