Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-11-29
SHOOT UP THE TOWN,
CITIZENS IN ARMS.
Serlous Conflict VIII Come Unless I'M
mediate Prccaution Is Taken.
Citizens Incensed and Ready
TO Resent Insult.

Lntedo, Tex, Nov, %, There has
been another serious clash at Rio
G@nde City between the negro troops
etarionel at Forc Ringgold and il sens
in which over 1900 shots were fired snd
one citizen badly wounded and another
slightly. More trouble is expected
The trouble has been brewing for
nome time between the people of Rio
Grande City aud tho negro cavalry
troops at Fort Ringgold. Monday night
the negro garrison took possession of
the Krag -Jorgensen rifles and ball am
munitiou at the fort, and from every
vantage point on the reservation opened
fire on the town of Rio Grande City.
The shots were directed principally at
the saloons and gambling dens, and
these quarters were quickly deserted.
Deputy United States Marshal Oscar
Merrem, who rode to Roma, the nearest
town, telegraphed that the soldiers fired
no less thar 1890 shots and that enc
man was badly wounded
Later reports say that the military
authorities now have full control over
the soldiers st the fort and that not n
nun is permitted to approach or leave
the reservation.
The entire male population in and
around Rio Grande City is under arms,
with armed Mexicans fock;ng into the
town from nearby ranches Ringgold
is completely surrounded by these
armed bands and the prospects of n
bloody battle if the men leave the res
er%ation is imminent
Scores of women and children have
been moved from the town
Captain w. M Day, commander OF
Fort Brown, near the mouth of the Rio
Grande, is now enroute overland to Fort
Ringgold with 80 men Of company L,
Ninth cavalry.
Major Thompson, in command at Fort
Mcintosh, near Laredo, has also started
for the scene with a detachment of the
Ninth cavalry.
Colonel Roberts, post adjutant at Fort
Sam Houston. San Antonio, left on a
special train for Laredo with detach-
ment of the Twenty fifth infantry. He
goes to take charge Of affairs at scene Of
trouble
The adjutsnt general of the state
troops has ordered every available mar
of the Texas ranger force to Rio Grande
City,
When the close of the Spanish wal
the department sent two colored regi
meuts, the Twenty-fifth infantry anC
the Ninth cavalry to garrison Texas
posts, a general protest went up. The
Mexican population at the frontier post
at once made fight upon the Negro
soldiers because of social attentions
which the colored men in uniform pait
come Of the Mexican girls and which
the latter did rot repel
This tension between the negro sol
diers and the Mexiclns resulted in {
fight between the soldiers and police il
Laredo some four weeks ago. as a result
of which the war department. decided t.
abandon Fort Mcintosh at Laredo
which is now being done
The negro soldiers at Fort Ringgold
on the outskirts of Rio Grande City
raised rough house" in gambling
resort of the town on Oct. 9, resulting
in two soldiers being shot and tire
being dragged to Jail and heavily fine
the next day. Since thai the soldier
say that their position at Ringgold wa
unbearable; that the people of the tow
were tormenting them with nickname
on the reservation, occasionally shootin
from the town into the reservation.