Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-02
REBELS ARE
NEAR CITY
LINES OF THE INVADERS HAVE
BEEN DRAWING CLOSER AND
CLOSER THROUGHOUT THE DAY
MAY ATTACK BY MORNING.
SURRENDER NOT PROBABLE
MAJOR RAMOS HAS MADE No IN
DICATION THAT HE WILL AC-
CEPT DEMAND-BLNA AND
STAFF ARRIVED TO-DAY.

STAFF ARRIVED TO-DAY.
With eighteen hundred Constitution
aists scattered in several bodies be-
tween MatamOros and the Las Rusias.
the ranch Of Juan III. Fernandez. an at
tack on Matlmoros il hourly expected,
unless Major Esteban Ramos, c0mman-
der of the besiegcd Matam0ros garrison.
snrrenders. This ii il not believed he
will do. III which event General Lrs--
B-ancO premises tnat he will begin th.
-ong expected attack OH the city. To a
caller today he intimated that the attack
would occur between this afternoon and
n o'clock Tuesday morning, and asked
that the women and children and all non
comb1tants be advised to leave Mata-
mOros-
General LuciO Bianco. Major Francis
60 Mnjica and Lieutenant Colonel Dan
iel Rios Zertuchc chief surgeon arrived
at Las Rusias this morning at 945
o'clock. and passed on through the camp
there, going TO the forces of Colonel Cas-
trO which last night moved up to with
in two miles of MatamorOs. The first
arrival al Las Rusias was the advance
guard Of 80 men, followed by the color
bearers and another division of 300
men. The army transports. carrying
water and supplies, were next in line,
and were followed by General Blanco.
Muiica and Zertuche who were at the
head Of body Of mounted men to the
number of 800
The troops that arrived this morning
at Las RuSiaS were counted as they
passed two and two. through q gate TO
the ranch. by an American visitor. The
American said that the number that
passed through the gate was 1,050. He
said that with the arrival of the new
men. there were 1850 men M Las Rusias.
but continued on to join the advance
guard near MatamorOs. numbering about
700 men.
There are now in the neighborhood of
1890 mounted constitutionalists within
q short distance of Matamoros.
Information this afternoon said that
the troops will await on the prairie, less
than two miles from the city. an answer
from Major EStcban Ramos in regard to
the demand made Yesterday afternoon by
Blanco that the city surrender to his
army. Indications are that there will
be no answer. in which case he matter
Of few hours will say whether or not
the expected attack will occur.
In the city of Matamoros there are be
lievcd to he in the ncighborhoOd of Ave
hundred soldiers. including regulars and
volunteers and these are enSc0nced he
hind the Notifications awaiting the
events that appearances indicate will
take place Whether Ramos has any ar
tillcrv with the exception of the two an
tiquated cannon dug up from the streets.
is secret that only actual action will
tell. 1t il believed that If his men put
up good fight they will be able to hold
their own. or perhaps to even rcpulse
the attack. M
\ large number Of the forces of Blan-
60 arc visible with field glasses this az
tcrnoon from the Brownsville water and
light plant and good many citizens
have been viewing the enemy from this
side Of the river. The constitutiOnalists
camp at Las Rusias was also visited
Yesterday and today by large number
Of Americans.
Ii il said also that Blanco has five ma
chine guns in his equipment, and that
he has other forces to bring into play
Of which nothing is known. The two
hundred pieces Of east iron pipe inches
long. bought i'm Brownsville. were seen
in his camp yesterday, and it Is said they
arc being prepared for the use for which
they were suspected of being bought
to make dynamite bombs.
Hundreds of people, most of whom have
not been in Brownsville since the first
began coming over as result of threats
of attack. are coming over this after
noon for protection from flying bullets.
The usual Sunday night musical pro
gram was carried out last night by the
members of the Sixth Cavalry band. and
the national anthem was among the
numbers that fell upon the ears Of the
forces in the trenches. Popular Mexican