El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-22
MEXICO.

Mr.. Walter Adams, master mechanic
for the firm of S. Pearson and Son at
the Penuelas quarries. died yesterday,
at the American hospital from Bright's
disease. He had been in the hospital
week.-MeXican Herald.
Great preparations are being made
in the Fourth ward police station for
the dedication by President Diaz OF
the new police a'arm system, installed
by the Gamewell Co. of Chicago. The
day.-Two Republics.
r. Wilson was arrested by Marshal
Hooker yesterday on q charge of not
paying his license as a pswnbroker:.
he was fined $50. The fine was not
punitive, but was fixed to cover the Ii
cense for two quarters, $50 and the cost
of the proceedings, SI0.-Two Repub-
lies.
There is a report extant that one
day last week the remains OF a man
named Ed Hoffman were found on the
road about sixty miles east of Minas
Prietas, Sonora. Deceased had evil
IDENTIFY been shot from ambush, while
travelling along the road, and robbed =
Exchange.
Colonel Francisco NJ. Espino, project
of the district of Gusymss, returned
Monday from q trip to the City of
Mexico, where he went to seek medi-
cal treatment for his eyes. The col
onel returns greatly improved and will
soon recover from his ailments.-Bor-
der Vidette.
Sydenham Henriques has received
the appointment of instructor N En-
glish of the 4th, and 9th, police words.
The same gentleman Is also teacher of
the same language in the young Ia
dies night schools, established by the
federal government in this city.-Tel-
egram Mexico City.
1t is credibly reported that big
corporation with ample capital, is be
ing organized in London, to operate
gold placers on the Mayo river, So
nora. The same authority states that
big company is being organized in
New York to handle mining property
in the Arizpe MISUNDERSTANDING.
The department of promotion has
secured good quantity OF tobacco
grown principally in the state of Ia
basco. This tobacco is considered the
equal IL not the superior of the famous
Vuelta Absjo Havana tobacco. The
seed will be distributed gratuitously to
owners of tobacco fields.-Two Repub-
lies.
Workshops have recently been es-
tablished in the military prison of
Santiago, in which the prisoners are
making cigarettes, caps for commits
stoned and non-commissioned army
officers and other articles of military
wearing apparel. This innovation has
been introduced on account of the good
results obtained by the employment of
prison labor in lem.-Two Repub-
lies.
1t Is understood that several capital
lists from the central states sof our
country are expected to arrive in Mex
leo with the object of ascertaining on
the spot the possibility of establishing
in the warm regions of the republic
sugar estates and factories on large
scale. They are already apprised OF
the advantages offered by the country
for carrying out their purpose.-Re
vista HispanO Americana.
Three hundred men are said to be at
work on the grade of the G. V. C. *
N. railway. and the construction of the
road is to be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. President Garland hopes to
| have the line completed in November
The grand lodge of Masons will meet
in Globe in November and members
of the order are anxious that the road
shall be finished by that time.-Two
Republics.
The conducta of Sr. Joaquin Chavez
arrived on its monthly trip last Sund ay
with the following cargo: 13 bars
from ''El Refugio," consigned tC
| Ketelsen & DeRetau-value S46 600 IL
bars from Ell Concheno, consigned to
BsncO Nacional---value $36. 900. 10 bars
from Pinos Altos, consigned to BsncC
INacionsl-value $3.50 bars from
John Waterson, consigned to BancC
Nacioual-value 800, 900 on ---Chihua-
hua Enterprise.
| During the last nine months report
ed upon, Mexico took nearly SO per cen,
of all iron and steel manufactures, car
| riages and cars, furniture, unmanufac
tnred wool and cotton garu ents thai
were sent from the United States to all
the countries south of it. American
manufacturers should consider well
the advantages offered by Mexico's
concentrated markets as compared
with those of an equal bulk scattered
over all of Central and South America
Modern Mexico.
| Mexico will continue to raise cof
fee at q handsome profit long after
/ other countries, less fortunately sit
uated for regard to land and labor
have gone out of the business. There