El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-06
Mexico.

nlVAASOs
The Mexican congress meets Septem-
Der 10th, when the question of the in
vitation of President Diaz to visit Chi
cago at the opening of the new Post
Office building, will be discussed
Elk.
The Trafoo states that Manager
Naugle of the Sonora railway has for
warded to the Secretary of the Interior
OF the Mexican Republic number OF
very large blocks of anthracite coal,
taken from the coal fields at La Bar
ranca.
Tie department of war has given an
order that all the new engaged SOL
diers shall have their picture taken at
the time they join the army. It will
do away with many of the cases of de-
sertion as the department. can easily
identify them.-Ex.
mosillo has organized by electing the
following gentlemen board of direc-
| tors: Adolfo Bley, President; Rafael
Ruiz, vice-president; Manuel Y. Loaf
"a, treasurer; J. GuiIlermo Dominguez,
secretary: Max Miller and Manuel Ca
xiola.-Ex.
If President Diaz accepts, the COM
| mittee of invitation will proceed to
Mexico and escort the president in
special car to the United States. It is
said that he will receive an ovation
equal to any ever given to q foreign
representative visiting the United
States. Republics.
Cold. M. Burns of San Francisco
has solicited permission from the Gov
error of Durango to construct q dam
on the Hualuspan river in order to
utilize the water for motive power for
milling and mining purposes in the
Hualuapan mines, which he proposes
| to reopen.-Chihuahua Enterprise.
Sr. Llamedo a Spanish capitalist
doing business in Mexico, is charged
with getting away with s20O, 900 funds
entrusted to him and then taking
French leave for Europe. Naturally
an unusual interest attaches to his
movements, and numerous personals
will no doubt accost him in the early
morning papers.-Ex.
According to the orders of the war
department, there Is being held q COM
petition for the post of bandmaster.
The candidates so far are: Jesus Rs-
mirez, Isaac Cslderon, Carlos Curti, A.
Vazquez and S. Hinostrosa. It is said
that as q result as the trials already
made, either Calderon or Hinostrosa
" ill get the job, which IL an important
one.-EX.
The works for the drainage of the
Valley of Mexico are expected to be
completely finished and formally in
augurated by the end of this year.
The grand canal built by Sir Weet-
time partially draining both the city
and the valley, but the formal in
auguration has not yet been effected;
several minor works still remaining
unfinished. Herald.
New electric lights are being INSTALL
ed all over the castle and park.of Cha
pultepec. The old ones were under the
charge of the war department, but not
giving entire satisfaction, the depart
ment of war made favorable contract
with Siemens & Halske to make q new
complete installation. All the old ma
terial will be utilized in the new tele-
phone lines which the war department
Is going to build on radius of so miles.
Mexican Herald.
From sthe number of larceny cases re-
ported daily in the Mexican papers it
Mexico have acquired that delicate
touch upon which the American has
been so complimented by his Mexican
neighbors. A servant girl in Mexico
city gos away with q 5000 ring, $500
jewel, gold watch worth 800 and $4OO
In money the other day. Moral: Don't
throw temptation in the way of your
servant girl.-Ex.
In Guaymas last Sunday bull fight
was giving to assist in raising funds
for the celebration in that city of ap-
preaching anniversary of national in
dependence, September 10Th, at which
all the participants were we'll known
young society gentlemen of the city.
An immense crowd greeted the young
the :ring, and the performance was
very successful, both artistically and
financially, netting five hundred dol
lars.-Monterey News.
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