The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
ON A HUNT FOR CARA.
THE REBEL LEADER STICKING TO
AMERICAN SOIL.


rive at Loredo to Take the Field
Against the Revoluuoaists- Their
Probable Observation-Disclosures. Garcia
Not Killed by HIS Troops.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2-The Republic re
ceived at l o'clock this morning the follow
ing from Rio Grande City. Tex: capt.
McNeiTs company OF Rangers arrived here
last night from Alice. Capt. Britto Of the
Rangers telegraphs from Edinburgh, Tex,
eighteen miles south Of here, as follows:
To ESheriT Seuav Of this county: Az armed
party Is at Arguells's Bianco ranch. twenty
miles below here. Sheriff Clasper and myself
in combination with Col MGuero's cavalry viii
raid them tomorrow night late. Can you or
deputy ma shal with United states troops come
and met US tomorrow az Edinburgh The
Blanc0 ranch is very large aud a large number
IS needed 10 guard the rverfront, Banco is on
the American side bhlITO'
CARA STICKING TO THIS SIDE.
at seems that Cara fs making no attempt
TO cross into Mexico, but IS collecting all his
forces together on this side to defy the
United States troops. Several outlaws who
crossed the river. and one Of Capt Britto's
prisoners that escaped from HIM night
before last and swan the river, were
captured by Mexican soldiers yesterday and
are now in jail at keynosa'
MEXICO n u6AhGuiudAL VI AAbyh9
arrived this morning with Sexto
Lougora as a prisoner He has severe
wound in the leg, which will neoeSsitate am
putation de WAS shot ia the recent fight
between the United States troops and the
bandits and is one Of the men who invaded
Mexico with CARA on his first raid on Sept.
Is Lougora lives at LaGrulla ranch. He
was formerly United States deputy mar
Bhal and is now reported to be q prominent
man among the insurgents.
Capt. BOurEe and his escort left with the
prisoner this evening for Brownsville, lex,
BY steamer. Much valuable information Is
expected to be gained from the prisoner.
An attemdt will be made by the United
States troops, Rangers and Mexican troops
10 surround and capture Blanco, on which
there is congTegated quito party OF revo-
iutioDists and outlaws.
"a squad of Capt McNeips company of
Rangers had running fight with a small
party Of revOlutiOuists about ten miles from
here this evening. He succeeded IN Captur-
ing one Of their horses. About thirty shots
were freed, but no Rangers were injured.
The loss on the other side is not reported"
THE ARMY ADvICEs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The following
telegram was received at army headquar-
ters this morning:
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Jan. /, 1892
Washington, y. O.:
The telegraph lines have not been in working
order for the past three days The following is
the condition OF affairs on the Rio Grande from
the latest reports received this evening At
O'Clock:
Capt A. II. TIardle Of the Third cavalry re-
ports mo date that he struck q camp Of about
200 OF Garza's followers on Dec. 70 At sun
down In a dense chaperral near Garcia ranch
Capt. Brooks company OF Texas Rangers and
troop OF the cavalry, under Lieuts. Beach
and Short were with linn, af was also Capts.
Bourke aud MRckay OF the Third cavalry. A
courier from RinggOld to-day to Capt John G.
Bourke Of the Third cavalry reports that Capt
Hardie has with him Capt. Brooks Texas Ran
gers and force of deputy marshRls under Dep
uty Marshal Van Ripper, a posse under Sheriff
Haynes at Garlic, ana some Mexican tTailers
sent hin by Gen. Loren 70 Garcia. This com
mand, with troop A. OF tbs Third cavalry,
struck the bandits The latter scattered at sun
rise the next morning, Dec. 80. Capt. Bourke
thinks they will not hght unless cornered. The
great danger is that the bandits will break
into small squads ana plumber innocent citi-
zens. They have q perfect organization, sys-
TEN of signals, know the country thoroughly.
and being without uniform can change them
selves into ranchcrs and goat herdeTs In five
minutes, general roundup of the ranches
must be made from Pail to BlancO west,
which yin be done as soon
his command over fifteen hours continuously,
but was unable TO bring the outlaws TO bay be .
cause of darkness. Sisto Langario, who led the
OubteANo az AhAlaLAC IL u lllsOlitE III Lllt kuhTu
house at RingSold, and viii be taken at once
to Brownsville and turned over TO the officers
of the department Of justice. Capt. Bourke
will get from him all be knows There are
few four or five, prisoners in the guard house at
RnggOld to whom Capt. BOu rke has been
obliged to issue blankets.
LATER-Leut Langhornehas lust arrived at
Fort knggOi1 1, bringing a prlSOhSr captured by
Capt. Hardie. This man IS horribly wounded,
and must lose lis leg. The prisoner admits
that be was shot in a fight few days since and
was one OF CARA 5 men. but viii not say he was
fighting United States troops. He says
he was hit IL fight near
Torteias ranch, where CARA had
Two men killed and two wounded. Tortel-
las is IN Mexico. Two men of GRrzaS hand are
reported wounded in CaUt. BOurke's fight at
Ratamel, WHOM he hoped to catch in a short
time. one man Of lieut. LanghOrnes detach-
ment ran into three Of 9arZa's people and firing
upon them KILLED one horse and found in the
SADDLE pockets evd encs showing the owner to
be an officer in Garza's command. Capt. Har.
die is pressing the revolutionistg very hard
They are badly broken up, but may come to-
gether in small squads and continue their dep
redauons. Two troops OF he Third cavalry
will leave this morning for the Rio Grande from.
tier Maj. Morris, Third cavalry, In command
STANLEY,
Brig, Gen. Commanding
The above dispatch isindefinite in several
Important points. At army haadquarters,
however, it is construed to mean that the
United States troops with unArshals, depu-
tlGS tAltA 4NAn1 udN0 LfuCu tAlb DE,hb
OF the situation, and have succeeded in
breaking up the larger detachments of
Gsrza's forces with the prospect Of making
Texas territory unreDable by him.
TWO CAVALRY COMPANY's ARRIVE.
LAREDO. TEX, Jan. 2-The arrival this
evening of tive additional cavalry compa-
MES over th5 international railway to take
the field against Garza, aroused new interest
In the revolutionary incident. The same
special train which brought these troops
had several car loads of pack mules, said TO
have been sent by the government from the
military post 10 Wyoming for the troops
row operating in che field against Cara on
the lower range, The quartermaster's de-
partmeut at Fort Mcintosh mas contracted
for large number of Mexican OK carts to
transport ths quRrtermaster's and commits
sarY stores to the troops which
are being taken down che river.
a rumOr which is discredited
reached the city this evening that Jose
Sanchez, brother Of ex-CAlef Darro Sam
chez VINO accompanied Capt. Hardie as a
guide, had been killed in a skirmish with
Garza's men yesterday. There are other
rumorS 10 the effect that the
stats troops had fight with
GarZa's men, in which several were
killed On both sides, Inquiry to-day at the
Mexican military headquarters failed to
elicit anything in the way of more news
The Mexican authorizes declare thai
everything is quiet Oh that side Of the river.
New Laredo has telegraph line down tht
river to Matamoras