The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
MONEY TO BE APPROPRIATED
ano IMPROVE THE CITYs
SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
PEAT BEDS ARE TO BE TURNED
TO GOOD ACCOUNT.
An inclined Road to Ascend the Hill at
Gaudalupc-Much Damage IN the
State of Guerrero by o
Severe Hailsturm

Citv OF Mexico, oct JJ.--Now that
work on the grand canal and tunnel, the
mos. important parts or the great project
for training the city and valley of
Mexico, is substantially completed, the
attention is being turned to plans sug-
gested for reconstructing an entire sew
erage system for the city, so as to in
sure an equal flow of sewage from all
parts of the city to the mouth of the
grand canal. President Diaz informs
tIhe city government that a resolution
hwill be introduced Immediately in con-
gress, apprOpriating $25,OOO monthly
n for ten years, to aid in reforming the
Y sewers, providing the city council VIII
Naproipt a board of directors to take
\ fchar,re of this money The total cost
sof work is estimated variously from
Sc, ,00O, 900 to $10,000,000, and the result
IL predicted by competent engineers to
be a certain reduction of the present
heavy death rate by one half. Several
large firms are in the field for this con-
tract.
The central conference of the Metho-
dist church (South) is in session in this
city ~ IfNM
to tie archives of the nation lot OF an
cient documents stolen by clerks now in
prison for violation of the trust.
Great interest here prevails in peat
exploitation and the state of Mexico has
authorized the town governments con-
trolling peat beds to make contracts
with companies desiring to work them.
Lake Xochimiloco, near this city,
contains enough peat to make sixty mil
lion tons of dry peat, suitable for COM
bustiOn.
Two hundred more thieves were yes
terday sent to the state of Vera Cruz
10 work on the coffee and tobacco plan
idtons.
An inclined plane with cars to run by
steam will be placed on the hill at Qua
dnirpe, the national Mecca. In for
net times devout pilgrims ascended the
Hill on their knees.
4 preliminary meeting of the congress
af Americanistas will take place tomor-
loW. 81 "a
Jle late Manuel Romero Rubio re-
Wr rnbered all his clerks and employees in
his will.
Jews from Acatempan, State of Guer-
zero, announces that a tremendous hail
atOm occurred there, destroying crops
md causing destruction of Il dozen
uopses and killing and manning many
CAT le and domestic animals. Seventy
three large trees were felled and the
l.fr'sC VI lut Will uIuSStu tucil SOluc
III, ance. The inhabitants were filled
wj'h terror, thinking that the day of
dd yment had arrived.
lilitary circles are talking of the con-
reuplated reorganization of the army
~ principally German models and no
doubt the efficiency of the regular troops
is TO be greatly increased. This does
not imply any desire for an aggressive
policy, but rather that the government
wishes to have the country in better
shape for defense. Many prominent
generals who belonged to the old order
of things, having come up during the
revolution, have died during the past
two years and their places are being
filed by scientifically trained officers,
graduates of the National military
school, and the most important COM
mands are now in their hands. There
is no doubt of the complete loyalty of
the army to the administration and the
otiicering of troops by graduates of the
military college is displacing men accus-
TONED to revolutions. A high officer
says any duly constituted government
will have the adhesion of the army.
Nhis is one of the greatest achievements
Of President Diaz and has been quietly
and unostentatiously effected.