Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-28
The Mexican Consul at Ell Paso Says
Mexico viii Not Consent to the
Release Of Cutting,
The United states Must Recede or
Fight--A New Version OF the
Trouble from Washington.
Mexico Makes Demand for the Release
OF Cutting, but the Governor OF Chi
hnahua Refuses to Obey the Order.
30 rALN or YrnLpINo.


III AAsot y, July 2f.---There were
no further developments in the Cutting
case to-day, Since the publication OF
Minister Jackson's telegram to Secretary
Bayard giving Mexico's refusal to sur
render Cutting, the kilograms have been
flying between Washington and the City
of Mexico, all of which are now in ci-
pher, and the Mexican authorities are
now cutting window In the low adobe
dungeon in which Cutting is confined,
which heretofore has had no ventilation.
and tney have increased
HIS DAILY ALLOWANCE
from to 90 cents. The Mexican consul
In this city, who resides In Paso
del Norte, has been interviewed
about the diflloultya and as he is a REPRE-.
sentative Mexican and doubtlpss ev.
presses the views of his government and
countrymen we give his interview. IN
reply TO question as to what would be
the outcome OF the trouble, he said: 81 do
not believe the United States will adhere
TO Its position when all the facts are
laid before II. very thorough state
ment has been prepared and will be sent
to Washington In due time. think that
your government will see that II has been
misinformed and will withdraw its de-
mandn
"Do you mean to say that Consul Brig
nam has misintormed his government?n
ooh, you must not misunderstood me,
| could not for moment suppose that he
would intentionally do so. But Won see
he labored under this disadvantage OF
not himself speaking the language
Then he has poor Interpreters, even the
official interpreter is not really reliable.
| have heard the Judge ask something In
Spanish and he would repeat II TO the
witness in English, giving it different
shade OF meaning. The witness would
answer the question as he understood
and then the Interpreter would repeat II
TO the judge, giving the reply again a dit.
ferent shade Of meaning. Thus IL is not
strange that Judge Brigham, who is a
very respectable man indeed, should have
misunderstood some of the circum-
stances"
care great governments like this In
tine habit OF receding after they have
made pre-emptory demands?"
"No, | canlotsay that"
Suppose neither government does
not back down from its position, what
then?n
~ suppose then there must be war.
There is no other way out"
"Will Mexico back DOWN."
"No, indeed; you may be very sure
that Mexico will never give Cutting up.u
"Then you mean to say that unless the
United States backs down there will be
war;"
"Well, know not that. speak only
what think"
"What would be the result in your
opinion IN case of war;"
"Why, we should get the worst OF 1t
perhaps. Your people say we are a
fourth-class nation. Very WELL we will !
see; but no matter how small and weak
we are, no matter how big and strong you |
are, we still have our rights as much as
the mightiest nation on earth, and you |
may depend upon 1t that II war is neces-
sary to maintain our rights then Mexico |
will accept war"
OWN you explain Just what charge
Cutting is confined upon2"
"The charge is contempt of court.r
"What was the specific act of con-
tempt2"
"He published in the United States an
article which the court in Mexico had
made him retraot.n
"Then was not his offense committed
outside OF the jurisdiction OF any Mexican
COURT"
sob, not at all; not at gll. II Is very
true that the act was done in Texas, but
the contempt which lay In that act was In
Mexico and against a Mexican court.
That Is what gives US jurisdiction. You
live in Texas. Very wei; you say what
you please about Judge Casteneda; you
curse the Mexican government; you
libel every citizen Of the repub-
lie. Very we'll. We say nothing,
we claim no jurisdiction, we shrug our
shoulders and let 1t pass. But you take
up your domicile, you make a contract In
Mexico or promise TO Mexican Judge,
then you go TO the United States, break
that contract or that promise in Mexico,
and when you return 70 our country we
will have you arrested and punished.
The act Is done perhaps, In Texas, but
the offense Is In Mexico"
NEW LIGHT ON THE MIDDLE. {
WASHINGTON, July 27.--The govern
ment Is really embarrassed In dealing I
with Cutting because there 10 no United
States consul at Chihuahua. Formerly 4
this place was Of no particular lmpor-
lance, but since the Mexican Central rail
road opened and American capital began /
TO be invested In mines the business Of /
the consulate largely increased and there t
is no one to attend TO 1t. The city OF :
Chlhuahua IL the capital ana commercial 5
Of the state Of the same name 3
IL is absolutely essential that the United a
States should be represented there by a I
man. There is no place on the I
border, not even excepting Matamoras,
where the citizens Of the United A
states are so numerous and have I
Iuch large interests. In the
;ity OF Cnihuahua there Is an American 4
colony Of seyenty-fige or q hundred per s
IONS, and In the surrounding country o
here are several hundred more, repre- q
enting several millions OF capital. The 4
United States consulate has been vacant c
or nearly three years, and nobody can be Y
ound who viii accept the office, for the Il
easons that no salary is attached 70 IL d
nd the fees amount TO only a few hun c
red dollars year. No man can afford
o accept the place, as the duties are so