Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
TEXAS SETTINGS.
A Newsy Letter From The Pass of the
 North City.

FL PAso, August IA.
 For some time there have been state ments in -he eastern papers to the effect that there was a movement on foot among the Americans resident in Chi huahua to "revolutionize" and establish a republic with a view of annexation to the United States. When 1t IS known that there are scarcely enough Ameri- cans down there to "revolutionize" a tirst-elass ward meeting, the absurdity of newspaper sensation" is apparent. Besides, there are just as many Eu- ropeans in that State as there are Amer jeans, and they would naturally oppose such a scheme as detrimental to their interests. It Is doubtful if the Amerl- cans themselves would favor It. They have got too good thing as it Is. Dur ing a recent visit to that antiquated city of unprogressiyeness, the CITIZEN corresp rdent observed that the Ger man element largely predominated in leading business pursuits. They have got large sums invested ID banking, gen -ral merchandise. and do great deal of muggling on private account. As Ger man capitalists are loaning and invest ing money in MexIcO, and the country nwes Germany more than she will prob- .bly ever pay, the close business rela- lions between these people may be read fly understood. Other Europeans, and specially Americans, who hold so much 1t thelr conquered country, are looked upon with distrust and suspicion. In case of a revolution" the Mexicans will ind an ally in the Germans.
 There is considerable talk of another annexation" schme. It Is proposed to annex Fl Paso, and adjoining country to New Meuco. This section of country $ So far removed from central Texas. hat their political and commercial iu- rerests are not the same. II IS four hun fred miles, across an almost uninhabited iesert, to the next "Texas town" Our trade is with New Mexico, Arizona and California At the election. Tuesday, proposed amendments to the State were submitted to the people for their adop tIon or rejection. So httle interest was taken in the matter here, that the official | proclamation of the county officers did | not refer to the matter, and | 1t was ignored on the printed | ballots. There is an element, the | "old timers whose memory runs back | to the bloody and glorious past, who op- | pose giving away even one foot of | Texas soil IheIr dream IS of a vast | empire and political power. Said an | old Texan to your correspondent the | other day: 'In twenty years Texas will nave more Represe entatves Tn Congress than New York has now, or any other | state will have then. We will dictate the politics u the south and of the whole county, and perhaps elect a president"
 The division of the state to secure ad- d1tional Senators in Congress, is q good democratic measure, no doubt, but with Texans. state pride IS far superior to party fsalty, and Texas will no doubt foreverTe nam a single star in the gal axy of states.
 NEWSPAPER MATTEEs.
 Tle Rescue, a campaign paper issued from the Lone Star office, will hereafter aFpear as au evening newspaper, with ! M. Scanland, late of San Francisco, is editor.
 A. Fl. Mertes, formerly of the Chihua- hua Daily News, will, about the 10th in- stsnt, issue a paper at Parral, Mexico, entitled rhe Miner-half English and half Spanish.
 The Progresista, issued on the MexI- can side of the raging RIo Grande, will soon appear as dally. IL will be in the interest of Diaz, and advocate his reelection, 1t Is said.
 The Chihuahua Daily News has been enlarged to six columns to a page, and clamors loudly for a Spanish typo.
 DoUGHTY's DoINGs.
 Doughty, who killed a policeman few weeks ago, in a drunken brswl, will be taken to Iseleta tomorrow, on a writ of habeas corpus. The matter IS kept very quiet, for some unexplained reason, and 1t is stated that a change of venue will be f.sked for, owing to the high state of public feeling existing in this ciiy again st the prisoner. Doughty will iss defended by Mir. Blocher, of this city, and Congressman Longham, of this dis trict. whc arrived from Weatherford last aypulur