Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07
GARGlA'S MURDER CONFIRMED.
He Was Killed by His Troops, Who
Fled to Join Garza,


terday between United States Troops
and Garza's aIen No News Has Yet
Been Received.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Dec. 30.-News
has been received here from apparently
reliable sources that General Lorenzo
Garcia has been killed by his command
and that they had escaped across the
river into Texas, where they have
joined CARA.
General Garcia was one of the best
known and most capable officers in the
Mexican army.
The telegraph wires between Fort
Ringgold and Brownsville and between
here and Corpus Christi haye been down
all day and no other information from
the seat OF war on the border has been
received at military department head
quarters here since early this morning,
when the following dispatch, dated Fort
Ringgold, was received by General Stan
ley from Captain W. B. Wheeler of the
Eighteenth infantry, in command at that
post during the temporary absence of
John G. Bourke, who is in the
field: have just received
word by courier from Captain
Bourke, at Salomeno, IS miles above
here, which states that he had received
news from Sheriff Haynes at Garlic
that CARA had united $50 of his men 10
miles north of Topena. Cara is re-
ported as being very desperate and will
night. Our forces consist of Capt. II. IL.
Hardie and his command of 30 men;
Captain Brooks of the State Rangers and
10 men. First Lieutenant William d.
Beach Of the Third Cavalry will Join us
with a troop of "a men at Pineno, and
we may get word to G Troop, which
should be at Garlic with 40 men.
Upon receipt of this news from Capt.
Bourke | ordered Second Lieutenant
George F. Langhorn and his command
OF ~ men, now en- route, to proceed at
once and unite with the other forces and
report to Capt. Bourke."
This telegram revived the excitement
at military headquarters here, and it
was the opinion of General Stanley and
all tho other officers that there would be
y hight as soon as the revolutionists and
the United States troops meet, which
probably occurred some time to-day.
The locality where the engagement is
likely to take place is so miles from a
telegraph station.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3l.-The Times
Democrats San Antonio special says
In the district of the Cara disturbance
there are now some 200 United States
troops and ID Texas rangers. They are
scattered, but will be concentrated with
the force of Captain Bourke. When
massed the troops will attack Cara.
who ssaid TO be encamped near Topena
with $50 men. The locality is far from
telegraph station, and the engagement
may have taken place yesterday. The
only news received by General Stanley
was to the foregoing effect and came
from the officer commanding Ringgold,
during Bourke's absence.
The murder of Gen. Lorenzo Garcia
by his troop and their flight into Texas
70 Join Cara has been confirmed. The
killing occurred at Mier. Phe number
OF the deserters Is not known.
Brigadier-general Stanley feels certain
that an action took place yesterday be-
tween Garza's men and the regulars.
THE NEWS RECEIVED AT MONTERREY.
MoTEREY, MEX, Dec. 31.-The news
was received here late last night that
General Lorenzo Garcia, in command
OF the troops in the field in the northern
| part OF Mexico, with Headquarters al
Aller, had been murdered by his com.
mand and that the entire force, number.
ing several hundred men, under his i'm.
mediate command, had gone over to the
side of the revolulionists, crossing over
into Texas in a body at point between
Roma and Garlic.
The private soldiers In the Mexican
army are nearly all convicted criminals
VINO instead OF being given term in
prison. are sentenced to serve with the
military. They are desperate character:
and are nearly all secret sympathizers
OF the revolutionary movement
General Garcia was one of the mos
prominent and efficient officers in the
Mexican army, and his death at the
present time is serious blow to the
government. Governor Relics of the
state OF Nueva Leon, has been in com
munication with President Diaz all Inc
DAY, but the nature OF the dispatches i.
not known. Governor Relics and til,
military authorities here are much dis
turbed over the situation on the frontier
The movement of the troops through
mere from the lower part of the republi,
during the past five days has been very
great, aud the transportation facilities O
inc Mexican National road has been in
sufficient to accommodate the heay,
demand made upon il by the govern
ment. The garrison here has rushed al
q It's available troops to Nueva Laredo
at which place they are distributed alonl
the right bank of the Rio Graude.
TROOPS GUARDING THE FRoNTIEu
Cry OF MEXICO, Dec. 31.-Al tn
war department to-day it is ascertaine,
That the AleNiccn government is moyini
troops from the interior garrisons t,
strengthen the army operating agains
TARA. 1t Is now estimated that Their
are fully 5000 soldiers guarding tn
long frontier from Laredo to Matamoras
The extra troops are being sent to fur
Their protect 1t from Cara.
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