The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-10
MEXICANS KEEP KILLING
AMERICANS ON BORDER
Texan Murdered, Three Bandits Slain Forty Miles In
and-President Wilson Is Determined to
Suppress the Disorder.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 9.-There was
lighting In most all sections OF the or
der country to-day, according to reports
reaching here. As "A result one Ameri-
can was killed and mother wounded.
Three Mexicans are known to be dead.
The principal fighting took place at
points thirty to ffty miles from the
boundary. showing that the bandits are
moving inland, which is in accordance
with their plan to establish a new re-
public in Texas. Mexicans have been
firing across the Rio Grande all day. but
with one exception no harm was done.
Investigations made to-day show con-
clusively that the Mexicans who killed
Donaldson and Smith. two Americans,
last week were soldiers from Mata-
moras. Donaldson a dragged to death
OF the end OF a hundred foot rope and
Smith was tortured Wit a knife before
being shot.
T@, miles south OF Rincon seven ban
dts engaged several citizens to-day.
Here Charles Andrews. a laborer. was
killed. Two Mexicans were killed In the
fight, which lasted more than an hour.
The other Mexicans galloped off into the
brush.
Near Delfra another fight o place
and another Mexican was killed. Here
rangers. citizens and peace officers at
tackled n band of Mexicans which has
several extra horses. This section lies
between Rio Grande city and Chaplin
and ls nifty miles from the boundary.
The country is sparsely settled and
MeNicans were gathering horses and
robbing generally.
Bandits or soldiers have been firing
across the Rio Grande at every moving
object since early this morning More
than 500 shots have been fired by these
, Mexicans. but so far American soldiers
have not returned the fire. The Next
cans creep close to the river banks and
take pot shots ut whatever they see.
Morgan smith. an American laboter,
was wounded from the other side Oh
the river in the Mission section this
morning. Several shots were fired al
him and he escaped after being hi by
| dragging himself into the brush.
At Jackal search was made to-day OF
All Mexican premises In an efort TO To-
cate the murdelers OF ID MADISON ana
, smith. officials found names of all
Mexicans taking part In the raid ana
took into custody several Mexican res =
dents. From the name ana the slatt-
meuts made by the Mexican residents
| the majority OF those taking part III
tho raid we're soldiers at Mstamoras
! These residents declared that all soldiers
along the Rio Grande. particularly al
Matamoras, arc assisting In tho uprising
At san Romano, forty miles from the
boundary. two stores were robbed to-day
by bandits. Groceries, ammunition ana
money we're taken. The town was un-
protected and the raiders escaped unmo-
lestei.
with the presence of many armeu
bands far from the boundary ana WIZ
nothing to protect these sections bui
neace officers. the situation becomes
more acute. The presence of large
numbers of armed MeN!cans along tht
RIO Grande between Brownsville ano
Mission tonight lends color to th'
rumor current in the border countt!
that an invasion will take place.
Three thousand soldiers are ready II
case the MexiCans 10 cross AT some $50
lated place and raid the ADJOINING
country. The boundary in this sector
Is only partially guarded.