The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-08
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Herald Special Report from
the Mexican Capital.
Triumph of Juarez on the
Guerrero Question.
THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIOLENT.
Romero and Mejia to Remain in
the Cabinet.
PR 0L0NCATION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSION.
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LfrdO'S Partisans In Possession Of the Munich
pal Offices Of Mexico City.
A Historian on Manifest
Destiny.
Practicability Of a Canal Across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Practicability of Canal Across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TELEGRAM TO THE new YORK HERALD.
Our special correspondent at the Mexican
capital sends us the following interesting
report of affairs in Mexico through our cor
respondent in HAVANA
CRY OF MEXICO, April 80, 1917
Via HAVANA, May 7, 1871.
The supporters of President Juarez in the
Mexican Congress have triumphed in the
Guerrero question, the final vote standing o.
to 90 1t was the keystone question Of the
administration.
NO MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
A ministerial crisis is much talked about by
the press, but / learn from good authority
that none is imminent. President Juarez will
retain the services of Seniors Romero and
Mejia as long as those gentlemen will remain
in his Cabinet.
A VIOLENT ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
The election campaign continues as violent
as ever The revolutionary element is strong
in Guerrero; but so far comparative peace
reigns in the interior of the country. OF course
each political party accuses its opponent of
bribery, dishonesty, horrible outrages on the
rights Of the people, and disregard of the
peace and future prosperity of the country.
These charges and counter charges, however,
are nothing more than were to be expected.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The road from Vera Cruz to the capital is
safe. The railroad has been completed to
near Cordoba. The opening of the Atoce
bridge, an iron structure, three hundred and
thirty feet in length, by the English Railroad
Company, was presided over by Mr.. Nelson,
the United States Minister to Mexico.
THE CLAIMS COMMISSION.
The period in which the Claims Commission
is to complete its labors has been prolonged
for one year. The treaty of prolongation has
been signed by Minister Nelson and the Mexi-
can Secretary of State.
THE LOWER CALIFORNIA QUESTION
Messrs. Wood and Kelloggs resolution in
the United States House of Representatives
touching Lower California has been discussed
at length by the Mexican press, and the New
YORK HERALDs editorial on the subject, which
will be remembered, quoted at length.
TRIUMPH OF LERDo's PARrIsANs.
President Juarez has yielded to Congress on
the question of the Municipal Council of the
capital. He says that he yielded to preserve
the peace. The partisans of Senior Lerdo now
hold possession of oil the city Offices.
MANIFEST DESTINY.
The well known statistician and historian.
Manuel Payne, has written and published
series Of articles, holding that it is the mani
fest destiny Of the Northern races to absorb
the Southern, and abiding to the fact that
Mexico is among the latter The Mexican
newspapers dispute his theories.
TIE TEHUANTEpEo CANAL.
News from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec con-
firms the reports previously received of the
practicability of a ship canal.
FREE ZONE CHAMPIONS coMPLIMRNTED
The champions Of the Free Zone in tho
Mexican Congress have been again compli- |
mented by the State OF Tamaulipas.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Consul Hoyt, of Minattlan, is dead, and |
Herman Bronson has been appointed In his |
stead.
The Mexican Protestants are making con-
siderable progress.