El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21

OI ElKS. Illrty-L0To0 olkS suOmlGteQ
to the branding.-Tucson Star.
A frog farm has been started near
Tucson. The proprietor was in the city |
the other day disposing of the product
of the farm. 1t is probable that the
industry may prove profitable one
Tucson Citizen.
J. J. Rath, of Cochise, formerly S.
p. agent at Bowie Station, is building
q $1,000 hotel at Cochise. He is post
master. railroad agent, stage manager,
(which is himself. and does q rushing
business.-Tucson Citizen.
Mexico.
The survey of the branch line of
railroad from La Viga to Etzatlan has
been completed
The Industrial r. r. Co. has declar-
ed a dividend of S. per share, which is
now being Probationary Globe.
Work is progressing on the railroad
grade between Zaragosa and Tezuitlan,
over 1900 men being at work.-Two
Republics.
The question of the murder of Don
Candida Flores is causing much talk.
Justice is moving very slowly in the
matter.-Ex.
The report that Sr. Antonio Msrti-
nez Mont, of Monterey, was be-
hind as agent of the Mutual Life,
is warmly denied by his friends
Elk.
A thief stole several silver candle
sticks from an altar of the cathedral in
Guadals lara recently but on being dis
covered dropped his plumber and mad
his escape.-Ex.
Sunday at chihuahua q youth Jose
Zepeda shot himself in the breast with
with the result that he only inflicted
an ugly wound.-Chihuahua Enter
prise.
In the Chilapa section of Zautla, Ma
ria Sebastiana N. de los Santos, died
the other day at the advanced age f
14O years. Up to within three days of
her death she worked on the metate.-
Two Republics.
Recently on Rastrillo street In Qua
dalajara water carrier, Pedro Coma
les, went into q house to deliver his
wares, and when he came out found
that someone had stolen his two burros
and their load of water.
The police of Monterey under Com
andante Pena have discovered and
broken up two gangs of thieves in the
past few days, recovering large guam
tity of stolen goods. Among those i'm
plicated are a small merchant, tailor
and an srtisan.-Ex.
Mr.. Arturo Monnom, manager of tt e
Gulf r. r., has been decorated by Kin q
Leopold of Belgium as Knight of the
Royal Order of Leopold. All the en-
ployees OF the railroad went on We'd
nesdsy to felicitate him on the recep-
ton of his new dignity.-Ex.
At the Monterey penitentiary recent
ly Jose Salazar, who was serving q
Is days sentence for being drunk and
disorderly, got hold of two knives and
stabbed himself twenty times with
suicidal intent. He was sent to the
hospital more dead than alive.-Mexi-
can Herald.
The other day in Monterey a woman
found in front of the Obispado robust
baby in perfect health which had been
mother. A paper was pinned to its
clothing on which was written "Today
June 3Otb, was born. 1 am not bap-
tized. A" The woman who found it
adopted it as her own.
AT Santa Lucia during the wedding
ball of Jesus Miramontes and his bride,
Hercularo Palomino fired on the newly
welded pair from the outside of the
house, killing the bride and badly
woun6ing Miramoptes. He then de-
fed all present and made his escape
without having up to last accounts be-
ing apprehended.-Chih Enter
prise.
At the JoconoXtle ranch near Qua
dalajara two men were killed and Don
Vicioriano Lepe and another man
knocked senseless by stroke of light
ming. During the same storm two men
were killed at the Satire ranch, q
man hurt and an OK and jackass killed
near the edge of town, and vaquero
injured near the Colotitlan hacienda,
all by lightning.-Ex.
The Mexico City Grammar school
has entered upon its new term with its
new corps of teachers under very
favorable auspices. Mrs. G. +. Daw-
son is the new principal. The inter-
department formerly in the
charge is now taught by Miss Maude
Miller; the primary department by
Miss Bulls, new arrival in Mexico,
while Mrs. Elizabeth Knowlton con-
tinues in charge of the Kindergarten
.-Mexican Herald.
The Judge of San Simon, near Qua
dalupe, seems to be pretty specimen.
The police received secret advices that
in his dwelling he was clandestinely
cattle and then introduc-
ing the meat into the capital for sale
without veterinary inspection. Yes
terday the police visited the home of
the judge and found there some slaugh-
tered cattle as we'll as meat cut up
ready for sale. An acta was drawn up
in the fifth ward police station. 1t is
said that the judge hts been carrying