St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-26
BRISTLING BAYONETS.
Mexico Becomes Suspicious and Assemblies
Large Body of Troops at Paso
Del Norte.
Evidence on All Sides That That Govern
ment is Determined to Keep Gut
ting in Durance.
Consul Brigham Ordered bv the
American Government to Secretly
Conduct Negotiations.
Rumors Current That Mexican Ar.
tillery is Being Moved Up From
Chihuahua.
A War Cloud Rising.

Ell PAso, Tex, July 25.-The excite
ment on both sides of the river, among the
Mexicans as well as the Americans, has
been so great that both governments have
concluded, for the purpose of allaying it,
to conduct further negotiations secretly and
without publicity. For that reason Consul
Brigham has had no further official advices
since yesterday on the all-absorbing SUBJ
Ject OF Cuttings Imprisonment Mean
while soldiers continue as thick as black
birds in Paso Del Norte. The sleepy old
place wears as martial an air as it is possi-
Die for such relic of antiquity to assume,
In marked contrast to this nervous exhibi-
tlon OF military power in Paso Del Norte
and in contrast to the eager and excited
interest taken in this international oues-
ton by the citizens of Ell Paso is the SUI
premely calmly indifference of Uncle
Sam, who is browsing at Fort Bliss within
few hundred yards of the hostile hills of
Mexico on the other side of shallow
mountain stream. To look at Fort Bliss
nobody would imagine that within one mile
of it
A HOSTILE CITY
was brlstling with armed men, breathing
merry vengeance against the hated Ameri-
cans. Surreptitiouslya a train-load of troops
from Chihuahua that was massed, as was
announced last night, has arrived at Paso
Del Norte. The Mexicans are perfect
adopts in keeping their intended military
movements quiet. Care is taken that what
ever OF tangible nature really does
transpire in military circles is Immediately
brought to the knowledge of the govern
ment at Washington. A report was cur
rentln Ell Paso last night that the arrest of
Medina, who caused Cuttings ar
rest and who was guilty two days
ago OF the disturbance during which
Consul Brigham's clerk was insulted and
threatened, was only nominal, and while
it was pretended that he was in jail, he was
in reality quickly hid away in an obscure
building. 1t had been given out publicly.
however, that he was confined in Cell No.
in the same jail in which Cutting is incar.
cerated. The truth is that Medina, while
being conducted to Jail by the Mexican
police, became
VERY BELLIGERENT,
fighting his escort all along. DistrlcttJudge
Beya happened to come along, and, seeing
the state of affairs, took Medina's arm and
led him without resistance to Jail, where he
spent that night. Next day he was tried
and found guilty of disturbance and fined.
Cutting was brought before Judge
Casteneda and informed that his
case had become of such national
Importance that it would have to be trans
ferred to the first district court, where sem
tence would be pronounced at some future
day. Consul Brigham tried to get reply
as to when the trial would take place, but
could get no satisfaction. 1t is becoming
more evident that Mexico is determined not
to give Cutting up. Rumors on the streets
of Paso Del Norte are to tine effect tn at a
train load of troops with artillery is coming
up from chihuahua. 1t begins to look in
this section like war.