St. Paul daily globe., 1886-08-10
Cutting to be Decapitated if There is an
Invasion Of Mexico by American
Troops.
The Excitement on Both Sides of the Rio
Grande Now Raging at Fever
Heat.
Mexican Soldiers Rapidly Concen-
trating at Paso Del Norte--At
Fort Bliss.
Secretary Bayard on the Situation
The Rasures Case to be Inyes-
tigated.
Excitement Intensified.

| over the Cutting lmbrOgliO is much intenSi-
fed to-day. Rumors of every kind are
heard, but upon investigation prove to be
| false. A passenger on the train from Chi
huahua City this morning says that it is
known positively that Gov. Maceyra has
ordered the PaSo del Norte authorities in
case of all attack from Texas to cut off the
prisoners head and deliver it to the Ameri-
cans. This statement is given for what it
is worth. Eight hundred Mexican troops
are said to have left Lagos for Paso del
Norte on Sunday night 1t is asserted that
a second demand mas been made and that
the American officials have been
NOTIFIED TO LEAVE MEXICO.
Large crowds gather at every street cor
ner, and the arrival of Company of the
United States infantry at Fort Bliss which
was assigned here two months ago, has
loads OF United States soldiers were on the
spot. The bad effect of these difficulties
upon business is becoming very apparent,
and everything looks like war from a
Mexican standpoint.
| Cutting was brought before the court
again to-day and told that his attorney had
| appealed his case to the supreme court Of
the state and that the appeal had been
| granted.
SECRETARY BAYARD'S STATEMENT.
BALTIMORE, Md. Aug. 9.-Secretary
Bayard, speaking to special correspondent
last night of the Cutting case, said he saw
no reason why satisfactory adjustment of
| the difficulty should not be reached. He
has been assured that such was the desire
| OF the Mexican government. Senor Romero,
| the Mexican minister here, said some days
ago that his government would promptly
settle the matter. Secretary Bayard seems
to think that the difficulties in the way
have been created not so much by Mexicans
as by obliging friends in this country, who,
in their efforts to embarrass the administra-
tion, have suggested to the Mexican au-
thorities methods which, perhaps, they
would not have thought of. Mexico's atti-
tude in the matter, it is claimed, has been
greatly strengthened by the efforts of Mr..
Blaine's friends to show that Mr.. Bayard
has acted with precipitancy and has been
too eXacting with Mexico. Mr.. Bayard
himself feels strongly in the matter, and
said, with much impressiveness, that he
considered
THE PRINCIPLE INVOLVED
in the Cutting affair to be one of the gravest
Importance and on which the whole coun-
try, without reference to party, should be a
unit The personal merits or dement's of
! Cutting himself have nothing to do with the
matter. 1t made no difference whether he
was an angel of darkness or an angel of
| light but it did make the greatest possible
difference to the American people whether
the contention raised by the state depart
ment in this case shoald be maintained or
not. Mexico claims in Cuttings case the
right to try an American citizen for an
| Offense committed i'll the United States, and
Cutting has actually been convicted and
! sentenced for publishing libel in Texas.
Secretary Bayard thinks this raises the
GRAvEsT POSSIBLE QUESTION
between the two countries and If MeXico's
claim were once acceded no American tray
| cling in Mexico would be safe. Mr.. Bayard
| is deeply in earnest in his determination to
resist the position taken by Mexico, and he
expresses full confidence as to popular ap-
proval of his course.
My countrymen,'' he said with feeling,
twill not be deceived by partisan misrepre-
| sentation they will recognize the gravity of
the vuestion INVOLVED and will never consent
that one of their fellow citizens should be
| tried by foreign power for an offense COM
mitted in this country. Suppose Cutting
| had stabbed his Mexican rival on Texas soil
instead of merely attacking his reputation,
does any one pretend that Mexico could have
tried him for murder? Certainly not
The case, Mr.. Bayard thinks, is too clear
for equivOcation, and he has no idea of re-
treating from the position taken by the de-
partment week ago. when it demanded
Cuttings release. The secretary will not
anticipate the action of Mexico, but he evil
IDENTIFY looks for full reparation from that
country. That the local court should have
convicted Cutting does not necessarily i'm
ply that the Mexican government will re-
fuse to set him at liberty and go to war.
Speaking of this feature of the affair the
secretary said both countries were pledged
| by the treaty of 1S4S to exhaust every avail
able means of effecting peaceable settle
ment Of all political questions.
SHOULD MEXICO PERSIST
in her present attitude, the question would
then arise as to what action should be
taken by this country to enforce aquescence
in its demands. The rupture of diplomatic
negotiations would naturally fellow, but in
this connection it may be stated that the
rumored resignation of Minister Jackson
has no significance. Secretary Bayard
says he has received no intimation of Mr.
Jackson's resignation, although it is quite
| possible that he may wish to come home.
The other question which has added fuel
to the flames ON the Mexican border-the
| Judicial murder of a Mexican naturalizeG
i'll this country, who had been Illegally ex-
tradited by the Texan authorities-is in
process of settlement, and it is thought here
that the murderer will be hung by the Mex
ican government. In this case the whole
responsibility rests with the Texan authorl-
ties, who have been so belligerent over the
Cutting case. A systematic attempt is be-
ing made to confuse the public mind as to
| the position taken by the department., not
only by bellttling the Importance of the
Cutting affair and making it appear that a
question of vital moment, affecting the
honor and dignity of the country, is really
only an attempt to protect disreputable
Individual who richly merits punishment
but also by confounding it with the fish
cries dispute, and depicting the state de-
partmenT as bully in the one case and
trucking in the other.
ROMERO HEARD &RoM.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9-Senor Romero
in letter dated Saturday last, to member
of the Universal Peace union, says:
1 am glad TO be able to confirm the utter
| ances OF peace contained in my letter of the
5th inst. The Cutting matter have no doubt
| will be settled in a manner satisfactory to the
| governments interested.
THE RASURES CASE.
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 9. - Senior
Zeuvno Gonzales, criminal Judge of the dis
trict of Saragossa, Mexico, has just arrived
Pedras Negras under instructions from
the state authorities at Saltillo, with orders
to exhume the body of Francisco Rasures
and determine the cause of his death, and if
he is convinced that the deceased had come
to his death as reported, to at once try all
| the parties concerned.
VOLUNTEERS.
| KIowA, Kan, Aug. 9.-Two hundred
volunteers for cowboy cavalry battalion
was organized here to-day and will offer
their services TO the secretary of war. They
are awaiting marching orders to Mexico.
Killed by u Planter.
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