The oasis., 1895-12-14
AcHossrHE BorsDErs

An electric light plant for Chihna- hua is now on the road and that city will soon be lighted by electricity.
 The fiesta at Juarez has brought numerous thieves to that section or the country. The Fl Paso people are being warned to look out for them.
 On the morning of November 18th, an unknown American, supposed to be Samuel Shute, of Phoenix, Arizona, was found dead in his bed at Jimenez, Chihuahua.
 The revenue officers of Mexico are sson to- the chief cause of embezzle- ments and defalcations. Orders have gone out that any employe on the GUS toms force found in gambling house must be summarily dismissed, no mat ter how high his position or standing.
 J. H. Hampson's grading outfit is throwing dirt on the Mexican Gen. tral's extension from Guadalajara to- wards Ameca. This will take the road right into the market gardens or the republic, and put fresh vegetables and fruits into the northern markets during the winter season.
 Recently there passed Fl Paso what is probably the largest shipment of imported bulls ever made in this coun- try. It consisted of eighteen carloads of Herefords, which will be distributed from Fl Paso to various points in Mex ico. The world does move, and none is all the more convinced of it when he sees even the Mexican getting a move on him in the direction of live stock improvement.
 Nine Mexicans charged with the murder of the Mormon elder near the Mormon colonies in Chihuahua a few weeks ago were lodged in the Juarez jail one day last week It will be re- membered that the elder was robbed of two barrels of molasses. He found one of the barrels had been cached, and while waitirg to catch the thieves, they jumped on him, cut him to pieces and then burned what there was left. The rurales at once took the trail and have succeeded in unearthing the men whom they have good reason to be- lieve the murdererS. A reporter was told that the fellows would all be shot.
 Miss Jennie Young, the young American lady capitalist, who has also large English and Scotch capital al- ways at her command, is now in Mex icO for the purpose purchasing several large tracts of land on which to colo nize English and German farmers and mechanics. It is her intention to set tie them on good farming and fruit land in healthy localities, in villages of POO or more, assigning fifty acres of land to each young man ar head of a family. with sufficient mechanics or tradesmen to supply the wants of the villages, and to provide ample educa- ti0n facilities.
 A telegram from Tampico says: Con- ductor Davidson, who shot two police men in DOila Cecilia, suburb, a few nights since, has been released on bail It appeared upon investigation that the policeman, in the darkness of night wrapped up in blanket, de- handed Ddyidson's pistol. Davidson not knowing he was an officer, refused tosurrender it, whereupon the police man fired at him but missed him, when Davidson fired at the policeman with better aim. Then a companion policeman pulled knife and started for him and Davidson shot the second one in the arm. Neither of them are very seriously wounded.
 President Diaz has issued ar order abolishing bull-fghts within the fed eral district for an indefinite period. The order is said to have been deliver ed to the proper authorities in the city council The cause of the prohi- bition is probable due to the hilarious, not to say the riotous conduct at the Bucarelli ring couple of weeks since, when the audience not satisfied with the small amount of blood being spilled transformed itself into d bowling mob and played the leading parts by tear ing up benches, and everything tear able and hurling them into the ring. This overflow of spirits cost the owner of the ring, PoDciano Diaz, a fine of $500 and he was obliged likewise to re-