The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-27
at Paso Del Norte

DENVER. July 26.-Paso Del Norte
continues full Of Mexican troops. The
higher portions of the city are plainly
visible. from the American side. A
NUMBER of troops can be seen busy at
something or other in the elevation
back of the historic old cathedral
winch American visitors TO Raso Del
Nor;e always 90 20 see. IL is thought
they are throwing up earthworks. for
which that spot would be particularly
adapted. The commander of the Mexi-
can post is Colonel linda, who achieved
quite a reputation in the war against
Macmillan, in which he was wounded,
aud he Is a man OF letters and poet. He
Is. however, by this time. probably out
ranked by q commander Of higher grade
in the army. In a few instances,
Americans who venture there are
scowled at and often they are summar-
lily searched for weapons. II found,
they are taken away from them. The
feeling among the Mexican masses IS
very bitter against the Americans.
They are quite defiant. and say II will |
be an easy matter for their country to /
whip the United States They have |
somehow brought themselves TO believe 1
that the firing of the first gun would be /
the signal for the southern states to /
come 10 thei- assistance to revenge /
themselves upon the northern States for
the disastrous outcome OF the great civil /
war. They likewise ieel convinced that I
England would II once take their part,
and blockare the Atlantic and Gulf |
poYts of the United states. Senior Es-
cabor. the Mexican Consul at FL PasO.
SAYS that unless one country or the
other backs down, war cannot be
nyerted. and he added: Mexico will
never comply with the demand that has
been made. If IL must come 10 that,
you may be sure that Mexico will &C.
cept war first" He is pretty apt to
speak by authority, Tor he is known to
have heretofore reflected the sentI-
ments OF the government. The Chief
Justice OF the State of chihuahua,
Senior E. ROmas, has arrived at
Paso Del Norte, ostensi6ly for
he purpose OF looking into the cut
ing matter, Senior Rancon, Private Sec
-etary of the Governor of Chichua-
1ua. 10. day, published a letter in con-
lradiction Of the report that made him
tate to Consul Brigham, chat no more
rOOps would be sent TO Paso Del
Norte. He says he is in no position to
Know what movements the general
AAOOpo WEI Inc DltAl-
ian paess is intensely patriotic and
and want their government
o listen to no negotiations whatever.
The Mexican papers published at Paso
Del NOrte the ObserUddOT FrediriSed SAYS:
DO you believe that because you be-
ong to pOpulOus nation, ,
Tou will cause our weaker
lation to vaccillate2 Never think so.
Do you think that by noise and hurrahs ,
-ou can scare your authorities? Never
relieve it. Never let il enter your [
mind. You can never impose upon the
o rs Of a warlike and valiant nation" :
ALL SETTLED.
ST. LOUIS, July pa Nogales. Ar,
correspondent of the Globc-DemOcrat
tates, on the authority OF Magdalena.
Il Sonora, that the trouble growing out
u the Manufacturing ARRAY at Paso
Del Norte has undou btedly been amic-
IDLY settled; also that the supreme
Judge OF Chihuahua, the only supreme
ddge in the Mclean States, has ordered {
he arrest and confinement of Editor !
Medina and the liberation Of Editor I
jutting.