Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-06
ON ThG BORDER.


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Ne Garss's Eesess-
6Au AxToxIo. Tex. Jaa- k-O0ciai
kilograms have been received ~ the
military headquarters here from Capt
Wheeler. commanding Fort Ringgold.
and Cap. Johnson, commanding Fort
Brown. 20 the effect that Garxa's
revolutionlsts are being scattered By
United States troops and will Be pre-
vented from mobilizing on Texas soil
TO invade Mexico with any thing like .
formidable army.
Gsrza's m-n are either hiding Or have
taken refuge in Mexico Either Is pos
sible considering the vast stretch OF
broken and brushy country ON both
si6es of the Rio Grande and the din
Guilty Of communication Capt Johnson
wires that he has just returned from q
scout of IS miles up the Rio Grands from
Fort Brown but met NO revoiutionists.
Capt Chase and Capt Hunter. with de-
tachments Of the Third cavalry. re-
spectively. left for Fort RinTgold and
Fort Mcintosh on fresh scouts All
the forces arc suffering much hardship
for lack Of forage and water for their
horses.
Gen. Stanley has received q letter
from Capt Bourke, in which the latter
asks that the attention OF the federal
authorities be called TO the necessity
of having a greatly increased force OF
United States deputy n,srshnis on the
border to assist in bringing the
Mexican offenders against the MURAL.
ity laws to justice He states that the
United States troops can only cope
with armed bands Of marauaers and
that IL is the duty of the civil officers
10 make arrests Of those who arc aid
ing the active participants in the revo
lutionary movement lie says that the
peoplc of the Rio Grande valley viii
help Cara TO the last woman and
child. and il In almost impossible for
the troops to accomplish anything v
the way Of suppressing them. astheJ
always assume new names when m
arrest Is attempted from written de
scriptions Of those wanted
CRY OF MEXICO, Jan. A-The lates'
news from the state Of Durango IL very
sad. Though the government 10 try
ing to conceal the facts and Is Gsvinf
out contrary accounts. IL Is nov
we'll known that tho stories
heretofore received were not cx
aggerated and that many people
there arc suffering from starvation
and u is said IL the government CON
tinues deaf to the cry OF the sufferers Z
rising Of the people r,ay be expected
To use the words of man Of infiuenc,
among the common people: II prefel
TO die fighting rather than from hun
ger"
In Puebla . revolution was onl,
avoided By the general government
backing down after arresting th'
priests in two of the monasteries
Puebla is the most catholic and religi
Gus state in this republic IL IL stste'
that it was the intention Of tn
government to arrest all the priests
and IL the people arose
shoot them down. A prominent gov
eminent Official says the affair Was
sad mistake and that the governmen
was no. to blame. and that the stat
authorities did not know how to carr,
out the orders given. This has giveI
rise to the opinion that the whole thinl
was plan TO Gust Gov. Marquee. wh'
is a moderate ruler.
The Cara revolution Is becoming {
more important matter than the gov
eminent is willing to concede. IL Is n
open secret here that Cara 10 rcceiv
ing money from persons in both Mex
leo and the United Statea and that tn,
contrabandists Of all classes on tn
border line of both countries are con
tributing to carry on the work Spec
ulators in Mexican bonds are also sal,
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