The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-31
,nss tina. Howard was to DO shO. a, certain hour.

ngs that Howard was to DO shot at certain hour.
lie had counted without his hosi.
Sui the Mexcans ,hrsted for the blood OF tho uu-
dsuntc1 Howard, and when, suiky aud Iu OF rage he
slowly passed from the Court House. the sheter;ng
arms Oh Padre Borrhgos wore around hun, aud the
body OF the priest between Howard and the
cooked and evelled muskcs, behind which giared the
wolhsn eyes OF Padre Borra9os' lock
4 SINGULAR LITTLE ACCIDENT.
few days later Howard strobe 10 the store OF Mr.
IN. on his arm he bore small shotgun, as tho
Messilia paper described It Howard who VAS
iin.ai son Of Nnrod, wanted 10 purchase wads TO
d. his He explained TO the clerk what no wanted
hut was nstonisbed 10 perceive that tho clerk was
agIt1ted The clerk fingers uembed as DO handed oos
the article. He glanced over his shoulder and shud-
dered. Howard's eyes followed tho clerks eyes, and
they mel the quiet face OF Louis Cards, who wa:
dropped on his knee Mr. Schulz remarks:-
storcn
s.Le him come outside said How ard stcrnly for
from his pous position his Bonded Knee no per-
ceved under the desk the hand OF Cards casped re-
vover rho revolver Was slowly raised, howard lrcd
underneath tbs desk and CardIs reeed and the next
moment his breast riddIed with second load Of
buckshot from that little shotgun. The Howard
Cards quarrel was over In nitecn minutes Cards was
u corpse
The Messiila paper stated that Howard, supposing
some OF Cards. friends would mako trouble, provided
himself with Winchester ride, but Cards. friends
were in hurry. Howard wanted his trial, but tho
chaotic condition Of society IN FL Paso made this I'M
CAUSE OF rnE PRESENT ouraaRAx.
II has been stated that America citizens
that Is, Mexicans who 1--we on this side 0i the Rio
Grandc and exercise the rights OF citizenship this
sidc-were implicated In tho murder Of Howard aud
gram IRON Captain Blair, United States Army, 10
General Sheridan, at Chicago, in which that state
mcnt Vas made. Al Captain Blair has since acknoWi
edged that he was mistaken and admits large per-
ccntase OF The mob was composed OF Mexican
citizens from Mexico, perhaps 10 un-
necessary 10 show that II Is an imposslbity Tor
tho responsibility OF this outrage TO DO lard &c
tho exclusive charge OF the Mexican residents Of Ell
raso county. However, as this Is matter OF national
importance u low words may not DC am.SA NY u
foi nation Is derived from persons who
tho disturbed district also others no
have resided many years IN III Paso county aud who
Intimately acquainted with tho people and politics
OF the county. IL - true that the trouble about
salt, bat not about salt spring or salt WELL but over
the ownership Of millions OF bushels oil salt owned.
according to the laws OF Texas whose soil s BY
n irm OF spectators, one Of whom was Howard, who
sion OF tho same There Is demand Tor
salt, In any mcntionabie quantity Whatever. In FL
Paso county, as the population Is meagrc, aud there
arc no mines being worked on ,1s side oil tho river.
The demand Tor tue suit Is III Mexico, and heretofore
immense expanso OF territory and groat many
mines IN used In tho amaganiations) drew their
supply iron these lakes Howard refused to Let them
have the salt unless they pad forty cents busneL
winch the frcghtiug price to Chihuahua, iu Mex
leo. This Is sufficient explanation Of how 1t comes
that the mob was recruited the part in Mex.
Ico, WAS organized ana drilled by an officer oi
regular Mexican army and the leader was citizen VI
chihuahua.
MEXICAN MOB AND MEXICAN FLAG.
Again, when the mob took possession OF the country
IL carried the Mexican flag the cry Was ,deu 10
Tue GrlnRO' IL buOulu uibo Dc scmcHDcrcu LnuL the
Rio Gruude does not exist as bona de river al this
time, for tho last SIX months the pea OF the river
has been dry for The distance OF 100 miles. tno
people diggiug wells IL It 70 got water II is
fact that Tor 200 years and upward the Mexicans
have used the salt lakes nd bitap except when iue
attempts have been made ny the dc Jure 10
ciudo them. But was different matter when Howard
took charge. for the idea OF being Inundated by
Mexican appeared absurd TO MIN H ose 10 stand
on his rights aud mas pad the penalty with his Iie
II anybody else, Mexican or American, attempts 10
prohibit Tho tree use oI these salt lakes tho Same
anil nua IN I'm 4 xvr
ized this salt trouble TO avenge himself on Howard
and had the mob put Howard 10 death then tho mat
Class found out that there WAS but ono way to quiet
Howard ho could no. be frightened away. SO they
only put kcener edge on the kniic
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS
In my letter OF me lOtn OF December the following
lines uppcar:-
ascetuined that u fact that the
gnssa ssa.ss troops from crossing sho Doandy e IN
pursuit OF parties who lave been raidns IN When
subjs read In tho lgh; Of the tact that dry scout
q Two so s unsss vToss ioany mas
which Mexican Indians nave been killed aud wounded. IL
n.s IT his sS sse Ss
bewldcrs a Who have specifically studied Mex
AS II rs denied that any such orders we're ever
issued M explanation Is not out OF order
Your correspondent read In Spanish paper pub.
lisned at Brownsville Texas that nows had bcen 70.
ceivod there by officers oil tho United States Army
that tho secretary of War had positively forbidden
our troops from crossng into Mexico under any cir.
cumstlnces Whatever. Knowing that II any such
order had been promulgated IL must have goaO
through tho Adjutani Generals Office ut these
quarters in San Antonio, General Ord beng at tho
time IN Washington, your correspondent called
the Adjutant General and the 10 tho uIcrro-
gatory contained IN tho extract published above.
confirming fully the report Ia the Brownsville paper.
II / am not mistaken this unexpected change In tho
policy OF tho authorities at Washington reported
10 tho HERALD from that point also.
YESTERDAY the department commander, General
Ord, who has just returned from Washington,
pressed hts surprise that such should hnvo
been made the order to cross the Rio Grnnde had
been modified, and still In full force and
effect. Your correspondent has no comment make
upon this bare statement OF facts beyond calling at.
tcntIon 10 The mistake made by Captain BLAIR that
but American citizens wero I'M plcatod the III
Paso outrage, which goes TO establish the old udage
about mistakes being liable " the bost
cgulated families.
MEXICAN Foley
The Mexican administration appears to have two
different policies also, for In spite Of the Official
stfucions to the Mexican generals on tho Rio Grando
by iorce only last Thursday the singu
lar sight Of scout IN Mexico alter raiders from Tcxas
could have boon SEEM tho singularly being that Inc
scout WAS composed OF United states aud Mexican
cavalry Ia about equal proportions.
Let US hope this lucid interval on tho part of tho
Mexican may b, OF some duration. as the country IL
full or bands oil Indians from Mexico.