Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
News From European Capitals

been defrauded of considerable
amount of money, but just how there
appears no means whatever of know.
ing, for scores of little fires have
consumed the evidence. Acting upon
Geographic instructions, government
dispensers of revenue stamps in all
parts of the republic destroyed to the
lRst little Autograph all their old
! stock, only to discover that the order
| was a forgery.
1t is the custom of the AK depart
ment to call In every two years what
remains Of an old issue, sending new
stamps In return for those turned
in, In the present instance the re-
! ports of the officials of their COM
/ pliance with tho order was the first
intimation received at the capital of
what had been done. An investiga-
ton was hastily made and developed
the fact that telegraphic circular,
bearing Waat' appeared to be- the
proper officiA seal, had been sub
mitted to the telegraph company for
transmission. Now the governments
secret service agents are evolving
theories and seeking clues as to the
identity Of the criminal or Joker.
The popular theory js that one or
possibly number of stamp distribu.
tors created and carried out the de-
ception, in order to cover shortage,
the police pointing. out that man
might easily, report that he !, had
burned - upon instruction - $1,000
worth of stamps and receive credit
for that amount, when in reality he
had consigned not more then 500
worth to the flames.
Under American management, the
capitals big racing plant, Inaugural
I'D last year and scene OF the first
Mexican Derby, will be operated this
winter along American lines. The
plant has been leased from the Jockey
club, Mexico's most fashionable and
exclusive organization, by Matt ].
VIM, an American, and his asso-
| ciates. The local track, widely known
as the Condesa track. was the real
izatiOn Of a dream of many years
on the part of the Jockey club, al
though members of that organization
are for the most part not racing
men, despite the name Of their club.
| 70 that fact is attributed their fail
IRE to make racing a success. Under
the new arrangement the club will
yet have an advisory interest in the
track, but the active management
| will lie with the Americans. 1t is
proposed to open the track during
the latter part of October, racing On
! three days a week, Thursdays, Satur-
| days and Sundays.
M5xico sool will be represented
! in the consular service by none but
Mexican citizens. Some two months
ago the state department issued a
circular stating that the custom of
permitting minor consular posts to
be filled by foreigners would be dis
continued, but adding that vacation
| would be granted all such incumbents
if they cared to come to the capital
and take out papers of naturalization.
A number availed themselves of the
Offer many being here now, waiting
for the necessary time to elapse when
they can return to their posts as
Mexican citizens.
To determine some of the resources
the government has in Lower Cali
fornia, the Geologic institute has
! named, with the consent of the de-
partment of Fomento, a. commission
to visit the peninsula and make a
minute survey. Only in rather vague
way is the government familiar with
this portion of the national territory.
Ono of the cherished plans of the
new regime is to secure the coloni-
zation Of Lower California, and the
government wishes the information
the commission Is expected to pro-
cure, in order to place it at the
disposal of prospective settlers.
Governor Rivero of the federal
district has sent q message to the
department of justice, requesting that
all haste possible be used in the pro-
ceedings relating to prisoners in
Belem, the big local pail, who are
now under sentence Of death. He
explains that the Jail is too crowded
and that the cells these men occupy
are needed for others. Plans have
been made and accepted for new
Jail, but, realizing that it will be
long time before the historic and
notorious prison Belem can be abaA-
doned, the governor has urged that
! it be enlarged and remodeled in
order to make better sanitation pos
sible and to afford more room. The
average number of prisoners con.
fined is about $500.
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Summers, Box. w., South Bend, Ind,
will send free to any motne: nor
successful home treatment, with full
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