The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW WITH
MINISTER RANSOM IS GRE
ATING COMMENT.
HIGH MEXICAN OFFICIALS AT
Tackled IN THE INTERVIEW.
If Ransom Is Correctly Reported it will
Likely Lead to 4 Request for His
Withdrawal-Yellow Fever in
Central America.

my oil Mexico, Aug. lI.-lVla LAREDO
I Great apprehension is felt in all west
coast ports regarding the continued raw.
ages of yellow fever in Central Amer.
can seapOrts. All vessels recently arriv.
ing from Central America have been
treated as suspicious, especially those
from Acahulta and OecOs
The American Surety company of New
! York has opened a branch here. accord.
ing 10 the terms Of liberal charter
recently granted it. The company will
insure government employees and give
! bonds for contractors, besides doing 4
! private business.
Due cause has been found for holding
LanSbert, the alleged lover of Ina Thorn,
a question as TO the manner of whose
death IS in dispute
Two persons injured in the Tehuante-
pee railway accident ON the 22d have
died. The road is new and the track
not altogether i'm good condition.
1t appears probable the VeraStegui-RO
nero duel will go to the jury, as the
press has demanded this without a dis
senting voice.
Much interest is felt here regarding the
truth of the alleged interview with Unit
ed States Minister Ransom, telegraphed
from Washington to the Globe-Democrat,
in which Ransom is quoted as SAYING
the new eXtradition treaty required AN
order to prevent embezzers from the
United States escaping eXtradition by
using money among Mexican authori-
ties. If Ransom is correctly reported
he will probably be regarded here as a
persona non gratia, the alleged utterance
being a direct attack upon the highest
functionaries, for whom, while here,
Ransom expressed esteem. 1t is char
itably believed here that the minister
was unsupported.
Minister Gray, just before hia death,
was reported by an American journal
as declaring that Guatemala Was night
in he contention with Mexico, an utter
ance THAT naturally gave Offense here, but
Gray died before there was an opportu-
nifty to ask him for an explanation.
Five per cent silver bonds are quoted at
-, and are in demand from Europe where
bankers find ready sale. for them and these
bonds are being bought in England, lGO.-
land, Belgium, Germany, France aud
Spain by small investors, who, at current
price, realize Z per cent interest. There
is no fear in Europe, writes q great
banker, Of any further depreciation Of
silver. and Mexico's pa~ cent silver Sc
curities will be taken up by our investors
as fast as issued.
Exports are increasing, AMI the report
for April of this year, just ISSUED, shows
precious metals and other oars reported
were valued at 81, 1888, $50, against $3J14,-
514 for April last year, while general mer-
chandise exported exceeded by nearly
100000 the figures for the same month
last year The total gain in all kinds of
exports over the preceding April are
81, 939,514. Imports increased in April
$G34, POI over April last year Imports
in April We're aus follows: From the
1929, 452; from France. $t15,S79 and
from Germany, $239,0O7. The exporta-
ton in April was largely TO the United
States, which took $4,000 1+7: England
S1155,092; Germany, $30S,550 and
France $2OS,545.
The Japanese CONSUL is preparing Il
report on coffee culture here for his gov
eminent. There is talk Of establishing
Japanese agricultural colonies in various
sections of the country.
Newspapers are complaining because
the District Railway company has re-
placed on its suburban steam trains Mex
lean locomotive engineers by Americans,
but the District company is a Mexican cor
Pm btIOu anu CulluOI De dCCuSSu Ol pdTLl-
nlity for foreigners. The officials made
the change because American engineers
understand their work better.
Five persons have been arrested at
Puebla, charged with the ASA ssinatiOn of
Editor Olmos. They have not yet con-
fessed. but the police expect they will do
so within a short thine. Subscriptions
are being taken up here and in Puebla
for OlmoS' aged mother and sister.
Machinery, presses and type for a new
English daily paper the Mexican Herald,
have arrived. A large cash capital is
ready. and the new paper will soon be
issued. No expense is being spared to
make it a flrst-class publication.
Vera Cruz advices report yellow fever
Ell Universal (newspaper) tonight re-
news its attack ON the management of
the lnteroceanic railway, charging that
the administration has for its sole idea the
of large remittances to London
ana allows the property to go without
proper attention to it's repairs. The man. |
agement emphatically deny the charge. |
large modern ice factory has been es-
tablished. the machinery having been
brought from Europe.
Pilgrimages to the shrine of the Vir-
gin of Guadalupe are being arranged
;!ll over the country. Pilgrims VIII come
FORM the most distant states, qId it is |
now established that tfesel gwaHdg o.
now estimated that nearly 100000 stran-
gers VIII arrive here in October.
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