Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-01-05

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| lected from the American citizens of tn
county for his courage and GOODNESS.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Cor.-What was the immediate caus'
of the late Mexican mob and uprising a
! San Elizario?
Mai. Jones-The original cause o
the trouble was rs follows: A banking
firm of Austin, of which Geo. b. Zim
pleman. ex-Sheriff of Travis County
was partner, procured and received
from Mr.. Groos, State Land Commits
sioner, patents conveying lands in E
Paso County, and including some salt
lakes or ponds. These ponds have
been used free by the
Mexicans for 200 years, and, in
fact, If is claimed, belonged to original
Mexican grants before Texas become a
State. Judge Howard, the brother-in-
law of Zimpleman, as his agent, wen,
out TO FL Paso, and, taking possession of
the ponds, or endeavoring to do so, in
formed the MeXicans that if they got
any more salt from the lakes they must
pay for it. Then began the rumpas.
Towards life was threatened; and it is
said by prominent Texans who knew
him, that Howard was an INSCRIPTIONS,
bad man, generally despised-a cut
throat and a desperate. In the prog
ress of the quarrel Senator Cords, who
had represented FL Paso in the Texas
Legislature, and who warmly espoused
the Mexican side OF the difficulty, was
shot and killed by Howard, for which.
as Major Jones states, he was ar osted
and bound over. The remainder of the
story has already been told. Howard,
who was regarded by the Mexicans as a
thief come to steal their rights, and take
away the privileges of their fathers, re-
turned from Mesilla, and in spite of
the protection of twenty-five Rangers,
he was taken by the mob and made to
suffer the penalty of his temerity, and
expiate the murder of Cords, which the
Mexicans knew would never be done in
the Courts. The two men, Atkinson
and Mcbride, also executed, were friends
of Howard.
"That," continued Maj. Jones, is
the origin of the difficulty 1t San Eli
Zario.n
THE LEADERS.
Cor.-Who were the leaders in this
last mob at San Eiizario?
Mai. .Jones-The head men were
three Mexicans named Cisto Salcido,
Leon Granillo, and Chico Barillo. These
bounded on the mob There was also
another Mexican by the name of Juarez,
a very violent man, and one of the lead
ers in the first difficulty ABOUT the list of
November.
Cor-Did the Mexicans south of the
Rio Grande have any thing to do with
il?
Mai. Jones believe they did. |
must think the mob was composed in
part, at least, of Mexicans from Mexico.
| know at least one thing. When | was
out there | accused the Mexicans of San
of having been drilled by an
officer of the regular Mexican army His
name was FL Tiende Lieut. Laermo.
They never denied the charge.
Cor.-Do you think the FL Paso trou-
bles will lead to national difficulties?
Maj. Jones-No, sir. If there is war
between Mexico and the United States,
The United States must be a patty to it,
and from the present temper Of Hayes
and the Government, do not think it
means to 60 into a contest at the present
Here the correspondent, thanking the
Major, arose and took leave and the in
terview came to an end.
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that to-day dec. 26th) 6l.29 families
out of every 100 have had minced turkey
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