El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-04
Mexico.

A new bank with 81, 900, 600 is to be
established in Puebla with European
capital mexican Herald.
1t is reported that q regular line of
steamers is to be pat on between Tam
pico and Colon, stopping at way ports.
Elk.
The Bank of London and Mexico an
nounces the payment of q dividend of
four dollars per share, say per cent,
on account of the profits of the current
year.-Two Republics.
At ApotzinRan the house occupied
by the telegraph and post Offices in
Puebls was completely destroyed by
fire last week. All the mail matter
being burned.-Mexican Herald.
Col. Rafael G. Acosta and family
have started for Kansas City, the COL
onel having been reappointed Mexican
consul at that city. He was consul
there five years ago.-Monterey
Globe.
Fifty metres of the transmission
cable set up by the street car COMPANY
for the new electric service between
Guadalupe and Peralillo have been
stolen. The police say they are on the
track of the thieves.-Ex.
A commission will shortly leave Ma
tamoros for the federal capital to Sc
cure q concession for q railroad from
Brazos de Santiago, Texas, via Mata-
moros to this city, with q branch from
Mier to Nuevo Laredo.-Ex.
General Pedro Hinojosa, who was
formerly minister of war, Is seriously
ill. The sad news of the death of his
only son, who was lately killed by
lightning, has affected the veteran and
contributed to his ailments.-Chihua-
hua Enterprise.
The Mexican Central people are
beautifying the grounds of the new
hospital de La Barra and when the
work Is completed this hospital, in ad-
dition to being the most complete and
sanitary perfect, will have the incest
grounds OF any In the republican,.
Measles and mild form of smallpox
are very prevalent with children In
Pachuoa at present. Several children
of the English colony have been laid
up with the former. Happily for us
the latter disease has been confined to
natives. All possible precautions are
being taken, to prevent the spread of
aid.
While walking near the new market
In Mszatlan with her sister Andrea, a
16-year-old girl, Trinidad Macias, was
approached by Juan Padilla who stab
bed her in the stomach with q butcher |
knife, and then fed escaping arrest |
The girl is in the hospital at the point !
of death, she Is from Colima, coming
here to work in the tobacco factory,
and the assailant Is also from the same |
Republics.
While not officially announced as vet /
there Is no doubt that the iuvestiga-
tion OF La Barraria coal resources in |
Sonora by the Southern Pacific Co.,
has proved satisfactory the property
will be taken over and line of rail-
way to open up the region will be con-
libby reported that beds of coal have
n ckness.-Monterey Globe.
The Japanese legation in the city of
Mexico is preparing commercial
treaty between Japan and Mexico,
which will be submitted to the Mexican
as soon as it is ready. A
commission of merchants and business
nen is expected to be sent from Yoko-
lama to visit Mexico for the purpose of
Meeting the merchants Of this country,
md initiating reciprocal trade be
ween the two nations.-Ex.
Steamship service will be establish
ID between the port of Boston and
Mexican ports on July Is, says the
Bulletin OF the American republics
t Is announced that the sailings will
,e fortuightly. The names of the new
company is the Boston, Havana, AID
Mexican line. The company has char
ned two steamers of about 1900 tons,