Telegram-herald., 1892-01-01
LOOKS BAD FOR MEXICO
The Msvs cg Gen. Garcix's Murder
Confirmed
MURDERED 81 his ONy SOLDIERS
His Death . serieus Blew e the 6evsra-
asas-Ihs ksvsiatiesists sad the
Ansxisaa 1Toops sure 10
4iget.

neWS OF TIE killing OF Tea dsrciA oy
his soldiers, who afterwards Joined the
revolatioais-s =. has been confirmed.
Gen Garcia WAS Que OF the most
prominent and efficient officers in the
Mexican army. and his death a. the
present time Is a serious tlow TO the
government. The private soldiers in
the Mexican army Are nearly all con-
vietcd criminals who. instead of being
gwen a term in prison. are sentenced
To serve with the military. They are
desperate characters and are nearly
al secret sympathizcrs with the reyo-
lutiersry movement
Put 70 Death BY CARA.
LAaxpo, Tex, Dec. 3i.-The report
comes to this city that Cara Wednes-
day afternoon captured a detachnsat
OF forty-tive Mexican troops with their
lrms and equipments. The officers.
four IN number, were promptly shot,
and the men were given the chance to
70 FREQ withou. arms or to join the
revolutionary forces They chose the
latter. No Official news has been re-
ccived Of the occurrence. But II Cara
had $50 men together. rs was aclrpowl-
edged by the official kilograms few
days since. he might easily capture
forty regulars.
A Battle Imratnent.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. Si.-A bat
tie will probably be fought on Texas
soil within twenty-four hours between
q handful OF United States troops
on one side and a vastly supe-
rior force of Garza's revolutionists
ON the other. A dispatch received
Wednesday morning by Gen. David S.
Stanley from william 3. Wheeler. who
istemporarily in command 1T Fort Ring
gold during the absence Of Capt. John
G. Bourke, who 10 in the field. con.
tains the startling statement
that Capt Bourke, who is
20 miles from Fort Ringgold,
has just sent word TO the post by
courier that Capt Garza has united $50
Of his men IL miles north Of the Lopena
ranch. and the revolutionist leader and
his followers are desperate, and will
fight
strength Of the American Fsrcs.
The dispatch states chat Capt
Francis II. Hardie has thirty men in
his command, and Captain Brooks of
tho state rangers, . force Of thirteen
men. First Lieut.. William D.
Batch will join Capt Bourke with q
troop Of thirty-four men At Peneno.
and an effort was also made to
get word to Troop G, which
should be Ut Carrizo with forty
men. Second Lieut.. George T. Lang
horne, who has twenty-six men with
him, is also ordered to proceed at once
to Join Capt. Bourke. Gen. Stanley
stated that he thought q fight would
ensue within the next twenty-four
hours between the United States troops
and the rcvolutionists
Odds In Garza's Favor.
The Cara men In the section around
Fort Ringgold outnumber the United
States troops Eve to one, and are in q
country friendly to the revolutionists.
The United States troops are much
superior to the Cara men in discipline,
but the latter are well armed and it is
feared the result of an engagement
would be dEastrous to the Amer
leans. The telegraph wires between
Fort Ringgold and Brownsville gave
out Wednesday and no more official in
formation was received here concern
ing the situation. The nearest avail
able telegraph station to Capt Bourke's
forces is Laredo distance of lS0 miles.
An interview with United States
marshal just in from the field of Gar
za's operations shows there is certainly
. large force with Cara, and that
in ono Of Garza's detachments which
Capt. Hardie followed there wcra
not less than 800 men. At the camp
where they had taken a single meal
were found the remains of eight beevcs
which had been slaughtered; also
thirty -one camPfres. The trails bore
proofs of company Of several hun
dred men.
Troops Tor the Border.
CITY or MEXICO, Dec. 3l.--At the war
department 1t is esccrtained that the
Mexican government is moving troops
from the interior garrisons to
strengthen the army operating against
Cara 1t is now estimated that there
are fully 5000 soldiers guarding tho
long frontier from Laredo to Mata-
mora& The extra troops are being
sent to further protect it from Gsrza