El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-17
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Mexico.

Mexico.
A strong company has been formed
to furnish electric lighting for the cit!
OF GuanajuatO. The state governmen,
has granted the company some yer,
valuable concessions.-Mex Her
aid.
The return to Durango of Octaviant
Meraz, the fearless clay er of the bandit
Parra, was the occasion of q grea
demonstration on the part of the peo.
pie, who feel considerably relieved
since the death of the bandit chief who
was the terror of the state.-Monterey
Globe.
1t is given out by the war depart
ment, that the soldiers of the army are
| becoming very good marksmen with
the Mauser rifle, lately adopted. III
| proposed to arrange shooting contest
between the different bodies of the 2 ar.
r1son, with prizes for the best marks.
men.-Two Republics.
Yesterday afternoon Baltazar VAL
lejo, cadet of the military college al
Chapultepec, was passing through the
Plazuela de TepitO and noticed q group
of men who were fighting with knives.
Without thought of personal danger,
he thrust himself into the throng, dis
armed the fighters and handed them
over to the police.-Herald.
During the month of Novemb Der
Mexico City real estate valued at ST.
sos, 9ol has changed hands, ACCORDING
to the public register. 1t is said, that
In most cases the purchasers intend to
undertake extensive Improvements, 1t
seems that Mexican real estate is be-
ginning to be looked upon as a profit
able investment.-TwoR Republics.
Isidro Medel, a we'll connected young
man, was found dead in the streets Of
Guiana uato some days ago. 1t appears
that ne was sent for by some
acquaintances. one of whom is
known to the authorities, to join in q
drin king bout, and that he was either
murdered outright or induced to kill
himself by drinking to excess on a
wager. The pOstmortem examination
ests blisheds alcoholic congestion as the
cause OF death. An investigation is
now in progress to clear up the crime,
which seems to have been committed.
Exchange.
There are 100000 acres in the state
of Chiapas, near the Tabascan frontier.
that are operated by Gen. Cano and as
soctates. Mr.. Cano has just purchased
lOOO acres more on this strip. There
are already eight American families
L
planting cacao, cOcOanuts, rubber and
tobacco, and the crops will, according
to all indications, do even better than
on the lsthmus proper, Cuban tobacco.
known as huimaguillo, is planted and
promises we'll in all the vicinity. The
rubber raised will equal the Brazil
rubber. Cacao and cocoanut produce
in four years time, a record perhaps
unparalleled In the word.-Ex-
change.
AT the meeting of the directors of
the American Hospital held on last
Sunday DR.. P. M. Payne, the we'll
known specialist in diseases of eye, ear,
nose and throat was unanimously elect
pital in the diseases, of which
he makes a speciality. This is
the position formerly held by
DR.. Gluck and made vacant bv
his resignation. 1t Is an important Do
s1tion on the staff of the hospital. The
appointment Of DR.. Payne is a WORTHY
one, as he is we'll fitted in every wsy
for the petition. Pr vious TO his
coming to Mexico he was the resident
surgeon OF the eye, ear, nose and
throat Hospital in New Orleans
Herald.
ne Ieoera! government of Tamau-
pos 10 Cohsloerlng mum Der of prODO-
sitlon for re-watering the lLaguna Ma
Ore, which used to extend from the
Soto La Marina river north a distance
Of zoo kilometers; at q width of about
sigh. This lagunaH has dried up in re-
cent years, its bottom being covered
with fine chalky, dust,
as always fplayed havoc with
The agricultural lands and
pastures bordering the laguus. In ali
robability the Soto La Marina and
he Tiger river will be led off into the !
basin of the laguna, it having been
ound very difficult to restore without
his aid the direct communication with
ldewater. which has been cut off bv
he filing up of sand bars of large ex-
ent.-Exchange.
The Mexican Government on Novem-
,er II caused to be paid to Minister
Layton $4,000 Mexican silver as an in
emnity to the heirs of Henry Hoppe.
n July 1894. Hoppe was superintend-
MT OF coffee plantation in the district
4 villa Alta, state of Osxaca, owned
y Mr.. Hendricks, of ST. Louis, Mo.
ar. Hoppe resigned, but was return
ng to the plantation to settle some
counts, accompanied by James Me-
"eeney, an Engllshman, and