El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-19

| increased. Fine horses will be used
| and the coachmen will all be uniform
ed.-Two Republics.
The steamer Colon took from Maza-
tlau to San Francisco % bars of silver.
valued at S38, ITO. 35, three of gold valued
at S15, 08O.96, aud 461 sacks of ORE
Monterey Globe.
Permission has been asked to use the
near San Pedro in the state of Guada-
lsjara for power for manufacturing
purposes. Globe.
George M; Smith, prospector from
Colorado, who has been prospecting
near Bacerac, Sonora, vanished over
six weeks ago and is supposed to have
been murdered for his money, of which
he had several hundred dollars on his
person.-Monterey Globe.
Parral is going to have a glorious
4th of July celebration. The citizens
have been very liberal in their dona-
tions and efforts. Considerable over
one thousand dollars has already been
subscribed while there are still others
to be heard from.-Chihuahua Enter
prise.
President Robinson, of the Mexican
Central railway, estimates that Mexico
will probably produce S12, 600, 900 worth
of gold this year and predicts that
when the richer mines are reached By
railways, Mexico's gold production will
rise to 1925, 900, 600 or $40, O00, 900 annual
ly. Albuquerque Citizen.
It is reported that Julian Aragon, an
employee of the National bank at Chi
huahua, had run away with 81 $50 of
the banks money. He was arrested at
Jimenez Wednesday and Immediately
after his arrest, 1t Is said, he pulled his
pistol and shot himself fatally. He was
prepossessing young man and came
here from the City Of .Mexico.-Chi-
huahua Enterprise.
General G. II. M. y Agramonte has
sued the state of Chiapas for the sum
of 90, 448 which he claims ia owed to
Mexican Pacific railroad which was to
be constructed on the coast of the state
of Chiapss. The coupons have never
been paid and hence the general began
his suit before the second tribunal OF
the circuit, Judge Moreno.
Globe.
No new developments have been OBJ
tanned regarding the tragedy in which
Captain Lorenzo Sautibanez lost his
life. The killer, Jesus Casillas, has
not yet appointed q lawyer to defend
him, although he will do SO this morn
ing. He has passed from the incom-
municado cell to that of distinction.
The young man continues to claim that
he killed the captain by accident
Monterey Globe.
Over 100 miles of grading for the
chihuahua & Pacific railroad are re-
ported completed west of Chihuahus.
Thtrty-seven miles of the track are
laid, of which twenty miles had been
put down previous to Jan. I. It is pro-
posed to bnild branch from San An
tonic to Cusihuirischic. q distance of
fourteen miles, and another branch
from Santa label, the present termi-
nus of the track, to Msgistral, a dis
lance of sixteen miIes.-Monterey
Glove.
The Mexican senate has Just epprov-
ed the contract recently made between
the secretary OF communications and
public works. General Francisco z.
Mena, and the agent, Mr.. Adam Berrel
of an English steamship line which
will ply several times a month Mex
lean ports of the Pacific, from Panama
to Mazatlan. This steamship company
now runs regularly on the west coast of
South America, but now it wants to ex-
tend its business to the western coast
of Mexico. Monterey Glove.
In the more inaccessible parts of the
Sierra Madre untains, in northern
Mexico, live a curious people called the
Many of them dwell in
caves, but they have also sm all vii
lagos, all of W ich are situated about
s, 900 feet above sea level. The Tara
humscis are mall in body, but possess
ed of much endurance. Their only
food is maize, and they manufacture q
drink called teshuin from the same ce-
real. Their language is limited to
about 200 words, ard they cannot count
beyond ten.-Fort Worth Telegram.