Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
The Cutting Case.

AS our dispatches have shown, the
United States government has difficulty
to settle with Mexico, on account OF Edi-
tor a. X. Cutting, an American citizen,
who is now in durance vile on account of
one of those hasty and somewhat too spicy
utterances for which frontier journalism
Is famous. The facts as reported are as
follows: Editor Cutting is the proprietor
of newspaper called the Centineld, pub
lished at Paso del Norte, Mex, right
across the river from FL Paso, Tex. Emil
Clio Medina, IA Mexican journalist, came
to Paso del Norte and attempted to estab-
fish a rival newspaper. Editor Cutting eX-
tended the journalistic courtesies custom
airy under such circumstances, denouncing
the new enterprise in classic language as
fraud ~ and a mere scheme to swindle
advertisers This was too much for the
hot blooded Medina, who went to the
trouble of having Cutting arrested and
taken before a MEXICAN court, where he
was compelled to sign a retraction. There
upon Cutting published over his signature
in the FL Paso Herald, a statement to the
effect that Medina was a fraud a dead
beat and coward of odious reputation
and informed his rival that he would have
american satisfaction " of him.
Upon the publication of this notice the
Mexican authorities, at the instance OF
Medina re-arrested Cutting and thrust
him into Jail. Cuttings friends sent these
facts to Secretary of State Bayard, with
the request that the United States govern
ment demand the release of the imprison-
ed editor. Secretary Bayard compiled
with unwonted promptness and III the
most peremptory language. But the
Mexican authorities fatty refused to re-
lease Cutting. This is the aspect of the
matter at present.
Our Washington advices say that the
president regards this matter as very
serious, and one that demands immediate
pctioA. Developments in the case Will be
awaited with interest. There is no ques-
! ton AS to the Importance OF the principe
involved The Mexican government has
no right to arrest and lmprlsou an
! American citizen for making any state
ment whatever in an American newspaper
published on American soil. II this Is not
sufficiently plain it is the duty OF the
United States government TO make 1t 90.
Mandatory temperance education laws
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and one territory. This State passed
temperance education law in November,
lss2: Michigan in March, 1888 New
Hampshire in June, 1888; New York in
March, 1884; Rhode Island, much weak
err law, April, 1854. In the winter of 1855
nine States passed temperance education
laws in the order following: Alabama,
Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, Nevada,
Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts. Pennsylvania was the
first State to enact a temperance educa-
ton law with penalty for non-ehlorce-
ment. The ancient law OF mandamus Is
the acknowledged penalty for non-ehiorce-
ment of the Massachusetts law. In 1880,
Washington territory, Iowa, MarNlanu
and Connecticut passed such laws, max
ing II States and one territory IN all
rounded up by the national law, whlch Is,
as a contemporary says, as explicit ana
stringent as il can be made, and which IN
cludes the nine future States of our Re
public as well as the District OF Columbia,
all military and naval schools and all In
dian and colored schools IN the terrific
ries.
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the other ingredients used in the pest porous
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