The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11


and which ID to revolutionze the press, the pulpit
and the people into the higher life.
There is not single daily paper published In either
OF the i've great States ofsnaloa, Durango Coahua,
Chihuahua and Sonora, with which we may include |
the Territory OF Lower California containing in all
population OF 72S, 600 souls. The single Territory
OF Colorado situated In the very heart OF the Rocky
Mountains owns more newspaper property than
the immense tract OF country spoken Of and which
comprises Northwestern Mexico proper. Yet Colo
RADIO cannot have q population exceeding SO 900 or
90, 900 souls at most unless the Union Pacific Rail-
road has lately flooded it with large iniux Of the
brain and muscle Of the older States So much for
the relative status OF American and Mexican In
telligence. Now for glance at the States seyeraly
sinaloa, with a population estimated ct 100000,
has semi-weekly and three weeklies La Regenera-
con de Sinaioa Is the Official organ, published twice
week. for which the government pays dfty dollars
per issue. IL is entirely devoted to the publication
OF official documents including the doings Of the
Legislature. Its editor IL appointed by the Cover
nor, but he has to be confirmed by the Legislature
before entering on his official duties Hts salary Is
$500 year. An editor OF this character finds him
self In peculiar position, between two fires SO to
speak. II he attacks the state Congress that body
may decapitate, and n he assaults the ofcial con-
duct OF the Governor the latter oical may likewise
behead him. As It ia difficult to please two masters
the editor ocla usually tries TO please one at the
risk Of displeasing the other The late editor OF La
Regeneration is a case in point. He took sides with
the Governor In q controversary between
the latter gentleman and the Legislature or
Congress, the consequence OF which was
he found his occupation like that Of Othello's.
The journal over which he presides is small sheet,
twenty-five by fourteen, printed on yellow paper,
and sold at the rate OF twelve and half cents per
number, one dollar per month or twelve dollars per
year, sum or sums the reader will perceive, much
higher than the first class daies in the United
States Its circulation Is between 700 and S00 mainly
among Oficeholdcrs. Its paying subscribers are not
over 200 The name OF the paper-The Regeneration
ar Sindoa--was given TO It after the present rulers
drove Martinez from power the latter chietain hav-
Ing captured 1t when he drove Governor Rubi from
power. II was supposed that when Martnezs revo
luton died 30 prematurely there would be "regen-
Grafton" for the BETTER but the minutest observer
can see nothing to indicate It, So that far the
official organ 70 concerned there is nothing In name.
already named. II Is edited by young gentleman
who has had California education Se1or Jose O.
valades practical printer. Editorialy this Jour-
nal pays special attention to attacks on the
remnants OF Imperialism traitors and the State
the publication OF novels IN such form that it may be
cut OIL and the novel reappear In cheap form with
the imprint OF the office. Paper sold at twelve and
.
Is also weekly, size above named and Ia devoted
to politics, news, colonization, commerce. mining,
arts, public improvements and advertisements" at
least such is translation OF the editors announce
ment. Sold at nifty cents per month or five dollars
above three journals are published In this city,
tanning from 1900 TO 1000 Inhabitants. III Itdica-
do very small sheet about the size Of large letter
paper IS published at Culiacan the former capital
Of this state; sold at five cents per number; crcula
ton 200 The latter paper and FL PaciJico tend
towards conservatism, or the Church party Indeed
the radical editors Of the other two Journals named
modestly hint that the editors OF their contemporaries
faithfully served the empire None OF the Journals
try go up ana down as quickly M revolutions.
The State OF Durango having a population OF
10000, can boast OF only single newspaper--LG
Resdurdcion Lt0efdt-a semi weekly. This is the
Official organ Of the State government and the funds
Stare treasury. Like all the other Official journals,
1t pays but little attention to news in fact none de-
serving the NAME Its columns are always crowded
with dry documents from the legislative or exccu
tive departments. IL IL the size Of what Is known In
our country as small country weekly price one
dollar per month within the city limits and 81 60 out
side published at the State capital (Durango), which
contains some Il, 600 inhabitants.
Coahula claims two publications-E Coahui1e,ase
and La Voz del Puebio-published at the capital,
Saltillo. The former Is semt-weeky, and the
organ OF the State government. What has been
this; price seventy.nye cents per month in
the city and eghty-one cents to sub
tconditions) which the paper il published, hand
or fist calls the readers attention to the fact that
''by express orders from the government no COM
municati0ns containing personalities VIII be admit
ted to Its columns" The other paper is published
under tn9 re-, auspices Of society and is issued
columns devoted To 1.-THE Horrible Assassination of
General PatonL" Price, dos reales cada cudtros
twenty-five cents for every four numbers within
and without this capital SaItillo Ia said to have q
population OF 5000 and the entire State 10000.
The great state Of Chihuahua by far the largest in
the Mexican republic, numbering 10000 inhab
tants has only single small-sized, four column
fhA fnfa
Chihuahua'-and It tells Its readers that "tne laws
and other supreme dispositions obligatory from
this which, Sss ssy ,naa
all laws and edicfs printed In its columns
nave sne sanction ad Of law and are to De considered
ceved here by mall up 10 date) contains two ora
tons, one occupying seven columns and quarter,
An editorial continued from the last number Ii lit
tie over two columns long, and has at the bottom
cOataud,d ito be continued, after the style OF g. r.
r. James everlasting In one corner is seen
HeddctoT onsd6te, Jose Maria Juarrletta''that
Is to say. Senior j. Ii not only editor, but he Is also
the "responsible,n and Will naturally give his atten
ton, II required, to "pistos and voIiee for two,r
after the fashion OF the Partisan editors; or this
meeting the wishes OF some enraged subscriber, he
VIII meet him on the editorial Arkansas style and
exchange paste pot and pen for bowie knife or sti-
letto. There are no advertisements IN La ReDutifcd.
whether the advertisements be crowded ont for
want of space or some other cause IL not stated.
Such an omission az this on the part OF journal IN
the United States would he considered an unpardon.
able sin or a death warrant. THIS journal Is pub
lshed ut the city OF Chhuahua--popuaton 900 to
4,O00.
The state Of sonora has two newspapers, though
neither deserves the name Ia the true sense. one
In Esretia de Occtdente (Star of the West) Is the
Official State organ, published weekly. Enough has
bees said about Official organs 10 let the reader know
exactly what an Official organ liz in Mexico. The
other Is little sheet published occasionally by some
private party. Sonora has population OF 150 900.
The Territory OF Lower California has its official
newspaper, published at La Paz, the capital. Since
the detnronemcnt Of Governor Galan by order OF
citizen President Juarez this journal has been chiefly
filled with the brilliant legal military productions OF
the present military Governor OF the Territory. Occa
sonaly contains curlostes Its issue OF the 18th ut
published and recommended TO its readers the demo-
cratic platform on which Governor Seymour was
nominated adding that ri Dr0prdyld ne recibido
g1d;ldes apfrusos. Wells Fargo a Co.. aud the
California, Oregon and Mexico steamship Company
give II two columns OF advertisements. la Botd
california; as the journal In called, II published
weekly. Nothing said about the price, and no
cards. The Territory has population Of 1000.
We find, then, by the above figures that to a popu-
latinn of between 700 aA and cle.eu