The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-20
rnrrn ABc0r rnn TEXAS RIors.
a New York Firm said to he az the Bottom
Of the salt Troubles.

| Joseph Loeb, broker. OF this place, was.
| 4uil li't year. "a post trader 70 Fort Con no.
, a" 'Ts'As county S." rns county A. A.
! present trouul. - between VI 'Ni,ans and Aueri-
| aus MI ooh was appointed post trader ~
! HeikuHp IN 1913. and ON the .2l ct April. 1875.
| was ci'' ted ~ unanlmous vote ns Treasurer ~
! tn county H. came North in August, 1876.
! having resigned his position. lie In familiar
! VITA frontier HE aud troubles along the liiO
! Grandc.
| In answer to n question ms TO the cause Of the
! recent uuthr"ak in ltcO- county. he sad; The
/ people down thrr' arr simply resisting u
measure which they consider tyranny and
! am outrage. For hundreds Of years the NcNi-
cans. Spanish. and Americans havc drawn
! thrir supplies Of sait from the natural sat
lakes in .os county about 100 miles from
thr border. and about 80 miles from the fort
whrrr was statoncd 1t IA n pure white
rock salt. and u is used for all purposes. in
n.udiu- iur sailing Of nay and sHltlug Of hides.
rms salt when uuivrrin'd II equal To- the best.
Iu" natives Tor hundreds OF miles dr " their
supplies from that natural deposit. and to
pr 'urH 10 anywhere vl~H would have nrrtsai-
ut 4 "a Journey through q y'st wilderness
Lt""aty s"Ntu hundred miles IN breadth
Norh very recently purchased this salt lake
ana they prpOiut"t ono Judge Howard. in TINT
a. "-- .- royalty OF about twenty cents upon
cv'rv f1uGg1 Hhoui tire" luSh"lSl taken
thrr''rom. TINS proceeding caused an Intense
rNcionnui among the people. and they con-
shl'r'd q great outrage and 4 monstrous
lnirinrtmH ut GA their rights. llrv refused
20 pay IN" royalty or tax. and out OF that r.
fusu tho first troubles commenced Tho
Mcxicans. in fact Everybody. were disposed
TO- r.sist Judgr liowar.ls demands. They
selected LOUIS Cards as their leader. He was
an Italian. Il member of the Legislature. and a
great friend Of the people. who were fairly de-
voted To him Cards called on Howard To inter-
rcd" Tor the people. and Howard knocked him
down. sui s.quently Howard shot and Killed
'Ymi. and tAis added fcariully e. the intensity
Oi the feeling and excitement of the people.
Cnidis friends rallied to avrnge his wrongs.
and Judge Howard having scHped from prison.
was obliged 10 fly iur has life. He took rciugo
at Mhs=lO. The cry was vengeance Tor the death
OF Cards the pcollc : REPRESENTATIVE, and down
with the salt assessment Cardiss followers are
now is 6ctweer his followers aud the SUI porters
OF Judge liowari ana ms sat levy.
Judge Howard 10 u san Antonio lawyer He
went t. "a Pas about seven years ago. H., -
complexion. md has tllc finest teeth ot any man
| over SAW. H. is "a very pleasant man. speaks
Spanish ilucuily. aud ls Democratic IN politics.
Cards Was tail. sincWy Italian. hair black
and uugol with gray, 10 or ~ years Old and
kept "a small store at III Paso. Al" was a
great iaNorit" among the people Was their
adviser ia nearly au things, And they had I'M
bounded couildr ncc IN him. Ih"y elected him
o. represent them m tho lngfslAture and
comm --i oned him 10 relieve them ol the salt
tax. IL" had the contract 10 carry the mail To
Fort Qutmnn. nnd hnG the contract Tor the
other end of the iin". in the service Of the TcXaA
an California Stage tomIAny. II" employ a
larg" number Of men, and he influenced thou
sands.
luis fl tho casc in a nutshell. There Is no
threatened Mexican war. The people there
are only taking u stand tor what they
.all their rights. and as long rs they cnd.ayor
To- taN them iOr the salt So long Will tho
trouble continue. Ii il is u question Of legal
po-s'ssi, a. II must hr determined upon and
established hy military inrS. There are a
few companies Of militia IN Austin. San
Antonio Hnd Galveston, but not sufficient To
lut down tie followers oi ia" late Cards who
can muster AZ least three thousand determined
mon, mon who are engaged IN transporting snlt
hundreds oi mules IA rdfetds or huli carts. aud
selling ltAt - per frndGI. ltWlil rrqui Hrbiira-
tonhn probably M htst WAY out 81 tine dlnlrul-
Is wouid toto lrt the mlufnry Keep away Tor tho
ar -rni. The people down there are opposcd
g. war. They are dong trade with northern
Mexico OF millions ~ dollars. and tn only per
sons who want war are traders contractors and
Spectators But the SAT- troubles are no pre-
tNt Tor war Al all. 1t Is only u local trouble. az
have said before.