El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-15
Neighbour
hood Notes.
Mexico.

Mexico.
An American company is engaged In
ed to San Francisco. They have al
ready over 900 tons in condition to be
shipped.-Monterey Globe.
The fire company of Jalapa is provid-
ed with four chemical extinguishers
for service md the protection of the
city In case OF q conHaRratiOn. A fire
Saturday in the stores of Prieto and
company and Linaro and Garcia at
Veracruz caused q loss of some $40 900
or 5000 Mexican Herald.
Monterey has q big population and it
takes considerable fOod stuff to supply
the wants of the people. The official
reports for he month just closed shows
that in the thirty days of November
there were slaughtered for purposes in
Monterey TIC beeves, 5,439 kids and
ia hogs Monterey Globe.
The transportation work on the Mex
lean International railroad is being
pushed vigorously now, and 1t is ex-
into this city at IN early day. The
construction crew are now 60 near to
Topo Chico that the whistle of the en-
CINE can be heard.-Monterey Globe.
On the road near Acaponete a mule
train was robbed of two bales of cali
oes. The police started on the trail
and succeeded In finding in the woods
one bale intact and twenty-three pieces
of the calico from the other, covered
with palm leaves, and also in captur-
ing n of the. thieves.-Monterey
Globe.
President Porfrio Diaz is expected
to visit Monterey next week. It will
be his first visit to that city in many
years, and extensive preparations
have beer made there for his welcome
and entertainment. He will remain in
Monterey several days, the guest of
Gov. Bernardo Reyes, of the State of
Nueva Leon.-Exchange.
1t is announced once more that Mex
leo is to have a new bullring, built en-
tirely of brick and iron. The mAtsdor
Diego Prieto, backed by a number of
a stock company for that purpose. If
the project here fails. the gentlemen
interested will build a new bullring in
Veracruz.-Two Republics.
1t is now said to be settled beyond
any question that the president will
visit Monterey between the fifteenth
and twentieth of Decent Der, and all the
preparations for his entertainment are
under full way. The committee on
the trade carnival are meeting with
fine success, and expect to have a cred
tia ble turnout in this feature of the
big MISUNDERSTANDING.
A syndicate Of American capitalists
have obtained q concession from the
government for the cutting IF timber
and the expectation of fine woods in
the state of Sinaloa. There are great
forests of mahogany, ebony and other
hardwoods in that state along the base
of the Sierra Madre range, and 1t is
proposed to ship the logs to the United
States and other parts of the world
Exchange.
81 killed myself because I wanted
to- was all the explanation left behind
by Federico Gavira, a young man from
the middle class. who swallowed q dose
of cyanide of potassium in No Is Santo
Domingo street on Sunday evening.
Death must have been Instantaneous,
as the room of the suicide was entered
Immediately when the noise Of his
body falling on the floor vas hoard.
and his body was ~lifeless then.-Two
Republics.
The ST. Andrews society of Mexico
gave Saturday night the most preten-
siouS ulhuOT over given ny Gu0 sOCi6ty.
The banquet hall was draped with the
national colors of the Mexican repub-
lie, the royal standard of the British
empire, while the Scottish lion occu-
pied q conspicuous position in the cen
ter. A pleasing reminder Of the bond
that joins the great Anglo. Saxon ma
tions together was the INTERVENING of
the star spangled banner with the
union jack. There was q gathering of
about seventy of the clans.-Exchange.
A number Of prominent Mexican
people, including several men of learn
ing, are planning an excursion to leave
by the end of this week for the Caca-
huamilpa caves in the state of Guerre-
70, about a days journey from I9uala.
1t will not be a mere pleasure excur-
sion, as the party will be well equip
pee for making scientific observations
and studies. In all likelihood q num-
Der Of photographs will be taken with
the aid of flash lights of the more in
teresting portions of the immense
series of caves which are surpassed in
extent, although not in beauty. only
by the Mammoth cave in Kentucky
Exchange,
Miguel G.. Zamora is still in prison
on the charge of having murdered an