Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
WAR ONLY LAST RESORT
PRESENT STATUS OF THE TILiD
WITH MEXICO.

Belief that President Diaz will Psr%
don the Mischief Making Editor-Ars
! bitratton and Every Other Effort for
| aPeAcefut Settlementto be Exhausted
Before Fighting-Rasures' Remains ta
be Exhumed
! WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-Secretary Bays
ard still expects that Mexico will release
Editor Cutting. 1t could only be done
now after a pardon should have been
granted by the President of Mexico ta
Cutting. This, it is claimed, President
Diaz has power to do. 1t is believed thas
he will exercise it and surrender Cuta
ting to the United States. Scores
tary Bayard's demand for Cutting'd
release still stands as peremptory as ever
But under clause In the treaty OF 184a
between the United States and Mexico
both countries, In case of a Disagreement
are TO exhaust all peaceful means, I'M
Guiding arbitr alton, to reach a satisfacs
tory settlement before resorting to violent
measures. unless there Is something in
the circumstances which renders such a
course incompatible,
| SECRETARY BAYARD's OBJECT,
In pursuance OF this Secretary Bayard
is seeking to procure the peaceable re%
| ~
before taking more vigorous measuresl
| Secretary Bayard's course in this matter
| has been a good deal lmisrepresented. The
! statement made by Representative Hits
on the floor OF the House, after Blamed
influence had turned Hit right around in
the case, to the effect that SecretarV
Bayard acted hastily, inasmuoh as tna
demand for Cuttings release had moi
| been refused by Mexico. The publ
lished correspondence shows that
the demand was refused
even II the fact was not notorious. In an
| interview published to-day Representa-
| tive Hit charges Secretary Bayard with
misstating the case, alleging particularly
that the charge against Cutting was nOG
that he published the offensive card in
| Texas, but that he circulated it in MexicoI
As matter of fact, the latter charge ig
not given anywhere in the correspond
| ence.
CONSUL BRIGHAMs REPORT.
Consul Brigham says in his formal rec
! port: 81 proceeded to the office OF tho
official Interpreter of the court to ascers
tain the exact charges against Mr.. CUT
ting, and was informed that he was ar+
rested for the publication in the FL Pasd
| CTexas) Herald; that he was examined
| upon this charge alone, and committed I'd
| Jail on the same"
This IL the only charge referred to lm
the correspondence. Under the circumS
stances Secretary Bayard could have
done nothing but what he did do. Tho
case was perfectly simple one, and hia
course was perfectly plain. He will fol|
! low it out regardless Of the misrepresens
| tatlon5 OF Blaine and his agents. ia
Mexico surrenders Cutting, as he exS
poets, well and good. If not our governs
ment after exhaustlng peaceful measures
| will take him forcibly.
THE GALENA GOING TO THE GULF.
The sealed orders under which the Ga
| lena has recently sailed are believed to-
| have been to proceed to the Gull of MexS
| leo. The JunIata and the NandalIa ara
on the way TO Valparaiso and might be-
diverted should they stop at Key West.
There are between four and five thousand
regular soldiers In Texas, New Mexico
| and Arizona.
THE EXCITEMENT INTENSIFIED.
| Ell PAso. TEX, Aug. 0.-Fhe excite
ment over the Cutting imbroglio is much
| intensified to-day. A passenger on thd
train from Chihuahua City this morning
| said that 1t Is known positively that Cow
haceyra has ordered the Pas0,del Norte
authorities, in case OF an attack from
| Texas, TO cut Off the prisoners head and
| deliver 1t to the Americans. Eight hunl
! dred Mexican troops are said to have left
Lagos for PasO del NOrte on Sunday
night. 1t is asserted that second de-
mand has been made and that the Ameris
can officials have been notified to leave
Mexico. Large crowds gather at every
street corner.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
The arrival of company f, OF tha
United States cavalry,at Fort Bliss, which
was assigned here two months ago, has
caused rumor to the effect that eight
carloads of United States soldiers are ON
the spot. The bad effects OF these dlfi-
cultIes upon business are bec0ms
ing very apparent, and everything
looks like war from the Mexican
standpoint. Areport was circulated to tho
effect that Consul Brigham had COM
trmed the statement that q second de-
mand for Cuttings release had been
made by the United States government.
and the people went wild with delight.
Consul brigham, however, says that ha
was misunderstood; that he expects such
demand at any moment, but does nod
know that IL has vet been made. Cutting
has been called before the court in Pas0
del NOrte, ana Consul Brigham is in at%
tendance.
THE MURDER OF RAssUREs.
GALVESTON, Aug. 9.-Senor seveuno
Gonzales Leon, Criminal Judge for the
district of SaragOssa, Mexico, has Just
arrived In Piedras Negras, under instruc-
tions from the State authorities at Saltillo.
with orders TO exhume the body of Franz
cisco RassuTes and determine the cause or
his death, and il he Is convinced that the
deceased came to bis death as reported, to
at once try all the parties concerned.
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