The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-22
MEXICAN NEWS.
PRINCE YTURBIDE sT1Rs UP
A MUss,
AND ALARMS PRESIDENT DIAz.
The Young Man Explains and Is Thrown
Into Mexican Dungeon Where
He Will Have Time for
Reflection.

Cry OF MEXICO, May 2O.-Te chamber
approved the bill for the conversion of the
Spanish debt. The excitement is now in.
tense respecting the action of the United
States senate on the silver bill. Secretary
of the Interior Romero Rubio, fatber.in- :
law to President Diaz, has gone with his
family for the summer to Tacubago, a short
distance from the city.
Secretary of War Gen. Hinojosa is still i'll
and now engaged in a newspaper contro-
yersy whether the government owns church
property or not.
A number of American and Mexican
papers are giving undue Importance to the
Yturbide incident. Yturbide, young man,
grandson of the emperor of the same name
and now petty second lieutenant of cav
airy regiment with no official standing.
though he has some money, which enables
hlm to make frequent trips to the United
States During his last trip he is repoat -
to havesa1d that he represented the con-
seryaliye party and the local press
took up the matter when he boy
like, to set matters straight, rushed
into print, publishing letter in the FL
Ilempo, newspaper, in which he criti-
clzed the government, liberal party and
President Diaz, who is commander.in-
chief OF the army, and for this he was sent
to llaltcloco military prison, where he is
trial for murmuring against a
superior officer The authorities attach
put little Importance to the affair though
investigating to ascertain whether he is
instigated by others, but so far as now ap.
pears he wrote an impudent letter with
out consulting anyone, aud therefore the
government is inclined to deal leniently
with him, particularly as he had no inten-
tion to offend, though he claims the con-
stitutional right to Judge the po-
litical situation. He said he re-
ferred not to the conservative
party as the true party but as to the party
OF all honest men, patriots which he claims
70 be and that his ideasare Republican and
he never dreamed of a monarchy. The gov.
ernment forbids his receiving visitors at
al hours and every day. His attorney
Mr. Verdugo, claims even if guilty he can
only be sentenced to one or two months
Imprisonment. President Diaz views the
matter with Indifference and as entirely
unimportant. The conservative press see
all manner of bugbears in the event to
promote plans presented by Blaine. The
mother OF the prisoner is agitated and is
seeing everyone to whom she explains her
the entire diplomatic corps and asked their |
interference, but 1t is useless as he is a |
Mexican citizen.
Salvador Meals, concessionaire of New
Fomento bank, stated today that the bank |
would be ready for business on the oath |
nst.
The senate has approved the appoint |
nent of ID. A. Ansell as Mexican consul |
general in Canada.
Gen. Jas. Ceballos, governor of the Fed |
'ral district, has taken the part of the poor |
ndlaD market gardeners, whose lands are |
)verfiowed by closed gates of the canal and |
obliged Noriega e. Co., to sopen the gates.
The indians are celebrating the eveht by
iestas.
The Mexico City Tramway company is
extending its lines to suburban towns, and
propose substituting steam instead of mules
outside the city limits.
The force working on the improvements
It Vera Cruz sea port has been increased.
Gonzales Ostave, commissionaire of rail-
cad from Aguas Caliente to Chomelo on
he Pacific ocean, stated that the construc-
ion of part of the road has contracted for,
nd work would positively be commenced
oon.
The lnteroceanic railroad is receiving
adly needed rolling stock.
Rich discoveries of antimony have been
1ade in Chihuahua.
The discovery Of large deposits of Goa,
as been made in Tabasco.
1t is untrue that during the lifetime OF
len. Corona and wnen governor of the
tate of Jalisco Mrs. Corona loaned the
tate $50,0 600 without interest, as the State
hen was financially ruined, and that State
ow has paid the an omit TO Mrs. Corona
nd has handsome surplus. This is due
the able financial policy of the late Gen.
orona and his successor, the present Gov.
fariano Bascena, and the State Is now me-
otiating loan for internal improvements.