The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-21


LAREDO, Tex, March 2O.-The crisis
In the disturbance here over the carry
ing out OF the state health regulations to
suppress the smallpox epidemic seems to
have passed.
When the work OF removing the patients
was resumed this morning the scenes Of
yesterday were repeated. Capt. Rogers.
Of the state rangers, and four assistants
attempted to disperse the crowd, but were
fired upon, and Capt. Rogers received a
bullet In the left shoulder The rangers
returned the fire, killing Gippeta Her
rera, eX-policeman, who was leading the
rioters, and another Mexican and wound
Ing woman, sister of Herrera, who
had fired at the officers from the window
OF house near by. Several other Mex
leans were wounded, but the number can
not yet be ascertained, as they escap-
ed In the house Dozens of people report
seeing wounded men, but how many saw
the same ones is not known
The shooting was followed by a num-
Der of scattered shots in different parts
of that quarter of the city popuIated
largely by Mexicans, and they were con-
ers for renforcements
DR.. Blunt, according to ARRANGEMENTS
made, had notified Capt. Ayers. in COM
mand at Fort Mcintosh, that the United
states troops We're needed, and at II As
a detachment of the Tenth cavalry.
mounted and fully armed, with 100
rounds of ammunition each, arrived at
the market place. Joseph Bartholomew
was sworn in as an officer, and under
his direction the crowds we're quickly
dispersed. The leader of the first crowd
,, encountered by the regulars undertook
to talk instead of obeying orders to clear
out, and was promptly knocked down
with the butt of a carbine and so badly
hurt that he died within short time
after being carried away. His friends
took the hint and rapidly fed
A gatling gun and an ambulance corps
accompanied the cavalrymen, and the
town took on an air Of martial law Pla-
toons Of troopers circled through the dis
turbed district and scattered or drove
out the crowds gathered on the cross
streets, most of them taking refuge un-
der the river bank but Offering no re-
sistance
MEXICANS ASSIST.
Mayor Christen had requested Col.
OHoran, the commandant of the Mexi-
can military force in Nueva Laredo. TO
cooperate with the Laredo authorities
in preventing the crossing and recrossing
of the river by crowds in case of trouble,
and While several hundred Mexicans,
driven out of the disturbed district were
hiding under the river bank strong de-
tachment of Mexican cavalry deployed
on the south bank of the Rio Grande
Those on this side concluded they were
coming across to assist them against the
colored United States cavalry and a
mighty cheer went up. Fortunately, how
ever, they discovered their error before
doing anything rash.
The city being quieted, the work OF the
health officers was again taken up. with
a guard of cavalry with each wagon un-
der orders from Capt. Ayres that IL
anybody attacked in any way the Mex
lean officers or themselves, to shoot, and
"shoot to kill The work progressed
during the rest of the afternoon without
further interruption, and will continue
under the cavalry guard until completed.
The trouble seems about over, though
there may be isolated cases of resistance
to the health officers
Capt. Rogers was shot from behind the
ball lodging in or near the shoulder joint
DR.. Blunt says the wound may be a
serious one.
A force of some twenty-five rangers
have been sworn in and are doing guard
duty at the pest and detention houses