The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-07
FIGHT WITH RANGERS.
THE GARzAITEs DEFEATED AND HAVE
A NUMBER WOUNDED.
Gen. Stanley Sends Two Additional Troops Of
Cavalry to the Border-A Graphic
Description Of the MAKEUP of
the Mexican Army.
Special to The Statesman.

SAN, ANTONIO, Jan. 2AThere is
much excitement at military depart
ment headquarters here and among
the people of this city, overthe serious
situation ON the border. A special
train left at O'Clock this morning,
conveying troops ID and X, Third
cavalry, from this post to the dis
turbed border country. They are
under command of Major Louis Il.
Morris. The pack mule tSain and six
Indian scouts from Fort D A. Russell,
Wyo., will arrive here next Monday,
and will be hurried on to the frontier.
1t is also reported that large number
of Seminole Indian guides and scouts
will be sent to Fort Ringgold from
Arizona Territory.
H. j. Mcneil OF this city this eve
ming received a telegram from his
father, Capt. j. S. Mcneil of the
Texas rangers, which states he had
Just had desperate encounter with
the CARA men. His command num-
bered only a few men. ,Nhey were
scouting through the chapparel in
Starr county when they met q detach-
ment of about thirty of GaZa's reVo-
lutionists. The rangers at once open
ed fire on the MeXicans, and a num-
Der of the latter were severely wound
ed. Nearly 1000 shots were exchanged
but none of the rangers Wee wound
ed The telegram states that the rev.
olutionists were all well armed and
we'll mounted. They were closely pur-
sued by the rangers for a considerable
distance, but finally scattered and all
escaped capture except few of the
ones severely wounded.
1t is understood in unofficial mill
tary circles that the war department
at Washington will at once issue
orders for several hundred troops
from the department of the Platto and
other departments to proceed to the
Rio Grande frontier and assist in put
ting down the present trouble. The
manager of one of the principal Span
ish newspapers in this city lpakes the
following interesting statement con-
corning the Mexican soldiers.
"Of the most unfortunate creatures
in the world, the Mexican soldier
ranks in the first degree. Over three
fouths of them cannot read and each
one IS paid 81 IA cents per day with
out board, and if sick in the hospital
they only draw IA cents. Their
summer and winter clothing
is one pair of brogan
shoes, cap. one pair of linen pants and
coat of like material, two shirts and
pairs of drawers of brown domestic,
all of which are intended to last six
months, and if they are good or look
well at the end of that time they have
to wear the same apparel six months
longer. For dress parade they are
furnished with blue cloth coat and
pants which are to be replaced out of
their wages if worn OFT before the
term of five years. Their quarters are
filthy and lousy. The halls where
they sleep are in rows on the ground
with one light blanket, which an
swers for bed and cover. Women of
character are allowed
to stay among the soldiers over
night, making these halls a
great deal more immoral than
the vilest bagnios imaginable. In
some of these quarters sleep from
fifty to sixty. Besides all these cruel
ties the Mexican soldier is prisoner
during his entire five years of,forced
and never is allowed out
of doors without q strong guard to
keep him from DESERVING. A good
many of the soldiers are convicts who
have been sentenced by the Mexican
tribunal for q term exceeding five
years; and what is worse yet, many
officers are also cOnvicts who's through
some hook or crook, have been pro-
moted.n
There was no official information re-
ceived at military department head
quarters here today concerning the
Of the United States
troops in the field any further than
that they are making it warm for the
Cara men.
LATEST FROM LAREDO.
;pecial to The Statesman.
' LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 1.-The arrival
uhis evening of two additional cavalry
over the international road
to take the field against Cara aroused
new interest in the revolutionary Incl
dent. The same special train which
brought these troops had several car
oads of packmules, said to have been
sent by the government from mill
,ary post in Wyoming for the troops
now operating in the field against |
Cara on the lower range. The quart
srmaster department at Fort McIn.
iosh has contracted for large num-
Der of Mexican ox-carts to transport
luartermaster and commissary stores
10 the troops which are being taken
Town the river.
A rumor which is discredited reach |
I'd this city this evening that Jose
sanchez, brother Of ex-Sheriff Dario
sanchez, who accompanied Capt.
Hardie as a guide, had been killed in
I skirmish with Garza's men yester-
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