Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-02-08
MEXICAN NEWS. ITEMS TRANSLATED FOR THE EN-
 TERPRISE. A Batch of Interesting News From Our Neighboring Republic--SOnOra
 Happenings---Nogales

Neighboring Republic---SonOra
 Happenings---Nogales
 Notes.
 Compiled by T. Lille Mercer)
 MEXICAN NEWS.
 After June 30th of the current year any one offering to pass any ''reales," i" (whether it be in pieces of l, 3 or 4 reales) "medio reales," "cuatro reales or tlacos," in the republic of Mexico, will be fined from twenty-five to five hundred dollars. Up to that date all such coins will pass for currency and legal money. The above coins are what are known as and usually called Spanish silver" Of the above fine twenty per cent will go to any inform CT. Look out for your Spanish coins and see that you change them before June 30th
 The mining diputation of the dis trict of Hermosillo received the de- nouncement of seven new veins in that district in December.
 A new telegraph office has been es- tablished at Banamachi, Sonora Dis patches from that place can be sent | II.
 Copper cents, in payment of dues, can be legally refused, if over the sum of twenty-five cents.
 The Sanitary Code, formed by the Superior Council of Heads of the Re public, has been passed by the Mexi- can congress and goes into effect i'm mediately. In this connection we would state that one of the most im- portant ports of entry in the United States, viz: Nogales, is entirely with out health officer, or any official who can legally prevent persons affected with infectious or contagious diseases from entering the country and spread ing such disease. This should be at tended to at once.
 The heirs of Carlos (Charles) Rich ards, are notified to appear at Hermo- sillo, Sonora, Mexico, and claim their inheritance.
 Three thousand laborers are called for to work on the "Ferrocarril Inter- oceanico" Qnterocean railroad) be- tween Jalapa and Vera Cruz.
 "Alle same Melican man." A boy twelve years of age, slashed his sweet hearts face with a razor, through jealousy, in the City of Mexico
 Luis Canal has been selected by Governor Corral, superintendent of the schools for boys in Hermosillo.
 The state government of Durango has borrowed $40,O00 from merchants there, wherewith to make internal improvements.
 The "Voz del Estado" says that nine hundred and five Mexicans were exc cuted in the state of Texas last year. Of course the statement is false. The "Voz" is no friend of Americans.
 Lieut.. Colonel Jose de Ia Jug Ruiz, an officer during the Texas and Mex ican wars is dead
 General Leopoldo Romano is named as successor to General Ramon Corona, as Governor of Jalisco.
 The Columbian concession to the Panama canal projectors will expire in three years and they refuse to give a prorogue unless the works are found in full activity.
 General Sturon (American) having made arrangements with the federal government, has returned to the Unit ed States to raise a strong company to develop the textile plant industry in Mexico.
 Thirty-five Announcements of mines were published in the last "Constitu cion" Qhe official paper of Sonora). The secretary of the interior has made a contract with Ramon Bances for the exploration and development of the mines in the mineral of San Lo- reuzo, district of Culiacan, Sinaloa. : Mexican papers say of 1900 persons l treated for hydrophobia, but eleven have died.
 } One entire page of "La Cores de Ia Tarde." (The Evening MaiD is occu- r pied with charges preferred by com l mission of the citizens of the state oi l Sinaloa against Manuel Alatorre, Pre- ; fecto of the district of Culacan. Il l one-half the charges are true the ex 5 treme penalty will be too good fol l him.
 l A new company has been registered in London, England, called the Mexi 7 can and General Concession Company
 with q capital of two hundred thous , and pounds, sterling, divided into two hundred thousand shares of one pound l each, of which one hundred and nine { ty-nine thousand are ordinary shares = and one thousand preferred. The lat l ter have been subscribed and paid fol e at par The directors are Francis 7 Best, Alfred A. Clark, Victor w. Chem t ney, Emmery Holmes Ross Directol n of the Mexican General Land, Mort d gage and Investment Company an( : William Shaw. The prospectus is a. e follows, viz: This company has beer n organized with the object of obtaining l concessions and acquiring lands, gold d silver and other properties and to ex u plore and develop lands and mines T Also to deal in shares of corporation e and promote companies. The princi
 pal fields of their operations will b e in Mexico and South Africa. Althougl r- Mexico presents one of the riches t fields in the world to associations form T. ed on the plan of this company, it i a actually almost without development e After describing the natural wealth e- climate, etc, of Mexico, it goes on t e say, "The directors have been ofiere, e vast and valuable concession, locat S. ed in one of the richest districts il Is the state of Chihuahua, covering nor e than 100000 acres. Work on thi d tract will commence at once. Othe
 large and valuable land and minera d concessions and other contracts i K Mexico and South Africa, and tn S. intention of the directors is to il d vestigate them thoroughly and talk is the most valuable. Part of the fund h will be applied to investigation of thes le properties, with the object of formin O. subsidiary companies.
 le Two great projects which will be [ C. incalculable value to the City of Me, pr ico are the bringing of the Chimalhui Is can waters, as also the piping in of til y. waters of the contiguous deserts, It as said that the pressure of these watel CT will be great enough to supply th ot upper stories of the highest building ts in the city.
 e. The "Sabado" (Saturday) of Herm ld sillo, says of the "Saint of Cabora," { ry girl of seventeen years of age, wh