The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-23
BANDIT GARZA'S END
HOW THE NOTORIOUS OUTLAW WAS
KILLED AT BocAs Il ToRo.
Closing scenes of the bian Rev
o~lution-The New Provisional Cow
crnInent of Peru.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Under date OF
San Jose, Costa Rico. March 10. United
States Minister Baker confirms the report
of the death of Catarino L. Cara, the no.
torious Mexican revolutionist and outlaw.
who for a long time terrorized the Rio
Grande valley. The minister says that Gar
"a for some time past has been residing in.
Costa Rica, but recently left Port Limon
for San Juan Del Norte, Nicaragua. At
that place he gathered around him some
thirty men, chiefly Colombian exiles, and
secured money and a quantity OF small
arms. A small sailing craft was chartered.
and the party embarked on the I'd instant.
landing the following day at Cahuita, Costa
RIGA, thirty-five miles south of Port Limon.
Here Cara took quarters with an Ameri-
can named Reynolds and awaited the ex-
pected arrival of the Colombian exiles from
the interior. In this, however, he was dis
appointed, as this government Immediately
stopped communication with the port and
dispatched a body of soldiers by land to
capture the revolutionist, the Minister OF
War himself going as far as Limon. On
the Sth inst. Cara received warming of the
approach of Costa Rican troops and. with
sixty followers. embarked in two small craft
1or Bocas Del Toro, Colombia. On arriving
at That point the party at once attacked the
barracks, but was defeated. CARA and
eleven followers, including Dr. Perelra Cas-
tro, second in mn and General More
ira We're Killed: the remainder of the party
A dispatch from Colon says that after
landing at Bocas Del Toro the rebels cap
tured the policemen who We're on duty, and
after putting a guard over them made am.
attack on the calaboose and liberated all
the prisoners. The rebels then proceeded
Ing the quartet, which was garrisoned by
about forty soldiers. under the command OF
quartet Garza's band broke into a house
belonging TO j. II. Deflnke. opposite the
ffinke's house ana them them o ,ns upper Srs story nn i,s OF c,, ns-
tel The government soldiers were taken
by surprise. and some of them were killed
while still in their hunks by bullets which
passed through the wooden walls of the
building. But, when aroused, the soldiers
killed. The firing brought a number of citi-
zens to the assistance OF the troops, and
among them Senior Serafln Jovane. the To-
Perez. displayed much bravery. During the
fighting ten rebels were killed, fifteen were
wounded and twenty-five were taken prison.
ers. On the government SIDE there were
four. killed and nine wounded: Among the
soon as the invaders saw these two men
fall. and being. utterly unprepared for the
determined resistance they had met with.
they retreated toward the outskirts of the
town and disappeared in the brush. During
the encounter an attempt was made to set
ths : lne " owl Tas sad tb hav sids 81 vnsfse Oh
with kerosene, and was in the act of light
ing a match to start the confiagration when
he was noticed by a soldier, who shot him
dead. The rebels also made an unsuccess-
ful attempt to use dynamite in their opera
tons. At certain periods of the lighting the
firing was very wild, and several women
were killed. In addition, a child in it's
mothers arms was shot through the jaw.
Miss Nellie Isaacs, the government school
mistress, is reported to be among the slain.
The government officials, after the engage
ment, captured the schooner Favor DE dos.
and found on board of her eighty rifles,
twenty-thousand cartridges, and BLANKETS,
clothing and rations for the rebels. u
Naturally, the attack on Bocas Del Toro
caused great excitement, and at the request
of the United States consular agent, -. II.
Hand, a detachment of fifty marines from
the United States cruiser Atlanta were
landed for the protection of American in
terests. On March 10 a detachment OF for
ty-five soldiers were sent from here to
Bocas Del Toro, and the marines from the
Atlanta re-embarked on board that vessel.
which arrived here the following day.
Since then the revolution has been sup
pressed and peace now reigns. The decisive
engagement was fought near Medaga, in
the department of Sautander. General
Reyes routed the rebels. A rebel force
numbering three thousand men was also de-
feated by General Mateus at Cucutas The
rebels retreated toward Boyaca, and there
surrendered to General Mateus.