The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-08
DOWN IN NE EYICO.
Americans Murdered. Others
thrown into Prison and their
Estates Appropriated.
a Zig Revolution Btcak. out III
CoahuiIa Against the
Dinz GOserun
Crdnfiii and Fifiy two others
Constitute "a convention
10 Name Candidates.
The Kind ot Il PIatfOrm-Its
Not original That Ihcy
WIFE stand on.

now MENGcANs TREAT AMERICANS.
spcclaI TO the Examiner,
ACsuS, Ten. Sept. 7.-Gov. Ire.
land this morning received com.
munica,ion from Eucinachchc. rud,-
santos IN Lower California, Mexico
Which gives Hdrama'lc recital OF the
wrong suffered by two American
citizens in that country. Ihcir
names are j. B Wood and l.. II. Gas.
Kill.
On or about August, 1855, they en-.
tered Mexican territory to take
tharnc Of u ranch owned by j. B.
Hans on, u friend, who proposed going
to san Francisco. Hanson had hard
ly got away before several Mexican
oiliclai, went TO the ranch End bc.
gan selling oil his stock and dividing
all his property among themselves.
When Gnskill aud Wood object.
cd to this procedure they
were promptly arrested aud jailed
They demanded trial aud being
brought into court the Judge. who
was drunk nj the time, reminded
them for examination. although no
evidence was produced. They were
Informed that Hanson would not
come back aud from remark made
by one of the officials they have reason
to believe hc has been made away
with. During the alleged trial the of
ficials ot the court got to quHrrcling
about the division of the spoii-,
~ to end the matter the
Judge took il all under
his protection. They say they
have appealed General times to the
consul ri La ral aud that he pays no
attention 10 their calls tor aid. The
superior court of that District has
been asked to review their case but 10
claims to have uo Jurisdiction In the
matter. Ihcy also presented their
case TO Minister Jackson but beard
nothing from him for five months.
They declared tnGt another American
j. confined ia the some prison, who
siuct entering u has become paralylcd
and will shortly die. Gaskill says that
revenge is the object that actuutCs
the McNicau-. u- ~ an attack made on
his store several years ago, he killed
three of them, aud Rt another time hc
sgnti,G s.igatioGnsi" ,li"qfrs n GIaa&f ,B9W lIi'ary
AAAANhH' % .A' '"'f''
baud of marauicrs that intended
plundcring his place. Gaski'l says hc
wa- postmaster aud Justice of the
ucn,c at CamuOs iur ten ycni- and
that neither ne nor wood have cun-
mittod amy act that can be construed
~ icloniuu. under the laws of Mex
leo or the United States. lie cA'
pressed his mind pretty freely on the
neglect OF the United States govern
mcnt, saying that It Is only through
force that the citizens OF
this republic can hope to obtain jus
ticc In Mexico. Tho MeXicans have
i'm their hands 100000 worth of prop
crty belonging to Hanson, outside O.
that already disposed of, aud every
attempt OF IN, lGa-kills) lawyers I,
communicate has been frustrated
They are not permitted to hold any
communicated with outsiders, an,
the life of their lawyer has been al
tempted several times, They have
been instructed TO present their cn-
to the governor ui California, nn
through mm to the g,ycrnmen, %
| Wa hinE;uu.