The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-16
INVASION SCARE IN TEXAS
ROOM SPRINGS HEtRS az MD
ayENGTNG MENICA\S.
Nobody Eisr knows An, thlnE &iseut
rhem. hut Gs,ernor Gampbrii sensis
Some Mangers for Prrcanaiea Whole
state Excited Cowboy on Warpath.

by Gov, Campbell To lie worthy 81 serious
Thought. although he complied with the
request of sheriff d. 4. Hope and sent
rangers tn IN. town The Governor is
% the opinion that AN arm ii force of
M-xicans would not last long On this
side of tbs. border
sheriff John = Robinson Of Val Verde
county. wher. III. armed band Of Mex.
cans Ia sad Ia have organized. notified
the Governor Ia day that he had fonnd
no trace pf IN. reported invaders He
said that everything is quiet IN his part
~ th.. hoFtl.r
Gov. 'anpu..ii in respons. Ia "A request
and by way Of precautio ion this morning
ordered twenty rangers to Rock Springs
To protect TIA. p..opl. Of the town III cas"
of any at'aCk upon the place bv the alleged
force of M~Ni"an~ that was reported
10 he marching overland from Del Rio
for he uIrpos. of a>-nging the ,ynching
Of Antonio Rodriguez. who WIS burned
AT III" stake on November III" rangers
arr IN command IF capt John X Hughes.
"A veteran fr"nti-rs'nan ana gIn fighter
They rsnnn: arriv. a. Rock Springs until
SOM" time to-morrnw a. the trip - a
rough nur "f fifty irl,.s from the nearest
ra!lrnId p"inr
1t. fN>n. NOv /. Their. apJ-ars 'o
hav" zen nn foundation for me r-p"r.
ls-t night IL NJ Ai"sns Insr"h hing on E"",
Npring~ 'ni' the Whole ugInirS l. excited
The 'O~boy- tr.. IA arms ai.d No" ,ins
'o E"'E NprIuG- Ranger, haN" b-..'I
ordered ih"r' aUa ih- militia ready -hp'Ild
hey .. r....,i.'i
-"y s..,ii M The iI'ii- i"~n IL R.s'k
sprung abb y" sh".id.' r,t- "r alm
r"'".N" - t"n"~i ready :" r"pus any
hand 'f h.NI"AlI- that IunN mar, h Ou he
'"Sn ia I'll f"r HI luI'ning - R..i-
riKr.-S \n' uulv Ihi>. hr "u~hnv-
hu-i''~i Miu me town from all IN. slr-
founding ranches amt all he ,,..aC- offices
fpr mI'''- around have been ralls,i IN
hr truNrfn mo- iO-'iaN oT,i'.r~d a comm AMI
- kan9r = there fr.'n Alice. lev. Ia h-lp
I"->"Ts'. p-a"- and pTut.-t the io~n ~
a~'' . - 49, ATTEST
81" 49, Ia tie. -S"it -m-n' appears tu
h- uNrrrH.I'.-i Lat nishr s"m-hu.iy
,..'-, h ,u..ti tie Nh-r,tf ~ EA~a DIS county
al E~'k Spr,ne- thar IA hand Il N-aican-
Sa- uua-'hIng from n,A- del RIO ru
InaNra,''" he IuhalIi'aut- II Hock Springs
h- man al he -iephon- said h. WAS h,
Nhall az NalN-r,i- county Tbs. Sh-rtS
e Fn~s''is county spread the alarm The
,"'," nr' VA r-i-Th mai and asked fur
ntI'.,a ana Range
IN" '.."n Nt> pi -xrt-,i 4 u night and his
'r"'nink found ~ an armed camp Win
!is b. a" >o'n"t""iv Thought to "al! up
IA" S,"rln "f SalN -rt.- count. and ash
i"r n he mad any furrhr- Information
li'' nsid rU Information a. all. he saIi
-"H itId nnt l-l-phon-.d ANYTHING in th..
Nhr-Ir al Edwards cndnty abo,Ii any band
'i MrNcIns tour 'hIS did not allay the
excitement and III" town ~ still ia arms
win CouH' ~vtns'r and TOwbOvs th..r. to
iI"lp n au a. LCk ~ ma l..
A. knrk Springs IL about SIXTY miles
ir"rn 'h' -HilToad. the Rangers viii NOT
arrive mn 'u-tuorrow some time Mean
iI'n'' nIt.'i states cslat oms guards along
ih'' TIver ~ Th- VEL Rio and Las Nacas
have rec-iv.-d orders from Customs cot
I''"I"- X " Dove Ia keep riuse lookout
TOT m.'n crossing from Mexico. and IN.
Sh.- N Of kIly ..r'ia county. under IN
-i~uCiIonS from Gov tampbell has put
',u ar extra large force 81 men Ia help
quart he frontier
b., ih. nvsis,y Of who SEM the tne--s, s.
last n'pn' - unsOlsrt
SAN ASIoSID. lex Nov IL despite
alarming reports from Rock Springs con
corning tn" movements ii a small army
Of M-Nran- which - said to h- deter
mined to march To RoCs springs and
.IS-ng.. ~. lvnrhing Of "A Mexican there
last N.."h In-r" ~ sim VI alarm expressed
n.'- over 'h' situation II ~ believed
hat IN" M"NI'Ln invaders II they realty
exist. viii b- di-p-rssd before they can
NEE; The Texas J,n-~. tine report h-r-
saws me ~tOfls~ from bitl mo concerning
the number IA he mob are exaggerated
Ru'k SPHINUs Tex Nov IL II was
r'Inor-d here tins morning and generally
accepted as true that "a body u armed
M"NiCan- -aId to b- $50 strong. had
Crns--d the Rio Erand.- near b-l Rio.
nav ing started from Las tsCa-. Mexico.
and was marching on thI- town In.
situation Sa- made shown through the
Sh-rif II the border town. whH reported
that the M"N"nns had entered tia. United
States with tho avo~ed intention 81
aV-ngink the burning at the stake II
Antonio kodrigu-y
Frgil'v ranChm..n and iNpw bows started
ont from her" "arlv This morning TO meet
= h'. supposed invaders The Texans are
all mounted and riding RAPIDLY 10 inter,
'"p' fh" N-tiCHn- A. they proceed
other texans aye JOINING 'h.-in eager ="
-ngs - ~. N-Jrcans IA battle
THIS town ~ filing up with COW boys
aud fauChn"n al armed with riH.- and
pistols and ready To- gIN. III" N"Si"ans
II warm reception should they put ~ all
app -srsn'"
IN" M-Ncan- are. sad ~ have l..ff Las
N"ca- early ls-' night. all mounted on
good hDrs-- II IN more than 'i1 miles
from l.as Naoas TO Ru'k Springs. and u IL
not expected thai they could reach here
unjii some time to-nIgt., ar tO-mOrrow.
" they com. this far al all
The whole ranch country heraabout
is aroused over tho reports Of the pro-
posed attack. and the invaders will prob
ably be intercepted and Dispersed before
they get this far Every man in town
is a walking arsenal to-day. Pickets are
on guard upon all the roads entering
her. The local Mexican population -
aiding the Americans IN preparing for
the prospective attack
GALVESTON. Tex Nov rs An official
report from the sheriff and Leading cifi-
z.ns Of Rock Springs Of the burning
at tn. stake. Of the Mexican. Rodriguez
for he murder Of Mrs. I. X Henderson.
,a"s that several M-sicans part icipar ed
ia IN. lynChing and that il was rhe Mexi-
cans VINO srig&~sted burning him The
mob had planned 10 hang him
Rodriguez was no, known IN thar sec
ton. hut he old several persons no was
no -greas-r From 'hre. railroad camps
Mexicans joined The posse IN search ~ ne
murderer and told their foreman thar "
they caught MN they would kill him.
III. shooting Of Mrs Henderson
ranc hmans wife and The Statement ~
Rodri gu-z that he had robbed and shot
fhre. Mexican cotton pickers were con
sider"d objectionable crimes. and he
race question vas not considered NJ all