El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-16

tlan to Ell Castillo will probably be
continued as far as Rosario.
There are in the schools of the city
of chihuahua 2.249 pupils, with an
average attendance of ?, 120 daily.
On account of the demand, building
materials have increased greatly in
price at illo.-Monterey Globe.
A large shield now hangs over the
gate to the United States embassy in
the city, bearing the American nation
al emblem.-Ex.
While at work on the grade be-
tween Yurecuaro and Zamora on the
M. & P. r. r. one of the workmen,
Isidoro Gallegos, was accidentally kill
ed.
The Porvenir of Durango again
brings the rumor that work will short
ly be begun on the railroad from it's
city to Santiago Papasquiaro.-Ex
change.
The owners of the big Chichorrss.
and Santo Domingo coffee plantations
in the state of Chiapas are in treaty
with an English company who desire
to buy them.-Exch.
The Mexican cattle exported now
y o.
Eleven years ago their annual value
was but little more than 800, OOO.-Al-
buquerque Citizen.
The committee appointed to organ
ize fruit and flower show in San Juan
Bautista has issued it's first circular
and the people are doing their best to
make the affair success.-Excange.
In Guadalajara brakeman and two
6remen we're arrested Sunday on sus-
picion of being implicated in the rob-
berry of q quantity of merchandise from
Central car few days Gpreviously.-
Elk.
The examinations of the cadets at
the Escuela de Maestrsnza at Vera
cruz, which is an annex to the National
Arsenal, have Terminated showing very
good results. The cadets will now
have q holiday.-Mexican Herald.
The new hospital of gynecology,
which was endowed by the Mexican
capitalist Sr. Gonzalez Bcheverria, was
inaugurated recently, Minister Coma
lez Cosio attending the ceremony. This
important Departments is situated next
to the Hospital de San Andree.-Mex-
lean Herald.
The governor of the Tamau lipas has
| taken steps to prevent spread of yell
make it's appearance in Tampico this
year. It is also stated that the govern
or of Coshuaila will order quaran-
tine against the port if she disease ap-
pesrs.-Two Republics,
The coffee planters of Oaxaca are
abandoning large numbers of planta-
tions along the Pacific coast for ant
of capital to continue working. The
low price obtained for the berry is the
cause of THE and land is obtainable of
one-third of the price at which it was
held two or three years ago.-Two Re-
publics
In Puebla stone mason while plac-
ing the cross, as is the custom, on
building in course OF construction,
slipped and fell He would have doubt
less been dashed to pieces on the pave
ment below had he not caught In the
cords with which the cross was fasten.
ed to the building, thus saving his life.
Mexican Herald.
Sra. Josefina Sandoval de Martinez
Carrillo, daughter of the acting gov
ernor of the state of Puebla, and wife
of the eminent jurisconsul Martinez
J Carrillo, died in Puehla Monday morn
ing of last week. The funeral cere.
mony took place Monday evening. and
large num- Der of prominent citizens
took part.-Exchange.
1t Is reported that An English syn
dictate has purchased the Tiburon is
! land in the Gulf of Lower California
and that English coIonists will put al
the available territory in cereals. Owe
I. hundred families are reported to b'
already on the ground. The island il
question is very rich in soil and vel
, adapted to the purposes of the new
!, owners.
A Spaniard, who resides in this city
named Don Francisco de Asis Carol
PelaeZ has asked the Mexican govern
: ment for permission to open p. .,uuerna
: tional exposition IN this country t.
onen gu December 1ss, 1908 and clos
the 31st OF July, 1904. l. is said tina
: the government before confer. ing til
, license On ST.. Pelaez will first ascer
tain whether or not there is q likeli
, hood that his services in opening tn
proposed exposition will be availabl
, one hundred and four years hence.-
Mexican Herald.