Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-17
THE SAN |GNAC|O MASSACRE,
Serious International Trouble
May Grow Out of 1t.
Mexico Wants Uncle Sam to Wipe
Out the RevolutiOnists.
Two Thousand Mexican Soldiers Being
Rushed to the Il rde IA merican
Troops in Hot Pursuit of
the Bandits.

BY the Associated Pressl
New ORLEANS, Dec. 16.--A special to
the Times-Democrat, from Monterey,
Mexico, says: The Mexican government
will demand Of President Harrison that
he take decisive steps toward breaking
up and wiping out the bands of revolu-
tionists that have their rendezvous on
United States soil in the lower Rio
Grande border country. 1t is believed
serious international trouble will grow
out of the San Ignacio outrage if the
United States government does not chow
it's disapproval of the act of the revolu-
tionists by putting a large body of
troops in the field after the perpetrators
and their sympathizers. The Mexican
government is strengthening it's already
strong force of soldiers on the border by
rushing about 1000 troops to the turbu-
lent section from interior garrisons.
TROOPS IN HOT PURSUIT.
CARRrzo, Tex, Dec. 16.--The state
and federal troops from Fort Nc
Intosh, who with large posse of United
States deputy marshals, are in hot pur.
suit of the bandits who had fight with
Mexican troops near San Ignacio Satur-
day, are only few hours behind them.
1t is believed there will be desperate
fight when they come together. Two
thousand Mexican troops are being
rushed to the frontier to prevent further
invasion.
AN INvEsTrGXTroN STARTED.
LAREDO. Tex. Dec. 16.-Ordors have
been sent to Lieutenant Hedicker, in
command of the troops in the field in
the lower Rio Grande country, to 20 at
once to San Ignacio and investigate the
report that the Mexican soldiers cap.
tured in Saturdays battle were brought
there and are being held prisoners, and
if true to liberate them at once.
NEW VERSION OF THE FIGHT.
A Spanish paper claims that Satur-
days fight was not revolutionary that
Mexican soldiers came to San Ignacio to
a dance and that row resulted; that
subsequently party Of ranchers crossed
the river from the American side, had a
fight with the soldiers, captured some OF
the Mexicane and brought them back,
and that they are being held to answer
lOr disturbance OF the peace.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 16.-Troops
D and K, Third United States cavaly,
We're today ordered by General Wheaton
to proceed Immediately to the lower Rio
Grande border and scout for Mexican
bandits. The troops will probably leave
tomorrow by special train.
MExICANs HELD AS PRISONERS.
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 16.-A special
from Laredo to the News says: 1t is
known to the United States authorities
that the San Ignacio officers have held
as prisoners IL Mexican soldiers, who
are still in custody. Captain Mckay,
commanding Fort Mcintosh, sent a
courier to Lieutenant Hedeken, who is
pursuing the bandits, with orders to
have the Mexican soldiers released, but
Hedeken has not returned. 1t is sup
posed that he struck the trail OF the ban
dts. 1t is reported that the Mexican
government will demand indemnity from
the United States for the families of the
soldiers killed at San Ignacio by bandits
from this side.