El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-05

The postoffice department is taking
very practical measures for the i'm
prOvement of the railway mail service.
t will not be long before at least every
through train on the Mexican rail-
roads has its travelling postoffice,
similar to those in the United States
Telegram
The enterprising capitalists Lorenzo
G. Trevino and Luis F. Lsjous have
commenced the construction of an ir-
rigating plant at Villa de Jimenez in
the Rio Grande district and have de-
posted the sum of five thousand dol
lars to guarantee to the authorities the
execution of their enterprise within
two years. time.-Mexicau Mail.
1t is stated on what appears to be
fairly good sauthority, that two Amer
leans, recently arrived in the city, pro-
pose to establish a wire mill and nail
factory in this valley. provided that
they can find q suitable location. They
intend to manufacture barbed wire for
fences principally, and also wire nails.
Two Republics.
M. S. Grover of the Grand Army of
the Republic, also q veteran of the
Mexican army who served during the
French invasion, has recently received
a medal from the Mexican government
for brave and honorable conduct dur
ing the latter campaign. Mr.. Grover
has gone to Puebla in company of Gen.
Mejia, on whose coffee hacienda he is
erecting some machinery.-Two Re-
publics.
National railroad, has recently been
laid up from in uries received whilst
performing his duty of inspecting the
line. 1t appears some miscreant plac-
ed spike in the point of the rail which
threw Mr.. Anthony's car off the track,
rolling him down the embankment.
The car fell Oh top of him, severely
bruising his head and body and cutting
| an ugly cash in his head, besides
spraining his wrist.-Two Republics.
Orders have already been given, so ru-
NOR has it, for plans and estimates for
fitting up the large building at the cor
ner of San Andres and Santa Isabel
street, which is national property, for
q general post office. 1t is hoped that
the story i S we'll founded, for the pres
emit location of the main post Office
subjects the community to great incon.
venlence, because it is anything but
central. The proposed new location
would bring the post Office right into
the center and would correspond to
the evident westward movement of the
city's growth.-Two Republics.
Colonel Robert c. Pate has not by
any means given up his idea of bring
ing off the fight between q bull ani
grizzly bear in his arena at the India
nilla track, Notwithstanding the re.
ports to the contrary. In truth, the
colonel has not lost any OF. the Interest
that he had in the former contests be
tween the lions and bull and is firmly
convinced that the next fight will be 9
success. He had secured bear thai
fitted his requirements in New York
some weeks ago and had made all ar
engagements to bring him here, but al
the last moment the idea fell through
and the animal was sold to other part
les. Since that time the colonel hal
been in active communication
with all the leading animal dealers
on the Pacific coast and they have
instructions to wire him Immediately
that wild and ferocious bear is or
; the market. When the animal is Sc
cured he will be brought here imme
diately and the fight will occur in q
short time. One of the dealers, who il
on the outlook, is A. S. Robinson, o.
San Francisco, who wrote Col. Pate q
short time ago that he was on the
track of an animal that would meet his
requirements. The iron cage that
was built for the first contest is still in
place at Indianilla track together with
the seats and the other accessories. In
fact every thing Is in readiness for the
cOntest.-Mexican Herald.