The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03

! WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial The
| Following telegram was received at
army headquarters this morning from
San Antonio, to General Schofield, com.
manding the army at Washington:
Telegraph lines have not been in
working order for the past three davs
Inc following is the condition of affairs
on the Rio Grande from the latest re-.
ports received this evening It 9 o'clock
Captain a. II. Hardie, Third cavalry,
reports that he struck the camp of
about 200 OF Garcia's followers tho Goth
instant at shutdown, In the dense chap.
parel near Garcia's ranch. Captain
BROOKS company of Texas rangers and
Troop a, Third cavalry, under Lieuten-
ants Roach and Short were with him. as
were also Captains Bourke and Mackav
OF the Third cavalry. From Ringgold to-
day Captain John &. Bourke, Third
cavalry, reports Captain lIardic has
with him Captains Brooks and Rogers
and the force of Deputy Marshal Van
Nlper, the posse under Sheriff HAYNES
at Cadrizo aud some Mexican trailer,
sent him by General Lorenzo Garcia.
"Ihls command with Troop A, Third
cavalry, struck the bandits. Tho lat
ter scattered at sunrise the next morn
ing, tho 30th. Bourke thinks they will
not fight unless cornered The great
danger is that these bandits will break
into small squads and plumber Innocent
citizens. They have perfect organiza-
ton, Il good system OF signals, know
the country thoroughly, and being
without uniforms can change them.
selves into ranchcrS and goat-herders
in five minutes.
"a IN ~,
fifteen hours continuously, but was
unable to bring the on flaws to bay be-
cause OF darkness. Sisto Iongario, who
led the outlaws at Ratomel. is a pris-
oner in tho guard house at Ringgold,
and will be taken at once to Browns
vile and turned over to the officers Of
the department of justice. Bourke will
get from him all he knows. rnere are
few, four or five, prisoners. in tho
guard house at Ringgold, to whom
Capt. Bourke has been obliged to issue
blankets.
LATER-l.ieuteni mt -Langt orne has
just arrived at Fort Rlnggold, bringing
"a prisoner captured by Captain lIirdie.
This man is horribly wounded and must
lose his leg. The prisoner admits that
he was shot in fight few days since
and was one of GarZa's men, but will
not say he was fighting United States
troops. He says he was hit in fight
near Tortellas Ranch, where CARA had
two men killed and two wounded.
Tortellas Is in Mexico.
Two men of Garza's band are re-
ported wounded in Bourke's fight at
Ratomel, whom he hopes to catch in a
short time. One man of Langhorne's
detachment ran into three of Garza's
people, and firing upon them. killed ono
horse and found in the saddle pockets
evidence showing the man who was
riding him to be an officer of tiarza's
command. Hardie is pressing tho row
olutionists very hard. They are badly
broken up, but may come together in
small squads and continue their deprc-
dations. Two troops Of the Third cav
airy leave in the morning for che Rio
Grande frontier, Major Morris, of the
Third cavalry, in command.
(Signed) STANLEY,
Brigadier-Gene Commanding"
The above dispatch is indefinite on
several important points. At army
headquarters, however. it is construed
to mean that the United States troops,
with marshals, deputies and Texas
rangers, have much the best OF the sit
uation, and have succeeded in breaking
up the larger detachment of Garza's
forces, with prospect OF making Texas
territory untenablc by him.
Rio GRANDE CITY, Tex. Jan. 3.-[Spe-
ciall-Captain McNeil's company of
rangers arrived here last night from
Alice. Captain Britto, of the rangers,
telegraphs from Edinburgh, Tex,
eighteen miles south of here, as fol-
lows, to Sheriff Selloy, of this county:
AN armed party is at Auguellas
Blanco. twenty miles below here. Sheriff
Closner and myself. in combination
with Colonel Maneros' cavalry will raid
them tomorrow night late. Can you
or deputy marshal with United States
troops come and meet us tomorrow at
Edinburgh? Blanco is very large, and
a large number is needed to guard the
river front. Blanco is an American
soil on the American side. (Signed
Britto."
1t seems that Cara is making no at
tempt to cross into Mexico. but collect
ing all his forces together on this side
to defy the United States troops. Several
| outlaws who crossed tho 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
! Reynasa, Mex. A detachment of troops
arrived this morning with Sexto Lau-
goria as prisoner severely wounded in
the leg, which will necessi'ate amputa-
zion. He was Shot in a recent fight be-
tween United States troops and the
bandits, and is one OF the men who in.
vaded Mexico with Cara on his first
raid on the 18th OF September. Lau-
goria lives at Gagrulla ranch. lie was
formerly a United States deputy mar
shall and is now reported to be promi-
nent man among the insure ents.
| Captain Bourke and e,c)rt left with
the prisoner this afternoon for Browns