The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-06
BANDITS ROUTED.
a Body of Mexican Revolutionists
Get Set Back.
They Attack Soldiers Near Guerrero and
Are signaIIy Defeated-The Govern-
ment Finds Out the Extent of
the Conspiracy.

LAREDO, Tex. Jan. Col. Ceron;
commander of the Mexican military
garrison across the river, received a
dispatch from Guerrero, Mex, giving
an account of another bloody engage
ment which took place on the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande, just north of
that place, between about $50 revolu-
tionists and about eighty Mexican
troops belonging to the Sixth cavalry
The revOlutionists were commanded by
PrudeGcio Gonzales. They form the
same detachment which made the sue
cessful attack on Mexican troops oppo-
site San Ignacio a few weeks ago
They have been pursued for sew
eral days by Lieut.. West of
the Third United States cavalry
and his troops The United states SOL
diers pushed the revolutionists 50 close
ly that the latter determined to cross
the river into Mexico and make another
bold strike for the cause for which they
were fighting. They had hardly crossed
to the other side when they struck the
camp OF the Mexican troops, who were
engaged in patrOling that section of the
border. The attack was made by the
revolutiorists, but the troops made a
determined fight, despite the fact that
they were outnum bered two to one, and
succeeded after a hard fought battle in
repulsing the revolutionists, who re-
treated down the river.
1t cannot be learned from an official
source how many were killed, but it is
rumOred that ten of the revolutionistS
We're left dead on the field and that
twelve others were wounded, including
Prudencio Gonzales, who escaped on
his horse. The loss to the Mexican
troops is said to have been seven killed
and twenty wounded. a large force of
Mexican troops are in pursuit of the
revolutionists, who are thought to be
making their way to rendezvous near
San Miguel, where they will be rein
forced by 500 more revol.tiOnists who
are reported to have crossed over into
Mexico Thursday night.
A GREAT CONSPIRACY.
MONTEREY, Mex, Jan. 2-The Mexi-
can government, through the efforts of
Gen. Bernardo Reys, governor of the
state of Neuva Leon, has secured posi-
tive evidence impiicating 100 promi-
nent MeXicans of the state of Tamauli-
pas and the Mexican frontier in the
present revolutionary movement. This
evidence is in the nature of secret
revolutionary pronunciamento distrib-
uted only among these believed to be
in sympathy with the cause. This
document outlines the policy of the
proposed new government and the plan
of revolution.
The pronunciamento prOnounces Diaz
to be a tyrant and a traitor who has
robbed the people of their rights and
who could be overthrown only by force.
Mexico is declared to be in a state of
siege and the Mexican people are called
to arms. Catariuo CARA is named as
supreme chief of the revOlutiOnists and
he will, the pronunciamento says, call
I general election for a constitutional
convention so soon rs the TevolutiOnists
take possession of the capital. Free
suffrage and real election is the motto
of the revuiutioniSts. The document is
signed by Prudenciano Gonzales, Sevr;-
ano Juarez, Julian Flores, Justorgio |
Ramon and l97 others.
GEN. ESTRADA NO REvOLUTIONIST.
CITY OF MEXIco, Jan As egards |
the situa tion on the northern frontier,
Gen. Estrada has sent Il telegram here |
saying that he is no revOlutionist and !
that still less is he allied with the bands /
OF mara uders on the frontier.