Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-02
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Border Troubles.

SAN ANGELO, Tex. IA FL Is reported
thss large NUMBER Il Me1icans working
o. the ranches north OF here are quitting
work to enlist In tbs Gerz. band OF revolu
tionsts. They 81 we'll armed with Win
chsstsrs and pistols.
Rio GBANDE CITY, Texas, Jan 2.-The
following report ia received from Captain
Hardie II struck the camp OF about 200 OIL
GaizA's followers on the 90 inss., at cum
down 10 dense ohapperel neas Garcia
rancho with no casualties on our side. Gap
taiu Brooks's company OF rangers and trooI
A third cavalry, Lisutenauts Beach and
Short, are with NE. Captains Burke and
Mckay are also here ss volunteers"
Captains Burks and Mckay re urned to
this place last night and the following
report a. MADE to the depar mem head
quarters by Captain Burke: "Har.
die has with him Captain Brooks's company
OF Texas rangers and force OF deputy mar
ehals under Deputy Van Riper, posse IN.
der Sheriff Hsines of Carrisso, aud some
Mexican trailsrs sen; him by Gen. L,reD1
Garcia of the Mexcau army. There ar.
two companies uodcr Beach and Short just
down from San Antonio. The bandits scat
tered In the chspaarel at suadoWn and |
don't think they will e. ht much unless they
get caught In the tolls. Mckay and I lef
Hardie this morDiog after fight and came
across country to Pinemo, 20 miles, and back
of some OF the ranches. TIE great danger
is that these bands vii! break Into email
squads and plumber travellers.
"Hardle marched his command from 8
O'Clock In the morning until s1ndown Of the
20 ID going over so miles but it was impos.
slbe to bring the outlaws to bsy in the
darkness. II seems that GAIA lie making
no attempt to CROSS into Mex 90 but collect
lag all his forces together on this eide to de-.
fy the q. g. troops Several outlaws who
crossed the river and one Of Captain Brit
toe prisoners that escaped from him might
before last and swan the river were cap.
tured by Mexican soldiers yesterday and
are now in jail st Rsynoss, Mexico.
Al attempt will be made by q. 8. troops
to surround and capture the Banco Oh
which there is congregated quite party Of
revolutlonists and outlaws.
LATER "A squad Of Captain McNei.'d com.
pany of rangers had running fight with
small party of rsyolu ionists about ten miles
from here this afternoon. He succeeded In
capturing one of their horses. About 300
shots were fred but no rangers were injured.
Toe loss on the other side not reported.
Gen. Stanley te.gfaphs from San An
TOMS, Texas, to Gen. Sohef sld ct Washing
ton message emoodying the above The
dispatch Ia indefinite In several important
points At army headquarters, however, 1t
is construed TO moan that the q. s. troops
with the Marshsl's deputies and the Texas
rangers have much the best OF the situation
aud have succeeded In breaking up toe
larger dasaohmtn OF Gssz,'s force, with
ths prospeo! OF making Texas territory IN.
tsnabls by bin.
LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 2-Col Ctron of the
MEXICAN Iorces III Neu'ai LaTeoo has receiVeu
telegram from down the river on the Mexican
ide, which stated that a sht had occurred Oh
this side snd thst two United States soldiers had
been killed. The loss to the revolutionists was
not given. The opinion of some citzeus Of this
eecton is that Carr, is making preparations for
decisive move, and that his forces sre being
largely reinforced. From a view Of all the facts
brought to light to date it Is the general opinion
that the movement is fathered by strong &C.
cret power and that CARA is used ss blind.