The Red Cloud chief., 1878-01-24

OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
The Border Troobl-9ePS0 81
the ID Paso q. =. lielleSser
~ - the N0D G1lRoe
rio Affair.
The cabinet TODAY discussed the Mex
lean relations. II was thought proper
to make public the report Of s. c. StAde.
collector at FL Paso, in regard to the re-
cent troubles.
TIE COLLECTORS RKroRT.
In . letter to the secretary Of the
treasury, dated q Paso, October =. the
collector gives the facts as nearly a. n
tainable. and says:
..Although mainly Of . local charac-
ter. IL cannot he denied that many Mex
Jeans from sur neighhorhood were en-
gagged in the fight. while the mob had
assurances as further support If it was
needed"
The collector details the troubles arts
ing from the adoption Of measures To
prevent the Mexicans from obtaining
salt from the lakes in the vicinity. and
which terminated in the death Of Mr..
Cards. In 3 letter dated December 90.
the collector SAYS:
ION the 9Th inst. q large number Of
Mexicans with wagons left San Elizario
for the Salt Lakes They were expected
back on the 18th or 18th. and on the af-
ternOon of the 18th Howard left here
for San EliZario. with an escOrt Of Tex
Rangers. for the avowed purpose Of
. writ Of seq~uestration, and
making sgQrRest Of the parties having
fhe salt. Tam informed that after they
got there they went into the plaza and
through all the principal streets Of the
town, and that Howard greatly X
perated and incensed the Mexicans by
them 'Greasers.' and other OPP
probriOus epithets. and inviting them To
and take him now. During the
night the Mexicans gathered and armed
In the morning the rangers
found themselves surrounded, and firing
on both sides. II is impos-
to ascertain who fired the first
shot. Some allege that a man by the
name Of Atkinson, who attached him.
self to the rangers, fired first: others
that the first shot came from the Mexi-
side. All are agreed. however, that
The Mexicans killed the first man, a Mr..
Ellis, who had the contract to supply
he rangers with provisions, etc. 1t APP
pears that many of the rangers had that
evening c~ongregated at his house, and
we're having . carnival time, when FL
lis proposed to 90 out and see what was
going on. He never returned. 1t is
supposed he was spying around and did
halt when commanded, and was
shot, or that he had obtained some in
while eaves-dropping and
had been caught in the act.
"FOr four days they had the rangers
and had commenced to
unnel under the building in which the
'angers were quartered. On the 10Th
a white flag was raised by the ran-
gers, for the purpose Of getting an old
Mr.. LOOmis. out of the ram
.ers' quarters, who happened to be
in there when they were sur
Ounded. The Mexicans also raised a
White flag, and Mr., LoOmis got out.
From this circumstance negOtia-
were started. and Lieut.. Toys
them what they wanted. They
eplied that they wanted Howard. and
hat they would have him. They asked
lieut.. Toys whether he was hired by
Toward or was on duty and under or
|ers from the governor of the State.
When informed that he was under in
from the governor, ii appear |
d to give them a new idea. They told |
lieut.. Toys that if Howard would come !
yer to their camp and talk for himself
hey thought the trouble could be set |
led.
Lieut.. Toys went back to his quar-
ers and told Howard what they had
to him. but that he need not 90
'ithOut he wished. Howard. however, |
oncluded to 20, and Lieut.. Toys went
18th him.
1.-The MeXicanS then sem for Atkin-
on and a Mr.. Mcbride. who had been
citing rs Towards agent in the salt
usiness. Lieut.. TOYS and Howard
ere in a room together. and Atkinson
nd Mcbride outside. The Mexicans
'ent in where Toys and Howard were.
nd told Lieut.. Toys that they wanted
, speak with Howard. Lieut.. TOYS re-
lsed to leave him, w%hereupon they
him in their arms by force and
arried him ont of the room.
lin the meantime the remainder of
le rangers had surrendered. They dis
rmed them and placed a strong guard
them. They then took Howard,
tkinson and Mcbride out to one side
town. to a place where they had al
lady dug agrave, stood them in a row,
cked out nine of their best marks
and shot them down.
They held the rangers prisoners dur
g the night and released them the fol-
wing day. giving them their horses,
1t retaining their arms. |,
"During the fusilade two rangers
ere killed. and three or four Mexicans
Ounded. Since that time (the 2Sth);
thing definite has been sscertained of ,
cir operations or intentions. Not q
1gle American remains in the town.
have fled the place. L
1.-The rangers, of course, feel very
tier. The Mexicans claim that they .
lnted nothing but Howard, and that /!
they would have, let it cost what il !
ight. He had killed Cards, their :
st friend. There can be no doubt that '
my of the mob were from the other
of the river.
News has just been received that
Mexicans at San ElizariO are taking {
,ir families across the river, under . e
Dmise of the officials that there they +
protect them" WdshingtOn dis 8
Ich Of January 4M. n
accumulate thick and !.
upon bluff Ben Holladay, the 3
ilom millionaire stage owner of Ore !.
q. First his wealth waned, and then !. !,