Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
THE NEWS OF MEXICO.
A Valuable Concession for a Tunnel
for the Pachuca Silver Mines.
SENSATION CAUSED BY A BOOK.
An Author Throws a Bombshell Into the
American Colony.
DoINGS OF THE SISTER REPUBLIC

MEXICO CITY, May ga cable has been
received here announcing that the conces-
sionaire on the Pachuca tunnel, of Pachuca,
has made arrangements with powerful
syndicate to take over the concession and
prosecute the work to completion at an
early date. The work consists of main
drainage tunnel II miles long, which will
drain the whole of the mining district of
Pachuca and Rel del Monte to greater
depth than any mine has yet attained The
same tunnel will cross-cut all the principal
veins of the district. There are in addition
other adventures and drainage tunnels at
higher levels surveyed and commenced
which will materially help in the develop
ment of the district, which has been pro-
ducing fabulous amounts of silver for over
three centuries and are among the most i'm
portant of the world at the present time, as
overNS500, 900 are turned out monthly.
The total length of all tunnels is over 30
miles and will cost over $50, 900, 900 to COM
plete, and will be the most important sys-
TEN of mining tunnels in,the world. Be-
sides cutting and draining the great mines
that are now large bullion producers, the
tunnels.will cross-cut many bodies which
are expected to give large revenues to the
syndicate. The syndicate is mainly Eng
lish. 1t will have a number of Mexican
and several American shareholders, one of
which is Mr.. Murlach, of st. Louis, who
has been promoting the scheme for the past
two years.
A Book Causes Sensation.
Advance copies of 7. P. Connery's book,
entitled, 'In the Clutches of the Malta; or,
Don Teburcio, tale of New York and Mex
ico," has produced profound sensation
here, which has been intensified by the COM
ments of an afternoon paper which has dis
covered that the characters of the book,
though masqueraded under fictitious titles,
have their living representatives in the
American colony of this city. Connery
was the United States Secretary of Lega-
tion here for time, and has carefully
studied his subject, though he has judi
ciously assailed the Americans, and, in the
words of the afternoon paper, will have a
Pullman car full of colonists on their way
to New York to hunt him up for having
written of them in so free manner. This
new novel will have an enormous sale here
Owing to a threatened strike of the miners
of the Conception mine at Catorce, the Gov
ernor of San Luis Potosi has sent forces by
Telegraphic news has been received from
Guatemala that the Mexican residents there
are complaining that they are badly treated.
The details are yet meager, and on what
ground they base their complaints is not to
be learned.
The Legislature of the State of Vera Cruz
has reformed its Constitution so that Gov
ernor can be reelected and succeed himself
any number of times.
The old Granoditas castle of GuaHaiuato,
where Hidalgo's army massacred the Spanish
garrison during the War of Independence,
one of the bloodiest events in the history of
Mexico, had a narrow escape from being de- |
stroyed by fire which started in adjoining
reduction works. Only blowing up part |
of the reduction works saved the'castle.
Passports as Safeguard.
Ignacio Mariscal, Secretary of the For
vising Mexicans visiting Guatemala to get |
their passports before leaving this Republic. |
This recommendation was issued at the in |
stance of President Diaz, to avoid any pos |
sible difficulties that might arise from citi- |
Zens going to that country and depending
upon the Mexican Legation to furnish them |
passports.
Hermann Quest, travelling for Holke & |
Co., merchants having houses in several |
cities of the Republic, was assaulted by |
highwaymen in the India district, State of |
Durango, and a pitched battle was fought. |
He and his servant stood off the robbers, |
but their clothes were riddled with bullets. |
Their assailants are supposed to be the rem |
nants of Eraclio BernaPs gang, who were
nearly exterminated three years ago in |
Sinaloa The authorities of Durango are |
now in pursuit of the highwaymen
A French syndicate of banks, represented |
here by Clemente Petit, has just purchased
the Buena Fe Mine and extensions and
other properties in Ilaxco Guefro, paying
for the same large sum. The principal
owner in these mines is Manuel Romero
Pubic, Secretary of the Interior, who, it is |
stated, still retains a large interest in the
new company. The work of development
will be commenced at once, and large reduc-
tion works will be erected.
Owing to continued drouth in the State of
Oxaca the prices of the actual necessaries of
life have increased in an alarming manner. |
Showers have fallen in the past two DAYS,
and partial crop of wheat, corn and beans |
is assured.
Received Valuable Concessions.
The Caidan Valley Railroad, in which it is |
declared the Seligmans of New York are |
heavy stockholders, have received valuable |
concessions from the Government for the !
extension of its steam lines In the valley |
and street surface lines in this city within |
the past week, and have commenced the |
work of construction on the San Angelo and |
Tfalpam road and will soon build the road |
from here to Guadalupe. The system has |
been paying one since it was first opened, |
and has proved lively rival to the district |
street car company, which has enjoyed a
practical monopoly for years, and has been |
paying IS per cent dividends yearly.
Preliminaries of postal treaties between |
Mexico and other nations are in progress. |
The treaties with Germany and France have |
been definitely settled by the plenipoten-
tiaries and forwarded to the Governments |
for ratification, and will then be returned |
here for the approval of Congress. Thepre- |
liminaries are about the same as those of |
other treaties of the King relative to post |
packages as concluded between Mexico and |
the United States and with England.
THE largest spectroscopes In the world |
are made on Observatory Hill. Stofel has |