El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-27

| plicatiou with other diseases has baen
greatly augmented. Fhe coffin-makers
are working night and day t. keep up
with the demand. The epidemic has
spread eastward, and is now reported
as being severe as far as Irapauto. 1t
| is worse than the grip, which went
| through the United States three years
ago, because the people here are not in
good physical condition, and succumb
readily to the ravages OF the malady.
| J. G. Thompson, the defaulting bank
cashier, who left Sedalia, Mo-, three
years ago, and who was reported to
have entered into a manufacturing
business in Mexico with the proceeds
of his embezzlement, is at present
working for the Mexican Central rail-
road in the capacity of tie and wood
| Inspector. His labors are very ardu-
GUS and pay small. He says that he
lost all the money lost by the bank
through him in real estate especua-
ton. He is much broken in health,
and suffers keenly through his enforce
ed stay in this country,
The volcanoes in the western Mex
leo have become very active lately and
people living in the neigh borhood OF
the volcanoes in Topic and Colima have
become greatly alarmed. and many are
leaving those districts entirely on ac-
count of the frequent eruptions and
earthquake shocks which follow them.
At Topic the volcano of Ceboruco
has become very active, and has been
emitting great quantities OF fire and
ashes, while several new craters have
appeared in the side Of the mountain.
The Volcano del Colima, north of the
city of same name. has been showing
signs of activity for several weeks past,
and at both Topic and Colima, as we'll
as all along the coast, the earthquake
shocks have so increased in frequency
and force as to keep the people in q
continual state of alarm.
Ramon Panduro, the great Mexican
artist in clay, who was sent to the
worlds fair at Chicago by the Next
can government, is lying at his home
in San Pedro dangerous i'll with la
grippe. His physicians despair of his
recovery, as there is complication of
kidney troubles. Panduro has wor Id
wide fame. and has made clay images
of noted men all over the earth. He
gives one sitting and produces an image
that is wonderfully correct in its like
ness. He is an Indian, and is entirely
self taught, never having had lesson
in his Life.
Large numbers of Americans have
visited this city this winter and all are
delig hted with the Innate and scenery.
The row that has been brewing
among the race horse men and the
track owners for some time, has term
mated in scandal and several promi-
nent racing men have had to skip the
country while others are in Belem.
Col. Pate has worked hard and faith
fully for several years in the interest
of horse racing in this country. He
b ew in a fortune on race track at the
Penon Springs four miles from this
city. Then out of the wreck he drew
himself together and built another fine
track nearer the city and in an oppo-
site direction from Penon. Many of
the men who have attempted to do him
out of the track lately have made their
money off of Col. Pate's efforts, and it
was very uugrateful of them to act as
they did. The colonel has the backing
of the best Mexicans and will succeed
in the end. GERONIMO.