01 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
The Two Republics
Location
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Date
Dec 01, 1894
Page
1
Telegraphic news from New York reports Thanksgiving Day celebrated across the United States with business suspended and people observing the holiday.
Via Galveston November 30 Prof. Vamberg of Budapest, an authority on the Eastern question, writes to the Pesther Lloyd that the Anglo-Russian entente cannot be more than temporary as Russia and England can no more be associated in peace than fire and water.
Cable from CHINA via Galveston details Port Arthur fighting with Japanese losses of 40 dead and 160 wounded, Chinese casualties of two killed, and a massacre confirmed. Japanese demand indemnity, while London and Shanghai dispatches note Japanese at Lio Yang and shifting positions as Li Hung Chang's plans face opposition amid a broader regional tension with England and troop movements toward Cantao.
Government asserts final settlement of the French territory around Diego Sua rez. It retains the right to import arms and munitions of war for its own use and defense.
In Varzin Wol. Pastor Schumann led services over Princess Bismarck s body attended only by family members. Afterward the remains were moved to the pavilion for final rites as Berlin, Paris and Vienna report mournful updates on Bismarck s condition.
Panama on November 30 reports Congress debating laws to reorganize the National Bank and eliminate votes. Ferdinand Morales of the British Consulate will replace the late Consul Joy in Barranquilla. A wave of canal engineers is confirmed to arrive soon as 4,000 additional laborers are expected.
In Manaaua on November 30 the Mosquito natives endorsed formal incorporation into Nicaragua. Chief Clarences remains in Jamaica with support from the British government.
In Valparaiso on November 30 a government order set delivery of the Esmeralda for Saturday. A new hitch arises over whether the ship should sail under the Chilean flag from Ecuador, with Chile demanding the Galapagos Islands change be made locally instead of in London.
In Buenos Aires on November 30, Asca's and Palligrini's followers were ordered to back the government, securing the president's victory. The cabinet's general amnesty bill advances to Congress on Tuesday. Paractine against Brazil has been declared.
From Lisbon via Galveston on November 30 reports that repeated reform attempts set off turbulent scenes in the Chamber of Deputies and prompted the King to dissolve Parliament.
St Peterssone Nov 30 The Novoe Vremya says Japan remains firm refusing China's peace proposals. It argues the Powers must demand an explanation of Japan's ultimate aims and purposes.
In Rio de Janeiro on November 80 journalists were told by the police chief that yellow fever has appeared. A clash between National Guard troops and police ended with troops restoring order. The Chinese mission is finished and private enterprise will supply labor for coffee plantations, with vigilant passenger control in Rio and San Paulo.
Washington report details 1894 mint operations with gold deposits valued at 140.9 million and silver coinage totaling 758 million dollars. Domestic production dominates, while silver purchases under the 1890 act total 168.7 million fine ounces costing 155.3 million dollars. World outputs and stockpiles for 1893 place gold at 3.96 billion and silver at 4.06 billion, for a total metallic stock around 8.02 billion.
Our roundup lists reviews from Mr. F. P. Hoeck and others of December Harper's, Lippincott's, and various periodicals. Noted pieces include An Arabian Day and Night, Evolution of a Country Club, eleven poems, and The Show Places of Paris at Night, with illustrations praised and multiple stories and poems featured. Mary J. Holmes’ Mrs Hallam's Companion highlighted in December Lippincott's alongside other short stories and varied reading selections.
Montevideo Nov. 30 The rural agency has received offers from England and France to exhibit at the coming Agricultural Show. It desires American cooperation.
Via Galveston Paris reports the Malagassy government replying to the French ultimatum. It states the French Resident on the island may become madngry between Madagascar and the powers and that France should pursue pacific works as Malagassy authorities deem necessary. The reply also proposes mixed court trials for Hova and French dispatches and outlines island boundary concerns.
The Tombstone Prospector recalls Don Roubing killed at Willcox and links the case to a past Agua Prieta gang. It mentions Hay the express messenger wounded and the engineer killed, Geronimo's death near Benson, and Sayior executed at Gueymas for robbery complicity, noting Robnoy died violently.
The regular annual meeting of THE Two Rerunt'es Sociedad Anunima will be held at the company offices at 11 de Independencia No. 4 on Saturday December 1 at 4 o clock p m Mexico November 27 1894 J Mastella Clarke Secretary
Governor Ahumada announced from Juarez plans to end gambling in Chihuahua and set December 15 as the cutoff. He praised El Paso officials for clearing El Paso of gambling and warned that the ban will extend to Juarez during the fiesta season. Licenciado Felipe Serjas, newly named Jefe Politico, will implement the governor’s orders to remove gambling from the border city.
Assistant general manager J A Naugle of Sosora Inc departs for Cairo Illinois and Chicago to handle business as the N M A R R expands stock pens below the round house for better Mexican cattle inspections by the United States Sanitary inspectorate. Guadalupe Martinez remains at large after smuggling arrest and escape from city jail. Superintendent Wrangle travels east as N G A and S V railroad shift headquarters from Carbo Sonora and Benson to Nogales. four of seven Benson staff move, L A Albright becomes treasurer of the line.
A snapshot of Mexican financials shows consolidated national bonds and interior certificates with bids and asks, plus discount rates for gold and quicksilver. It notes Mexican National Bank stock, railroad bonds, and international drafts, ending with a quirky line about evolution and human capability.
Spot cotton in New Orleans quoted low middling at 43.3 and 41.5 for other grades, Mexican dollar values reported in London and New York, silver and copper prices listed, exchange rates for 60 day and sight London, and Bank of France discount at Paris with Mexican National Bank shares noted.
A.B.C. correspondent notes that heavy war expenses in China and Japan will raise silver demand as both nations rely on silver in currency. Japan funds mostly from its people. China borrows abroad. Daily war costs estimated around 1 million dollars. Limited mint activity and silver usage elsewhere may cap price gains, with slow, small improvement possible later.
The list catalogs passengers and households linked to several names and places across the United States and Mexico. It notes travelers arriving tomorrow evening on the Central Express from Kansas City Cleveland Temple Court New York Puebla Durango and other locales with family members and spouses named among the passengers.
A fragment lists several magazines including Scribner's Young Ladies Journal and Popular Science Monthly, then veers to a quoted remark about vegetarianism and a digression on how people are judged by others. The text ends with a note about mortality and returning to the carta.
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