Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-29
WAR IN MEXICO.
Revolutionists Put a Guard of Sol
diers to Flight
BLOODY BATTLE IMMINENT.
international Action Waated-The Revo-
1utionfsts Capture United States
Deputy Marshals In Zapata
County, Texas.

NUEvA LAREDO, Mex, Dec 26.-It is
now definitely known that there is at
least one band of revolutionists. num-
bering about 200, on Mexican soil.
dispatch having been received here
from Guerrero stating that a detach-
ment of soldiers stationed five miles from
Caznargo were attacked Saturday by
the revolutionists. The soldiers We're
SO greatly outnumbered that they at
tempted no defense but retired in panic
stricken order to Camargo. where the
remainder of their troop was stationed.
The revolutionists kept up a constant
fire on the government soldiers, but
have not yet attacked Camargo. 1t is
reported that several soldiers were
wounded.
RelnforcementS have been ordered to
Camargo and a bloody battle will be
fought unless the revolutionists again
seek refuge on United States soil.
Gov. Reyes, commander of this mill
tary zone, has written a letter to Presi-
dent Porfrio Diaz recommending that
the Mexican government make an ar
rangement with the United States gov
eminent for the pursuit of border revo-
Iutlonlsts over the international
boundary line. The military of
this country say the arrange
ment can be made. Under
the existing law the outlaws when hot
ly pressed by the troops of one country
escape capture by crossing the river
where they are perfectly safe until dis
covered by the troops or federal author
tiles on the other side, when they are
chased across the river again. This
game of hide and seek has been going
on along the lower Rio Grande border
for the past seventeen months and the
Mexican military authorities think it
time to adopt some new measure for
stopping the troublesome raids.
UNITED STATES MARSHALs DEFEATED
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 26.-The Times
Democrats Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
says the Mexican revolutionists have
committed another bold outrage on
United States soil.
lengthy dispatch was received here
from Guerrero stating that reliable in
formation had just reached there of an
engagement in Zapata county, Tex.
between posse of United States mar
shals and about 800 revolutionists,
which resulted in the defeat of the
marshals and the capture of two of the
latter, who are being held as prisoners
by the outlaws.
Last Wednesday this posse of mar
shals under the leadership of Pink
Barnhill, who is regarded as one of the
bravest officers on the lower Rio Grande
border, left their camp about forty
miles below Carazzo and made a raid
upon a ranch. They captured Julian
Palacios, one of the leaders of the re-
cent revolutionary movement and
started back to their camp with him.
They arrived at the camp safely and
kept guard over their important prison
err Wednesday night and Thursday
Just before daylight Friday morning
the marshals were attacked by about
800 well armed and equipped revolu-
tionists- The deputy marshals made a
desperate resistance, but were over
powered and compelled to make a re-
treat. The revolutionists released
Palacios and captured two of the
deputies who remained behind the re-
mainder of the posse in the fight.
1t is reported that number of the
revolutionists were killed and wounded
There is also rumor here that the two
deputies who were taken prisoners
were hanged by the revolutionists and
their bodies riddled with bullets, but
no confirmation of this last mentioned
rumor has been received.