El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-02
Neighbour
hood Notes.
Mexico.

An American company proposes to
build another cotton mill near Guada-
lajara.- Enterprise.
Many families who left Monterey on
account of the sickness there have re-
turned since the cold weather set in
Chihuahua Enterprise.
The proposed electric street rail-
way between LerdO and Torreon has
been exempted from all taxes for twen-
ty years.-Mexican Herald.
An American company will make an
irrigating ditch from the Atoyac river
to the Valse quillo valley, Puebla at
a cost of 81 500, 000.-Exchange.
The city of Mazatlan has given Ar
thur de Gina and company subsidy
of $500 kilometer If the motive power
is animals and 81 900 if it is steam for
q ailway from Mazatlan to Ell Castillo
Exchange.
The German club will occupy it's new
quarters on Gale Victoria in 8 few
days. The rooms are being papered
and put in good shape, and the club
Will have a cOzy.hOme for the winter.
-Chihuahua erprise.
The conducta from Batopilas arrived
in chihuahua Thursday bringing S62,-
600 of precious metal, of which SiO, 781
was gold. The stage returned Satur-
day and carried several passenRers.-
chihuahua Enterprise.
About $4,000 will be realized for the
school fund Of the district from the
fines assessed during the last two
months against parents who kept their
children from attending school. These
fines are always collected with great
rigor.-Two Republics.
Juan Benield has entered suit
against the validity of a recently
granted paper pulp made Of the agave
plant. The suit is based on the claim
that the pulp patented has been known
and used in Mexico for q number of
years and therefore could not be pat
ented.-Monterey Globe.
Archibald Camp, an American, aged
night on Avepida Juarez by Congress-
man Francisco Albiztegui's carriage,
He died yesterday afternoon between 8
and O'Clock, on the steps of DR..
Smiths Office an Primera Callle de la
Independencia.- Monterey Globe.
The Mexican Central officials have
received advice that passengers to the
United States via their gateways need
not secure certificates of non-infection
unless they desire to do so. They are
simply intended to assist passengers as
d proof to the inspector at the state
lice that they have not been in infect
ed districts within 10 days.-Mex ican
Herald.
The Revista of Puebla says there ex.
lists on Popocatepel cave, to which an
aged priest was once taken blindfold.
ed. He saw there an old white headed
nd hnr he ofh
prophets, surrounded with idols mad g
of clay, stone, silver and gold of i'm
mense value. The legend has been
prettily told by Rev. uFrsncis Baton, of
Puebla, and has given rise to q pros
pect of discussion between him and
otbe authorities on Mexican antiqui-
ties.-Mexican Herald.
The Mexican government has &C
cepted an invitation to send delegates
to an agricultural congress to be held
in the near future at Fort Worth, Tex.
Among the delegates already appoint
ed are Lie. Pablo Martinez del Rio,
who will present paper on the sgri-
cultural law of Mexico, and Don Pedro
Rincon Gallardo, who Ia preparing an
essay on the maguey plant and it's pro-
perties. Ignacio de la Tore Mier
and Fernando Pimeutel will also be Of
the delegation.-Two Republics.
The Republic of Mexico will increase
the appropriation of $4,000 made for
the exhibit of the Paris exposition.
Great interest Is being taken all over
the republic in the exhibit. Mexico
will make a fine showing, and this
method of advertising her great re-
sources will awaken her leading citi-
zens to the equal, almost, of their en-
terprising sister republic north of the
Rio Grande. American residents in
this country are aware of the fact that