Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-30
BELLICOsE CONGREssMEN.
Mexico Must Apologize and ray Damages
or Fight-Oongressmen Mills and Lam
ham Declare Themselves.
ST. Louis Republican.

or Fight-Oongressmen Mills and Lam
ham Declare Themselves.
st. Louis Republican.
Two members OF the Texas congress
sonal delegation are going home fully
loaded and prlmed on the Cutting affair.
They are Messrs. Mills and Lanham, and
they are prepared to show their constltu-
ents that they do not indorse the passive
policy OF the government at Washington
on the Mexican troubles. The two gen.
tlemeH, accom- panied by Congressman
Bland, Wade and Warner of Missouri,
arrived in the city Saturday, and few
hours later parted company with the Mis-
souri, members and fastened on to the
seat OF war In the Southwest.
During the trip from Washington the
five congressman, and Councilman w. ii.
Stone OF this city, who was on his way
home from Asbury park, formed a very
interesting coterie. The conversation
was almost exclusively confined TO the
present border troubles and euchre.
There was no discrimination, and
euchre received quite as much attention
as the Cutting case. This particular
euchre must have been OF the progressive
kind, as 1t progressed from early morn
until eve, and when one naturally ex-
pected 1t to die OF exhaustion, II bobbed
up as healthy and vigorous as when, If
teen hours previous, one Of the party
said "Gentlemen, let US make this
iour-handed."
| National topics were discussed between
deals, and the conversation ran in this
wise:
"BAYARD WON'T he BLUFFED,''
said Mills, picking up the i've cards
which had just been dealt TO him.
"When he Internationally demanded Cut
ting's release he knew what he was
doing"
| al pass" said Wade.
$50 do |, repeated Lanham and Mills,
and Mr.. Stone, who had dealt the cards,
picked up the trumps.
"And Cleveland, too" said Mr.. Wade.
"They'll find he is about the TOUCHES,
subject they ever tackled before they are
done with him."
"Play on that" remarked Stone, lead,
Ing high suit card, One of the men
from Texas dropped little trump on II
and the other one did the same with the
next lead, and when the councilman
counted his score, he found he had one
trick out of possible tye.
NpMt tuaL ~ NndV call HllCh
euchre, y said Lanham
"You bet,n chorused the rest. and III,
cards were again shutlled.
MIR. Mills contnuedi 81 believe the
president ought TO act at once and con
vene congress. This
FIGHT WILL HAVE TO COME
some time. We have too long overlooked
the depredatlons OF the thleving guerril
Las who form the bulk of the popu
latson on the other side Of the RiS
grande.n
~ think they need hcklng,n sal,
Stone. at would help the country anC
aid st. Louis immensely II we had
Southwestern shlndy."
EYES, said Mills, "and II would hea
up all the old sores between the Noril
and the South, and then we could nnS
some use for our anarchists. They woul,
make splendid food for the cannon. Wa
is not without it's blessings, chi"
"Why didn't congress pass resolution
supporting Gov. lreland9" asked a pas
Renger.
"well, III tell YOU" said Lanham
"Nou SEQ the matter was at that time Ii
the hands OF the cabinet, and II woult
look like otiiciousness Il congress were :,
interfere before It had been passed upoi
BY the cabinet and submitted. Don't yo,
forget Il, President Cleveland
KNOWS WHAT liz is DoING.n
81 think so, too" said Mr.. Wade. esH,
Is the hardest-headed man / ever had an,
dealings with You know how worked
on him 70 get public building at Spring
Held. Every time l spoke to him b,
would ask about the population Of tbs