The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-12
ABOUT AFFAIRS ABROAD.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN MEXICO
Reading for Americans-Re-
ported Death of El Mahdi-Ireland
Unusually Serene-A Tax Riot
spsin-General Foreign.
Mexico.

RAILROAD CONCESSIONS FORFEITED.
CITY OF MEXIco, July 1.-THE gov
ernment has declared two railway
concessions forfeited. Concessions
were granted in May, 1883, to the rep
resentatives ofthe Central h South
western Railway Company, of New
Mexico, represented by w. G. Frank
liu ana Edward p. Meany, for the
construction OF railroad from Zocat-
ecas to Froutora del Norte, with q
branch to Topslorbampo. The COM
TWO years and also deposit $25, 900 for
felt money. Neither OF the conditions
having been complied with,
the concession is declared void,
The other forfeited concession
was that of the Count Telienor, for the
Teamaulipas International railroad,
The Count was to build 200 kilometers
every two years, and, not having
done SO, loses htB concession and
$4,000 Of forfeit money deposited in
MOrte del Pledad in this city.
THE IMPRISONED EDITORS AND STU
DENTS
will be tried by the federal Judge, as
the ottense is against the national gov
ernment. The prisoners arc in Beiem'
penitontiary, on tho outskirts of the
city, and have been visited by many
friends. The government has refused
70 listen TO friends OF the ccused.
The trials will excite great interest
ana the result will be
looked for anXiously. The govern
ment Will not back down, hut il Ia de-
termined to punish the offenders, on
the ground that they tried TO excite
revolution.
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
remains unchanged, and the general
feeling in business circles Is that the
crisis has passed with ut disorder.
The Mexican Financier this after
noon says:
"Banks continue to discount com.
mercial paper with caution and con-
fine transactions to customers OF
whom they are sure. In commercial
circles credit is given with cir. cir.
cumspection and the disposition of
business men is to curtail
operations till the crisis is past. That
it Is impossible to speedily resume
payment OF subsidies TO subventioned
corporations Is apparent on most
superficial study ofthe financial situa-
tion. The government must first of all
mnintain itself and public order must
DO sustained II any investments
here are TO be of any
value, and in this light the
railways and other subyentioned in.
terests must look at the matter. II
would seem to be good opportunity
for railway companies to effect COM
promise with the government, thereby
obtaining an extension of periods for
the completion of their line still
under construction and an
adjustment of points, which are vet
under discussion. By meeting the
government In spirit OF ffiendliness,
the representatives of tho railways
might do much toward mitigating the
asperities of the somewhat strained sit.
uation. 1t Is important tor Mexico
that the railway system already plan
ned and under survey or construction
should be built as soon as possible
With this network of railways touch.
ing every important point in the coun
try the numerical strength OF the
army could easily be reduced and tn,
treasury correspondingly relieved.
THE AMERICAN PURCHASE IDEA.
In regard to the proposed sale OF tn,
tier OF Northern Mexican States TO the
United States Government, the sam,
journal says:
"For tho United States TO propos,
such purchase would bt
quite the Same as II the
British minister at Washington
should suggest TO President Cleveland
that his administration should sell to
Great Britain the State of Maine in
order TO make the Dominion of Can
| nnQ -
lutting up into the Dominion
separate tho maritime province, q
from the rest of Canada. We can inn
agine how. such proposition would b.
received by the government at Wash
ingion. Under the Federal system o.
both Mexico and the United States tn,
national government has no right
to sell single square incl
of sovereign State. The severa
States are so many republics within q
republic. Each is Independent as to
its local affairs, and In the theory oi
the constitutions of both nations, the
Federal government exists az al
agency of the States, exercising only
such powers as have been delegated L
1t. II the Federal government is in
destructible, as the civil war in the
United States seems to have made ill
conference.-the, equally so are the sew.
eral members of this Federallbunion
But we are glad 10 know from
high authority that tho President o
tho United States is strongly opposed
10 all schemes of annexation. The
silly attempt of citizens of New Mex
leo, described In the dispatches Al
Spanish American, to start a Mexican
annexation movement will end II
smoke. Mexico has no territory Il
sell. Her people are unit for invio
liability OF her national dominion, ant
her government would not for an in
stant tolerate proposal for tho con.
cession OF an inch OF Mexican SOIL"
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