Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22
l...,,,s Of COlored Cavalry at
;sipsgOld Causes Trouble
l,rrLE AT RIO GRANDE'
are conflicting. but T"e'
show tina, More Troops
are Needed

IA, city. Tx, between a oompahY
4 4. Sln,h United states cavalry
,,,.p, eariisonlng the fort and soy
,s,irsd cltlzans. who attacked the
| : ,,or,iy after dark.
-. ,bonsand shots were said to
| t.,a hrcd during the night but
| ,,,a,itlcs are not known here II
| y, aid that all the women and
1 -. ha,a been sent away from RIO
fi,v and that runners nr" out
..i-s,rraments for the citizens,
s-iiiisfy authorities arr occupy
| X, islerraph wires and full reports
- b. obtained,
! ~ By the activity ~ military CIR
1 tsfe. ..., -, H.,
k'i.,,ss today bought NJ all the
~ issrsrasn ammunition In Laredo
n, huffloily loading q special train
49, baurnrp, ctc., 10 take the
~ ferrs here TO the scene u the
| - ana a special train IL en- route
= f,om San Antonio with a com
!, rom Font Sam Houston.
{e.is Adiutnut Ocnctnl Scurry. with
I 10 N rangrra. II expected here to-
1 N aiIo on'thc way thcrc.
,.,an Tx. Nov. gi.-Todhy Gov.
nj wat In receipt u q telegram
H. commanding officer OF the
u qfa,es troops az san Antonio
{-tfylrr the Information that there
issr a me- rot 1T lilo Grnudc city
n IN, between the federal trouus
,l.ssA thefc and tho citizens Of that
Il About thu same time another
ran came nom the county judge
NJ place and they arr somewhat
Messing.
IL rnltafy commander at san An
n On. Mcitihhcn. teicgraphg TINT
~ocf h. received from IN. COM
i,lif al Fort Rlnggold. near Rio
Irrlt CITY. states that all the troops
y "a tbs garrison last night ut
sk wirn the citizens - that town
n.efd on tho fort and nrvd upon the
aft The guard returned the IRE
- cniife ruffiaon wnn nt once
a. 10 arms The citizens continued
ffhr upon the fort, the soldiers
nfi the hra and finally had to
q their gatling guns into play 10
,sfis the attacks The commander
rs b. fears further trouble, and
~ iof more troops,
NJ telegram from the county Judge
lifs that the negro soldiers In tho
n thff dc9lnyed ~ a fuvinc On the
= q the town and fired into the
b Or about an hour and half,
u,rs into number of houses.
Hlr'lfg one man. and friphtcning tho
1fh and children 10 badly that "A
.ahif q them had ned TO the sur
s,.ts ranches Tor safety. that the
"A vas entirely unprvvokcd. and
NJ Ne community was highly In
~ ana further trouble was looked
q oroe.
li'n rcripi u these tclcgramr Gov.
W gigrrd Adit, den. Scurry 10
sene q action, and he loft tonight
~ ae.unailnn The governor also
stAfhsd 70 Washington 10 have a
hfv,itatlun Of the matter and to
~ w ntEfo troops ~ once. The
aihder NJ San Antonio sent n Hpc-
-sAu % oihecfa 10 the scene at
|" iwcstlga,c. All II quiet to-
y lsaifef, post adiutnnt at Fort
hSifion. left this afternoon on n
w VAN Tor l.nrdu, with d.tnch-
" inc twenty NTH Infantry to
~ investigation Of the trouble
~ hnssulf, and to make a full
~ Gen, Mckihhcn, the depart
= ,onmandhar Gen. Mrkibhsn hna
.il WIN Gov. saycrH on the sub
~ hah peon asked by the COVER
hke all the steps In his power
s..laie The citizens ami the sol
Inublc between the negro sol
"a The frontier posts and the
"a population has b-en brewing
w gme' A collision b,swcen tho
Ahi negro soldiers at Laredo a
.pfN arn has resulted In tho
tahg ~ The post There. A ANAL
~ also oc'urrcd Mt Rio Grinde
~ month, IN which some soldiers
'a l9', ana others were arrested and
s's1e Then the MeXcana and sol
W. Mo Gfande city have been at
hieftt onmlty.
~ afternoon Gov. sayer sent the
As telegram to the secretary OF
Washington:
- direct Immediate. imnartlnl
an hlhg lnycstiratlnn into tho
~ negro soldiers al Fort Ring
sAfr county, Tex, lnst NIGHT.
Hll ~ 49,. ~, Wv hlh'siiAAf w.
i ,c,,, u"spa, Following telegram
h. se,,,,. nom the county judge OF
W. ~, a.,
III In ! ,' at Fort Ringgold de-
ssn a.. ,a'lhe AZ the south edge
lHiiis ~ ~, last nisht and fired
fi,nsd. mo anu over the town.
" ose sss- 1nilnucd at Intervals
s.,dsi N t, ana half. One citizen
b. bs,fa " Nv mouse. Houses an over
y fhils,s, ~. py bullets. Women
.gaitn l!,u To woods and ranches.
nav d,e,ll'Fl@ed, ! fear the peo-
M s I,,,ag 10 avcnge Themselves
Nh ~ es,ell'.y act civll authori-
lrund nv, ,T,erlrsa 20 control, I un-
it.lne d, ..i'l,u l; ltubottom, COM
IN NJ 1 .,,,ld this cowardly as
uAiarton '''.. Tor the act Wire
sshlns ln,.. ~ San Antonio for
s. ' ',Ioo,,n,,
'oeil'f y, SAVERS.
i,v aay,r. -Vovornor Of Texas"
sli r S,,a fNeiNed the following
a,fll, MeEng, IRON the commanding