Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22
FIGHT
| WITH U. $. TROOPS
|. ...,es Of ColOrsd Cavalry at
,apsgoIt Causes Trouble
I,r1LE AT RIO GRANDE'
are conflicting, but ihey
show that More Troops
are Needed.

\ TEX. Nov. 21,-Reports have
Ia here tina, there was , a pitched n,a
/ N ,.t night at Fort Rlnggold' RIO
4 a, CITY. Tex between company
1 ~ ~ Ninth United states cavalry
4 n earrisonlng the fort, and sew
4 hundred cliiasns, who attacked 'he
r. shortly after dark.
4 r..s thousand shots were said 10
4 Ken fired during the night but
L ..o,l,los are not known here, 1t
4 -, sold that all the women and
1 ~, have been sent away from Rio
~ CIV. and that runners are out
-,.irforcements for the citizens.
". Military authorities are occupy
x, ",olerraph wires and full reports
M Be Obtained.
fTln he affair Is q serious one Is IN
IA BY the activity In military CIR
IA thompson, IN command at Fort
k',-,,sh today bought up all the
y.jorsensen ammunition In Laredo
1 4 mrriedly loading special train
n mules baggage etc. to take the
4 lsbs force here 10 the scene Of the
,Ss. and a special train is en- route
!, s,on san Antonio with a COM
4 ~ ,,ou Tnrt Sam Houston.
RSste Adiutant General Scurry with
| s-,s n rangers. Is expected here to-
4 I'D also on'the way there.
4 ,rsiin Tex. Nov. 2l.-Today Gov.
,sr was In receipt Of a telegram
The commanding officer of the
-t.i States troops at San Antonio
krrsylng the Information thar there
been q race riot at Rio Grande city
/. light between the federal TROOPS
,torea there and the citizens Of that
H. About the same time another
kg-in came from the county judge
1 Aat place, and they are somewhat
Eilshg
4 ne military commander at San An
! ts Gen. McKibben. teegraphs that
mort ne received from the coaN-
4 ns at Fort Rlnggold, near Rio
hand City, states that all the troops
= y n the garrison last night at Z
k,lcs, when the citizens Of that town
4nnced on the fort and fired upon the
MD The guard returned the fire
! ne entire garrison was at once
Isd to arms. The citizens continued
n frhg upon the fort, the soldiers
4 uraei the FIRE and finally had TO
lg their gatllng guns into play to
sisFe the attacks. The commander
rs b. fears further trouble, and
NJ ioF more troops.
! he telegram from the county Judge
bis that the negro soldiers In the
~ there deDloyed In a rayine on the
e o, the town and fired into the
l for about an hour and a half,
Oo,slg into q number Of houses,
cundlng one man, and frightening the
onet and children so badly that
-nbg o. them had fed TO the sur
! nitlns ranches for safety, that the
y iltk vas entirely unpDvoked, and
a. The community was highly in
ised and further trouble was looked
q once.
lIoh rSelpt Of these kilograms Gov.
lss ordered Adjt. Gen. Scurry 20
Sehe Of action, and he left tonight
bis destination. The governor also
ssHghed to Washington to have a
lhesleatlon Of the matter and to
l'e't the negro troops al once. The
enana9 al San Antonio sent a spe-
ssAl q officers TO the scene at
70 Investigate, All is quiet to-
loA isarser, post adjutant at Fort
2 hJlsion, left this afternoon on a
~ ualn FOR Laredo, with a detach-
~ Of the Twenty-hfth infantry TO
+. az investigation Of the trouble
w hlnsgold. and to make a full
A1 10 Gen. McKibben, the depart
q. commander, Gen. MrKibben has
s..sl with Gov Sayers on the sub
@al has been asked by the COVER
Y axe all the steps in his power
eah llale the citizens and the sol
= Iroaole between the negro sol
y On The frontier posts and the
Ia population has been brewing
s'ne tne. A collision besween the
y ana negro soldiers at Laredo a
aesks ago has resulted in the
-.ihlhs Of the post there. A small
! 'lo' also cccurred at Rio Grande
~ month, In which some soldiers
M@ and others were arrested and
J. s1oce then the Mexhans and SOL
y RIO Grande City have been at
/ .MeitN enmity.
~. AFTERNOON Gov. Sayer sent the
us telegram TO the secretary of
as qhect immediate. imnartial
Safehlhg Investigation into the
Of negro soldiers al Fort Ring
s.aT county Tex, last night.
~ e'us ofoers for the immediate re-
" troops. Following telegram
!, $3.50. rom the county judge of
| "S'o soldiers at Fort Rinpgold de-
~ q ravine az the south edge
49, ~ q Z ?. m. last night and fired
49, sho's into and over the town,
.nNaoe continued al intervals
~, w holr and a half One citizen
-. " MS house. Houses all over
N ,Ag,.saloraled by bullets. Women
'r s,psofeh fed to woods and ranches.
rss terrori2ed, fear the peo-
!, Ky aslde 10 ayenge themselves
w aastartey act. Civil authori-
v, 49,. :. powerless 10 control. un-
5H,a hat Lieut.. Rubottom com
IN directed this cowardly as
f,S,,SS.o cause for the act. Wire
SssSip,sVh ana San Antonio for
kpN !, Investigation and removal OF
JOSEPH D. SAVERS.
s,r g., Governor OF Texas"
~ slgt'a received the following
-, ',,, 1870 from the commanding
|g,s- %rcAibben, in charge OF Texas
49, Onited States army. from his
81 va a. lers In San Antonio,
b. ", .hlo Tex, Nov, 2l.-To Gov.
l.;ieh 49, AtA..-The following
~ ... mas has been received:
Rll n,.h,sgold, DISADVANTAGES
So. .neni II Texas, San Anton
|iss. man in garrison last night:
1r,t' hs ah hiring on our guard at
|rc,, -. - ana scouts placed on guard
N - s",Ilson. Enemy opened terri
Ia III sairisOn at 1880 on side next
| -e Nm. @nas city, and continued for
r n,,,. our men, obliged TO pro-
|ssiv ,on, fired several yolleys
~ n.y. ordered out Calling Gun and
r. M , ,sl ; hre. None Of our men
s,,ierru.u gule since. but rumors Of
N mo- ln county. II true, may
7ss .uoops. Cannot treat with
|tiS So. sIo VIII not even respect
rissn st lnail carriers; unsafe for