The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-22

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oiers Were Guilty of Attack.
LAREDO, Tex, Nov. A.-Reports bava
reached here that there was a ni+cbod
eattie last night, at Fort RinsgoId Rio
drande City, Tex, between. a con,oa,,,, j
the Ninth United States cavalry (coloradl
garrlsoning the fort, and several hun.
Gred cltlzens who attacked the post short
~ atter dark Three thousand shots ara
stlio 10 have been fired during the fight
but the casualties are not known bere "a
IS also said that all women and cbiIdrsn
nave been sent away from Rio Grarda
City, and that runners are ont af+eu -
forcements for The citizens. The military
"ulhorltles are occupying the telegraph
wires, ana full reports cannot be oil. aimed
Ihat the affair is a serious one ia in
ouced by the activity In military circles
mere Maj. Thompson, IN command at
Fort Macintosh, today bought up all tba
hrag -Jorgenson rifles and anrnunitior in
Laredo, and is hurriedly loading q snec,aJ
train with mules, baggage, etc. to take
all the available force here and from San
antonio with company from Fort Sam
houston on the way to Rio Grand CITY.
state Adjt Gen. scurry, with force of
rangers, is expected here tonight. also on
the way there
GOV. SAVERS NOTIFIED.
AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 2I-Today GOV.
sayers was in receipt of telegram from
the commanding officer OF the United
States troops at San Antonio, conYeytns
the information that there had been a
race riot at Rio Granae City, last night.
between the federal negro troops sta
toned there, and the citizens of that
town About the same time this telegram
was received another came from the
county judge at that place and they are
somewhat confusing. The military COM
mander at San Antonio, Gen McKibben
teiegraphs that the report that he re-
ceiVed from the commander at Fort Ring
gold, near Rio Grande CITY, states that all
of tthe troops. were in. the garrison last
night at. O'clock, when the citizens of
that town advanced on the fort and fired
upon the guard. The guard returned the
hre, and the entire garrison was at once
called To arms. The citizens continued
their firing upon the fort, and the soldiers
returned. the fire, and finally had to bring
their Gatltng guns into play to disperse
the attackers. The commander states
that he fears further trouble and asks for
more troops.
SERIOUS ALLEGATION.
The telegram frotn the county judge
states that the negro soldiers In the fort
there deployed III a ravihe on the edge Of
the town AMI fired into and over the town
for something like an hour and half,
shooting into number Of houses wound
Ing one man and frightening the women
and children so badly that a rumber of
them had fled TO the surrounding ranches
for safety; that the attack was entirely
unprovoked and the community was
highly incensed and further trouble was
Il oked for at once.
Upon receipt of these kilograms Gov.
Savers ordered Adjt. Gen. Scurry to the
scene Of action, and ne left tonight for
his destination. The governor also wired
to Washington to have a tull investiga-
tion of the matter, and TO remove the
negro troops at once. The commander at
San Antono sent special detail of Of
ficers to the scene at once 10 investigate.
AL is quiet tonight
TO GET THE FACTS
Col. Roberts, post agent at Fort Sam
Houston left this afternoon for Laredo,
on a special train, with a detachment of
the TWenty-fifth infantry, to make IN
vestigation of the trouble at Fort Ring
gold, and to make a full report 90 Gen.
Mckibbn, the department commander.
Gen. McKtbbin has consulted with Gov:
Sayres on the subject u1id has been ask
ed by the governor to take whatever steps
are in his power to concillate the soldiers
and the. people Trouble between the
negro soldiers on the frontier posts and
the Mexican population has been brewing
for some time past A collision between
the police and the negro soldiers at
Laredo a few weeks ago has resulted
in the abandonment of the post there. A
small-sized riot also occurred at Rio
Grand City last month, in which some
soldiers were shot, and others were ar
rested and fined Since then the Mexi-
cans and the soldiers at Rio Grande City
have been the bitterest enemies.