The oasis., 1896-02-01
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Saturday, February |, 1896.
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 at the City of Mexico has been lighted by electricity. The plant cost s30. .0OO
 The inhabitants of Tia Iuana, Lower California, have petitioned the secretary of the treasury tO remove the present collector of customs in that town.
 The concession granted to MT. John Herbert Firth for the establishment Of colonies in various parts of the re- public, has been cancelled for failure to comply with the agreement.
 A woman who was renured to be a witch, was shot recently by boy in Cuautla, Morelos, whose mother. lt was claimed, she had bewtched. The youth fired three shots at the unfor- tunate woman, who fell dead at the third shot.
 It is claimed that, contrary to the constitution, the vacancies in the ranks of the federal forces are tiled by lot in the state of Guanajuato. The iefe politicO Of Leon who has been ac- cuSed of this breach of law. has writ ten to a contemporary denying the statements.
 Three tremendous detonatlons were heard in Alaquines, San Luis Putosl, says Fl COntemnoranen. and were fol- lowed by an oscllatorY earthquake shake. The same phenomenon was noticed more forcihlY af Claiin, where on the hills here were large mases Of rock dislodged.
 General Vicente NillAdl. governor of the state of MeXico is making pre- paratiOns t0 hold an cNhihi ion in To- luca, of school furniture and materials of which be has bronghf large quan- tity from Europe and which lie gath cred on his recent tri
 The Mexican Coffee Trading and Planting Company of New York is or ganzed for the purpose of planting l,0O0O0O coffee trees on the lsthmus of Tehuantepec and engaging In coffee exporting from Mexico tu the United States and Eur"pe The company's office k for the nr. sent at No. l6 Ca lleJon del Spiritu Siuto in the City of Mexico.
 A mild sensation was created in the City of Mexico one day last week by forcible eiectment from his home of Congressman Federico PalaciO, son of General Vicente Riva Palacio, minis ter from Mexico near the Spanish court. Mir. Palacio was a tenant Of Mrs. Carmen Romero Rubio de Diaz, wife Of the president. and his eject ment was due to alleged arrearage in rent extending over considerable time.
 A concession has been granted by tho chief executive 10 MT. B. k Symon, through his representative MT, Sebastian Camacho. for the eStab- lishment of line of steamers to run from Manzanillo to San Benito, touch ing at Acapulco. Salina Cruz and IO- nAla and when occasion offers at Puer- to Angel, Oaxaca. The first steamer shall be of not less than 100 tons burthen and shall be ready to ,u mense running within one year from the date of this concession. The yes sel, or vessels, shall sail under the Mexican flag and shall be at the dis posal of the government in case of war.
 Investigations by Postmaster Gen. eral IgnaciO Gartias, have brought tu light the fact that the money loaned to the employees was from well known money lender of the City of Mexico, acting in collusion with two employees who each received two of the ten per cent interest charged to the impecu niOus clerks who took advantage of the opportunity of spending their salaries before they were due. It is said that over SS,00O Is due the money lender. whose name ls withheld from the public. on due bills, and that now he is willing to accept the face value of the I. O. . s. in order to recover his investment, as, owing to the dis charge of his two partners in the busi- ness, he now has no means of collect ing the amounts borrowed, It is also rumored in connection with the opened letters found In the postoiiice, that several of the discharged employees will be called to account for their share in the offence.
 HiTANTED: Several trustworthy gentlemen IVY Arfv f,,, ostu h.