San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-04
NE xICAN ITEMS.


in Mszatlan to build a poorhOuse.
The "merry excurslonists" who went
down TO the City OF Mexico are reported
to have had merry time of it.
Mexico, Vera Cruz, Guadalajara. san
Luis POtosi and Leon, are thus Ear the
only cities in the Republic lighted by
electricity.
The cultivation of the tobacco plant
undertaken by MIR. Santiago LAWN some
time ago near Vile Lerdo, has proved
quite successful.
The government of Guanaiuato has
pensioned % young ladies to prosecute
their studies in the Normal School for
teachers at Guanajuato.
The people of Topic celebrated in that
city on the 18th instant, the first ami
yersary Of the creation of the new terri
tory out of a canton of the State OF jail
iscO. Patriotic speeches were made.
Typical Mexican orchestras are very
popular in Mexico and are being organ
lied all over that country. Several of
them are already travelling in the United
States and are everywhere well received.
Mr.. Batres, the Government Inspector
Of archaeological monuments. started
yesterday for Cuernavaca to take meas
celebrated ruins and monuments now in
neglected condition.
The people of Teapa. TabascO. have
sent a petition to the government of the
State OF TabascO, asking that measures
be taken for the Introduction into the
United States free Of export duty the
chocolate for which that part of Tabasco
is so justly famous.
- he In
jandria CerisOla, chief of the Pacific
squadron, left Mazatlan for Acapulco to
make the first arrangements for locating
at the latter port the national arsenal
and to store the machinery for the same,
which Is being received from San Fran
cisco.
The large cotton factory Of La Espe-
rama, about three miles from TulanCin-
go, HidalgO, was burned few days
since. AO oil lamp fell on bale OF cot
ton and set fire to the building. 1t was
impossible to save anything, and moth
ing but ashes remain OF the building and
its contents.
The Gaceta Jalisciense calls attention
OF JalisCO fruit-grOwers to the fact that
the most favorite Mexican fruits received
in the United States are the Nancy AM
zapOte. The botanical name for the for
mer Is maInmee sapOte, and Ofthe latter,
anchras sapote. The paper advocates
the cultivation of these fruits.
The City Council of Coscomatepec,
State OF Vera Cruz, it is said, propose to
construct a railroad between COsCOma--
epeC and Cordoba. The latter is a city
OF $4,000 people, and the former is much
smaller and lies in the same canton
close by. The prime mover in the mat
ter is Alderman Francisco A. Garcia, of
COscomatepec.
On the 23d instant, the police entered
the Office of FL Estandart, in San Luis
POtOsi, and arrested its direCtOr-in chief.
Primo FeliCirnO NelaZquez, on a war
rant sworn out before the first Justice Of
the Peace. The charge was caumny.
The newspaper man was carried first TO
the COchera prison, and on the night of
the 9th transferred to the State peni-
Tertiary.
San Juan del Rio, QueretarO, is one of
the cities which has felt in the highest
degree the impetus of the new life de-
rived from connection with the Next
can Central Railroad. Among other i'm
prOvements, the town Is to have new
water-wOrks. A dam is being built near
the city, the people of San del Rio con-
AiiDN'ltS "" ahN AliN SOlllplGblOl VI luC
work.
Early in January one of the best
known and wealthiest stock owners in
the States of Chihuahua, Senior Don Pc
dro GulOaga, died. lie was poor Cas-
titan and reached the advanced age Of
80 years. He was the possessor of
magnificent ranch, located about 20
miles west of the city of Chihuahua, on
which range about 40, 900 head of cattle
and about as many or more sheep. His
ranch and stock are estimated to be
worth S2,OOO,OOO. In addition, he was
the owner of large amount of city
property. lie was very benevolent
gentleman, and at the time of his death
was erecting fine block for business
purposes in the city. The block is POO
by 300 feet, two stories In height, and is
built Of fine cut stone. The income for
the rent of this block is to 20 to the poor
OF the city Of Chihuahua. 1t is indeed a
noble monument for any man to leave
after him