Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-21
MEXICO.
The Press Giving Undue Importance to
the Young Yturbide Incident.
Intense Excitement Over the Silver Bill in the
United states Senate = Various
Items of Interest.

Special to the Gazette.
CITY OF MEXICO, May 20.-The cham
Der approved the bill for the conversion
of the Spanish debt.
Excitement is intense respecting the
action of the United States senate on the
silver bill.
Secretary of Interior Romero Rubio,
father-in-law to President Diaz, has
gone with his family for the summer to
Tacubaya, a short distance from the city.
Secretary of war, Gen. HinIjosa, is
still ill, and is now engaged in newspa-
per controversy as to whether the gov
eminent owns the church property or
not.
A number of American and Mexican
papers are giving undue Importance to
the Yturbide incldeut. Yturbide is q
young man, grandson of the emperor of
the same name, and now is petty sec
ond lieutenant of q cavalry regiment,
with no official standing, though he has
some money which enables him to make
frequent trips to the United States.
During his last trip he is reported to
have said that he represented the con-
servative party, and the local press
took up the matter when he, boy-like,
to set matters straight, rushed into
print, publishing a letter in the Ell
TEMPO newspaper in which he criticised
the government of the liberal party and
President Diaz, who is oommander-in-
chief of the army, and for this he
was arrested and sent to Taaltololco mil
itary prison, where he is undergoing
trial for murmurIng against q superior
officer. The authorities attach but little
Importance to the affair, though are in
vestigating to ascertain whether he is in
stigated by others, but it so far appears
he wrote an imprudent letter without
consulting any one, and therefore the
government Is inclined to deal lenisntIy
with him, particularly as he says that
he had no intention to offend,
though he claims the constitutional
right to judge the political situation.
He says he referred not to the Conserva-
tive party as the true party, but to the
party of all honest nen and patriots,
which he claims to be, and that his ideas
are Republican and he never dreamed of
monarchy. The government forbids his
receiving visitors at all 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 Con-
sentative press see all manner of bug
bears IN the event to promote the plans
presented by Blaine. The mother of the
prisoner is agitated, and is seeing every
one, to whom she explains her fears,
which are groundless. She has seen the
entire diplomatic corps, and asked their
interference, but it is useless, as he is a
Mexican citizen.
Salvador Malo, oonoessionaire of the
new Fomento bank, stated to-day that
the bank will be ready for business on
the oath inst.
The senate mas approved the appoint
ment of d. A. Ansell as Mexican CONSUL
general in Canada.
Gen. Joseph Seballos, governor of the
federal district, has taken the part of
the poor Indian market gardeners,
whose lands are overfowed by the clos
ing of the sluices OF the canal, and
obliged Noriega & Co. to open the gates
The indiana are celebrating the same by
feasts.
The Cerdan railway through this valley
Is now completed to San Angel.
The Mexico city tramway company is
extending lines to suburban towns and
propose substituting steam instead of
mules outside of city limits
The force working on improvement at
Vera Cruz harbor has been increased.
GonZalo Esteva, conoessionaire of the
railroad from Aguas Calientes to Czamela
on the Pacific ocean, stated that
the construction of part of the road
has been contracted for, and work
would positively be commenced soon.
The Inter- Oceanic railroad is receiving
badly needed rolling stock. Rich dis
coveries of antimonium have been made
in Chihuahua.
The discovery of large deposits of coal
have been made in Tabasco.
Secretary of the Interior Romero
Rubto stated that he personally, with the
engineers, had inspected the works of
drainage of the valley, and reports
that the work is badly done OF there
are errors in the route of the canal.
1t is true that during the lifetime of
Gen. Corona, and when governor of the
State of Jslisco, Mrs. Corona loaned the
state $50 900 without interest, as the
state then was financially ruined, and
that the state now has paid the amount
to Mrs. Corona and has handsome sur
plus. This is due to the able financial
policy of the late Gen. Corona and his
successor, the present Governor Mariana
Barcena, and the state is now negotiating
q loan here for Improvements.