Show MEXICAN BANDITTI Border Troubles Along the Rio Grande PHILLIPS PLED TO EUROPE The London Rioter Blant Bud Koike in Jnil Churchill Hpeaks > General In a State or Terror GALVESTON October 2tA special to the Mws ° from Rio Grande City Texas a iyg Starr County along the border of Mexico is in u stateof terror Mexican Mexi-can banditti rode In gangs through the streets of this and other neighboring i towns at night and officers of the law dare not show themselves On Saturday Satur-day a party of banditti came to tbe town and mailed two letters at the postotiice one to Manuel Gaerro of Roma and the older to Senor Donacmo tfarcia of this place notifying them that unless they immediately im-mediately raised 1500 and 8 OtO re euectively for the banditti their stores would be blown to atoms with dynamite dyna-mite Governor Ross has been al pealed for protection but thus far no response has been received i he Uni ed States cavalry located at Rin gold barracks near here are of no service ser-vice because of the official red tape npcessary to move the troops from the barracks on short notice Before au order from headquarters could arrive the town might be sacked and the bandits sale in Mexico Stage travel in this section is at present dangerous |