New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27

amor had put in movement a force against the KID
nappers of the Malinchi Mountain, ,,o.;e;o,.
TFRRITORY OF LOWER CALIFORNIA ,petltlons
cor;Qress to grant tax on exported metal OF 50
tnn fof purposes of public instruction Recent re-
tu l IN sy,eak well of the town elections.
W. IRUZ.A paTalyzation ana scarcity OF INDUS
tht1 a. star, was noted its political condition re-
ported toleable v tdn 1s o Tort IL get
~ he Zangr6niZ Railroad, ah3 asked prlVllege TO
III nrt free of duties $4,000 to buy telegraph mater
eSp The ZangrOniz road between Vera Cruz and
h1iona was progressing favorably. but in 9eed
81 The subventiOn decreed by Government. AT Tux
nan new wharf was projected, and the American
PPconists had an agricultural society AT popular
Wiling i'm Vera Cr.g over which its Governor pre-
sided it was resolved to form eenJiS; committee to
nromOte education, and raise funds for that 6SS,ect
lately has been established seven schools in the dis
trct of O. uluama six in Tampco Alto two in Panu-
:, FIVE in Turtima, one IN Pueblo Nlejo, and others
20, INT To open in Matthias and IOpila The Jalapa
d;stvict had l,Ol scuoofchuuIcu' Inc Telegraph TO
abP nropuaciddO market is quiet. Betanzos not
,anv months ago prOnounceT, asks for en-
I1H TS 70 chase robbers The Santansts had all
IN mt down etcctually. The pardon of their
leaders. Domnguez and Munoz, who had surren-
SsTpd themselves voluntarily and. it is suspected
turned witnesses for the General Government had
evred the protest of the Governor of the State and
ot6er citizens case OF banditism had occurred
~ YrCATAN~The budget of this date gives to educa-
ton 1929, or a portion of One-seyenth. normal
school, a school for artisans, and public library,
were opened during the month at Merida Senior
Soils has received 5000 premium for the invention
of a machine 10 Tasp JeneQuln hbcr. An export tax
of three per cent has been decIeed starch, bags
feueouin taOw, straw hats, and leather. Flour tax
has been reduced One-half account of great
scarcity. TIL congregations Of Indians called repuo
hes formed to assist the collection OF taxes, were
abolished and their inhabitants given all the rights
Of citizenship. Campeehe proposes TO aid Yucatan TO
fight the Indians but the abolition of the political
distinctions made by the so-called republics will be
an assistance of more lasting benefit against the no
tOriOus war of castles. 1t was complained that the
UustOm-HOuses of the state were In disorder, and
that the Governor had permitted gambling during
a late feast contrary to law. The merchants of
Merida ask that the tariff shall be made two-ffts
loss. The Governor is said not to have applied GER
tain appropriated funds to making war upon the
Indians. The Governor IN ms address considers the
prospect of affairs reassurng and thinks the simple
tact that the Legislature can now 90 freely to work
is IN itself suthclent go
ZtCATECAs.-The Legislature has literally de-
creed that possessions Of mines and other acts
relative to dominion. work, and exploration, shall he
untaXed. The mint has coined nearly two millions
and a half in six months. which IS at a rate some
what greater than any coinage in the past ten years.
Public instruction was better cared for than in almost
any other part of the Republic.
Gen. GOnSalez Ortega had been nominated for
Governor against Cadena but il was believed that
under the law he could not be elected. since four
years have not expired from the time that Ortega
last held the Office Several rObberes by bands had
been remarked and it was reported that the terri
bic guerrillero Leon Chayez' had appeared at the
head of $50 men at NOchlStlan
FEDERAL DIsTMCT.-RepOrts from societies of
beneyocnCe, medicine natural history geography
literature, and OF an artlstc-mduStual association
under the Craftsmanship of Juarez. City quiet; ar
rests 100 I'm days recently 90 of these for drunken
ness aud bTawling; two open rObbeTles and num-
her of suicides and hOmicIdes reported. Several
forcible rObbeTiCs al Iacubaya another at La ne
dad. ChalcO canoes attacked; ponce an9 passengers
beaten and a few killed. The case of Domingo Be
niteZ who year ago killed two or three men while
making his escape after robbery, not yet settled
Complaint that the scattered monks and nuns were
trying to form converts again, ana that rehglous
displays of fireworks were permitted IN one OF the
parishes. The Governor of the District Is reported
TO have sent convent of monks into exile for sed-
tIOn: but tins lacks proof.
CoNGREss-Proiects for juTes and the reform of
the laws of appeal, initiated by the GoVeInnent
Projects for amnesty and pententaries. Subyen-
tiOn decTe6d to lake steamers. Ciergymen entTan-
chsed. Arms bearing permitted. Vera Cruz Rail
road about TO be granted with notifications OF char
ter CantO heard, and given over 10 the Civil Courts
for the murder of Patoni Congressman HueTta ac-
eused of conspiracy in Mchoacan. War-Minister
Mejia of making expenses not allowed in the budget.
Proposal 10 devote waste lands TO the payment of
the Indians. Tax decreed OF cents per klogram on
TOugh cotton. Proposal of American company to do
mail service between the Pacific ports. Proposed
expectation OF ore at 3 and per cent on gold and
silver
yerest test of IL Will be seen mat outbreaks
have been comparatively trivial OF late, Whlle lgh
way robbery is widespread plague-such a real ana
underlying danger have been able TO describe IN
letters sent TO you now, but never with the pres
ent detail If the months crimes of any nation were
collected their exhibit would be more less aston
fishing or alarming. Mexico has exceeded other ma
tons in feuds and OutlawTy: hence her crimes are
made more patent and apparent. They all run INTO
misery. and want of employment. by force OF CIR
cumstances. common robbery here IS less CRIME
than il would be in prosperous state but the ban
ditsIn Of Mexico established II IS and recruited
from the bitterest dTegs OF the expressions ana ms
creations Of civil war, must III the very nature oil
things bear fruit at last IN the most atroclOus crime
The showing Of last month, IN respect 20 bandtism,
was probably greater than for nearly a year pre-
Vious-Or. at all events the papers have contained
more record Of the subject. Taken with the other
facts contained in the summary above given 1t
proves a situation of poverty. above all things. We
clearly see that robbery wild because the States
are poor. and their peoples are poor beyond exam
pie. They have hardly had yet the time and means
to organize. More Judges tOwn-cOuncils rural
police. are wanted. Communities are distant from
each other and there is need of union and trust
among the farmers. of Independent action IN towns
and villages. Proof of the latter virtue might have
been seen in the way some OF the villages III the
State of Mexico have defended themselves against
the rObber NOyiega. Not many Of the State admin
istrations cOntTasted well with the vlgOr OF the
National Government, but II was certain thar
every State in the country had fixed adInInstra-
erect-a fact not insignificant IN country where the
Tenure of rule has been so fuetuatlng ana dOubtlu
That the States manage their outlaws WIN some
help here and there from the Central OOvefnment
the Mexican publicists believe Let the robbers be
In some parts suppressed in others controlled, as
may be possible for the time being, and opportunity
will come to stimulate education. and rear better
generation. The old one may be amused, employed
directed more or less-but it will not be cured. The
existing highway robbery Is the plain product OF
violent drafts and forced loans, and has been re-
enforced by the late eOntendnR armies and excited
by poverty and want OF work-sO that the problem
now is TO make the country industrial, TO open up
railroads and 80 fight the rObber with the lOcOm0-
tive and i'm short redeem the land from its fever
ish ferment and stagnatOn by giving II healthtul
activities. Is It not Immediately rather question
of machines than Of evangellstS Iot D0thin the long
rUnf .,
and al apa