El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28

place of the ancient life destroyers.-
Optic.
Mexico.
Mexico has never had a case of con-
sumption until within the last tt rec
years. Chihuahua Enterprise.
At Monterey Ramona Fuertes, at
one ACCOMPLISHMENT. gave birth to two
robust boys and a girl.-Mexican Her.
aid.
On account of the heavy shipments
to the United States oranges have risen
in price in the states Of Sonora.-Ex-
change.
At San Juan de los Lagos the store
of Santiago Padilla WAS destroyed by
fires, causing loss of over 100000
Exchange.
The Republic boasts of II museums,
S3 libraries with 457, 431 volumes, and
30 scientific ard literary societies.
Exchange.
Dysentery and measles are prevalent
at Tlalcotalpam and there have been
many deaths there from these diseases.
Exchange.
There are 531 periodicals published
in Mexico; 48 are daily newspapers,
223 are weeKlies and 90 are printed in
English, 2 in French and l in German.
l-Exchange.
Four surveying parties are at work
on the line of the proposed railroad
from Guadala lara to COlima, and next
month the work on construction will
commence
The governor of Chiapss has sent to
the National museum an old Chicht-
MEGA gold coin, q vase with bas-reliefs
and a clay idol, which were recently
found in that state.-Mexican Herald.
Colonel Robertson of Monterey, mer-
its the praise he Is getting from dis
eliminating observers for his work in
building up the Industries of the bust
est of the interior cities.-Mexican
Herald.
On the 5th of May a very elegant
municipal palace, recently completed,
will be dedicated at Alamos. The
structure is from plans and specifica-
tions by Captain L. W. Mix.-Ex-
change.
The city of Tlalpam, which is one of
the most progressive towns of the fed
eral district, is about to sign contract
with Siemens and Halske for the estab-
lishment of an electric light plant
Two Republics.
The municipality of Tacubaya has
now, after paying all it's obligations
800, 600 ana the people of the pretty
| suburban town are glad that the public
funds are so properly and honestly
| handled.-Exchange.
At Zitacuaro, Michoacan, was recent
| ly discovered, while making SEINE ex-
| cavatiOnS, q beautiful mosaic floor of
various colors. red and black predomi
mating, on which are engraved various
ancient Aztec signs.-Exchange
There exists in the republic "a colo
/ MES; Is established by the government
containing nearly 1000 colonists, and
p colonies esta blished by companies
or authorized persons with colonists
numbering over 4, OOO.-Exchange
| A number of Mexicans got into q
row at Santa Isabel. chihuahua, a few
days ago. Information was brought
| in to the effect that several of the com
batsn tsuwere badly hurt and that one
man was killed with an axe-Ex-
| change.
A large amount of precious woods
are being cut on the isthmus of Te-
huantepec this year and are being ex-
ported via Minatitlan and San Juan
Bautista, Mahogany, cedar, mulberry
and logwood are the principal exports.
i-Exchange.
Owing to the recent death of Senator
Mariana Barcena, his place in the GEN.
ate will be occupied by Senior Patricio
| Leon, at present the manager of the
government printing and engraving
bureau, established at the national
palace.-EXchange.
| At the San Miguel hacienda, near
| 1xmiquilpan, Hldalgo, the owner, Don
Guillermo Sandoval. committed sui
eide, shooting himself in the head with
q bulldog pistol. He had recently
| bought the hacienda and seemed much
| depressed Herald.
During the absence of Archbishop
Alarcon. who is going to Rome to at
| tend the Latin-American council, the
| we'll known prelate, DR.. Jose Joaquin
| Uria, has been appointed to fill the
arch bishops place with the title, of
Gobernador de Ia Ssgrada Mira. -
Two Republic
Guadalajara continues to develop
| sources in commercial and manufact-
uring lines. New industries are con-
| tinually springing up not only in the
city proper but likewise in its suburbs
and the territory tributary thereto
| Monterey Globe.
During fiesta at the neighboripg
| hamlet of Cursmaro a few DAYS since
Modesto ZermenO was fatally shot by
Manuel Jimenez. The event took
| place at a cantins near the Plaza de
Gallos which both men had been at
tending. The jefe of the district was
present but was unable to prevent the
killing.-Two Republics.
| The Correo de la Tarde of Mazatlan
thus describes street fray in that
city! They said words that blistered.
| a n nd h~, IN