El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-21
MEXICO.
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Sr. Vela- Farfan, who killed Lie. Lo-
PEI in the recent sensational duel at
| Tlaxacala, has resigned his position as
state treasurer. Herald, Mexico City.
At the CHIHUAHUA railroad station q
gentleman of Santa Cruz Rosales "a bout
| to take the south bound train. was rob-
bed of his pocket book with $3.50 in it.
Herald, Mexico City.
MANY persons are emigrating from
the United States to Sonora and the
Yaoui Indians, who fed from their old
homes during the troubles, are return
ing to them Herald, Mexico City,
Some Brazilian capitalists passed
over the N. NJ, and A. recently bound
for Mexico for the purpose OF buying
Mexican cattle to be taken to Brazil to
stock various haciepdss there. ---Ex-
change.
The postofiice department. has been
advised of washouts. which have in
terupted communication on the Tam
pico division of the Central and also
on the Mexican SOutherp.-Two Re
publics.
The formal opening of the Cuernsva-
ca railway to both freight and passep-
ger traffic between Mexico City and
igusla in the state of Guerrero occur
red Saturday, 18th met. Mex
leo City.
From Acambaro comes the 1nforma-
ton that Richard Boadley has been
appointed foreman OF the roundhouse
OF the National r. r., at that point,
vice w. II. Polk, resigned.-Hersld.
Mexico City.
VIM. M. Bushnell, general agent in
the Mexican republic for the Erie iron
works. will leave tonight for Monterey.
Mr.. Bushnell is one of the best known
machinery men in this Countrywide
gram, Mexico City.
In Mazatlan, Senior Maximiano
A ouirre, the well known store keeper
was murdered at midnight because
he refused to serve liquor to four men
to whom he had opened the store
Herald, Mexico City.
A stock company has been formed
for the purpose of exploiting the won
derful subterranean caves known az
"Grutas de Cacahuamilpai' and lOcat-
ed about ten miles from Puente de
Ixtla.-Two Republics.
tt is stated that sensational cri-
minal prosecution. which lately ended
with the dismissal of the accused,
owed its failure entirely to the &C.
cuser's neglect to properly stamp his
written complaint.-TwoR Republics.
Fourteen persons have been cured
of the bites of mad dogs by the Pas
teur system at the institute in the
CITY. A number ofsthem came from
the states of Veracruz, Mexico, Jalisco
ana Guanajuato.-Herald Mexico
City.
A great many counterfeits of the
most recently coined dollars and TWEEN
ty cent pieces are in circulation, and
people will do we'll to be- careful bout
accepting the coins mentioned from
strangers or street peddlers.-TwoR Re.
publics.
A heavy rain and inundation at San
Sebastian did much damsge to the
crops and q large number OF animals
were drowned. Thirty-five houses were
destroyed. The total loss being some
$40, 600. 1t is reported that number
of people also were drOwned.-Herald,
Mexico City.
A watermelon, weighing nearly 100
pounds, was received today at the
Central ticket office The melon was
sent by Superintendent Newell of the
Pullman company, in San Antonio, to
Mr., BrapgiOtti, but his able assistants
will eat it.---Telegram, Mexico City.
A very myterious robbery was corr
mitted at the Mexican (Veracruz) sta
ton last Wednesday night, and as a
consequence IOuF Gu plOyco VI OuO w Cilo
Fargo Express company are now in Be-
lem.
1t seems that firm in Puebla ship
ped three sacks of silver amounting
to So 900 to this city, and as the sacks
were being unloaded at the depot and
carried to the company's wagon near
by, one of the sacks containing 81 900
suddenly made its disappearance.
The loss was not noticed i'm
mediately aud was only apparent
when the messenger on the wagon
checked up his packages preparatory
to giving his receipt for same. He
noticed that one of the packages was
missing and the search began. The
csrgadores engaged in transferring the
sacks were arrested and q number of
hack drivers who were near the scene
were also taken to the comisaris in
Santa Maria, where they had their
preliminary examination yesterday
morning.
The police stationed at the different
gates say that the thief did not make
his way out past them and it IL be-
Heved that the rogue remained in hid
ing on the train until it was pulled
down into the yard and from there
made his way out. The company made
good the loss, and will institute as
usual q thorough search for the cul-
prit.---Herald. Mexico City.