The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-21
News by Telegraph.


DENVER, Col, October, l6-The
official copy of the railway conces-
sion recently granted by the McXi-
can government TO company. auth
orizcd to be formed by Messrs. Pal
mer e. Sumivin has been received,
and the National Construction Com
pany organized here, under the laws
OF Colorado, 10 work. The conce--
sion of the contract is for the con-
structiOn, in eight years, of 1890
miles of narrow gauge road, with
telegraph line from the city of Mex
co to the frontier Of the United
States and TO the Pacific
ocean, a consideration of money
subsidy averaging $4,000 per mile;
the total subsidy payable i'll railroad
construction certificates TO be issued
on the completion of the first nine
ty-two miles, and thereafter as each
twelve miles are built; it amounts
TO upwards Of $14,000,000, an abso-
lutte bonus. Payment is assured by
provision of an application TO the
custom houses, maritime and from
tier that no payment shall be made
III CtIiilh' VI III dh. ONlici W ~ 'Ildh
these road construction certificates
of so i'll every hundred Of duties
due, under penalty Of the second
payment. The. obligation Of the
government il limited to four per
cent of the import duties in any
year. The certificates can be
bought only Of any company
wh,rh Is compelled TO keep agcn-
cie- Toy their sale, and Is prohibited
from rXacting more than par
for them. The government binds
itself for the contract for a
period OF ninety-nine years, not to
grant any subsidy to parallel roads
within sixty.five miles Oh either
side, and permits the company to
accept additional subsidies from the
state. The government eXempts for
fifty years after the road Is COM
plcted. from national, state or
municipal duties; taxes all material
for construction or maintenance.
rxempting only stamps and revenues
un mails and message carried free ::
tha, federal troops and Immigrants
arriving under government as
gignment be- carried sixty per
cent less than the regular tariff; ;
-tipulatcs that the tariffs shall
not. without the cOinpany'- con-
sent, he changed for 90 years
classiiies passengers tariffs r. follows:
First class 4 6-l0c. second class SIC,
third class l 1-16c per mile. Sler-
chandise. first class 6 1-10c per ton.
second class 5 9-10c, third class 3-16c
per ton per mile. Two hundred feet
will be granted through all public
lands and use Of timber. stone,
water, etc.. thereto, free right of con-
domination. The private lands will
be under the same regulations as
government sale Of private property
for public service. \ vessel laden
with railway and telegraph sup
plies will be exempted from
all duties for fifteen years
after the lines are completed, eX-
cept pilotage, passengers, mails and
merchandise, which will be exempt
for twenty-five years after compile
.tion of the road from duty, except
transit duty, not exceeding one dol
Harper passenger, or per ton. The
International line must be compile
ted from the City of Mexico TO the
Texas border ut Laredo, or some
point between Laredo and
Eagle Pass within eight years. The
Pacific line must be completed TO
Marganillo or any point between
that and Navidad, within five years.
Three hundred and seventy-seven
miles, divided in any desired pro-
H. !.
completed every two years, but
there's prohibition against begin
ing the construction at the United
States frontier. until the completion
of the last division * announced.
The company expect 10 finish the
international TO the Rio GFande, I'M
der 800 miles. TO effect an unbroken
communication with the railroad
system Of the United States within
three wears. The first section of the
line is already accepted, and 1000
men and 5000 tons of steel rails have
been ordered for the work. The
company has one of lis offices at
Colorado Springs and one other in
Mexico. The purchasing office viii
be in New York, and its rubscrip-
ton of $4,000 900, made up last sum
mer by Gen. Palmer, on the condi-
ton of securing a combination. will
now be calls d upon by the MON
Construction Compan, h! INSTALL
mente required 10 do the work.
DOVER. y. J., October l6.-A con-
Migration has occurred in the bust
ness portion of Dover. by which
nearly block Of stores and dwell
ings were consumed. Loss over
$4,000.
JAMAICA, l.. l., October l6.-The
first congressional district Demo
cratic convention to-day nominated
Perry Belmont iOr congress. He j.
a son of August Belmont.
CHICAGO, October ia wind
storm approaching a hurricane Is
prevailing all over the NerIhwest
this morning. The telegraph com
panies report their wires down in
every direction: telegraph commu-
nication with the Pacific cosst has
been interrupted for nearly a week.
ST. LOUIS, October l6->eyentecn
Mormon elders arrived here yestcr-
dav from Utah, aud left this morn
ing for Tennessee, Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi. North Carolina and Nir-
ginia, whittier they go 10 make con-
yerts to the Mormon faith. and Sc
cure Mormon immigrants to Col
orado.
WASHINGTON, October l6.- Seere-
tary Schurz TODAY received a tele-
gram from Governor PifkiD, saving
that great excitement prevails in
Western Colorado over the killing
OF the Ute and the subsequent muir
der OF young jackson by the IaSli- |
am. Afler detailing the circum-
stances Of the affair 10 the Governor
he saws that the Cites are lawiezsly |
inclined since Ouray's death, and |
If the general government doe not |
protect the citizens. the state will. |
lie urges the immediate removal Of
the Umcopohagoes 10 the mouth OF |
the CmcopohagO river, or some
other point, where they win be re-
mote from the whites. and from the
roads over which the food for the