Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-01-27
the scouting expeditions.

charge of Scout, Henry Daily. Mr.. Daily
has been in service of the war depart
ment as scout ever since 1866, and spent
several years on the Rio Grande bor-
der. He served as scout in the cam
paign of Gen. Crook in Arizona against
the Indians, and acted in the same
capacity throughout the later Pine
Ridge troubles. He knows the habits
of the border Mexicans and speaks the
Spanish language.
January 9th. Capt. Chase's troop,
3D." arrived at San Diego, Duval coun-
ty, and established headquarters here
and is on his way to Palito Blanco.
Capt. Hunters troop "K." 3rd cavalry,
is also scouting in Duval county. The
latest reports as to the strength of
Garza's forces on this side Of the river
only place the same at 200 men, but it
is probable that this is erroneous, as
from the number of trails found and
deserted camps discovered, as well as
the broken down and dead horses dis
covered, it is likely that there are more
than 500 of his followers on American
soil Speaking of hunting them, U.
8. officer said they we're very much like
partridges. When any one reaches
their vicinity they fly and scatter in all
dirictions, and it is almost impossible
to hunt them unless by some people
who know them to "spot" them.
CATARINO ERASMo GARZA.
He was born in Los Laguna, near
Matamoras, Mexico, Sept. 10Th, 1866
was devil in printing Office at the last
named place, crossed over into Browns
vile, Texas, where he clerked for
Bloomberg 5 Rafael. While there,
married Miss Caroline Connor, then
turned sewing-machine agent, got in
to trouble with his company, quit the
business and went to Laredo, Texas,
organized club Of Me1icans and had
some trouble with Jose Lopez Mon
talbo, the editor Of Gel Horizonte." He
then went to St. Louis, Mo-, and had
some connection with Mexican consul
at that place, came back to San An
tonic, Texas, from there to Eagle Pass,
where he was in partnership with the
celebrated Cutting. While in Eagle Pass,
Cara published a paper In which he
attacked, Galan, Gov. Of Coahuila, who
had Cara arrested and sent his secre-
papers. Gov. Jno Ireland, of Texas,
refused to grant the papers. Cara was
released. He then went to Corpus
Christi, where he published his paper
eel Comercio Mexicano." Attacked
different parties who had him arrested
for libel. In one case he was fined 500
and costs. Took an active part in the
prosecution of Messrs Victor Sebree
and A. billiard, charged with killing
Abraham Resendez at Rio Grande City.
The case was changed to San Diego,
Duval county, and the jury failed to
agree. Cara made some seven criti-
cisms in his paper on the jury, for which
he was arrested for libel, and going to
Rio Grande City, met Sebree and
fight ensued. Cara and a companion
named FREDERICK Lopez on one side and
Sebree on the other-Sebrees shot Cara
through the liver and chin and Lopez
through the leg This caused consid-
erable excitement and Sebree had to go
to Fort Ringgold for protection. Dill
lard, who was not in the difficulty had
to go to Ft. Ringgold, also, for protec-
tiOn.
GARZA WAS LAID UP FOR REPAIRS,
and after he recovered, he ceased pub
fishing his paper at Corpus Christi.
Had the bullets that struck him encas-
ed in gold, which he wears on his watch
chain. He then wrote a book called
LA Logica de los Hechos" (The logic
of Acts). Cara filed suit for divorce, his
wife living at Brownsville took non
suit. At the next term of court at
Brownsville, Garza's wife obtained a
divorce-the court giving her the GUS
tody of their 3 children. Shortly after
wards Cara married the daughter Of
Alexandra Gonzales-a prominent and
wealthy ranchman at Pelito Blanco, of
Nueces county, Is miles from San Diego.
Garza's wife is a niece of Captain Man.
uel Cadina, the noted Indian fighter,
up to 1878. This rancho called "Pellto
Blanco de Zaragoza" was named in
honor of Gen Zaragoza, native OF Re
fugio county, Texas, and who led the
Mexican Army against the French at
Pueblo in 1862, May 9TH, and for which
the Mexicans celebrate what they call
the
"CUICO DE MAYO"
Cara, about this time, made cele-
brated speech on the 5th Of May, ad
the rancho Palito Blanco at Fair belt
there in the hearing of the writer.
Though the speech was in Spanish,
enough was understood for the writer
to form good opinion of Garza's elO
quence, and that his whole ''bent" was
against Diaz and his government, and
he succeeded in arousing the feelings
of the large crowd of Mexican hearers,
then assembled to hear him.
In this speech, and in his paper pub
lished at Pelito Blanco, called "El Libro
Pensador" (the Free Thinker) he at
tackled President Diaz, in many partic-
ulars, claiming that Diaz had broken
his promise in regard to the election of
Presidents of Mexico, that Diaz had es-
tablished a military despotism more
than that of Russia, abridged liberty
of speech and freedom of the press,
abolished the hGbeaS corpus, (Amparo''
as he called it, and established LA
ley de fugo," whereby persons were
violated the constitution of 1857 and
ton, and the overthrow of Diaz. Just
previous to the
SANDOVAL REVOLUTION,
Cara visited his friend, Gen. Martinez,
at Laredo, editor of ''El Mundo" (the
World, who was assassinated soon af-
ter. While Cara made a rousing
speech at Laredo, he did not take part
in the Sandoval Revolution, but charg-
ed the Mexican, or Diaz's government
with the killing Of Gen. Martinez.
O0u. SduUOVdl Ou0T6u OdrZd d ulSu
position in his army, but Cara came
back to Pelito Blanco, and attacked In
his paper, (the free thinker), President
Diaz, Gov. B. Reyes, Of Nuero Leon,
calling the latter, "Jochal Reyes" and
"El Burro de Orc" (the golden donkey,
For this he was indicted In Laredo foI
libel, for which he has never been ar
rested.
ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1891,
Cara crossed the Rio Grande and rails
ed the standard Of revolt The revolu
ton was organized in Mexico. The
Mexican government sent General L.
Garcia to the border against Cara, and
that general, ordering the reckless
shooting of supposed revolutionists
sent many to Garza's standard. A bat
tie with Garza's forces, and he being
defeated placed a damper upon the
revolution, which slumbered for sew
eral months. In the meantime, he was
organizing and drilling his troops. In
his speeches, he possesses certain
magnetism that strikes the Mexican
ranchemen in a tender spot, and one
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