The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-12
CASE.
Cutting Asks Protection Of the Gov
ernor of Texas.
Secretary Bayard Said to be Firm on
the Question Of Release.
Arizona Only Needs a Roof to be a
Slaughter House for Indians.
a Report of their Last Exploits In
the Southwest.
Cuttings Request.


Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 9.-EditoE Cutting
received information Yesterday that he
would be taken to Chihuahue. It was
pretext If they took HIM away
from the border and his friends
have busied themselves in his
behalf. The following telegram was sent
by the prisoner to Governor Ireland Of
Texas as q citizen of Texas:
az ask of you the protection that my
friends assure me you can and will extend
to me. (Signed) A. K. CUTTING"
Bayard on Mexico.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 9.-SecretaIy
Bayard in speaking last night Of the Cut
ting case said with much impression that
he considered the principle involved In
the Cutting affair to be one of the graYest
importance and one as TO which the whole
country without reference to party should
be united. Personal merits or the merits
of Cutting himself had nothing to do with
the matter and 1t made no difference
whether he was an angel of darkness or
light, but it did make the greatest differ
ence TO American people whether the con-
tention raised by the state department in
the case should be maintained or not. Mexi-
CO claims In the Cutting case right to try
an American citizen for An offense COM
mitted in the United States and Cutting
has been actually convicted and sentenced
for publishing libel In Texas. Secretary
Bayard thinks this raises the gravest pos
sible question between the two countries.
Bayard is deeply In earnest in his determi-
nation TO resist the position taken by Mex
leo and expresses full confidence az TO the
popular approval of his course. The case,
BaYard thinks, Is too clear for equivocs-
ton and he has no idea OF retreatin9
from the position taken BY the department
weeks ago when It demanded Cuttings re-
lease. The secretary will not anticipate
The action of Mexico but evidently seeks
tor full reparation from that country; that
fhe local court should have convicted Cut
ting does not necessarily imply that the
Mexican government will refuse TO set
him at liberty and go TO war. Speaking OF
this feature Secretary Bnyard said: Both
countries are pledged by treaty OF 164S to
exhaust every possible means IN erecting
q peaceful settlement of all political ques-
tions, and should Mexico persist in her
present attitude the question would then
arise as to what action should be taken by
this country to enfore acquiescence Ia Its
demands. A rupture of diplomatic rela-
lions would naturally follow as other
questions had added fuel to the flames on
the Mexican border. In July last the
murder of q Mexican nAturaiized to this
country, who had been Illegally extradited
by Texan authorities, Is in process OF set
Element and it is thought here that the
murderers will be hung by the Mexican
government In Mexican affairs the state
department acted with great promptness
and vigor and Bayard makes no conceal
ment of his determination 70 insist upon
full satisfaction in the Cutting affair, not
so much for Cuttings sake as because IL
involves the question whether American
citizens in Mexico are to be protected IN
their rights.