Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05

We, the un lersigned citizens of E Paso,
believing that we represent the voice of the
conservative element, protest against so much
of the resolutions adopted by the mass meet
ing last night as reflect upon our general
government for inACtl0n in the pending inter
national question with Mexico, and state that
we have confidence IN the intention and
ability OF our government and of the present
administration 10 protect mericun citizens
abroad, and while we heartily concur in so
much of said resolutions as urges upon the
government the necessity of prompt
and energetic measures to vlndicate
the rights Of citizens of the United States in
Mexico, and desire to call the earnest atten-
tl0n of those IN power to tins most important
matter and, while we pledge ourselves when
necessary to heartily support our government
IN demanding and enforcing even by arms,
proper respect of our citizens and our Nag,
we trust that all pending difficulties may be
amlCably settled without taTnish to either
nation, and tnat the friendly relations now
existing may continue between the two re-
publcs.
Editor Cutting was downhearted yes
terday for the first time since his incar-
ceration.
TIE TRIAL AGAIN POSTPONED.
The trial OF Cutting, which had been
set down for to-day, was again postponed
until tomorrow.
The Associated Press dispatches this
morning have produced general confidence
every one here awaits With anxiety the
action of the House upon the Cutting
resolution. The recent mass meetings
here lacked harmony and were calculated
to arouse the anger of the MeXicans across
the river, and IN fact some Of the speakers
caused our Mexican neighbOrs to fear
mob force for the purpose OF celebrating Cut
ting. 1t is rumOred that Cutting will re-
ceiVe a heavy sentence and that President
W a MAJ
him his liberty. v.Strange as this rumOr may
appear,it may turn out true, for good Mex
lean lawyers In Paso del NOrte, Includ-
Ing even District Judge Nicholas lgnio,
have so expressed themselves. Thus they
admit that the Federal government of
Mexico cannot interfere with the State
courts of Chihuahua, but can pardon State
conVlcts.
AN ANTI.CUTTING VIEW.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Am interview is
published here with b. +. Bevins, an
American citizen who has extensive miu-
Ing interests in Mexico. He states the
facts in the Cutting case to be as follows:
The best American citizens in New
Mexico and Texas condemn the agitation.
| did not find one intelligent American
who does not think that Cutting ought to
have at least five years In the penitepti-
ary. lie runs his paper at Ell PasO, Tex.
II had trouble with a Mexican at Paso
del Norte, a Mexican town just across
the river from FL Paso, and after it
was over he invented a vile slander
against his enemy. Cutting was arrested
and taken before a magistrate. He was
allowed to tree himself by making a
written retractiOn Of the libel and he re-
turned TO El Paso. There he printed the
libel in his paper in good deal worse
form than before, Spanish, and took his
papers over to Paso del Norte himself and
sold them. or course he was again ar
rested, and that is how he comes TO be in
Jail now. He is smart enough to see that
being made martyr he can become no.
torious and make money out of his no.
toriety. He has been offered his release
on straw bail, but be draws himself up
with assumed patriotic dignity and says:
mo; | am in the hands Of my country,
and she will care for me-"
A CALL AT THE CASTLE.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. Popular
sentiment has been so thoroughly aroused
here over the Cutting case and the press
comments thereon that the representa-
| tive of the Associated Press called to-day
at the Castle OF Chepultepec to get the
views OF President Diaz and Senior Romero
Rubio, Minister Of the Interior.
who ls visiting at the castle. The latter
Shlu buhJ uS was udppg w Ing
facts In the case to the press, and entered
| at once into a very lull review of it from
the beginning. He stated Mr.. Cut
ting's o1ense, his character and
that OF Senor Mendina, and
went into an elaborate exclamation
OF ,Mexico's right to arrest Mr.. Cutting
from legal point Of view. Cutting said
the Minister having been commanded by
| the court TO make an apology, did so in an
! FL Paso newspaper, but wOrded it 80 as
| to make it really an insult to the court.
This newspaper, although published in
the United States, Cutting knew to
be circulated in PasO del Norte on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande, and he
took pains TO circulate the issue con-
tanning reflections on the Mexican court
in Paso del Norte, crossing the river to
this side himself TO circulate the paper.
lie was thereupOn arrested in proper
legal form and put in jail. He was treated
with even more consideration than MeXi-
can criminals. The Minister was asked
if he thought the Judge had acted in good
faith. He replied:
81 do and for that reason the executive
power here could not on demand from the
United States government set asde judi
oial power.
MExICo's CLAIM OF JURISDICTION.
"The government here considered that
Cutting had not only inCringed the Code
Of the State OF chihuahua, which makes
onIenses against its citizens commit ed on
foreign territory punishable by its courts,
but mad also committed an oifense on this
side OF the line by refusing, without CIV
any reason, TO recognize the demand OF
the Judge, using insulting language TO
that official, and IL was clear that the
circulating OF the statement derogatory
To the court on this side Of the river con-
stituted Il clear case OF ofIense against
the law"
"Then it is for these reasons that you
have refused TO grant an unconditional
releasep
"Yes. The government here has for
warded a very full report Of the case TO
Washington, where it has been submitted
to Congress"
PRESIDENT DIAz ENTERS.
President Diaz then entered the apart
ment and expressed gratiicatOn at meet
ing the representative Of the Associated
Press OF the United States, and extended
a cordial greeting. The President SAID:
81 presume you have had from Minister
Romero RubiO a full explanation OF the
case and an abstract OF the grounds for
our action, and 1 will only say that l
have Just received letter from the
Chief Justice Of the State OF Chihuahua,
giving resume Of the procedure OF the
court, In response TO my request"
The letter was then read In full by Sc
nor Romero Rubio. IL showed that the