El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-14

decided by education. And this re-
mark applies as much to Mexico as to
any other portion of the globe, -Tele-
gram.
Many Cubans are taking up the
cultivation and curing of tobacco In
this country and it is thought that as
tobacco producing market Cuba has
seen it's best days.-Herald.
The coffee crop this year will be very
large and of fine quality. Rice also
will give a large crop. Corn was in
iured by the rains and the rancheros
are replsnting. Tobacco has also been
injured by too heavy rainfall.-Mex-
can Herald.
The two asphalt companies which
were rivals and operated in this city,
both doing good bushes, have been in
corporated into one. The president of
the new company is the eminent law
yer and we'll known capitalist, Pablo
Mscedo.-Telegram.
The commercial house of Abadio, in
Guadalaj ARA. proposes to bring suit for
$1,000 damages against the rector OF a
of stream, by which the complaints
claim their property was injured to
the amount stated.-Two Republics.
The henequen raisers of Yucatan
look with much unessiness on the &C.
QUESTION of the Philippines by the
United States, their best customer, as
they fear that the output of Manila
hemp will greatly increase, to their
great Enthusiastically, Mexico
City.
It is rumored that a mum Der of CAPT
tsllsts from the United States interest
ed in the cultivation of best sugar, are
expected to arrive in Mexico in the
near future to look over the soil. with
q view to starting q beet sugar factory
if the soil proves adaptable.-TwoR Re-
publics.
1t is reported from the all over the
state that the crops have been saved
almost in their entirely, the loss by
the heavy rains not being in excess of
twenty per cent. 1t is dozen years
since maize has been so abundant, and
the prospect of plenty of food gives
enlargement to local merchants
Mexican Herald.
A delegation of wealthy citizens of
the state has offered to advance the
government OF San Luis Potosi the
amount OF money necessary for the dis
charge of the floating debt, without
asking for any interest on the loan.
The acting governor has taken the pa
trio,ic offer under consideration
Monterey Globe.
Mr.. A. II. Rupert, who was i'll with
the small pex, died Monday morning
at eight O'Clock. He had continent
small pox in its worst form. Mr.. Rup-
from Gallup N. M, for his daughters
health, and accepted position on the
Mexican Central and was in the EN- ploy
of that company when he contracted
the dreadful disease En-
terprise.
1t is estimated, in the last 20 years
that the population of this republic
has increased from 9,270, 000 to 49,
$40, 900: the imports from Sl20, 900. 600
to $3.50. 00O, 900; exports from $I25, 000,
600 to 1893 600, 900. The Increase in rail
ways is from $50 kilometers, to II $50,
AID. the telegraph lines have expanded
from $500 to 40 900 kilometers "Educs-
ton has not been neglected, and today
there are in there public 16 government
colleges, 81 private colleges l9 schools
OF Jurisprudence, 9 of engineers, of
fine arts, 2 of CONNER q, of ayr cul-
ture, of music, % high schools, L
military and naval colleges, 9.340
with pupilsge of $50, 000.-Telegram.
1t is calculated that it will cost the
city government about $4,000, 900 to
condemn and cut the proposed street
from Gale Cinco de Mayo to Ca lie
Santa Isabel. The street will go
through the National Opera house and
behind the jockey club and the
Escandon palace in the Guardiola
quare. On the other hand
there are those who believe the
city council should devote that sum to
the improvement of some of the street,
such as those about the Colouis station
of the National railroad. Two million
dollars will go long way towards re-
pairing some of the now impsssable
thoroughfares of the city.-Mexican
Herald