The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-03
FROM FOREIGN FIELDS.
THE SITUATION IN MEXICO
Financial and Railroad Problems
British Parliamentary Elections.
Cholera Report-Austrian,
Italian and Other News.
Mexico.
A CUSTOMS DUES HITCH.


Cry OF MEXICO, July 2.--It is re.
ported that large mercantile houses
in Vera Cruz holding customs house
certificates in quantities are refusing
to settle their dues with anything
else, maintaining that the govern
mont must recognize it's own certi-
fcates. The National Bank OF Mexico
has paid out since the 22d instant ST.
5000 on Its notes presented for re-
demption.
MINISTER JACKSON,
General Jackson, minister of the
United States, has taken the residence
OF President Diaz and established the
American legation there. He will re-
ceive 1plimentary dinner ten
dered by American residents, on tho
Fourth OF July.
RAIN.
Rains in the interior are helping the
crops and good business is predicted
for railroads in the tall.
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD MATTER.
The railroad commissioners report
sets forth that the Central Railroad
has plainly and unequivocally for
feited its concession by making dis
IdJtH WIN iOhuS Ill bLO
United States to bring into the
country goods at extraordinarily low
rates, which discrimination is eX-
pressly forbidden by its contract. The
report further alleges that the
Central has frequently brought
goods to this city which were destined
tor posts up tho road, charging extra
duty for their return to their original
destination. This anomaly is ex-
planned on the ground that through
freight on goods from Paso dol
Norte TO this city is much
less; that Celaya NOR
chant, for instance, could save
freight charges by having goods
brought through to this city and then
transported to Celaya. By these dis
eliminating rates tho government
commissioners state, the railroad
company has violated articles II and IS
OF its concession because, according to
these articles, the road is obliged
to previously obtain the approval of
secretary of public works an any tar
ifs that 1t may make or any altera-
tions to the tariffs it may decide to in
troduoe. The report further sets forth
that the company has violated article
i6 of the same contract, and stipula-
tons l2G and 147 of the railroad
regulations, to tho effect that
the tariff must be made on basis of
tho most perfect equality, allowing no.
body special advantages in freight
rates. The commissioners state that
the company has most ll8grautly VIC
lated these stipulatiOus. TO make the
point clear, the commission
ers cite charges on cot
ton cloth, which, as frst.class
freight pays from Junaleo to this city,
665 miles, freight charge of SOB per
ton, while American cotton can be
brought from New York City to this
city $3.50 miles, for little
more than SAC per ton. The
commissioners are convinced that
this discrimination favors foreign
goods and is most harmful to the vel.
fare OF the country and thinks immedi.
ate correction OF abuses necessary;
therefore, they recommend that
the company be forced to
stop making ratios unauthorized
by the department. of public works
and DO compelled 10 render the gov
eminent an exact statement of all
freight upon which unauthorized
charges have been made. For
each Of such violations the
commissioners recommend tho impo-
sitiou of q fine as provided by the
railway regulations Of July /, 1883.
Th0relusal of the company TO render
a report, or II there is a suspicion that
the report Is not correct, the
commissioners recommend that the
Secretary Of public works proved to
investigate on his own account. The
report further provides for system to
DO followed in investigating and inn
posing those fines.
Communications from tho Depart.
ment of Public Works follow, thank
ing the commissioners for thor labors,
setting forth that the necessary steps
will be taken for investigating tho con-
cossions, violations and imposing the
corresponding fines.