El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-29
MEXICO.


Mexico will soon be provided with a
police alarm system patterned after
the most approved system in use in the
United States.
The District street railway company
has obtained permission from the city
council to build branch line to the
Juarez colony.-Two Republics.
Mexican exports are increasing. A
steamer leaves TampicO today loaded
with 3, 800 tons of wheat for Liverpool,
shipped by Ricardo Hornedo.-Two
Republics.
The American clubli in Mexico City
will keep open bouse on the 4th OF July
from o'clock in the afternoon until
midnight. Members, wives aad friends
are invited.
The department of public works has
paid over to,Architect Boari of Chi
cago, the sum of 81, 500, the amount of
premiums awarded him for his plans
for the new Hall of Congress.
Among the late arrivals in Belem
is a Portuguese who was caught with
counterfeit lottery tickets, which were
identical with winners in past draw
ings.-Two Republics.
In the Colonia de San Julio, the site
of the great sewer pipe factory, some
1000 900 square meters of building lots
have been sold. This shows what
American enterprise is doing for Mex
ico.-Two Republics.
President Diaz has kindly consented
to preside at the dedication of a hand
some stage. which has been built in
the building occupied by the national
board of education for the benefit OF
the pupils of the public schools.-Two
Republics.
The government has granted con-
cession for the exploration of the wa
ters of the Gulf of Mexico for islands
on which guano deposits and amber
may be found or sponge fisheries es-
tablished, to syndicate comprising
both Mexican and American cap
italists Two Republics.
It is currently reported that COM
pany we'll financed here and in the
United States proposes to undertake
the cultivation of-the ginger root up
on q large scale. This very valuable
product is found wild in great quanti-
ties in the states of Guerrero, Puebla,
and Chiapas.-Two Republics.
Ralph lizard, the treasurysofficial OF
the United States government at Lare-
90, lclU l6SI eVculuR fl6 VIC
for his headquarters. 1t is rumored
that he came to this city to see about
reported Chinese smuggling to the
states which it is claimed Is being en-
gineered in this capital.-Two Repub-
lies.
A splendidly equipped machine shop
for the repair and construction of tele-
graph instruments will soon be put in
to operation in the building of the
federal telegraph department.-Two
Republics.
The approximate earnings OF the
Mexican Central, whole system, for
the Bird quarter of June were 1886,
O32 90 against 1888, 1928 90 for the cor
responding period of 1897, making an
increase OF 81 1894 90. The increase for
the month up to date amounts &c
$40, $500,
Sr. Vallejo, alderman in charge oil
the public parks, has ordered that 8
large number of plants be brough,
| from the nursery at Chapultepec and
set out in the Alameda Mexico City
Herald.
knowledged by experts to have the
finest roadbe in the Republic of Mex
ico.-Mexico City Herald.
Last Monday as Don Felipe Lope:
was on the way to his Santa Lucis
hacienda, accOmpanie ed by the servants
Rafael Ortega, Luis Reyes. and Pablo
| BarrientOs they were attacked by
large party of bandits as they arrived
at a rocky par. of the road, called
Cueva de los Lobos. Sr. Lopez ant
his men, though surprised, promptly
returned the fire and hot fight fol
lowed, resulted in the bandits fleeing
leaving their chief Refugio Alvaradt
and Fee derico AriOla, another of tbt
band, dead on the field.-Mexico City
| Herald.