The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-07
FROM THE BORDER.
ONE WHOLE PRISONER CAPTURED BY
THE FEDERAL TROOPS.
A Slight and Unimportant Engagement
With the Observation-Disclosures Little
Damage Being Done on
Either Side.

special to The Statesman
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 3.-The
United States troops on the Ril
Grande border have been doing SPLEEN
did work during the past several
days, and Gen. David 5. Stanley,
commander of this military depart
ment, is Of the opinion that they will
soon have the Cara troubles under
control. He cOmmends in the highest
terms the bravery of Capt. John G..
Bourke and Second Lieut.. George r.
Langhorne. The news of another en-
gagement between the troops and the
revolutionists was received in q dis
patch to Assistant Adjt. Gen. j. p.
Martin, from Capt. William B. Wheel
er Of the Eighteenth infantry, here to-
day from Fort Ringgold.
1t says: "Second Lieutenant Geo.
Y. Langhorne of the Third cavalry
and his detachment of thirty troop
ers. with the sheriff of Duval county
and posse of United States deputy
marshals, have just arrived here with
one prisoner. The prisoner is Colonel
Pablo Nunez, one OF the leaders in the
| Cara movement. Lieutenant Lang
horne reports that yesterday they
struck q camp of revOlutiOnists three
miles from the Los Cuevales ranch
aud five miles from here. The revO-
lutionists ran, leaving everything, as
soon as they discovered the United
States troops, escaping into the dense
chapparal. 1t is not known that any
of them were wounded, although
many shots were fired at them as they
dashed into the bushes in the vicinity.
ihe capture of Colonel Nunez was
made. The horses and equipments of
other revOlutiOnists were captured
as were also two gross of ammunition
bags and many important papers"
Lieut.. Langhorne bestOws high
praise upon Private Walker of troop
7, Third cavalry. | consider the sue
cess of Lieut.. Langhorne important
and mertorious. | will forward his
full report by mail"
The holiness of Cara and his men
is shown by their position on the
Texas side. Their stronghold is in
Starr and DuVal counties, fully 100
miles from the Rio Grande and about
that distance from Fort Ringgold. 1t
is estimated by those acquainted with
that section of the country that it
would require no less than 10000
| United States troops to round up the
scattered revOluIionists on this side, if
the latter desire to evade capture and
do not want to fight. The broken
country embraces an area equal
to two or three OF the average
states of the Union, and in addition to
its eXtensiveness it has the disadvant-
age of being wild and "woClly." 1t
is sparcely populated and there is an
average distance of about fifty miles
between the ranch residences. There
are very few settlements, except in
the immediate vicinity of the Rio
Grande, and the population is COM
posed almost wholly of Mexicals, who
are pronounced sympathizers of the
Cara movement. The rauchmen are
nearly of like character and tho few
A merican merchants and ranchmen
find it more profitable not to be
against the revolutionists, as their
lives and property would be in great
danger if they should openly oppose
the desperate detachments of armed
men who boldly commit depredatiOns.
1t is no wonder, when these exist
ing con" itions are considered, that the
United States troops and government
authorities, find it very hard matter
to rid the lower country of the armed
forces that are being organized to in
wade Mexico. The troops are unac-
quainted with the country, and have
so far been very poorly supplied with
guides. They meet with many other
difficulties, one of the most serious be-
ing the providing Of sufficient rations
to hold out during q scouting trip, as
they cannot depend upon receiving
support in that line from the ranch
men. These scouting trips are no
small undertaking. They often en-
brace march of 800 or 400 miles
through dense chappara! and prickly
pear bushes, and anyone who has ever
visited the Texas frontier knows the
suffering and annoyance that prickly
pear causes.
In the case of the recent scouting
operations conducted by Capt John
G.. BouIke, Second Lieutenant George
Y. Lang horne and Capt. Francis f.
Hardie and their commands the mum.
Der of miles covered by each COM
mand was probably 500. Their
marches were in many ms ances
forced and in the active field duty.
When the Cara men sighted the
work of the troops it was peculiarly
hard and trying. The force of troops
now in the field has so depleted Fort
Rnggold. Fort Brown and the post in
this city that barely enough men are
left to do efficient guard duty. The
custom house guards al along the
river are also exercising every vigi
lance in protecting the river stations
The revolutionary operations and
the increased force of government au-
thorities on both sides of the river has
had the effect of greatly decreasing
the work of the professional snug
glers, the majority of whom have
given up that work to join Garza's
band.
REVOLUTIONARY PROCLAMATION.
Juan Centreno Flores, n prominent
Mexican, who lives ut Monterey,
Mexico has just issued a Startling