Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
TEXAS BENT ON A FIGHT.
GOV. IRELAND WRITES n WAR
IKE LETTER TO BAYAKD.

from Ell Paso, Tex, dated last evening,
says: The trial of Editor Cutting is now
in progress at Paso del Norte. 1t consists
merely OF a joint examination by the
prosecuting attorney aud the Judge OF
the papers in the case. 1t is expected
that a decision win be rendered tonight,
as the three days allotted for the trial
expires tomorrow. 1t seems that the
length of the trial is determined before
the trial hegins. 1t is the expectation
among the Mexican lawyers that Editor
! Cutting Will be sentenced to one or two
! years Imprisonment and taken at once to
the penitentiary at Chihuahua. Medina
is also having his trial for raising a rum
! pus few nights ago. Editor Cuttings
| case has brought out the hitherto un-
| known fact that the doctrine of States
rights is carried to the extreme limit in
Mexico, and that the authorities at
Chihuahua will brook no interference
| from the Federal administration, or even
from President Dlaz personally They
VIII not even listen to friendly sugges-
tions. AS matters now stand Editor
! Cutting will certainly be sentenced to a
long term of Imprisonment and carried to
| Chihuahua to serve out his term,
TEXAS WAR FEVER.
CHICAGO, July 31.-A special dispatch
from Dallas, Tex, says: The feeling of
frlendliness which had begun to exist in
! Texas toward Mexico has been reversed
by the Cutting and other Outrages recent
| ly brought to light, to one Of intense re-
! sentiment with everybody's voice for
war. The young men OF this and other
cities are quietly enrolling themselves
for military service, If need be, and a
similar movement, though to lesser eX-
tent, is going on throughout the State.
The State Adiutant General is daily re-
ceiving applications for permission to
raise volunteer companies, and Capt.
Slcker, of the Adjutant Generals staff,
states that if required he can
have 10000 men in motion within
thirty days. The warlike feeling is in-
tenstied by the recital by American citi-
zens of Outrages experienced in Mexico,
over which they heretofore were silent, at
the instance of their employers, who
feared the effect Of exposure upon their
business in Mexico. In addition TO the case
OF r. Fl. Fleming of this city, who was
cast into dungeon without cause.
Seth Gage, civil engineer, has reported
that while in the employment ofthe Inter-
| national railroad near SatlllO he forced
the lock in house he had rented, on the
strength of which he was arrested on a
charge of burglary at the instance of the
local Alcalde and cast into a l0athsome
!
| following day with a prOYisO that he
should, like ticket-of-leave men, report
at the Alcalde's office morning and even
| ing till his trial came off. He so
| reported for ten days, each day suffering
| indignIties, after which he was released
without form OF trial. MIR. Gage is now
Secretary OF the Preside Live Stock AS
sociatiOn and is very prominent citizen.
! In the event OF Cutting being sent to the
|
to restrain the people OF Texas from an
irregular invasion of Mexico.
GOV. IRELAND's ADvICEs.
GALVESTON, July 31.-A special from
| Austin says: "GOv. Ireland. having been
| advised of the surrender and execution
| OF Francisco Arresures, telegraphed to
| E. D. Lynn, the American Consul at
Piedras Negras, for particulars, and has
received the following response;
EAGLE PASS, July 30.
Your telegram just received. Francisco
| Arresures was arrested by Deputy sheriff
| Diaz at Eagle Pass by order OF sheriff Oglesby
! on the night of July &c. He WAS handcufed,
| and in fifteen minutes was delivered to the
| Mexican officers across the Rio Grande
Sheriff Ogiesby claimed that he acted on a war
| rant of County Judge Hotfstetter. who says
! sheriff Oglesby persuaded him 10 sign the or
der for Arresures arrest and delivery. There
| were no papers for his arrest from Mexico
| except a letter from Capt. Moudragnn, of the
!
! eralcharge OF horse stealing against Arresures.
ARREsUREs' PROTEST.
protest against being delivered to the
! Mexican officers rs strongly made bv Are
| sures, who insisted that he would be killed by
MOndragOn, his personal enemy. lie appeal
| ed to me for protection on the morning OF
| July 81, and | at once demanded his return to
! Texas on the ground Of his beng Kidnapped,
! and also had sheriff Ogesby demand the
| prisoners return on the same grounds. Both
| demands were refused by MOndraPon. At l
O'Clock at night Arresures was taken from
! jail and brutally murdered by three Of Mon
! dragons troops. In 1873 Arrusures made a
declaration OF citlzenship p in Maverick county.
/ lie lived with his family in Eagle Pass at the
1 time of his arrest and he was an omnibus
! driver. The best citizens in Eagle Pass and
| Piedra5 Negras tesIty TO hls good character
AN ILLEGAL TRADE.
Sheriff Oglesby says he had a private un-
! derstanding with MOudrRgOn by which an
escaped mtrderer from Texas for whom 4
large reward had been offered was to be de -
| nVered to Snerlu OglesDy IN exchange for
! Arresures. Public Indignation is yery great
on both sides Of the river over this afa.r.
r.. ID. LYNX, United states Consul.
Gov. Ireland has written 10 Hon. II. f..
Bayard, United States Secretary Of State,
as follows:
Ihayo the honor to indorse a copy of a tele-
| gram lust received from Hon. r.. d. Lynn.
| the American Consul at Piedras NeEras.
! THIS man Francisco Arrcsures has been most
/ fuu.ly murdered by the Mexican authorities,
and It is but the repetition Of the insults and
ouJrages committed upou American citizens
by the people and authorities on the right
bank ol the Rio Graude.
NO EXCUSE FOR THE TEXANS.
While no possible excuse can
be given for the part taken by the Texas
officers In the Illegal arrest and delivery TO
| the Mexican authorities, stilliuojhmg IN pal
/ latiou of the foul murder has or can be
offered by the Mexican autn0rlt e.. The per-
sons, whoever they are who were engaged IN
! the Illegal arrest will be prosecuted, aud /
demand IN the name of the state and It's
people that this wrong Uy Mexico be atOucd
| Tor ana punished. III TINS state and her people
must depend upon themselves for protection,
| the necessary redress can and viii he OBJ
tanned. am, very respectfully, your obedIent
| servant, JOHN lkELAND.
Governor OF Texas.
The Governor has revoked the commi F.
sion OF Hoffstetter rs eXtradition agent.
The affair caused great deal Of excite
ment among the authorities and citizens
OF AusIin. GOV. Ireland says il the Fed
deral government does not do something z
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