The morning call., 1892-01-02
TEXAS INVADED.
The Cara Uprising Causing Great Alarm
in Military Circles.

SAN ANTONIO (Tex.), Jan.-1.-The alarm
on the border over the Cara uprising Is BE-
coming intense. There are many startling
rumOrs in circulation concerning the tate OF
United States troops concentrated in Starr
and Duval counties Cara is known 10
to have a force of 500 desperate men,
and if the 1000 Mexican troops who are re-
ported to have murdered and deserted Gem
eTal Lorenzo Garcia. commander at Mier,
Mexico, have made their way 10 Garza's
stronghold on the Texas side, the united
forces would give Captain Bourke and his $50
United States troops n hard fight General
Stanley and other military authorities are
very uneasy over not receiving any lnf0r-
nation from the seatof war during the past
fOrtY-eight hours
1t would not be impossible for Cara with
a force Of 1900 men TO ca tGTe Fort Ringg0ld
and the whole force Of United States troops
in that section OF the frentler. lie has
threatened on several occasions TO take Fort
Ringgold il il became necessary for him 10
secure food and military supplies. II the
opportunity has occurred, 1t is not imprDba-
bic that he has executed his threat. Gen
eral Stanley will send two more troops OF
cavalry to the scene of the disturbance TO-
morrow
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-The ReDublic re-
NtAftu bllc AttioN lux opttidi OtSiSAtii ob ~
o'clock this mornii g from Rio GTande City
Captain Hardie reports by courier: |
struck the camp of about 200 OF GaTza'S
men on the Goth inst. at SundOwn In dense
chap ,rral near Garcla'S ranch, willis ne
casualties on our side. Captain Brooks
company Of rangers and Troop A, Third
Cavalry, Ljeutenants Beach and Short. are
with me. Captains BOurke and Mckay are
also here as volunteers.
Captains Bourke and Mckay returned to
this place last night, and the following re-
port was made To department headquarters:
Hardie has company Of Texas rangers and
force OF deputy mRTShals, under Deputy
Marshal ' an Riper, posse under Sherlh
BalDeS OF GarrlSSo, and some Mexican trail
.ers sent by Garcia Of the Mexican
army, and two companies under Beach and
Short, just down from San Antonio.
The bandits scattered in the ckaparrl a.
and / dOO't think they viii fght much un-
less caught in the tolls. Mckay and lett
tuiS morning, after fight, ana came across
10 Flnemo, twenty miles aud back OF some
ranches. The great danger IS that these
bandits Will break into small squads and
plunder travellers They have a perfect or
ganiZati0D, a good system of signals, know
tie country, and being without uniform can
turn themselves into innocent ranchers and
herdeTs In i've minutes. There is great
need Of wagons and trailers who know the
country and the people. The opinion OF the
officers is that there should be q general
roundup Of Tanchers from pOlSto BlancO
west. Hardle marched his command from 3
O'Clock IN the morning until suDdown Oh the
29jh, Lover fifty miles, but 1t was impossible TO
bring the outlaws 10 bay owing 10 the dark
ness. Captain Meals company of rangers
arrived last night from Alice. Captain brito
OF the rangers teiegraphs from Edin burg
nifty miles south: " An armed party is at
Argueilas, twenty miles below here.
Sheriff ClOuSner and myself, in combination
fDiOnri hianpFn'S
them tomorrow night. Can you or
Deputy Marshal. with United States troops,
meet us tomorrow at Edinburgh?' The
field IS very large, and large number is
needed TO guard the river front"
Ii seems that Cara is making no attempt
TO cross into Mexico but collecting all his
forces ON this side 10 defy the United States
troops. Several outlaws who crossed the
river, and ore Of Captain BritO's prisoners
who escaped and swan the river, were cap
tured by Mexican soldiers yesterday and are
now in jail.
a detachment of troops arrived this morn
ing with SeXto LongoTia as a prisoner. Sc
yerely wounded in the leg, which will neces-
state amputatlOn. He waS shot in the re-
Ceut fight between the United States troops
and the bandits, and is one Of
the men who invaded Mexico with
Cara in his first raid. LongOria
lives at La Gruela Ranch. lie was
formerly United States Deputy Marshal
and Is now reported to be prominent among
the insurgents. Captain Bourke and escort
left with the prisoner this afternoon Tor
Brownsville. An attempt will be made by
United States troops, rangers and Nexi-
cans tonight to surround and capture
BlancC, at which there is congregated
quite party OF revOlutiOnists and outlaws.
4 later dispatch says: a squad Of Me-
Meals rangers had a rousing fight with
small party about ten miles from here this
afternoon He succeeded in capturing one
of their horses. About three hundred shots
were fired, but no rangers were injured.
The loss on the other SIDE is not reported"
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 1.-The Picayune's
San AntanlS special says: The total num-
ber of United States troops in the turbu-
lent territory locking after CARA will be
about 1900 when those TO 90 cut tomorrow
reach the scene. Cara has spies in this
city who keep him fully posted on every
maneuyeT, and if the rumOred revolt Of the
soldiers at Mier proves correct, il is believed
that the population OF Northern Mexico
will flock to his standard rapidly. The re-
cent prosecutions Of the Catholic clergy
men has heightened the dsaffection toward
the DiaZ Government, and all the people
are wal ting for t. join any revolutionary
movement is tie prospects of its success.
Further news Is awaited with much anxiety
Late this afternoon word was received OF
another engagement between Cara men
and Uniied States troops and rangers VINO
have been In pursuit teveTal days. Iele-
grams which came from the Captain to
Gene raj Stanley. sent from some station on
the Texas and Mexican Railway. in Starr
and Duyall counties, were so garbled IN
transmission that nothing could be learned
from them, except that an engagement had
occurred and the troops were In perlous
position. a full account is expected to-
morrow.
SAN ANGELO CTex.). Jan. lit is re-
ported that large numbers Of Mexlcans
working on ranches south of here are quit
ting work 10 enlist with Cara They 90
well armed.