Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-28
THE MEXICAN MUSS.
MORE ABOUT THE ALLEGED HOSTILITY OF
MEXICO TO THE UNITED STATES.
Troops Throwing Up EarthwOrks at PaSO Del NOrte-
Do the Mexicans Think They Can Down the
United Sta.s?-What Secretary Bayard
Says on the Alleged Trouble.

Ell PAso, Tex, July 27.-COnsul Brig
has received no official advices or instruc-
tons about his pending international trou-
bles, and will probably not for day or
two, as the correspondence between the
two Governments is carried on direct be-
tween Washington and the City Of Mexico.
Therefore the exact statue of the question
is not known here. PasO Del Norte con-
tinues full of Mexican troops, The higher
portions of the city are plainly visible
from the American side. A number Of
troops can be seen busy at something or
other on an elevation back of the historic
old cathedral which American visitors to
Paso Del NOrte always go to see. 1t is
thought they are.
THROWING UP EARTHwoRKs,
for which purpose that spot would be par
ticularly adapted The commander Ofthe
Mexican post is Colonel linda, who aehiev-
ed quite a reputation in the war against
Maxamilian, in which he was wounded.
He is a man of letters and poet He is,
however, probably by this time Outranked
by a commander of higher grade in the
army.
The feeling among the Mexican masses
is very bitter against Americans. They
are quite defiant, and say twill be an easy
matterfor their country TO whip the United
States. They have somehow brought them
selves to believe that the firing of the first
gun would be the signal for the Southern
States to come to their assistance to avenge
themselves on the Northern States for the
disastrous outcome of the great civil war.
They likewise feel convinced that England
would at once take their part and blockade
the Atlantic and Gulf ports of the United
States.
Senior EscapOr, the Mexican Consul at
FL Paso, says unless one country or the
other backs down,
WAR CANNOT BE AVOIDED,
and he added: Mexico will never comply
with the demand that has been made. If
il must come to that you may be sure that
Mexico will accept war first" 1t is thought
that he is apt to speak by authority, for
he is known to have heretofore reflected
the sentiments of his government. The
! Chief Justice of the State of Chihuahua,
Senor f. f. ROmaS, has arrived at PaSC
Del Norte, Ostensibly for the purpose OF
looking into the Cutting matter. Senor
RincOn, private secretary to the Governor
of chihuahua, has published COntradic'
ton OF the report that made him state to
Consul Bingham that no more troops would
be sent to PaSO Del NOrte. He says he is
| in no position to know what movements
the Federal Mexican troops will make.
TONE OF THE MEXICAN PRESS.
The Mexican press is intensely patriotic
and belligerent, and wants their Govern
ment to listen 10 no negotiations whatever.
The Mexican paper published at Paso Del
Nortc. the Oj&errddOr FrORtrerzG, says: "DC
YOU Americans beliGYe that because you be-
long 10 populous nation yOu will cause
our weaker nation to yaccillate? You
think so? Do you think that by noise and
hurrahs you can scare the authorities:
Never believe il; never let it enter your
mind. You can never impose on the sons
of a warlike and valiant nation"