Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
The Mexican Authorities Refuse TO
Release Editor Cutting, Awaiting
Orders from Washington.
A warlike Feeling Prevalent with n
General Demand for the Protection
OF American Citizens.
Americans AZ Dangers Points with Their
Mexican Neighbors- -Troops Hasten.
Ing TO NJ Paso.


stands az present thus. Consul Brigham
telegraphed to Washington that the Mex
lean authorities refused to release Cut
ting, and no further instructions have
been received by him from Minister Jack
son or from Washington. The consul
also reported TO Secretary OF State Beyard
that Mexican troops are being concen-
trsted at Paso del Norte. A telegraph
operator says tonight that 800 United
States soldiers are hurrying TO III Paso
and will arrive tonight on the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe train. The com
mander at Fort Bliss, on being inter-
rogated, says he has no advices about
United States troops being ON their way
here, but has no reason to doubt II. A
warlike state OF affairs prevails,
and everybody here hopes that
the Mexican government will not
surrender Cutting in order that the
American government may have an OPP
portunity TO assert protection OF her
citizens. II. Medina, the man whom
Cutting denounced, became furious last |
night and threatened Consul Brigham and |
his clerk, and said that II war ensued
they would be the first victims. Medina
was arrested by the police and placed In
the same jail with Cutting. We are i'm.
patiently awaiting instructions from
Washington, confident that Consul Brig
ham will do bis whole duty here in Paso
Del Norte.
WACO wRATHY.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEx,, July 29.-The martial
spirit of our people is thoroughly aroused
over Mexico's method OF disregarding
Secretary Bayard's order relative to Ed
itor Cutting, who was sometime ago
locked up in Mexican prison.
BAIRD BolLNG
special to the Gazette.
BAIRD, Tx, July 23.--As the news
rapidly spread over town to-day that the
Mexican authorities dened the federal
power Of thtScountry 10 the Cutting in.
prisonment great Indignation was every
where expressed aud the spirit OF war
boiled within our citizens. The public
sentiment seems strongly in favor OF
teaching the greasers a lesson.
CLEBuRNE CLAMoRING.
CLEBuRNE, TEX, July ga report
was current here to-day that trouble is
brewing on the frontier between the
United States and Mexican government,
the outgrowth of the Imprisonment of an
American subject. From the tenor OF the
information received here the Mexicans
appear to be very hostile in the matter,
and our citizens stand ready to aid the
federal troops In this warcloud and hope
that the matter will at once be brought TO
an issue. Secretary Bayard Is believed to
have the backbone for the occasion, and
what he lacks the president can supply.
BROWNSVILLE.
Special to the Gazette.
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, July 23.--The
city is agog tonight over the news that
the government OF Chihuahua declines TO
surrender Cutting, the Texan who IL
locked up In prison In Paso del Norte.
1t is commonly reported here that the
Mexican government has donbly guarded
their prisoner and trouble is hourly eX
pected. The Mexican element here and
the citizens OF Matamoras seem to thor
|, oughly side with their country and ex-
hiblt degree of enthusiasm very eXas-
perating to Texans. II would need but
little more Of such bull-headedness on
the part Of the Mexican government 10
precipitate war, and loyal South Tex
ans hold themselves ready 10 take hand
whenever the opportunity presents itself
number Of our INSTRUMENTATION clti-
zens express regret that Mexico places
herself in so bad a light
THE RUMoR AT SAN ANTONIO.
/ al IN ha
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, July pa sensa-
tional rumor was circulated here this
morning to the effect that Gen. ID. s.
Stanley, commander of the department
of Texas, had received notice from the
secretary OF war to hold himself in readi-
ness TO concentrate all the available
troops of his department at or near III
Paso to enforce the demand OF Secretary
Bayard to the Mexican authorities to re-
lease Editor Cutting, citizen of the
, United States, from custody In q prison
at Paso del Norte. The rumor further
stated that Maj. Sumner Of Gen. Stan
!, ley's staff had gone TO II Paso TO make
an investigation and report as 10 how
many troops would be necessary. In
quiry at army headquarters elected q
denial OF the rumor, but II is still be-
lieyed that there Is more In the rumor
than the military care 10 disclose.
MEXICAN MKANNEss.
From passengers who arrived in
Fort Worth last night on the east
bound Texas Pacific train from III
Paso, IL was learned that much excite
ment exists In that city over the out
fageous conduct Of the Mexican Authoris
ties Of Paso del Norte, Just opposite II
Paso, and Of the state OF Chihuahua, Ia
not needing the demand Of This govern
ment for the release Of Editor Cutting,
VINO, as is well known, Is held In Mexi- |
can dungeon for an expression OF edito
rial opinion made In a Texas newspaper.
The information 10 given that the III Paso |
citizens have some cannon at their COM