The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-24
PITCHED BATTLE
Three Thousand Shots by Citizens OF
Rio Grande City and Troops.
Burners Are Out After Reinforcen,ents
TO the Citizens-Troops From Forts
Mcintosh and Tom Houston Are
Being Hurried to the Scene

LAREDO, Tex, Nov. 22.-Reports have
reached here that there was pitched
battle Monday night at Fort Ringgold,
Rio Grande City, Tex, between a COM
pany of the 9th United States cavalry
(colored) garrisoning the fort, and
several hundred citizens who attacked
the post shortly after dark. Three
thousand shots are said to have been
fired during the fight, but the casual
ties are not known here.
1t is also stated that all women and
children have been sent away from Rio
Grande City and that runners are out
after reinforcements for the citizens.
The military authorities are occupy
ing the telegraph wires and full re-
ports can not be obtained. That the
affair is a serious one is indicated by
the activity in military circles here.
Maj. Thompson, in command at Fort
Mcintosh, Tuesday brought up all the
Krag-Jergensen ammunition in Laredo
and is hurriedly loading special train
with mules, baggage, etc, to take the
availa BILE force here to the scene of
the trouble, and special train is en-
route here from San Antonio with
company from Fort Sam Houston on
the way to Rio Grande City.
State Adjt. Gen. Scurry, with force
of rangers, is expected here Tuesday
night, also on the way there
| AUSTIN, Tex, Nov 22.-Tuesday
Gov. Sayers was in receipt of tele-
gram from the commanding officer of
the United States troops at San An
tonic conveying the information that
there had been a race riot at Rio
Grand City Monday night between the
federal Negro troops stationed there
| and the citizens of that town. About
the same time this telegram was re-
ceived another came from the county
| Judge at that place and they are some
what confusing.
The military commander at San An.
tonic, Gen. McKibben, telegraphs that
| the report he received from the COM
manding officer at Fort Ringgold, near
Rio Grande City, states that all the
troops were in the garrison Monday
night at o'clock, when the citizens
| of that town advanced on the fort and
| fred upon the guard. The guard re-
turned the fire and the entire garrison
was at once called to arms. The cit
zens continued their firing upon the
! fort and the soldiers returned the fire,
and finally had to bring their Calling
guns into play to dispense the attack.
ers. The commander states that he
| fears further trouble and asks for
more troops.
he telegram from the county Judge
states that the Negro soldiers in the
fort deployed in a ravine on the edge
of the town and fired into and over the
town for something like an hour and
half, shooting into a number of
houses, wounding one man and fright
ening the women and children so bad
ly that a number of them had fed tc
the surrounding ranches for safety,
that the attack was entirely unpro-
voked and that the community was
highly incensed and further trouble
was looked for at once.
Upon receipt of these kilograms Gov.
Sayers ordered Adjt. Gen. Scurry to
the scene of action and he left Tues
day night for his destination. The
governor also wired to Washington to
have full investigation of the latter
and to remove the Negro troops at
once. The comm ander at San Anton 10
sent special detail of officers to the
scene at once to investigate. All was
quiet Tuesday night.