El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-20

COuStrucLlOQ WOFk Oh UDc LhmOId.
Michoacan railroad is to be commenced
early in October.-Two Republics.
The street cars in Guadalajsra are
in the habit of running off the track
with astounding regularity.--1wc Re-
publios.
According to the official census just
completed, the state of Campeche mas
a total of SO, OO1 inhabitants.---Two Re-
publics.
The gunners stationed at the UllOa
fortress in the VeracruZ harbor are
daily engaged in target practice and
are showing great proficienty 1.-Two
Republics.
Joaquin Baranda, the minister OF
Justice, is expected to be in Campeche
the Goth of the month to represent the
president at the opening of q new rail-
road.-Two Republics.
w. S. SAWYER of Milwaukee, return
ed home last night after having
brought to q successful conclusion
very large land deal, which had kept
him here about g year.-Two Repub-
lies.
1t is expected that the restaurants
and redecoration of the saloons and Of
fees in the gubernatorial palace in
Guadalajara will be finished in time
to be dedicated September 16th.-Two
Republics.
The city of OaXaca is very much
pleased over the rapid progress being
made in the installation OF electric
works, intended to not only supply
private lighting, but lalso cheap
power for Industrial purposes.--.Two
Republics.
From the Nogales Oasis.
Over a hundred Cuban families are
residing in Pueblo awaiting the cruel
war to cease.
Sr. Rafael Barrios, son of of form
err Mexican consul in the U nited States,
recently died at the Topo Chico baths
at Monterey.
An alarming species of fever with
deadly results has made its appearance
in the neighborhood of Msgdeline,
Michuca.
The famous artillery band is to be
sent to the Omaha exposition. The
leader, Captain PachecO, is practlc1ng
his musicians on the new pieces to be
played there.
| The members of the Mormon colony
at Ascension have denounced near
Chico some exceedingly rich gold
mines which were probably worked by
the SPaniards.
| The Correo de Jalisco says that a
priest living on Cairo street, near San
Diego park in Guadalajara, got drunk,
attacked the gendsrme and broke his
lantern, for which his reverence was
arrested.
| While on the road to Pachucs from
the Chavarria hacienda, in Hldslgo,
q train of six burros loaded with pull
que, was attacked by footpads, who
and cargo.
| shortly receive sixteen new lOcOmO-
tives from the manufactures in Eu-
rope. These will be about the only
locomotives of European make in the
republic.
In Guadalajar q confidence man
stole a sack of coffee, worth S35 from a
we'll known firm, by the old cargador
| trick, but added a new wrinkle by
sending the csrgsdor back to the
house to collect the price of his
hire.
At Real del Monte. in the st ate OF
Hidalgo, the Peregrinos mine has
rich. And Protectora people are run
ming a stope that will soon cut the
famous Cabrera vein. The, bonds of
the latter mine quote at $50.
In Lower California nearly all the
merchants along the coast to the north
ward have rounded up their cattle and
driven them to the mountains where
the summer rains produce abundan,
pasturage. There is practically no
feed at present on the coast range.
A carriage going from Villa Union
to Mazatlan at night got begged on the
road. All got out to help extract 1,
and three strangers appeared to help
also. Gne of them, taking advantage
of the opportunity, stole q pocket book
with $3.50 in bank bills and some val
liable papers in it. The police were
promptly notified and the next morn
ing had the thief arrested and $130 OF
the bank bills recovered. The rest he
had given his companions and had
thrown the pocket book and papers
away.
An American mining company was
organized about FIVE months ago
and purchased some valuable properties
in the state of Mexico. The shares
were. sold at 81 90 gold each. The shares
are now largely sought after
at $40 gold per share and
no sellers. Modern mining methods
are beginning to account in Mexico.
Let the good work go on.-Herald
Mexico City.
| Up to yesterday the collection start
ed by Ell TEMPO. the valiant SANDER
err of Americans in this country, for es-
tablishment of a navy to defend Mex
leo from the famous Yankees. amount
ed to 1923 besides the $500 which the
paper in question promises to contri =
bute.-Telegram. Mexico City.
81 have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in my family for years and al
ways with good results says Mr.. w.
Cooper of Ell Rio. Cal. "FOr small
children we find it especially effect
i've" For sale by all Druggists.