The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-02
BOURKE'S TROOPS
They Are Close on the Trail of
the RevOlutiOnists.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM THEM
Excitement on the Border Becoming Intense
Mexicans Said to sympathize With Cara
Number of Soldiers On the Scene.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. L. The Republic re-
celved the following special at l a. m.
from Rio Grande City: Captain Hardie re-
ports by courier: II struck camp of
about two hundred of Garza's men on the
goth inst. at shutdown in dense chapparal
near Garza's ranch, with no
casualties on our side. Captain Brooks
company of rangers and troop A, Third
cavalry, Lieutenants Beach and Short, are
with me. Captains Bourke and Mckay
are also here as volunteers. Captains
Rourke and Mckay returned to this place
last night and the following report Is made
to department headquarters. Hardle has
COMPANY OF TEXAS RANGERS
and force of deputy marshals under
Deputy Marshal Van Ripper posse
under Sheriff haines, of Corrisson, and
some Mexican trailers, sent by Cen
eral Garcia, of the Mexican army, two
companies under Beach and Short just
scattered in the chapparal and l
don't think they will hight much unless
caught in the tolls. Mckay and L
left this morning after a fight and came
across to Pinemo, twenty miles, and back
OF some ranches. The great danger is that
these bandits will break into small squads
and plumber travellers. They have per-
feet organization, good system of signals,
know the country and being without uni
form can turn themselves into innocent
ranchers and herders in five minutes.
There is great need of wagons and trailers
who know the country and people. In the
opinion of officers there should be
GENERAL ROUND UP OF RANcHERs
from Polisto Blanco west. Hardie
marched his command from 3 am. until
SHUTDOWN the Goth over fifty miles, but il
was Impossible to bring the outlaws to bay
in the darkness. Captain Niers company
of rangers arrived last night from Alice
Captain J rito of the rangers, telegraphs
forom Edinburg, fifty miles south
IAN armed party is at Arguellas
twenty miles below here and Sheriff Clous
ner and myself in combination with Col
onel Wanero's cavalry will raid them to
NOR ow night Can you or the deputy
marshal with United States troops meet Vi
tomorrow at Edinburg? The BlancO il
very large and large number are needed
to guard the river front"
Ii seems Cara is making no attempt t
cross into Mexico, but is collecting hi
forces at this side
To DEFY UNITED STATES TROOPS.
Several outlaws VINO CrOSseu uHe river AM
Que of Captain Britos prisoners that es
capped and swan the river, were captures
by Mexican soldiers yesterday and ar
now in jail. A detachment of troops ar
rived this morning with Sexto Longaria
prisoner He is severely wounded in tn
leg, which will necessitate its amputatior
He was shot in the second fight betwee
United States troops and bandits and is on
of the men who invaded Mexico with Carr
in his first raid. Longaria lives at Lagru
ella ranch He was formerly a Unite
States deputy marshal, and is now RI
ported to be prominent among insurgents
Captnin Bourke and escort left with th
prisoner this afternoon for Brownsville
, An attempt will be made by United State
troops, rangers and Mexicans to nigh. to
SURROUND AND CAPTURE BLANco,
on which there is congregated quito part
, of revolutionists and outlaws.
Later. "A squad of McNeil's rangers ha
rousing fight with small party about tie
, niles from here this afternoon. He su
f ceeded in capturing one of their horse
About three hundred shots were fired, br
no rangers were injured. The loss on til
other side is not reported.