The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-28

the United States where Mexico mas 70
look. The capital and builders for her
railroads must come from that country"
Another Mexican spaper-ths RtFus7-
says that PA WH all
irThe financial dfficulhes Of the govern.
ment have compromised Its existence.
The treasury has been empty for long
time. Payments the most urgent have
been delayed, and the employees Of the
government have. not been paid. The ft-
nance Minister has performed prodigles ~
economy, but bankruptcy seems inevitable.
OF all the errors committed by the admins
istration, the greatest Is that which persists
in maintaining an army of 40, 900 men IN
the face OF opposing public opinion. VIC.
tim OF some hallucination, the President
uses the meagre revenue OF the nation IN
keeping up these soldiers, who are u men
ace instead OF o safeguard to society. We
hear talk OF equality, democracy the rights
OF men, while we have under our eyes the
revolving spectacle Of thousands OF men
torn from profitable labor to be disguised
Us soldiers" .... al y7i''f HSleAl .
These extracts will serve TO prepare the
minds OF our Wheeling excursioniss for
their visit. They will not invade. the
country with the idea that they can bring
back an established trade with Mexico.
The trade for Americans in Mexico Is yet
to be built up. It will come with q stable
government, with railroads, with immi.
grafton. Just 50 soon as the Texas Pacific
Railroad reaches Fl Paso the railroad pros.
poets Of Mexico will brighten, for II Is q
ioregone conclusion that II there is;any
kind Of probability that the revolutionary
period OF Mexican history WILDE brought
to close the railroad from FL Paso to the
Mexican capital will be built. - =. s.'t - y
As showing our excursionists what
lively times theymays expect when once
they get under way as travelersin Mexico
We conclude with the following extract
from Minister Fosters letter. 1tindicates
that our friends may expect 10 see
some fun while they are on thesoil OF oul
SISTER republic 80 -, .,,,.,, -
mot a single passenger train leaves this
city or Vera Cruz, the termini OF the only
completed railroad in the country, without
being escorted by company ofsoldiers to
protect il from assault and robbery. The
manufacturers oil the city, who-own fac
tories in the valley within sight OF II, In
sending out money TO pay, the weekly
wages Of tleoperatiyes, always accompany
Il with an armed guard; and It has re
peatedly occurred, during the past twelve
months, that the street railway cars from
this city to the suburban villages have
been seized by bands o! robbers and the
money OF the manufacturers stolen.
EVERY mining company which sends
its metal to this city TO be coined OF
shipped abroad, always accompanies II by
q strong guard Of picked men; and the
planters and others, who send money OF
4 vaIuables out ofthe city, do likewise. But
il these things occur within sight OF the
Capital, It is natural to suppose that they
are more frequent in distant parts Of thu
Republic. The principal highways, ,oyel
which the diligence lines pass, are con
stantly patrolled by the armed rural guar
OF the Federal troops; and yet highway
robbery Is so common that It Is rarely eyel
noticed In the newspapers. -
"a very recent case may be cited, by
way OF illustration. The Consul Genera
OF Belgium, resident in the United States
has, during the past few months, beer
making visit OF observation through Thu
country, by order Of his Government. Ii
all his Journey to the interior States h,
was furnished with military guard. Blu
in passing through oneof the most wealth!
and densely populated States Of the Re
public, the diligence, IN which he wa
travelling, was assaulted by q band o
mounted highwaymen his guard ran ava,
without firing shot; the Consul Genera
and his fellow.passenger were robbed o
the valuables on their persona and thei
baggage; they were sent on To the mex
station without enough money L
buy their dinner; and on arriving Their,
they learned that the robbers were q par
Of the regular road guard, which had de
serted the service and were using the Gov
eminent arms and horses toply a NOR,
lucrative avocation, especially In the pres
ent depleted state Of the public Treasury
One OF the commercial indications Of III,
insecurity OF communication between: thii
Capital and the other cities Of the Repub
lie, is found in the rate OF interior ex
change, which, by the last quotations 4
fair average), was as follows: chihuahua
10 10 per cent; Acapulco, Durango, Qua
dalajara, Zacetecas, Morelia, o to pei
cent; Leon, Guanajuato, Monterey ant
Oaxaca, 4 to 8 per cent; Cuernasaca ant
roluca, 2to q per cent; Vera Cruz! to