Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-01-11
MEXICAN NEWS.
SUNDRY EXTRACTS FROM THE MEX
 ICAN PRESS.
Miscellaneous New sItems---Necessityf for Documentary Evidence--Sharks in Mexican Waters--Particulars of Gen. COrona's Assassination.
Translated by T. Lille Mercer, Nogales.)

Translated by T. Lillie Mercer, Nogales)
 The new Mexican insurance com pany, "La Mexicana," has met with great success so far. It is a life com pany. In the first two weeks in Mazda | lena alone, it issued policies for $50,- | GOO. It is said that the rates are much i less than in American companies. Nothing is said about it's security, however.
 HipolIto Jurrdo, veteran of the war of independence, 1821-1S24, late ly died in Magdalena
 The London Times says the follow ing concerning the "Farrel sale" at Ymuris, a short time ago: "The Ymuris Mines, limited, Silver, Copper, Gold Company was formed in this city with the object of exploring and ac- quiring gold mines in the state of So- nora, the which compose the four mines called the San Imuris, San Jose, Ophir, and Sheba. The capital of the company is one hundred and seventy-five thousand pounds, divided into shares of one pound each. The seller took $500 shares"
 The statue and hacienda of Guaymas Blanco, of Valenzuela, have been com pletely destroyed, while inscriptions of his name as also his pictures have been torn in pieces by mobs.
 The appointment, by the Pope, of Bob Ingersol as his legal representa- tive in this country, seems to have surprised and shocked the Mexicans. "El Imparcial' says: "God will take into account this service which has been given by Pope Leo XIII"
 The Mexican papers are still "going | for" the American railroads in Mexico Perhaps they think they could man. age them better than we can. It might be well to let them try it for a while, for the experience of some of the companies has been a bitter one. We cannot yet fathom what they are really after.
 The "'Voz del Estado' has honored the Record" by translating and re- publishing an entire extended article on "Sonora Railways" with full credit.
 It is seldom one paper so highly hon. ors another.
 The editor of the "Monitor Fronte- rizo," of Nogales, was challenged by
 some fellow in Magdalena, Sonora,
 who was evidently an enemy of the "Sonora Central, which the "Monitor''
 had seen fit to defend He wanted
 Roberto Bernal, the proprietor, to gc
 to Magdalena and be hung, shot and
 quartered. But Bernal couldn't see
 it as the fellow had forgotten to Sen,
 close the stamps"
 The Plaza of Magdalena" is to be
 planted with orange trees, in imita-
 tion of that of Hermosillo. The tree;
 have already been ordered from Her
 mosillo and will be planted as soon as the weather Is propitious This hith erto barren eye-sore can be made a. beautiful garden as exists, and vii undoubtedly be made so by the enter prising progressive Magdalenans. A new paper has seen the light il
 the town of Petiquito, Sonora. Vt wish you well companero. We vii
 be pleased to see you.
 The ssVoz del Estado calls ,sanor the Governor Of Arizona to st6p n, publication of the Monitor FroIlte rizo,' of N NDgales. Evidently q d V;oz' is ignorant of our laws, else it wot,lfllt
 know that here the press is free. II the U s. editors of papers are not ar
 rested in their homes at night anC spirited away tn some distant jail there to lie unchanged and untried un f;l tho roo,,irod rancO,,, ,a ,oo;J o,,
 vengeance is satisfied. No! colleague the ''press is free" here, so are "pistol . and coffee for two" and our libera courts always open. The fact of tn
 matter is that we are not built tha s way.
 . Baron de Koseu has arrived in tn city of Mexico for the purpose of es l tablishing Russian Legation there
 A Minister from Japan is also shortl expected there. This will give Mex s co fifteen legations.
 The customs dues received at Yer e Cruz during November amounted t
 $1 ,l27 ,949.43. At this rate the dues ( 8 this one port would amount to owe
 thirteen millions and half per year. '- By a telegram received from Sa1
 Gabriel, in the State of Colima, q terr
 ble explosion took place lately in tn h Volcano of Colima, situated near th = city of that name. The immense co umn of smoke which was thrown or bI and which was carried by the air GU , rents in N E. and S. E. direction . was sufficiently dense to completel ,- obscure the light of the sum for ovt If three hours The streets and garder l of the city were completely covere .. with the ashes thrown out, while ri
 CTS of red hot lava poured dow the mountain. The population of tt a district were panicstricken, never ha a ing witnessed such spectacle befor
 ''La Instruction Publica," of Qua
 mas, Sonora, Mexico, received bron of medal at the Exposition of Paris. v is one of the neatest and, in it's lin " one of the best papers published. W S, congratulate you, colleague. ar "La Instruction Publica," of Qua SO mas, is publishing a series of articl pr on the arts, manufactures produ II tions, etc, which are truly interes ing. In enc of the last issues it ga ,y the fullest information of the followin
 viz Rosin, bricks, cork, graftin
 vineculture, etc. They are very wt
 written and are well worth perusuin m "La Cronica," of Los Angeles, Cal b. fornia, says that the Wasp" has bee gs sold to MT. Backus for $10,000. TO Senorita Isabel Echeguren, of Me, CT CO., is one of the wealthiest girls in Il IS western continent. She is only seve
 teen and is the owner of thirty millic
 dollars.
 le The Mexicap Congress has approv, re of a concession given to General TT IS. vino for the construction of hot, 's- the cost of which will be one millic h. dollars.
 ve Nearly all the commissioners to u ay Paris Exposition have returned a. Mexico, well pleased with their rece It. ton and success.
 n The construction of the Oaxaca "a ss road is nearing completion. This Ii be will open up one of the richest d IS tricts in Mexico.
 'e- It is reported that the states of Go ee huila and Chihuahua are negotiatil