Daily Republican., 1886-08-12
TEXAS STILL TRANQUIL.
GROUNDLEsS FEARS OF TIMID
TRAVELLERS AT Ell rAsO.
General sickIes Believes That Mexico Ii
Anxioos TO Repeat the Msn@uvres
Of Santa Anna.

Anxioos to Repeat the Man@uvres
of Santa Anna.
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FL PAso. Tex, Aug 11.-Matters are
very quiet here now, as we'll rs across
the river In Paso del Norte. The opin.
Ion among Americans prevails that the
United States will press its claims
against Mexico to the bitter end. Mexi
cans are saneuine that their country
vial not rtcede, % no more troops have
arrived for the past day or two. Ex-
element has disappeared and wild
rumors have ceased, bot still the pee
| pie on either side OF the river look upon
zach other with suspicion.
An investigation of the report that
Mexican cavalry was In hiding at Sara
Rosa, q point nineteen miles below here,
proved 1t be be false. An amusing part
Of the preeent state of affairs is found at
the railroad depot on the arrival Of
trains. All passengers come under the
impressio that the city is In arms.
Some women cry out OF the car win.
dows: "Can we come now?" ANY
shooting going on ?" and q hundred
other silly questions. Government ac-
tion 10 abxiously awaited.
AN INTERVIEW WITH CUTTING.
Ell PAso, Tex. Aug. I1.-An Ameri.
can newspaper correspondent in COM
pany with Samuel Field, q well-known
citizen of Dallas, saw Cutting In the
jail at Paso Del Norte yesterday. He
Was asked particularly as to his alleged
circulation personally In Mexico of tn Q
article com mplained Of.
He replied: Upon going over to the
Mexican side on the morning of the
publication had in my pocket q copy
Of the paper "El Sen tinel." entered
8 corner cafe Kept by a friend and casu-
ally handed him paper, the only one
had This is truly all did" Cutting
was asked whether he intended to ap-
peal his case 10 the Supreme Court OF
Chihushus. He said that his attorney,
Ia young Mexican student just out ol
the law school, had determined to do so.
MEXICO WANTS MONEY.
i NEW YORK, Aug Ii General Daniel
Z. bick.es was asked by q correspon
! dent this afternoon whether he thought
, there was any probability OF war be
tween the United States and Mexico.
He answered that 1t seemed to him
likely, and In telling why set forth d
novel theory of what Mexico would
have TO gain in a war with this Gov
ernment,
II have the pleasure, said Genera
Sickles, ito know President Diaz and
!, his distinguished father in law, Senol
Romero. They are enlightened states
men, and are too wise 10 embark in any
Idiffioulty with this country unadvised
Ily. No doubt the ignorant population
of Mexico believe that they could wag,
successful warfare with the Unitec
States, but the President and his Cabi
net know better.
''If they persist In their apparent con
tention that citizen OF the United
States can be punished in Mexico fol
acts done IN this country you may b.
r sure that there is motive for such pro
= vocation that Is not apparent on the tur
face. Mexico ia poor and would no
venture, i'll the present state of publ,
. opinion In that country, TO make 6
). transaction with the United States o.
with any other country selling or hypo
theca,ing any part Of her territory. She
has little money and no credit. Sb,
has nothing TO sell or pledge but unim
proved land.
"Chihuahua, Sonora and lower Call
fotnia ore too distant from the centr
of population aud authority in Mexico
for the exercise by the Mexican fedora
Government Of much control over thos
provinces. L would not be dis posed u
critioisa General Diaz or his cabinet TO
anything that might happen in thos
IOutly ing and distant territories, but 1
they accept the responsibility for vha
Iia doing in chihuahua with regard y
Cutting, and II 1t shall trapspire from
an examination of the official records @
the court that Cutting il punished Il
Mexico for an alleged offense commit
ted In Texas and the federal author
ties Of Mexico insist upon the exercis
of such Jurisdiction, this country car
not tolerate such prets nsions, whethe
Iexercised by Mexico or any other Pow
I ter."
Ill '1How, then, can President Diaz an
, his Cabinet" asked the correspondent
'.irsist upon D lire Of conduct certai
to provoke q conflict with the Unite
IStates?"
"They probably desire a conflict" r,
lplied General Sickes.
But VIVA: has Mexico to gain?" .
81 think that Mexico would like I
Irepeat the mass acre of Santa Anna, i
1916. She knows that IL we take
slice Of Chihuahua, Sonora and Lowe
/ California we would take territor
. valuable to US and valueless to Mexico
and that we might do now as we did 4
} l846-pay her handsomely for the tel
ritory taken. Pub ic opinion In Mexic
would not permit the Government {
sell this territory by any peaoeabl
transaction or treaty. The mob woui
hang Diaz and his Cabinet in tn
streets of the Capital If they sold th
national territory, but IL 80 000, 600 c
40, ,000, GOO of gold can be drawn into tb
Mexican Treasury from the Unite
States after a campaign or two Mexic
would accept the situation, as she ha
done before"
THE FEELING AT THE CAPITOL.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 11.-Publi
sentiment here regarding the Cuttin
case lie still aroused, owing largely I
the threats Of war from the State {
Texas, and there Is general uneasines
lest International troubles may aris
from an unauthorized invasion
Mexican soil.
III In An interview to-day q Europea
ldiplomat said: 1.-THE United States an
Mexico certainly should be able to sci
tie the cases in dispute, even IL the
have to resort TO frier dly Arbi ration.
is certain that the State OF Chihushu
has as good right TO her peculiar cod
as has France, from which countr
Chihuahua took her ex ample. 1t 10 NJ
likely that the United States In o Cal
of similar kind with France, woul
4 make peremptory demand for the r
lease of her citizens. The United Stat
" view OF this case will not be the view
European countries where similar la
to that of Chihuahua obtains.
England DOES not recognize the d