El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-12
MEXICO.

At Tampics, between July 20 and
August second 1851 tons of cargo have
been Observation-Disclosures Herald.
At Yescas, Topic. q drouth Is killing
many cattle. some of the fine animals
in the Buenavista hacienda having
died.-Yescas News.
The copper bullion OF the Santa Ro-
salia mines OF Lower California car
ries $50 gold to the ton and some silver
and lead.-Mexican Herald.
The establishment of a large cracker
factory Is being talked of for the City
OF Mexico. ST. Louis parties are said
to be Interested in the enterprise
chihuahua Enterprise.
Miss McLaiu and Miss Webster. two
talented young ladies of Texas, arrived
in the city last Tuesday to accept posi-
tiOns as teachers in the Colegio Pal
more.-Chihuahua Enterprise.
There is going to be great deal of
building done in chihuahua within
the next year. AT present there is
scarcely street but what can be no.
ticed new buildings going up.-Chi-
huahua Enterprise.
The remains of a prehistoric city
have been discovered In the famous
Mesa de Metlatoyucs. Puebla. There
are the remains of houses, pyra-
mids and wall evidently for defense,
three meters high, ten thick and sew
eral leagues lopg.-Mexican Herald.
1t is reported that an Indian, who
recently died, gave his father confess
sor the plans which he had inherited
of the location of a treasure consisting
of twenty kegs full of gold ounces OF
the coinage of Carlos " valued it is
at
When asked about the mining bust
ness in the Ameca district, Mr.. Dodd
replied: Il never saw greater activity
in mining than at present. The Bar
ranca mine is turning out large guam
titles of ore that will average $40 and
upwards in gold and from 20 to 30
ounces in silver per tOn.-Telegram.
An English firm, it is said, will send
one or two of their armored towers in
tended for coast defenses, with full
equipment of cannons and munitions |
OF war, to be tried by experts of this |
government, which may adopt these |
towers for harbor fortifcations.-Two |
Near PlhuRmo, in the Higuera hills, |
In Jalisco, rebosO seller was attacked |
and robbed of all his goods and money.
The gendarmes promptly captured and |
shot poor devil who turns out to have !
been innocent, the real culprits having |
been captured and jailed at .Jspotlan.-l
Exchange.
Two celebrations of interest, for
which preparations are already in pro-
gress, occur this month, ON the Goth
and 2lst, respectively, the first in COM
busco against the Americans and the
other in honor of Cuauhtemoc, the last
and heroic defender of his country
against the Spanish invaders.-Mexi-
can Herald.
There are in Mexico 1,512 schools
Of these 1852 are sustained by the
states, 1912 by cities and Pap are pri-
vate schools. OF the total 6027 are for
males, 3lO4 are females and 1881 are
mixed. The actual attendance at
,hese schools was 400, 746, and the
amount appropriated for the support of
public schools nearly s., 500, O0O.-Ex-
change.
The project of arranging battle of
lowers in honor of the birthday of
resident Diaz, which occurs Septem-
Der 10, finds great favor among the
most refined of Mexican society circles
ina there Is every prospect now.
hat tourists visiting Mexico at that
line will have an opportunity of wit
'esslng one of the prettiest and most
characteristic sports OF southern coun-
ries.-Two Republics.
Intelligence from the Southern Dis
riot conveys the information that at
IA Paz concerted effort for develop
nent OF artesian water is underway
\ large fund has been subscribed to {
'e expended in the good work, a con-
ract, em bracing i'm pOrtant concessions,
las been let to an expert well borer,
he necessary machinery has been Or
Tered and work will begin as soon as