El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
; between the two countries.-Two Re-

between the two countries.-Two Re-
pu blics.
The foreign Office is in receipt of the
necessary papers for the extradition Of
Luis JaQuemot or Keyser, who is want
ed in the United States and France for
forgery and other crimes. The police
are looking for the fugitive.-Monte-
roy Globe.
Prospero Maria. arch bishop Of Mex
leo will shortly leave for Rome where
he will take part in the Latin Ameri-
can council convoked by the pope for
the purpose LOT discussing questions Of
interest to the Catholic church in La
tin America.
The American embassy is again
Frightened by the presence of the
Misses Clayton, who have returned
from trip to the isthmus, where, in
company with Miss Pencil, of Arkan-
sas, and Lieut. Clayton, they we're the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. WoOds.-Two
Republics.
Forest fires are raging in the neigh
borhood of Villas, on the Central, and
| have done considerable damage in the
| last few days. Several huts of natives
| were burned down and a bridge on the
Central was burned out Saturday. The
station agent. at Villas, in trying to
put out the fire, was badly burned
Mexican Herald.
| Francisco Ortiz died recently in
Huetamo. He filed the position of Sc
cretary of the prefecture for thirty
years. He died without having accu-
mulated any store of wealth, leaving
only an honored name es q heritage
for his children. Monterey Globe.
| At Hermosillo last week man nam
| ad Ramon Rr1nOa9 nv tina
train from Guaymas, suffering q
broken leg and other injuries. He
| walked out from the water tank right
in front of the train and in an instant
was run down.-Mexican Herald
| While excavating near San Cristo-
bal las Casas the workmen discovered
q mummy of Chichimec origin, with
several articles of pottery and vase
covered with bas-reliefs. 1t is ex-
pected that the mummy will be sent
to the capital.-Monterey Globe,
The bank of London and Mexico will
raise its capital seven and a half mill
lion dollars, making it 81, SOC, 900. A
Mexican banker said in explanation:
IF the United States annexes Cuba
our exports will have to encounter for
midsble competition, and it will be
necessary to furnish money at cheaper
rates. "-Arizona Repu blican.
The Inhabitants of Guaymas are
greatly exercised over the spread of
leprosy In that port and are incensed
at the Chinese whom they accuse of
bringing the dread disease into the
country. The police are busy keeping
the lower classes from exercising mob
law on the celestials.-Monterey
Globe.
At Altar Judge Bustillo has ordered
into confinement the Escobar Brothers,
of Ell Progreso, on charge of libel, in
an article relative to q property trans
fer by one Zepeds, and the two iourn-
alists have been incarcerated. Ell
Progreso continues to appear. and the
edition of Sunday contains some very
grave charges against Judge Bustillo.
I-Mexican Herald.
I The Hon. Warner Miller, a United
States senator from New York in the
early and middle SOS aud ever since
then conspicuous figure in the Amer
lean political arena, is member of q
distinguished party of visitors which
arrived in this city recently. Mr..
son, Mr.. B. @. Miller, and his wife,
and by his daughter-Mexicsn Her
aid.
The inhabitants of the small towns
of Hidslgo have been kept busy ex-
tinguishing the forest fires that have
broken out in the woods in various
portions of the state and which
threaten to clear Off all the standing
timber. The state executive has taken
measures to prevent the spread of the
fires, but not withstsnding all efforts q
large amount of damage has been done.
Monterey Globe.
Two men of the common class, Victo-
rian Lopez and Agapito Avealto. who
were old time enemies, met yesterday
| in the COlonia de la Bolsa and the for
mer invited the latter into the street
to fight. They went out together arm
led with long and sharp knives, and
rushed furiously at one another. Be-
fore the police could interfere they had
slashed one another up in q frightful
manner aud they were taken in dy.
ing condition to the Juarez hospital
Mexican Herald.
At Magdalena recently, Sonora Lo-
PEI mother-in-law of Colonel Emilio
Kosterlitzki, has some men employed
doing some work in her garden, and
one of the workmen turned up heavy
gold ring Mrs. Lopez had lost twenty
two years ago, when she was young
woman just married. The ring, which
was msde from placer gold. is of au-
tique gold, and the gold is of very fine
quality. It is as bright and handsome
as the day it was lost, in lS77.-Mex-
lean Herald.
While about to embark at Progreso
on a steamer for Tampico, q cattle
buyer, Sr. Jose Transito Mendez, left
on the wharf valise containing
among other thing 81 900 in bank-bills
and draft on Tampico for 50, 1000. On
discovering his loss he at once return
ed from the steamer to the wharf, but
of course the Yalise and its cQptenfs