St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-03
GarZa Believed to Be Prepap-
ing for a Decisive
Movement.
Skirmishes Reported at Sew
eral Points and Gueril-
i las Routed.
Belief Is Growing That the
Revolutionist Chief Has
Strong Backing.
A General Uprising Against
DiaZ Feared--TexaS Is
Excited.

LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 2.-The arrival
this evening of two additional cav
airy companies over the International
railroad to take the field against Cara
aroused new interest in the revolution
ary Incident. The same special train
which brought these troops had several
carloads of pack mules, said to have
been sent by the government from
military post in Wyoming for the
troops now operating in the field
against Cara on the lower range.
The quartermaster's departments at Fort
Mcintosh has contracted for a large
number of Mexican OK carts to trans
port quartermaSter's and cOmmissary
stores to the troops which are being
taken down the river
rumor, which is discredted, reached
reached the city this evening that Jose
Sanchez, brother of ex-Chief Darro
Sanchez, who accompanied Capt. Hardie
as guide, had been killed in skirmish
with Garza's men yesterday. There are
other rumors to the effect that state
troops had a
Fight With Garza's NEen
in which several were killed on both
sides. Inquiry today at Mexican Mill
tary headquarters failed to elicit any
thing III the way of more news. The
Mexican authorities declare that every
thing is quiet Oh that side of the river
New Laredo has telegraph line
down the river to Matamoras. There
was absolutely no foundation for the
report rep a that Gen. Garcia, commanding
the Mexican troops at Mier, had been
killed, nor was there any truth in the
dispatches from here stating that three
prisoners had been shot in New Laredo
this week.
Some surprise has been expressed at
the large numbers of strange MeXicans
who have arrived on the streets of
Laredo in the past twenty-four hours,
and the impression obtained is that they
were portion of GarZa's men who have
been dispersed by Capt. Hardie and his
troopers in the persistent pursuit they
have kept up against a portion of
Garza's forces for tue past week. 49,. !. !.
GarZa Disabled.
just two days before Cara crossed the
last time into Mexico, Senator AtIee
and Hon. Albert Urbahn met with a
couple OF Mexican gentlemen in an
ambulance driving along by-road in
Encinal county. who stated they were
en- route from Brownsville to Houston,
| Tex, but from the description they
gave one of them was undoubtedly no
| other person than the notorious Cata-
| rina Carza, and his appearance at that
| time III carriage confirms the report
| that Cara had not been able to direct
his latest revolutionary MeXicans on ac-
count or suffering from All old wound
in the bowels, made by gunshot year
! ago.
| While no active move has been made
| by the reyOlutiOniSts for several days,
| yet there Is evident uneasineSS that the
| worst has not come. and there are many
| who fear that the end of GarZa's move
| ment has not been seen, and in less than
| forty days a general uprising will be
| witnessed in Mexico against Diaz by the
| church party. The
Hardships to BE Endured
| by United States troops operating in the
| jungles of the lower Rio Grande can
| best be appreciated when it is remem-
| bered that in this particular section of
| the country no rain has fallen of conse-
| quence for the last eighteen months,
and all the rations used by the horses
| have to be carried in carts down to
| Carrizo from Laredo and then carried
| on pack mules along the trails. The
| cavalry has to follow through the dense
| brush. 1t is even necessary to haul
water, and the soldiers now ordered to
the front will have fearful time of it,
even IL there is no fighting done.
! Thursday evening Capt. Briteo, with
his company OF state rangers, assisted
! by Sheriff ClOsner and his deputy,
| raided the Joya ranch, TWENTY-FIVE miles
above Hidalgo, Tex. They found the
rendezvous of Francisco Villazsial, Juan
| AIenis and other notorious cut-throats
| belonging to Catarino GarZa's band.
| Capt. Briteo had no previous under
| standing with the United States mar
| shals and troops from Fort Ringgold,
| who raided the upper part of this
| thicket, while Capt. Briteo was pushing
| his way through the lower end.
! Bandits Escape.
This little misunderstanding caused
| the bandits to pick up and leave in fine
| shape. They broke for the river Fran
cisco Vasquez, Manuel Curas and Juan
| Lliermo swan across, but only to fall
| into the hands of the Mexican troops
| on the other side. and they were cap
tured and jailed at Reynosa, Mex. An
| other bandit was captured on this side
| of the river. Capt. Briteo and Sheriff
ClosDer left yesterday on another raid.
The following statement is obtained
from a resident of Carriso, Tex, in re-
gard to Capt. Hardie's scout after CARA
[ OIL OF aDOuC INC ElSC lflSt. IL was sup
posed Cara would cross at point six
miles above Carriso, known as the
Chevena Pass, but the revoIutionists
crossed at the TOrtillas ranch and had a
skirmish with the rural guards. In the
fight six MeXicans were killed. A wom-
an was among the number. Hardie had
been hot OH GarZa's trail, and was only
three hours behind, but did not come
upon them until after the skirmish with
the rurais. The revolutionists broke
for the river and were pursued by the
Mexicans.
Maj. Esquibet. commanding troops at
Guerrero. Mex, sent a courier over to
| Capt. Hardie asking him to move his
company further down the river, as
Garza's men were making for the other
side Hardie moved at once with Sher-
iff Haynes, but Cara had made good
/ his escape. Hardle then returned to
CarrisO.
Decisive Move Expected.
Col. Ceron. of the Mexican forces in
Nueva Laredo, received a telegram from
! down the river on the Mexican side,
which stated that fight had occurred
| 9fs-this side, and that two soldiers of the
| United States had been killed. The loss
ito the reyOlutioniSts was not given.
The opinion of some OF some of the
best-posted citizens of this section is
that Cara is making preparations for a
| decisive move, and that his forces are
| being largely reinforced. From re
| view of all the facts brought to light to