El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-12
WATER RATES IN
JUAREZ RAISED

JUARtL RAI5EB
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Chihuahua. They are Pauline Narti-
nez. DIT. P. Rueda, attorney r. Gomez
Robelo Gen. .. de "a Fuente and Y.
CuZman. the secretary. No, there is no
VasGuista junta in Ell PasO any more,
nor has there been since the fan o.
Juarez."
bears the date Of March 4
Water Rates Increased.
AS showing how hard pressed for
money the present government of Jua-
rez is, il may be cited that on Monday
notices We're sent to all water users IN
the CITY that water rates had been in
creased 100 percent and that prompt
pavment in advance would be expected.
II is also said that a system of OctO-
.rOf taxes will be resorted to to help
swell the fund found necessary for the
maintenance Of the army now. quar-
tered in the city. If this plan is pur-
sued all food, hay and Otrer supplies
brought into Juarez not for direct
consumption By the soldiers OF their
mounts, must pay an ortoroi or local
import tax The first effect Of this
will be TO send prices soaring skyward
and drive people to smuggling the
commonest necessaries Of life.
When asked regarding the matter,
Col. Ponce said that the question of To-
car taxation was wholly out OF his
province and referred interviewers to
1navor Mestas or city clerk CinacerOs,
neither of whom were at the city hall
I'D to a late hour Tuesday afternoon.
Col Ponce said that he knew from
reading a circular that water rates
and other local taxes had been in
creased but he did not believe that
an import duty on food stuffs brought
in from the surrounding country would
be resorted to, as that would
have tendency TO ALLEVIATE the people
and cause them to rebel against those
responsible Tor the imposition of the
No More Soldiers south.
No further movements Of troops to
Chihuahua are contemplated, which
NAV be an indication that there is
fear of an attack on Juarez in spite Of
Col POnce's optimistic talk
Diaz Brings Beef.
Can't. Jose Diaz. who has been forag-
ing FOR beef and horses in the Pear
son country. returned to Juarez Mon
dav night with four carloads of horses
and Il carloads Of cattle Communicated
from one of Gen. TerraZaS's ranches
Four carloads Of cattle were turned
over to the commissariat at Juarez and
10 carloads Of cattle and the four car
loads Of horses were sent south Tues
day morning to be turned over TO Gen
ssPascuaIista Limited" Running.
The ''Pascualista limited" left Chi
buahua over the National lines Tues
day morning on time and is expected to
reach Juarez at o'clock Tuesday eve
ming. The North Westerns Chihuahua
FL Paso train reached Juarez ct
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, several hours
late due 10 bad track ON the recently
constructed portion Of the line between
MADEIRA and Pearson As soon as the
roadbed settles and seasons, schedule
time viii be attempted.
Interested in Dispatches.
The military authorities at Juarez
are deeply interested in an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington pub
lished in The Herald Of Monday to the
effect that many large shipments Of
arms continue to cross the Mexican
border from the United States. accord
ing to dispatches to the war depart
ment from officers along the line, and
that while il is not doubted that these
arms are Tor the uIe OF rebels going
through the customs house at Juarez
as they do, the army officials cannot
seize them because they are going IN
the regular channels Of commerce.
Hope to Get Guns over.
CO4. once pOlLIS0 70 ne a tle-S ~
question while telling OF his intention
TO bring over 1000 rifles expected to
arrive in FL Paso Tuesday night.
IF the circumstances as are told in
Monday nights Herald, he said,
cant understand how the commander
Of the military forces IN Fl PaSO can
stop our importation. Our advices
from our representatives IN Washing
ton are that so long as we hold port
of entry, we may import any merchan-
disc OF any kind properly manifested.
] have no fea4 that the rifles VIII be
stopped-"-
On Way to Mexico.
Among recent arrivals in FL PasO Is
Otto Kueck, consular representative OF
the German government at chihuahua
Mr. Keuck is on his way to the City OF
Mexico presumably to discuss the
Chihuahua situation with the Ger
to present the claims OF Ketel-
sen Degetau and other German
subjects who may have suffered losses
through the action Of revolutiOnlsts In
Mexico He win not discuss his mis-
sion. but does say that Chihuahua Is
orderly and that many tales OF depre-
dations by rebels in arms are without
foundation.
River stops Smuggling,
The Rio Grande took a sudden rise
Monday night and by Tuesday at noon
was running bank fun, putting stop
to smuggling or attempts at snug
Cling at the fords above and below
FL Paso. IL the rebels have been
smuggling arms. as has been freely re-
ported but never confirmed, they VIII
have 10 lay low till the river runs
down. The present flood promises TO
continue for some time. judging from
reports from up river points
Coal and Coke 60 Over.
Shipments Of coal and coke continue
southwark over the National. which
would indicate that there Is no inten-
ton on the part OF the operators OF
the big mines or the smeltors 20 sus-
pend operations. Seventy odd cars OF
coal which have been held on the
American side Of the river since the
fall OF Juarez' were transferred
Tuesday and VIII be taken southe as
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