Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-09
Congressman Roger Q. Mills Thinks
There VIII Be War Unless Diaz
PardOns Cutting.

aN INrgnvIEw We MILEs.

VIII then make demand ana insist on
Indemnity being paid. President Cleye-
land and Secretary Bayard have taken
action. demSnd "a action and they
will not recede. Senator Coke went 70
see Mr.. Dayard before he left Washing
ton and the secretary said that It was not
written In the books that the American
government would recede. III any back
ing down is done Mexico must do IT,"
Congressman Mills says he looks for a
reconvening OF congress In thirty days
unless Cutting Is pardOned
"You can say" said the veteran legis-
lator, "that the policy OF this administra-
ton Is TO protect the humblest citizen
wherever he may be, and President Cieve-
land and Mr. Bayard will never recede
one iota from their position"
Mr.. Mills says In case Of hostllitles he
would advise the El Paso people to leave
the city and go into the interior. He also
says Cleveland could concentrate troops |
at El Paso before congress meets II nee.
essary.
WAR MEETING AT FORT af'KAvETT.
Special 70 the Gazette
FoRT MCKAvETT, TEX, Aug. SAN |
enthusiastic war meeting was held atFOrt
McKavett to-day, and a company OF cow
boys was raised for service against Next ,
CO. They are mounted, armed, and can
be put into the field at once.
FEELING Al GREENyIILE.
Special to tho Gazette.
GRERNvILLE, TEX, Aug. s.--The Mex.
lean war fever is almost as hot here as Il
Is along the Rio Grande. A large com
pany Of soldiers could be mustered here
on few days notice, aud they don't all
want fat office, either. Carrying a
Winchester Is rich enough for most Of
them.
sENTfMENT ar WACO.
Special to tho Gazette.
WACO, Tx, Aug. s.--THE GAZETTE,
arriving az noon to-day, brought the first
news of Cuttings sentence. This com
munity Is disposed to take conservative
and calm view Of the Mexican troubles,
deprecaliug war save as an unavoidable
necessity. TIE fact, however, that Cut.
ting has actually been sentenced has {
aroused considerable feeling, and men
who have heretofore counseled a careful
course say the United States government
cannot In honor abandon the man to his
fate
PEELrNG Ar NC STRINGS.
special 10 tho Gazette.
BIG SPRINGS, TIKI Aug. S.-Great en-
citement prevails, and much indignation
Is expressed on account OF the severe
sentence imposed on Cutting by the Mex
lean court A meeting will be held to-
morrow night, at which proper resolu-
lions will be adopted.
PHILADELPHIA RECORD.
Congress seems disposed 60 stand ,
firmly behind the administration In bring.
Ing the Mexican government TO an under
standing Of the fact that we cannot permit
an intracton OF the right OF every citizen
to be tried ny his peers In the jurisdiction
where his ofense has been committed or
alleged. Mr.. Cutting Is no doubt a viper
ana II vagabond, but he happens at pres.
ent to come within the protecting scope
OF principle OF law that shields him Of.
iectually from answering In a Mexican
court for his offenses The Mexican gov
eminent viii no doubt give him up.
CHICAGO CURRENT.
we urge all patriots to dlscountenance
talk OF war with Mexico. In BOSTON /
financial circles such war would be
Godsend. In the Southwest Il would /
crafty the rough element, which ls not
yet In accord with railroads and fences. /
But II would throw the finances of
America once more into the hands of Wall |
street, whence they are now almost
emerging,
INTERVIEWED AT st, LOUIS.
Mr.. Stein, a merchant of Corslcana,
Tex, Is at the Southern, Concerning the
Cutting affair and the Mexican imbroglio,
he said: "a majority of the citizens OF
Texas seem to me to indorse the stand
GOV Ireland has taken against Mexico,
and he is the most popular man In the
state He Is playing the card we'll, and
VIII, In All probability, 90 to the llrlted
states senate, But, AS far AZ my ohscr-
walton has extended, do not believe the
best class OF people desire any disturb
apce, nor do they approve the agitation
thus far raised.n
us the discussion general or excited
in Texas2n
81 judge the feeling on the river is
quite strong, but further north Il would
require stretch of the truth to say that
there Is excitement Ia any considerable
degree. You very seldom hear the mat
ter talked about at Corslcana, though a
small militia company has volunteered 10
go TO war II the governor wants them TO
do So"
Messrs II. N. Atkinson Of Gatowne
and w. III. Mabry of Fort Worth. who
are guests az the Planters, spoke for
large section Of the state which they had
uaversed together, when they said,
"The feeling Is very bitter against Mex,
lco, and there Is no doubt that 10000
volunteers could be raised for war
within ten days majority Of Texans
are very earnest In the matter, and anx.
ious that II Cutting Is not released al
once, war be declared by the national
government. IL Is so well known that
ontrages are committed upon American
citizens by Mexico, that the whole border
Is aroused. year or so ago an English.
man named Nicholson, who had become
naturalized citizen OF the United States,
was arrested by the Mexican authorities
ior striking 'greaser who had msuited ,
nm Nicholson appealed 20 the BRUSH
consul for protection, claiming citizen.
snip with England, and he was immadi. I
etely released. II was shrewd move.
English rights are recognized Ia Mexico.
while American privileges are utterly I
ignored, The Incident referred to placed
beside Cuttings arrest shows tho whole
condition Of affairs precisely. Il Is NOT
AZ all likely that there will be war, for the
Mexicans know too well that they would
nave no show In the world for comins