The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-03
THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
The Clerical Party Charged With Fo-
menting the Trouble.

LAREDO, Tex, Jan. "A personal letter
received here from an official high in the
esteem of the Diaz government in the city
of Mexico throws new light on the exist
ing trouble. The letter reads:
''You ask. does the Mexican government
fear the Cara movement? 1t does.
President Diaz is not popular with the
masses. DiaZ rules with an iron hand. He
does not consult his ministry or his con-
gress, but makes and repeats laws at his
pleasure. In Mexico there is no politics.
Diaz rules. The people are not satisfied
with this state of affairs, and were they in
position to do So they would join Catarina
Cara today. Diaz knows this, and fears
it. Every company, troop and battery in
the Mexican army is ready to move at
once. This Cara movement is. in my
opinion, no small thing. Once he can get
into Mexico, there is no telling what may
happen. What is worrying the Mexican
government is where he is getting the
money to prosecute his campaign. Cara
has money behind h i'm, but who furnishes
it is what we all would like to know.
speak of Cara; but no one believes him to
be in command. as Cara is essentially a
civilian, man of good address and popu-
lar: but he is not soldier. When the
time comes a man we'll known and who is
loved by all MeXicans will lead the revO-
lutionists. | leave you to determine VINO
h.
Another point: Diaz IL not popular with
the Catholic church. Under his govern
ment the church, as religion, has free
dom, but it cannot own lands. Some peO-
pie claim that the priests are In sympathy
with the revolutionists. AS to this | can
not speak; but there Is no question that
Diaz is considered ..as an enemy of Cathol-
cism, being theIeader of the Liberal party"
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 2.-J. r. Har-
nT1NIN IN w 1c vol
quainted in the lower counties of Texas,
arrived here last night from an overland
trip along the lett bank of the Rio Grande
through the stronghold of the revolution
lists. He states that there Is great excite
ment among both the Mexican and Amer
lean populace, and that, in his opinion,
from what he saw, Cara had no less than
1900 active followers scattered at various
points along the Texas border. He states
that the reyolutionists are all magnifi
Gently armed, with repeating rifles OF the
latest pattern and side arms. They are
paid 81 per day and given good supplies.
LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 2.-Colonel Cerron
of the Mexican forces in Nuevo Laredo
has received a telegram from down the
river on the Mexican side, which states
that fight had occurred on this side and
that two soldiers of the United States had
been killed The loss TO the revolutionists
was not given. The opinion OF some of
the best posted citizens of this section is
that CARA is making preparations for
decisive move, and that his forces are be-
ing largely reinforced. From a review Of
all the facts brought to light to date, it is
the general opinion that the movement is
backed by strong secret power, and that
GarZa is being used as blind.
Captain Eugene Yegsias wrote COM
plant to Governor Hogg Of this state that
certain sheriffs, who had been elected to
office through GarZa's influence. would
not arrest revolutionists when warrants
were placed in their hands. Today he re-
Ceived an answer, stating that he (the
gOyernorl would see that the sheriffs of
these counties did their duty, or he would
remove them from Office.
CITY of MEXICO, Jan. 2-The govern
ment organs claim that the revolutionary
leader has been driven beyond the Rio
Grande.
New LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 2.-The arrival
this evening of two additional cavalry
TO take the field against CARA
aroused new interest in the revolutionary
\ rumor, which Is discredit-
ed, reached the city tonight that
Jose Sanchez, brother of ex-
Chief Sanchez, who accompanied
Captain Hardie as guide, was killed in
a skirmish with GarZa's men yesterday
There are other rumors to the effect that
state troops had fight with Garza's men,
in which several were killed on both sides
Inquiry today at the Mexican military
failed to elicit anything new,
they declaring that everything was quiet
on their side of the river.
Ii is stated that Cara has not been able
to direct his latest revolutionary move
ments on account of his suffering from an
old wound in the bowels. While no active
move has been made by the revolutionists
lately. vet there is evident uneasiness that
the worst has not come, and there are
many who fearthSt the end Of CARA !
has not been seen, and that iD less /
than forty days 4 general uprising viii be /
in Mexico against Diaz by the /
church party.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. "A telegram |
has been received from Captain Mcneil OF /
the Texas rangers, which states that be I
bad desperate encounter with GaTZa's 4
men. The rangers at once opened fire. and 4
q number CT the latter were desperately 4
Nearly thousand shots wers /.
exchanged. None Of the rangers were hurt 4