Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-15
MONTEZUMA LAND.
Sedgwick Goes Home After a Full In.
yestigation OF the Cutting Case
at PasO Del Norte.
Report from Matamorss states tho Par
ticulars Of Law Lately Passed
There About Lands.
THE CUTTING CASE.

THE CUTTING CASE.
Special 10 the Gazette.
EEL PAso, TEX Sept. l4.-Speclal A gen,
Arthur Sedgwick left this morning fol
Washington. Nearly ali the work there
was to do in the Cutting investigation had
been done except the taking OF two OF
three afldavits Yesterday Sedgwick re
ceived a telegram from home saying thai
his wife was seriously Ill and he conclud.
ed to leave further investigation of the
case to Consul Brigham. The consul was
interviewed to-day and said; 'sWe have
gone through the case very thoroughly
from one end to the other, making full
notes Of everything from the record, and
we carefully examined all the laws bear
ing on the case and took great deal of
evidence. The work has been well done
by Mr. Sedgwick."
Upon being asked what he thought of
Sedgwick, he said; "Ie Is man OF fine
education, Of natural ability, an excellent
lawyer, and man who, In my opinion, Is
well capacitsted for the mission. The
scandalous reports about him detracted
from his merit considerably, but he said
to me he could not help that, but 1t would
be all right
The consul was asked If he had any in
timation as to the character Of the re.
port Sedgwick would make
He said: "He never inhmated at any
time what would be its character, and Il
was matter of too much delicacy for
me to breach TO him. | am salts fed that
thorough and exhaustive report of the
whole case will be made. He took the
facts from the records as they now stand,
from the examination of witnesses and
from affidavits taken before me.
LAW RELATING TO FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO.
WARRINGTON, Sept. II "A report has
been received at the state department
from Consul. General Sutton at Mata-
moras, Mex, embodyiDg translation OF
the new law promulgated on the 7th OF
July, relating to the rights Of foreigners.
1t provides that any foreigner may be
naturalzed in Mexico after two years.
residence upon furnishing proof that
he Is in the full enjoyment of
civil rights In his own country
and that he has business or an income
sufficient to provide him the necessaries
OF life. Colonists coming into the coun.
try by virtue of contracts executed by
the government, and whose Transports
tion and settling expenses shall be paid
by the government, shall be considered
Mexican citizens. Foreigners shall enjoy
all the civil rights Of Mexican citizens,
subject to the power reserved to the ex-
ecutlve for banishing those whose resi-.
dence may be considered pernicious. Real
estate, may be acquired by foreigners,
but they must abide by the restrictions
imposed on them by the laws In force
ANY release of real estate made to foreign
ers for term Of more than ten years
shall be considered as transfer. The
federal law may restrict the civil rights of
foreigners to the extent of subiecting
them to the same liabilities which the
laws OF their own countries impose upon
Mexicans. Foreigners may contribute to
the public expenses in the manner pro-
vlded for by the laws. They shall
submit to the decision OF the tribunals
without applying to the different re-
sources than those permitted by law to
Mexico. They shall apply for diplomatic
intervention only in the cases of denial of
justice or Of voluntary delay in the ad.
mlnistration OF the same, and after hav-
Ing tried In vain the different means af-
forded them by the laws. of the re.
public and in the manner determined
by the international laws. The
compulsory matrieulation of foreigners is
repealed. This law does not repeal the
twenty league frontier limit, nor the five
league marine limit Consequently, for
the purchase Of real estate within twenty
leagues of the frontier, the permission OF
the president is still necessary, and 10
purchase landed property within five
leagues OF the coast, special permission
must be obtained by special act Of con-
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