The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
GROWING TROUBLE IN MEXICO,
The Murder of General Garcia
Confirmed.
His Troops Have Joined CARA, tho In
surgont Leader-Rumors of an En-.
gagement With United States Soldiers.
The Mexican Government Alarmed
at the situation-Deep Concern in
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at the situation-Deep Concern In
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New ORLEANS, Dec. 31.-lSpeciall-
A Times Democrats San Antonio
special says: In the district Of the
CARA disturbance there are now some
two hundred United States troops and
thirteen Texas rangers. They are scat
tered, but will be concentrated with
the force of Captain Burke. When
massed, the troops will attack CARA
who is said to be encamped near Lo-
pena with wohundred and fifty men.
The locality is far from telegraph sta
ton and the engagement may have
taken place yesterday. The only news
received by Gen. Stanley was to the
foregoing effect, and came from the off,
Ger commanding Fort Ringgold during
| Burke's absence.
The murder of General Lorenzo Gar
ella by his troops and their flight into
Texas to join Cara has been confirmed.
The killing occurred at Mier. The
number of the deserters is not known.
LATER Brigadier General Stanley feels
certain that the action took place YES
terday between Garza's mon and the
| regulars.
GARZA'S LARGE FORCE.
LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 3l.-lSpeciall-
An interview with United States mar
shall just in from Garza's field of opera.
tions shows that there is certainly a
large force with CARA, and that in one
OF Garza's attachments, which Captain
Hardie followed, there were no. less
than three hundred mon.
AT camp where they had taken
| single meal we're found tho remains of
| eight beeves which had boon slaugh-
tered, also three camp fires. Tho trails
bore proof Ola company of several hun
dred men.
Captain IIardic followed close on tho
trail of these men until they crossed
tho river. Tho country has Il dense
growth of chapparel which it is almost
impossible for a horse to penetrate, and
the country is broken by deep arroyos,
which compel the troops to dismount
and pick their way carefully and with
great difficulty.
Captain llardie has spies and scouts
stationed in various directions and is
doing everything possible under the cir
cumstances. Considering the impassa-
bic nature OF the country and that there
are only about 300 United States tt GODS
In the field, while IL reports be true,
Garza's band must not fall short of 900
men. Yesterday supply wagons heavily
laden started down tho river with sup
plies for the troops. There are rnmors
of battle between Cara and Tho
Mexican troops, but inquiry across the
river in New Laredo failed to confirm
them.
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT ALARMED.
MONTEREY, Mex, Dec. 3i.-lSpe ciall
News was received here late last
night that General Lorenzo Garcia. in
command of the troops in the field in
the northern part OF Mexico, with head
! quarters at Mier, had been murdered by
his command, and that the entire force,
numbering several hundred men under
his immediate command. had gone over
to the side of tho revolutionists, cross
| ing over into Texas in body at point
between Roma and Carrizo.
Private soldiers in the Mexican army
arc neary all convicted criminals who,
instead of being given n term in prison,
are sent here to serve with tho military
and they are desperate characters and
are nearly all secret sympathizers of the
revolutionary movement. Geu. Garcia
| WOO OiO vi bu0 mOSU prominent anu
efficient officers in the Mexican army
and his death at this time is n serious
| blow to the governments.
Governor Relics has been in constant
telegraphic communication with Presi-
dent Dlaz all day, but the nature of tho
dispatches is not known. Gov. Reies,
OF State of Nneva Leon, and the mill
tary authorities here are much disturbed
over the situation on tho frontier. Tho
movement of troops through hare from
the lower part of tho Keplblic during
the past five days has been very great,
and the transportation facilities OF
Mexican National road have been insult
bcient to accommodate the heavy de-
mand made upon it by the government.
The garrison here has rushed all Of it's
available troops to Nueva Laredo, from
which place they are distributed along
the RICH. bank of the Rio Grande.
DEEP CONCERN IN wAslINGroN.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 3l.-ISpecal]--
Officials of the War Department. are
watching tho situation on the Rio
Grande with deep concern, but are
without news from General Stanley this
morning. They are apprehensive that
captain Bourke's force may be very
much outnumbercd by the revolution
lists, but they feel confident that the
OFFICER Will conduct himself with all
necessary prudence and that no will
soon be reinforced.
Minister Romero this morning said
that he had heard nothing except from
the newspapers about the assassination
OF General Garcia and tho desertion of
bis troops to the revolutionists. He
did not credit the story, but the army
oticers, who are acquainted with the
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