Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-11
THE CUTTING AFFAIR.


Eum0rs of Army and Naval Prcpara-
tions by the GOyernment-Cutting
Fears aEurder if Removed from Paso
del Norte.
Washington, Aug. "a private dis
patch received from New York tonight
says that rumor is current there to the
effect that war material is being sent to
| the Mexican border and that United
States naval vessels have been ordered
| to the Gulf. Owing to the lateness OF
the hour it is impossible to get definite
information on this subject tonight, and
| it is doubtful if any of the officials of
| the war or navy departments would be
| willing to divulge any facts in relation
| to the subject of war preparations hav-
| ing been made. In navy circles, how
ever, there is q considerable feeling of
curiosity in regard to the mysterious
action of the secretary of the navy in
ordering the Galena to sea under sealed
orders last week. Tho destination OF
the vessel is unknown, but it is very
| generally believed that she has been
ordered to the Gulf. The VandaliA and
Juniata were ordered to proceed to
Valparaiso last Friday. They will
| probably touch at Key West on the
| voyage down, where orders may await
them il the department considers 1t
necessary to make demonstration. The
/ Swatara, Tennessee and Yantio are still
at Portland, where they will probably
remain ready to sail at moments notice.
There are now stationed in Arizona and
| New Mexico between tour and five
1 4. ySnk Il
have been ordered to the vicinity of El
Paso the orders have not been made
public here and the probabilities are
that they will not be. While authentic
information is exceedingly scarce there
is a very prevalent feeling IN military
circles that something is in the wind.
/ THREATENED WITH MURDER.
| Ell Paso, Texas, August 9The
excitement over the Cutting embroglio
is much intensified to-day. Rumors OF
every kind are heard, but upon investi-
cation prove to be false. A passenger
on the train from Chlhuhna City this
morning says that it IS known positively
that Governor Maoeyra has ordered the
Paso del Norte authorities, in case oi
an attack from Texas, to out Off the
prisoners head and deliver it to the
Americans. The 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 second de
: mand has been made that American
officials be notified to leave Mexico
/ Large crowds gather at every street
corner, and the arrival of company o
the tenth United States infantry at Fort
inl tNyf
; months age. has caused rumor to thu
+ effect that eight carloads o
3 United States soldiers were OIL
8 the spot. The bad effect of thes
t difficulties upon business is at last be
!. coming very apparent and everything
looks like war from o Mexican stand
point. They have Just called Cutting be
, fore the court in Paso del Norte, ant
Consul Brigham is in attendance.
The Cutting affair is practically un
a changed. There were rumors all day Q
# his having been quietly spirited away t
: Chihuahua, but they turned out to b
. untrue, This evening he is still in jai
B. Dnrin0 the afternoon he waa called be
If fore the court once more and notitie
d that he has been granted an appeal t
: the supreme court of Chihuahua, an
that the lawyer who had been ofticialI
q assigned to his defense had forwarde
% the necessary papers in the case. Ih
is proceedings may keep him in Paso dt
!. Norte for some days, although he himse
is under the impression that he will 6
: any moment, perhaps. be carried off. FL
It is, besides, afraid he may be assassinate
q as soon as he leaves Paso del Norte, an
! that the Mexicans will give as Oh excus
that he tried to escape.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FRONTIER.
8 Denver, August 9-Colonel A. .
ID Fountain, of the First Mexican militi
Z. to-day telegrsphed Governor Ross fro
Los Cruces as follows "Events at Pal
% del Sorte indicate that our governmel
a. will shortly require the aid OF volu
II. teers to maintain the honor OF our fla
II on the frontier. / announce myse
ready with 200 drilled, disciplied al
~ equipped men to take the field shou
30 New Mexico be called upon to furnit
n add
ri- TO INVESTIGATE THE OUTRAGE.
80 Galveston. Tex, August 8-Sen
Severano Gonzales Leon, criminal judi
OF for the district of Seragost
ch Mexico, has just arrived
he PiedraH Negres under instructio
"A from the state authorities at Salti
with orders to exhume the body
'm Fancisco Rasures and determine t
IN cause of his death, and If he is convinc
rsl that the deceased had come te his dea
to as reported, to at once try ell the part
concerned
on RoMERo FOR PEACE.
lie Phisadelphia, Aug. 9--Senor Rome
90. In letter dated Saturday last to me
al Der of the universal peace union, So.
he ,ttarapces a @ in ~ favor If neace contained
On my letter of the 9th inst. The Cutti
his matter will. / have no doubt. be settl
in manner satisfactory to the COVE
ments of the interested countries"
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