Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-15
GREAsER BULL-DOZERs.

The authorities of Santa Rosa, MeEicO. 1t.
. tempt to Force american Residents to
Furnish Them a Certificate of Good Char
acter-A Warming from MacKe,sie.
~ lChicago Times.
Some curious information relative to the
tIeatme MT of American residents in Mexico
is embodied in an official paper just received
at the military headquarters in this city. In
the paper referred to Col. r. s. Mckenzie,
of the Fourth cavalry, commanding at Fort
Clark, Tex, reports that he is in possession
of information that the local authorities
of Santa Rosa, Mexico, recently called
all the American residents together, and,
in d threatening and violent manner,
demanded that they afix their signatures to
paper which had been placed before them.
The paper which the foreigners we're ordered
to sign contained denial of letter pub
lished in a Galveston newspaper alleging
completely of the Mexicans of Santa Rooa
with the Indians who invaded Texas on a
plundering expedition last April. COL Mac
Kennels informant affirms that the hall in
which the Americans assembled was patrolled
by armed Kickapoo Indians, whose presence
had been procured by the authorities fer the
purpose of overawing and intimidating the
foreigners. Indeed, the foreigi ers were
fatty told that if they refused to
sign the paper, such refusal would
be accepted as proof that they had
instigated the publication in the Galveston
journal, and death or Punishment would be
melted out to them. The foreigners, how
ever, upon some pretext or other, got out of
the hall, and have not yet pat their names to
the paper, and declare they will die rather
than sign it. The authorities, foiled in their
first attempt, had, according to last advices
from Santa Rosa, resolved upon another
course of actin, which was the holding of
an inquisition. Every American resident
was to be arraigned before special tribunal
and examined with reference to his knowl-
edge of the letter published in the Galveston
paper. The life of every foreigner was jeop-
ardized. Col. Mackenzie wrote to the COM
mander of the Mexican troops at Santa Rosa
as follows:
"This is an act on the part of the Mexican
among Indians against citizens of
the United States living defense
lessly in their midst, which may lead
to the most horrible atrocities; and notify
you that should, on account of refusal to
sign such paper, any injury result to any cit
izen Of the United States living in Mexico,
you, as an officer having force at your COM
mand, will be held responsible, and not the
local authorities of Santa Rosa, except so
far as you may hold them RESPONSE
BILE. 4 am informed that
on the 2sth of August the chief alcalde OF
Santa Rosa granted passes to various Kicka-
poo Indians TO go hunting in the direction
of Laredo, and anticipate that, unless inn
mediate and vigorous steps are taken BY
yourself, other murders of the character o.
those perpetrated last April will soon By
commenced
Col. Mackenzie, in closing his letter tx
the Mexican commander, assures that office
that, while desiring to be courteous, he re
cognizes the necessity of being plain, ant
he warns HIM of his duty in the premises.