Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-08
NEWS BY WIRE.

Into tne aTteSlan WaIer supply oi the arrived in Fl Paso yester. day.
 The Mexican revolutionists at Lare- do are fighting among themselves and many lives are being lost.
 Mexican flags at Juarez have been ordered at half mast on account of the death of Secretary Windom.
 A bill has been introduced in the California Legislature that no coun ties in that State be divided for per iod of ten years.
 An agreement has been entered into for the resumption of deep mining on the ComstOck. The combination pumps are to start up again after a close down of five years. Mackey is at the head of the enterprise.
 A big petition has been presented to the Legislature of New Mexico in favor of $1OO0OO appropriation in aid of an exhibit from that Territory.
 Both houses of the Legislature of New Mexico have passed the high li- sence bill and it has gone to the Gov ernor. .5
 Albuquerque is to have woolen mill with capacity .of l2,OOO yards of cloth per day.
 The directors of the Durango Steel and Iron company of Mexico, repre- senting interests of $S,00O, 900, at Chi cago considered the propositions of an English syndicate to purchase the company.
 The Italian government isplanning to have elected a Pope who is friendly to the government. Manning and Gibbons are mentioned as among the leading possibilities.
 The baggage.masters' association held meeting in New Orleans to de- termine the best method of handling baggage. The session adjourned yes terday.
 A syndicate of importers is. being formed, under the leadership of Jor- dan, Marsh X Co.,, to test the legality of the Mckinley bill. They will act in concert with Chicago importers and upon the same line.
 Heavy rains are falling throughout California. From one to two inches have already fallen and the weather is still threatening.
 The funeral of Secretary Windom took place at Washington yesterday. The Souix braves just from Pine Ridge were much impressed with the cere- mony.
 Lieut.. Swatka is not dead as report ed, but improving.
 Bland will precipitate the silver bill fight in the open House unless the committee reports on the bill this week.
 Two waterspouts were observed | about six miles out to sea from Redun' do Beach yesterday, followed few minutes after by heavy shower O. rain.
 The Senate committee on military affairs has reported favorably on Mir Manderson's bill for government eX ploralion of Alaska, with an appropri ation of $l00,OO0.
 | The Secretary ol the Interior ha issued orders directing that all per sons not having proper authority b' prevented from entering the Cheroke, strip on any pretext whatever.
 The acting Secretary of the Treas. ury has sent to the House lette recommending an appropriation o S9500 for thesestablish ment and sup port of an Indian school at PheniX
 Arizona.
 z The live stock agent of ihe San' Fe says there are several train loads c cattle now being rounded up nea
 Deming for the early spring market. An electric railway is to be con structed between Seattle and Tacoms
 Washington, a distance of 42 miles This will be the longest electric roa in existence.
 Western travel to Califrrnia is ir
 creasing. It is reported that dt mand has been made on the Pullma company for more sleepers to accon modate the California tourists. , Typhoid fever is epidemic at Alban, N. Y., owing to the fact that the pee