New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
YUCATAN WILL NOT SECEDE.
GENERAL CANTU SAYS Ills MISSION Is
PEACEFUL ONE.
HE is A CLOSE FRIEND OF PRESIDENT DIAz-
THE SCAR IN HIS FACE AND THE
BLOW THAT CAUSED 1T.

BLOW TINT CAUSED IT.
General Theodosio Cantu OF the State OF Yucatan.
Mexico Is at the Sturtevant House. General Cantu
Is close friend Of President Dhz and he Is known
throughout the Mexican Rcpubllc as man OF wealth
and courage.
\ rcyolt was recently made public that General
Canti's mission TO thl, country not pacific one
and that he had gone 10 Washington to corier WIN
certain Mexicans there rs TO the advsabiii'y oil iu
catan seeding from the Mexican Concderacy ana
making the peninsula IN independent SAtP' IhoSe
who know the relations existing between fres"eht
rllz and General Clntu and the military career oil
the latter say the idea Of General Cantu being CON
cerEcd in agitatng revolution in fucatan Is absurd
spanking on The subject yesterday, General Cantu
said
There is no truth whatever In the article which
published alOu, the proposed separation oil the
State OF lucatln from the Republic OF MeAico' iu-
catan Is loyal TO the Federal Government and VIII
remain so. 70 long as have any Influence IN the
state II will always be on the side OF integrity anu
loyalty to the Government"
In the article referred to 10y General Caniu he Is
not mentioned by namc but /, styled as "a cons
missioner from the revolutonisS, and Is described as
Il man having "a long wound In his head as IN eN
den Of his military proves" Extending dhSohalY
across his forehead and running down the siu' Oh
lis nose Is a deep scar, which General Can,u laugh
Mgly drew attcati0n 10.
II the writer OF that article knew the history OF
Til, cicatIicc@ said the General he wouid know how
foolish It Is to accuse OF being scc"SsiCnis''
The story Of how General CaBtu came by the scar
is interesting In 1879 there trouble II The SAFE
Of Yucatan between the Conservative or CLERICAL
party a.d the Liberal party OF which General Aah'u
is All ardent supporter. The two factions look %
arms and several fierce skirmIshcs followed. Both
sides carried n guerilla method OF warflre Tor
some time, udn the final triumph Of :he Liberals
While sleeping one night General Cantu and his men
W,r. surprised by an armed band OF TIE opposing
faction. General Ca;u received fearful blow with
sabre before no had time get TO his feet. 1t laid
open his forehead and completely severed the nose
from the face. Tie member feh on the Generals
ell eek lie was left for dc1G. but rcgaini & con
scorsnes, had presence oi mind to place his dlSmem
Dcrcd nose a nearly is Pc could In the posltioN
nature had originally put II. lie bound up his face
and head with i handkerchief. ii then went Tor
su,ciral assistance Today General Cantu's nose
look, U;le Tie worse for having been cut of.
end The scar but adds 10 the rugg ss' OF massive
face lighted hy pair Of blu" eyes.
1t was five years before had any feeling In that
nose again." was all the comment General Cantu
would make cOnccrni u the incident.
one o. General Caniu, sons i being educated al
a school I'm Amherst, Mlss. but this Is the first time
the old soldier las been in the United States.