Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-28
CAPT. BouRKE
interviewed in Washington
Speaks OF the Rio Grande
COUNTRY AND ITS FUTURE.
When Mexican Robbers, Marauders and Muir
dotes With tho coYolos are Driven 0al
Il VIII 10 GardeO, Growing
Sugar and SILK Worms.

Warrington, Doc 27.-of all tho Of
llcurs In the United States army who
have mn acquaintance with the unfortu'
nnte condition Of affairs on tho Rio
Grando. nunu nre more familiar with
their rcal condition than Captain John
1lonrko Of the Third United states cave
TRY. mud TINT fact is tho roaspn why
Captain Bourko wax summoned 60 this
city by the secretary Of war, Inter
nationally things are pretty bndly strain
Cd on TIN burdcr. and although the Ftate
department IL inclned TO nuke HIGHT OF
such slatemcnta Il Is gcnornlly UNDER
stood among the diplomatic corps that
Mexico is really aggiieycd al the slow
ness apparent In the movement OF tho
| United Stntra 90 stamp ont The petty rev.
olutionary troubles that haYo originated
ON tle northern alde o. th. river
'Nvhat No think Of die aisuahonT
naid Captain Bourkc When approached
| In reporter today, II rdnlly pclleYo
| iGlnga Dammit help being worse before
| houn better. I also believe the Unltea
! States IA going 20 do Ne best 20 MAKO
| ilfo burdonsome for the ifresponaihle and
| troubln-mnklnN Mexicuns who have maze
| themselves conapinuouHly diHhFrsonpii,.
Those Who reside ~ the TOWNS sun sun
places Az Laredo. Brownsville, Mnta-
morns Corpus Christi, and Ann DieRg
nre M tlin main very dcosnt people anu
~ cntirnp have nothing TO do with thosN
troubles. The hclllrerunt class " maag
up Of lho worst clements that eyer gioou
Ia tho way Of civilization m9nehhA
In orirln and speech bus nnt.Meuchn
la eynpntty. they cause our Southern
nelriibofs n great deal Of trouble lnc'-
dpntnily they worry ua o great dom Toe
ihny nro lust ~ much nnu'Amefican ha
nuttAiexicun. Their rhancinr, - uN
void OF principle aud IN all lhef utp'i-
apces, there II no Hrnblnnce Of patriot
lam When you ray they hrn nghli,st
the governments on both sides oi the
,ivor vou have stated their croed They
i've from hnnd 10 mouth aud altogether
nre extremely undesirable people 70 have
nuy dealings with. Most u item are %
thG criminal class refugees FROM tho tlo
trnnde border. When there y an Up
poriunity 10 do little Hmugrling or q
,yrent dtnl they embrace II engeriy nuu
II h hnppens 10 Involve n murder or Two
they nre lega disturbed about IL than my
ono else. Some 81 them rai.H a TOW CIV.
NJ which run around the brush. few
goats. aud fnw sheep hnd oecaRlohhhy
ihey tnko advantage u The rainy souAon
Ia ninnt II frw hills Of cOrn aud beans.
None 81 them ever attempt 10 raise frull
although they could do 80 ehHlyi hhoy
prefer putting In their tlne Ia more o
less successful ondeayors TO rnHe uo'i'
bic -,
10 hunt them. mud sconrc reasonable
sound testimony ngainst thon v niinua,
iupoesil.lo. nv We have discovered 20 0ui
sorrow an through this Gnrzn business
They are not uniformed and N enpiintl
tlmev very few Of theri have enough ei2 ,s
ing on 20 dust = fly buttllfy can hh9pllnsl
! I'D ,geIi no n man who has the covering
, and dignity ~ fun dress reglmenfan
and II pnrsnni at night can Ny throwing
fi,,lr oarblpos aud cartridges aside speed
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4 nearly EVERYBODY ayfppAthlxfa win ms
(. iiyiasanesa and In very m1ny instances
o niieials Who have hworn 10 uphold ths
q irty ba.n stntncs barred 70 e.
4 f'.~,unllv that Justice han "a
= tnrn nround and gft out tho way
shn came Whom after murD upunle
tnnrderors and yagabondr are arrested
eouviefibn y BY no means ccfiho. y
n oua has a little mouey " iew cow
Y Win which 20 pay ise, no can MT,
!. snuehady Who thinks ha u q LAWYER
r snd ,gho ln Al least abs 70 corrupt ~
!, civil Or military osScials Who caused ta'
Z 20 The Rio cTande valley Of any val
b wen J should say & is, r. area i a
q gy.at a. Thai n I'll New EuElaud, and
KY eoii n aftfomely fertile wherevel
water can ba poured upoH y Sua nqn
Ia II the home Of She cnFoie ma VIZ
10 ss,t M DAY IA coriipH when thil
esantrs viii draw largely Ing sugar anp
niy md ~ grapes from that valley
Without winter agriculture Z lmpoenhil
ohiy 10 spOia but where wells uafe peci
{. az and punpy opcrated there hls beV|
(, most eataiaef0ry Yield. Ito elrf
mood IS tha country " tho railroad hnl
y wdAr tiAt hna brsn supplied tAf i-oi
= pIawnsillc 10 Laredo and ~ ~ fiSei
/. cotton can be raised ia cilgru'quf AnlQq4
y Thtre q 30 rcas1n why alk cnltrr tein'
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y ite when that will We lr1lffil
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p prslilp. We must parfc eprsfleff " "a
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