Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-05

1uo country luse1 on4 81 her m0Et emf
1ent slafesmon and our 6late one Of II
greatest cons. Please inkoEm me al
your earliest conseniencs Of ne dall
which may be hxed foF the funeral, ~
uill ondsavor % attend.
The mexsemn View aF she cutsaag Gnss
Cux or MExIoo. Ane. 9.-Popalal
sentiment has been % thsr0unhly
aroused here over fhe Editor Oailina
case and the press comments thereon
that Q Representative Of tbe Associated
Press called today a. the Castle of Cha.
paltepee 10 get tha views Of President
Diaz and Ssnar Romero Ruhio, Minia,
Ter of the interior. who IL viaifinR Il
she castle. The latter said thai be vas
happy 10 present the facts In the case
% tie pFaal, and entered 80 once on Z
oil view Of Il from the beRinninQ. He
stated Cuttings odense, his character,
and thai Of Ssnor Medina, snd Weni
into an elaborate explanation ol
Msxioo's right 20 arrest Mr.. Cut
ting from legal psint Of view.
g Cutting aid the Minister,
''havinR been commanded By the co1Ft
20 make ~ apology, did soin an 81 Pssa
newapapaE, and wofded Il % ~ 20 make
it really an insult 20 the court This
newspapsF. although pa ilished Ia the
United states, Cutting knew 20 be CIR
culaied il Paso del Norte, on the Msxi-
can side Of tue Bio 6rande, and be took
pains to oircnlate the issue containing
Fefiaetiens on tha Mexiean court in Paso
del Norie, crossing the river % this side
himself 10 circulate the paper. Hs Waa
thereupon arrested IL proper legal form
and put in jail. he was treated with
even more consideration than Mexican
criminals"
The Minister vas asked whether be
thoaeht the Judge b a acted In good
faith.
He replied. II do. and for that very
reason the executive power hote could
not, on demand from the United States
Govarnmens, set aside the judicial
powers. The Governments here e0nsid-
cred that CattinR had not only in.
fFineed the code of The State Of Cbi
huahua. which makes an offence against
its citizens committed on foreign tsFri-
tory Punishable by ita eoaris. bat had
also committed an ofeuss on this side
Of the line By refusing. without giving
any reason, 90 recognize the demand Of
the Judge for an apology for using tn
sultina language 80 that ofiieer. It Was
clear that a statement derogatory 70 ths
Court on this side Of the river oonsti.
tuted Gle case Of odenss against the
law
arhen It ia for these reasons that you
have refused 10 Rrant an unconditional
releaaef'
'sYes; the Government here has fer
warded 9 full report of the case 10
Washington, where IL has been sub
mitted 30 ConRrsss.n
President Diaz then entered the
apartment and expressed qualification
&c meetine a representative Of the Ass8
oiated Press Of the United States and
extended cordial greeting. Tbs Pres
idenf said; 81 presume yOn havs heard
from Minister Romero Rubi0 q fall ex-
planatIon Of the case and a. abstract
Of the grounds for oar aotion, and 1
will only say that l have Just received
letter from the Chief Justice Of the
State Of Chihu hua giving the result OF
the procedure Of the court, In response
70 nay request"
The letter vas then resd In full By
Senof Rsmero Rubio. Il showed that
the Statesauthorities Of Ohihuahua had
exercised every care IL trsating Cat
ting With consideration, sven more, the
President h0nRhs, than-Waa necessary,
for be thought il vas sufficient 10 treat
him a. be would treat q Mexican oiti-
zsn imprisoned under shs same charge.
aDs you consider, Mr.. President, that
the oass will lead 10 troubleG7
al a 80 -
the facts in the casa, which is really
only q quarrel between two disreputa-
ble ioaFaalists. Ithink that the United
States Government vas q trifle haaty IN
she matter. owing probably 90 early IN
accurate and one sided reports. | have
no doubt that the full explanation a.
ready forwarded 10 the American Con
grsas, an enlightened body containing
many excellent lawyers and accom-
plishad Statesman. VIII lead 20 a c,imer
consideration Of the matter. and that
justice wiIl be done"
Tue President then went on 81 mach
length 20 relate various cases occurring
on the border line of the two Republics
10 show hoW careful both Governments
should be not 10 act TOO hastily on tn
Sufficient evidence. here ar" said
the President, both MexioAna and
Americans oa the b rder, Who, after
getting into troubla with she laW, plead
their citizenship b sbieId then from
the puniehment they deserve"
rhe President also meatl NED Oapt.
CFaWford's case, where AZ investigation
made by hia good friend, General
Sheridan. always animated b kindly
sentiments towards fha Msxi8ans,
proved thal the shooting was the result
OF q misunderstanding on the part Of
Mexican troops. BE also meutloned
several oases in which be bad person.
ally Qone farther taan Was absolutely
necessary. 10 order 10 avoid having an.
pleasant diderenees With the United
States Government.
The President sid be deploFed the
tore Of 4 certain section Of bath b
American and Msxican press. adding
s'Our s0vernmant - certainly acting %
good faith In shia matter aud a Oniy de-
sifous Of having iastice done. Il i q
matter for calm consideration on tnt
part Of tao eovernments uniudseseed
by papaiar olam0F.r He said that Il
vas Eidiaalsus 10 sapposa, a. had hen
charged IN some newspapers
AAAA sue GAANN0 HANtra 4atNAN
meat was n king 4 Pretext Of toe
Cutting case 70 enter on 3 var, for me
Unitsd States W0uid n0t do 80 withoai
havinR hrst cot Ia resdiaesA fbe
President did not bsiisVs thai tAs
American peopie we're hostile = Maxi9o.
Ga she eongrary, be had foand TIE oesl
class % AmericAns in cordial syEDpsthy
With The ProRressive p9rpos..
% tis adminisfsstion- He ainesrely
hoped that nothiuz w0uid %
ear 70 mar The Friendship q SD
pe pes IiVinr andst The sane form Of
G0Vurnmsnt and animated b. kindly
ssntimeuts towards saoh other. r.
was glad - Be able 10 pressut Ne viest
IN TITS matter 80 the Americas pHoFla.
Daring tue entire intsrvisE the Aex
icaE statesmen sxpres8ca theGse8vel
With the uinoss moderation and seOc
TIE Tolsdo Blsss CRsp.l saya Ths